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| ==The Final Showdown== | | ==The Final Showdown== |
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| [[File:Temporal Flux Capacitor.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The Temporal Flux Capacitor Display]] | | [[D'askto]] who had managed to stow away aboard the sphere, was advised by [[Adrene]], the Neural imprint of D'askto installed within the sphere, of the presence of the away team. When he discovered that they were headed for the central control chamber, where critical equipment was located. |
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| While the infiltration team worked their way towards critical components aboard the Sphere, [[D'askto]] who had managed to stow away aboard the sphere, was advised by [[Adrene]] of the presence of the away team. When he discovered that they were headed for the central control chamber, where critical equipment was located he knew he had to intervene. Realizing that any damage to the [[Temporal Flux Capacitor]] located in that chamber could cause a complete breakdown and implosion of the space-time continuum, set out to warn the potential combatants that they must not damage the equipment inside the compartment for fear of destroying the entire universe in which they all existed.
| | [[D'askto]], realizing that any damage to the Temporal Flux capacitor located in that chamber could cause a complete breakdown and implosion of the space-time continuum, set out to warn the potential combatants that they must not damage the equipment inside the compartment for fear of destroying the entire universe in which they all existed. |
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| It was here, that [[Volus]] revealed two additional Drones, the parents of [[Ben Soma]], in an attempt to demoralize Soma and the others. His ploy was to stall long enough that no actions made by the assault team could be effective. | | It was here, that Volus revealed two Drones, the parents of Ben Soma, in an attempt to demoralize Soma and the others. His ploy was to stall long enough that no actions made by the assault team could be effective. |
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| During this period, Volus declared that the sphere had already crossed a point of no return, whereby even it's destruction would not prevent catastrophic damage to the [[Earth]] or it's inhabitants in the form of an [[Chicxulub Crater|Extinction Level Impact Event]]. | | During this period, he declared that already the sphere had crossed a point of no return, whereby even it's destruction would not prevent catastrophic damage to the [[Earth]] or it's inhabitants in the form of an [[Chicxulub Crater|Extinction Level Impact Event]]. |
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| With a flash of insight, Soma used the EM pulse modified [[Tricorder]] developed by Signos to free his parents from the control of the [[Borg Collective]]. D'askto, seeing Volus attmpting to assassinate the [[Federation]] officer, threw himself in the line of fire and was mortally wounded by Volus' disruptor blast.
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| [[Sanok]] rushed to the fallen scientists side and D'askto revealed [[Adrene|Adrene's]] existence before dying.
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| Meanwhile Signos attack Volus while Soma and Sanok, along with Ben's newly liberated parents handled the [[Borg Drone]]s in the area. Terribly wounded, but victorious, Signos collapsed on the deck after she managed to kill Volus.
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| Sanok, meanwhile accessed Adrene, and using his superior logic, managed to convince the caretaker of the [[Tkon Nanosphere|Sphere]] to shut down her shields and open herself up to attack by the [[USS Boudicca]] and the [[USS Rosenante]]. This was her only option, as she was still unable to control her helm systems due to Borg [[assimilation]] of that technology. in the end, she sacrificed herself to allow Earth a chance to survive.
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| The USS Boudicca retrieved the away team from the sphere, and both [[federation]] [[starship]]s poured as much of their firepower as possible into the unprotected bulk of the [[Tkon Nanosphere]].
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| ==The Impact== | | ==The Impact== |
| [[File:Atmospheric ignition.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ignition of the atmosphere upon ionospheric impact]]
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| The Impact of the core of the [[Tkon Nanosphere]] struck the Earth approximately 58 minutes after the [[Borg Collective]] , led by [[Volus]] slipped into the [[Cretaceous Period]] of [[Earth|Earth's]] History. The combined efforts of both the [[USS Rosenante]] and the [[USS Boudicca]] could not destroy enough of the sphere for it's pieces to burn up upon re-entry into the atmosphere. As a result of this, a sizable chunk of the sphere entered the planet's atmosphere and set off a chain reaction of events that devastated life on the planet.
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| The first stage of the impact was the atmospheric re-entry. The impact with the ionosphere was seen to deform the entirety of the planet's atmosphere, compressing it on the side of the impact, while forcing a bulge in the opposing side of the globe. Such a tremendous and sudden shift of atmosphere would have caused a massive number of windstorms and mega storms to form spontaneously. As the object continued into the atmosphere, ignitable gases, combusted. These included oxygen, methane and other hydrocarbon derivatives. In addition to the windstorms, now a massive ring of fire spread across the planet, although it did not consume all available oxygen, but instead depleted it significantly.
