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GRAVITY : Episode 107

P R O B E E X T R A C T

Back on Voyager Janeway makes the following log entry: "Captain's log, supplemental. It's been over an hour since the shuttle disappeared from sensors."

Bridge.
Torres: "I'm not detecting any debris."
Chakotay: "Maybe the shuttle was tractored or transported somewhere."
Janeway: "Scan the region. Look for plasma emissions or EM displacements, anything that might indicate another ship."
Kim: "Nothing out of the ordinary: hydrogen, helium, space dust."
Janeway: "There's got to be something out there. Shuttles don't just vanish into thin air."

Suddenly Voyager is heavily jolted.

Torres, at the science station: "It's a gravimetric shear!"
Janeway: "Source?"
Kim: "Unknown."
Janeway: "Red alert. Helm, full ahead."
Kim: "We're caught in some sort of subspace sinkhole. It's pulling us in."
Chakotay, at tactical: "The gravimetric shear is increasing."
Janeway: "Go to warp."
Torres: "I can't establish a stable field."
Janeway: "Then we need more power to the impulse engines."
Torres: "That won't be enough. We've got to find a way to counter the gravitational pull."
Janeway: "B'Elanna, vent 3 million isodynes of plasma from the warp nacelles. Chakotay, reverse shield polarity."
Kim: "We're clear."

Janeway: "Move us away. Stand down red alert. Secure all stations. I'd say we have a pretty good idea what happened to that shuttlecraft."

Astrometrics Lab.
Seven: "The anomaly is approximately 600 metres in diameter."
Torres: "It's out of phase with normal space. Even after re-calibrating the sensors it barely registers."
Seven: "Distortion circumscribes a zone which includes a type-3 sun and three planets."
Chakotay: "Any sign of the shuttle?"
Seven: "No."
Chakotay: "I'd say it's time to break out the multi-spatial probe."
Janeway: "Agreed. What the hell is that?"
Seven: "A vessel approaching off the port bow. They've locked on a tractor beam."
Kim signals via the com. system. comms. signal "Captain to the Bridge."

Kim: "I'm only going to say this one more time: disengage your tractor beam, sir."
Yost: "You were in danger of being pulled into the distortion. You should show a little gratitude."
Kim: "We appreciate your help but we didn't ask for-" Kim turns as Janeway and Chakotay arrive on the Bridge. "Captain, this is Mr Yost."

Yost: "Supervisor Yost, Renovation Team Nova."
Janeway: "Captain Janeway from the starship Voyager."
Yost: "Until tomorrow I suggest you stay at least 2 million kilometres from the distortion."
Janeway: "What happens tomorrow?"
Yost: "The rift will be closed by then."
Janeway: "Some of our crew are trapped inside."
Yost: "I am sorry. We have lost eleven ships to the distortion over the last year. It must be sealed."
Chakotay: "What about your people?"
Yost: "Even if there were survivors, there's no way to rescue them. The best we can do is prevent others from being trapped."

Janeway: "We can't abandon our crew. If you could delay your mission-"
Yost: "My orders are to seal the rift by this time tomorrow. If you want to attempt a rescue between now and then the risk is yours to take, but I wouldn't advise it."
Yost ends contact.

Janeway: "Launch the probe."
Chakotay: "Aye, Captain."
Janeway: "Work with B'Elanna and Seven to enhance the sensors. Do whatever you can to find Tom and Tuvok. I'll be looking for a way to counter those gravitational forces." She hurries to her Ready Room.

Janeway's Ready Room.
The door signal sounds. door signal Janeway says, "Come in." Chakotay enters with a PADD. "I've been brushing up on sinkholes, quantum singularities."
Chakotay: "Any luck?"
Janeway: "All the data leads me to the same conclusion. They're mono-directional phenomena - what goes in doesn't come out."

Chakotay: "If it's any consolation, something's coming out of that anomaly."
Janeway: "What is it?"
Chakotay: "Telemetry from our probe. We've located the shuttle's distress beacon on a class-D planet."
Janeway reads the PADD he hands over. "Vulcan, human, alien lifesigns. At least we know they're alive."
Chakotay: "Keep reading."
Janeway: "There's astronomical data here covering a three-month period. How is that possible?"

Chakotay: "There seems to be some sort of temporal differential."
Janeway: "How big a differential?"
Chakotay: "It's difficult to say, but every hour that passes for us could mean weeks, even months, for Tom and Tuvok."
Janeway: "Three months trying to survive in a class-D environment? More than likely they've assumed we left them behind long ago."