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| [[File:Chicxulub close impact.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The impact with the crust of the planet]]
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| The second stage of the impact was the impactor. The debris struck earth at a point that would later become known as Chicxulub. The crust split and was instantly liquified at the impact point as the massive amounts of remaining energy transferred into the planetary body. Some of the energy wasabsorbed by the vaporization of miles of ocean water near the impact point. The atmosphere was then forcefully blown away from the site in a massive series of shock waves as the main body of the impactor gave in to sudden irresistible forces and exploded.
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| The portions that weren't immediately vaporized were pulverized instead. An ultra-fine powder of iridium and other materials kicked up from the impact flew skyward, where they would be captured and suspended by the newly agitated windstorms as the planet struggled to stabilize itself from the impact.
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| [[File:Post impact atmosphere.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Massive dust clouds suspended in the atmosphere]]
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| Dust remained airborne for a very long time, blocking out ultraviolet radiation and life-giving sunlight, and plunging the world into an ice age that would last for the better part of a millennium.
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| Trailing pieces of the device, known as secondary impactors, slammed into the planet at intervals and a few even managed to slam into the dark side of [[Luna]]. Some of the ejecta reached low orbit, traversed a sizable arc over the world before succumbing to its intense gravitational grip. All over the planet, sections and pieces of the debris slammed earthward, creating dozens of impact craters of various sizes, setting fire storms, and throwing incalculable amounts of iridium and other dust particles airborne.
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| Sciences determined that as many as 90% of all viable life was extinguished upon the planet. The largest animals, the dinosaurs would become completely extinct within a couple of decades, with only a few survivors managing to scavenge enough food to survive. It was estimated that the rise of mammalian life was soon to explode and that life on Earth, would recover and thrive.
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| ==Returning Home==
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| With the destruction of the Sphere, and the subsequent impact of the sphere's remains into the surface of the [[Earth]], the [[USS Rosenante]] and the [[USS Boudicca]] assumed a standard orbit around the planet to consider their options.
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| With [[Borg]] temporal equipment located in the Rosenante's engineering compartment, it was decided that the best course of action was to attempt a return to their own time using that equipment.
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| For three days, [[Henry Jacobs]], [[Isra Caliel]], [[Steven Wade Matrix]] and the combined [[engineering]] and [[Chief Science Officer|science]] departments of both ships turned their attentions to completing the equipment, working out the calculations and repairing the critical systems needed to make the trip through their own [[Temporal Vortex]] possible.
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| With everything completed, the two ships activated the temporal equipment, activated the spiral warp drive and plunged headfirst into the temporal vortex in the hopes of returning home.
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| ==Homeward Bound==
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| [[File:USS Kelman.gif|thumb|300px|left|The USS Kelman, NCC-2997]]
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| The two ship's managed to exit the temporal vortex intact. Their scans immediately placed them back in the [[Dovek II|Dovek System]], the very place from which their journey began. The science departments on both ships were quickly able to verify that they had arrived only a standard week later from the point that they had begun their temporal jaunt.
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| The Boudicca and Rosenante quickly conducted recovery and salvage operations of their runabouts, before heading for [[Starbase 989]]
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| ==Epilogue==
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| On their way back to Starbase 989, they were intercepted by the [[USS Kelman]], captained by [[rank|commander]] [[Liam O'Neill]], father of [[Eian O'Neill]]. The Kelman ran escort for the two wounded vessels all the way to Starbase 989.
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| Upon arrival at the starbase, the captains of the two badly damaged [[starship]]s were disappointed to be told that the starbase facilities, still damaged from the recent infestation of [[ Vexarak Spoiler]]s was unable to render aid to ships in so much need of repair.
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| As a result, the Kelman took on the civilians and families from both the [[USS Boudicca]] and the [[USS Rosenante]] who were waiting on the station for the return of the two starships.
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| With no other choice, the three ships made best speed (warp 2.0) to [[Starbase Geneva]], which was the closest facility capable of handling the damage that the two vessels had sustained.
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| They arrived there 5 days later and were immediately placed in repair slips.
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| {{USS Rosenante Missions}} | | {{USS Rosenante Missions}} |
| {{USS Boudicca Missions}} | | {{USS Boudicca Missions}} |
| [[Category: History]] | | [[Category: History]] |