Chakotay: "Ready for the bad news?"

Janeway: "You're kidding."
Chakotay: "The gravitational stress is increasing. Seven believes the sinkhole's on the verge of collapse. When it does, everything inside will be crushed."

Meeting in the Briefing Room between Janeway, Chakotay, Torres and Seven.
Seven: "We can use the multi-spatial probe as a transporter relay."

Torres: "It'll take a little time to reconfigure the targetting scanners but with a little luck it should work."
Janeway: "Any reason we can't use the same relay to send a com. signal?"
Torres: "I don't see why not."
Janeway: "Good. Let them know that help is on the way."
Kim signals via the com. system. comms. signal "Captain to the Bridge."

On the Bridge, as Janeway, Chakotay and Seven enter, Kim reports: "They've started ahead of schedule."
Janeway: "Hail them."
Yost: "Yes."
Janeway: "It was my understanding you wouldn't begin for another six hours."
Yost: "We're ready now."
Janeway: "Well, we're not. We need at least another two hours to make a rescue attempt."
Yost: "I'm sorry."
He ends contact.
Janeway: "How long until they seal the rift?"
Seven: "Approximately thirty minutes."
Janeway: "Then that's all we've got."

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Kim: "I'm only going to say this one more time: disengage your tractor beam, sir." Yost: "You were in danger of being pulled into the distortion. You should show a little gratitude." Kim: "We appreciate your help but we didn't ask for-" Kim turns as Janeway and Chakotay arrive on the Bridge. "Captain, this is Mr Yost."
Yost: "Supervisor Yost, Renovation Team Nova." Janeway: "Captain Janeway from the starship Voyager." Yost: "Until tomorrow I suggest you stay at least 2 million kilometres from the distortion." Janeway: "What happens tomorrow?" Yost: "The rift will be closed by then." Janeway: "Some of our crew are trapped inside." Yost: "I am sorry. We have lost eleven ships to the distortion over the last year. It must be sealed." Chakotay: "What about your people?" Yost: "Even if there were survivors, there's no way to rescue them. The best we can do is prevent others from being trapped."
Janeway: "We can't abandon our crew. If you could delay your mission-" Yost: "My orders are to seal the rift by this time tomorrow. If you want to attempt a rescue between now and then the risk is yours to take, but I wouldn't advise it." Yost ends contact.

Janeway's Ready Room. The door signal sounds. door signal Janeway says, "Come in." Chakotay enters with a PADD. "I've been brushing up on sinkholes, quantum singularities." Chakotay: "Any luck?" Janeway: "All the data leads me to the same conclusion. They're mono-directional phenomena - what goes in doesn't come out."
Chakotay: "If it's any consolation, something's coming out of that anomaly." Janeway: "What is it?" Chakotay: "Telemetry from our probe. We've located the shuttle's distress beacon on a class-D planet." Janeway reads the PADD he hands over. "Vulcan, human, alien lifesigns. At least we know they're alive." Chakotay: "Keep reading." Janeway: "There's astronomical data here covering a three-month period. How is that possible?"
Chakotay: "There seems to be some sort of temporal differential." Janeway: "How big a differential?" Chakotay: "It's difficult to say, but every hour that passes for us could mean weeks, even months, for Tom and Tuvok." Janeway: "Three months trying to survive in a class-D environment? More than likely they've assumed we left them behind long ago."
Chakotay: "Ready for the bad news?"
Janeway: "You're kidding." Chakotay: "The gravitational stress is increasing. Seven believes the sinkhole's on the verge of collapse. When it does, everything inside will be crushed."

Meeting in the Briefing Room between Janeway, Chakotay, Torres and Seven. Seven: "We can use the multi-spatial probe as a transporter relay."
Torres: "It'll take a little time to reconfigure the targetting scanners but with a little luck it should work." Janeway: "Any reason we can't use the same relay to send a com. signal?" Torres: "I don't see why not." Janeway: "Good. Let them know that help is on the way." Kim signals via the com. system. comms. signal "Captain to the Bridge."
On the Bridge, as Janeway, Chakotay and Seven enter, Kim reports: "They've started ahead of schedule." Janeway: "Hail them." Yost: "Yes." Janeway: "It was my understanding you wouldn't begin for another six hours." Yost: "We're ready now." Janeway: "Well, we're not. We need at least another two hours to make a rescue attempt." Yost: "I'm sorry." He ends contact. Janeway: "How long until they seal the rift?" Seven: "Approximately thirty minutes." Janeway: "Then that's all we've got."