[OOC: Expanding on Msg #26 on the second page of this thread, you can communicate by pressing a finger firmly on the implant site in the mastoid process behind your right ear. You've been given a set of prearranged code signals for various situations. They are basically binary four-bit codes where a long pressure is a 1 and a short tap is a 0. For instance, if you have time, you can signal for a text message and then tap out a binay text message - time consuming and requires concentration, but it can be done. Messages of more than a few code groups are discouraged because of the risk of detection - remember, there may be external parties interested, as well as the possibility of the BortaS still having active communications equipment]

As he hurries down the access tunnel, there are signs of a large group of people's passage, including blood on the floor. Jon taps out the code for directions? on his implant. Sonam asks, "I assume you require directions to Cdr Vaughn's location. Tap twice for no, otherwise go straight ahead for two block upon exiting the tunnel. I will track you and provide updates as you proceed. I suggest you wait for Lt. Sloane."

[OOC: Milestone! We just hit 2018 messages as of this post!]

Sonam's voice reports, "Attention away team: Cdr K'pok's condition is critical. Get him as quickly as possible to a private area and signal clear for transport to the Thames. Cdr Vaughn' position is now 300 metres from the entrance to the tunnel. Lts Sloane and Gazzo should accompany Lt Clare while Lt Groën beams up with Cdr K'pok."
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In reply to Relic GM (msg # 83):

Jon runs out the tunnel and down the dark alley in the direction Sonam indicated. He stops when the alley reaches the street, takes a quick look around, and then turns to see if Zed is following.

In reply to Lt (jg) Jonathan Clare (msg # 84):

Once Zed catches up to Jon he asks “Did you see which way they went.” As he does a quick survey of the street.  Keeping an eye open for people who may have just been distributed by someone rushing by.

Sonam announces over the team's mastoid implants, "Lts Groën and Gazzo have returned to the Thames with Cdr K'pok. Lt. Groën has placed Cdr K'Pok in stasis. I have requested a medical officer to rendezvous with the Thames. Lt. Sloane, Lt. Gazzo has informed me of the loss of your weapon. I have done a tight scan of the location and located it. It is in the middle of a burning building, so I have engaged the destruct circuit for the phaser circuitry. Do you wish them to return? Tap one for yes, twice for no."

Behind Zed and Jon, a commotion is breaking out as someone had raised a fire alarm and a bucket brigade is forming to put out the fire which, as can be inferred from Sonam's message, has gotten out of control.

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 86):

"Sonam said 2 blocks straight ahead from the tunnel exit," Jon tells Zed.

Jon leaves Zed to answer Sonam's queries and rushes in the direction that Sonam indicated, all the while looking for signs of Vaughn's or her captors.

In reply to Lt (jg) Jonathan Clare (msg # 87):

Zed quickly taps once for yes and follows after Jon.

Once he catches up he says “The fire will keep everyone somewhat distracted but let’s try not to draw attention.  Support should be here once they can get back .”

Zed keeps scanning for any signs of J’vonah or her captors.

Sonam replies, "Energising." Moments later, Talja and Tony emerge from the entrance to the tunnel.

"Hey, Boss, we got the commander squared away in stasis. Talja thinks he'll make it."

"Ja. It's a simple procedure," agrees Talja. "He'll be OK once Dr. Adonidas fixes him up. I am just glad I got to him in time. Even with the brak'lul, it would be touch and go with a wound of that type. Sonam gave me this..." She holds up a flashy Klingon brooch. "It's a tracker tuned in to Vaughn's implant. Press the central red gem firmly and one of the eight clear gems will glow yellow to indicate the direction." She passes the brooch to Zed.

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 89):

Zed takes the brooch and points “This way, let’s catch up to them, and nobody else getting shot. Don’t care if it’s a good day to die” He says with a hardy laugh.
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"Right," says Tony, "let's go to the mattresses!" The Iotian idiom sounds odd in Klingonaase. He follows Zed's lead, Talja at his heels.

The team hurries for the two blocks along the road, a secondary artery and, as such, relatively straight. As they pause at a corner, Zed's brooch shows that Vaughn's signal comes from the left, the slow blinking of the gem indicating that they've decreased the mob's lead. Another block and the indicator shows her location in a squalid building on the right. The blinking now keeps time with Zed's trip-hammer pulse.

"Are they in this building?" asks Talja, a light sheen of sweat on her features. She is only lightly out of breath after running all out for the better half of a kilometre. She draws her levek, thumbing the built-in Phaser I into life.

Tony does likewise. "You spot any guards?" he mutters, a little more out-of-breath than Talja. Neither Zed nor Jon see any obvious guards. The street is dark and deserted, everyone having been attracted by the fire gong. The smell of woodsmoke wafts on the night breeze, carrrying a smell of roasting meat.

In reply to Lt (jg) 'Fast Tony' Gazzo (msg # 91):

Jon also draws his Levek and activates the built-in phaser. He quietly approaches the building, looking for the best way in, while also keeping an eye on any windows. The run down the street had helped focus his thoughts, though he is not sure if his heart is pounding because of the exertion or because of apprehension.

In reply to Lt (jg) Jonathan Clare (msg # 92):

“Keep your eyes open, they are in that building over there. Once we get in Tony and Talja go right Jon an I will go left. We know they have weapons so don’t put yourself in the open.”

After a quick glance to get acknowledgements he signals go.

OOC: since never mention I will assume I was never given a replacement levek with a hidden phaser built in.

[OOC: Back at the meeting hall, just after Talja finished using it to work on K'pok's bandages, she gave you hers. She got a new one on the Thames. If you want to switch weapons with her, you may, but as it stands you have a levek with built-in phaser. Sonam triggered the destruct in the one in A'Ron's sanctum.]

The door to the building is barred from the inside, but a phaser on narrow-beam severs the beam and the door opens. The hinges are well greased, so it's nearly soundless. Zed hears gutteral Klingonaase from a door a few metres on down the corridor. The door opens and a burly Klingon steps out. Zed's and Tony's stun beams hit him simultaneously and he falls to the floor without seeing the team. Luckily, the noise of his fall is masked by the sound of the door slamming behind him and the voices continue uninterrupted.

Talja whispers, "It seems left and right are not options, sir."

Tony mutters under his breath, "Best laid plans..."

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 94):

Zed grins at Taja and Tony’s remarks and signals to take up positions on either side of the door and listens to see how many distinct voices they hear from the other side of the door with phaser ready in case someone opens the door.

Once having a good feel of the number of Klingons in the room he signals go.

Though the door, Zed hears the following conversation:

Voice #1 (female): "So, can you revive her? I need to question her."

Voice #2 (male): "She should be coming to soon. She only caught a glancing blow to her head."

Voice #3 (male, somewhat oily): "So, do you think she's a spy from the citadel?"

#2: "It doesn't matter. Let's just kill her, whoever she is!"

#1: "No! Not until we've wrung her dry. Afterwards, you may do what you wish with what's left of her."

#3: "But, my lady, our superiors may want to do a more thorough interrogation."

#2: (almost inaubible) "Eneh hwau' kllhwnia na imirrhlhhse"

This last is not in any dialect of Klingon. The translator provided to the team by Vaughn and K'pok is a simple model with only a Klingonaase database.

From the above exchange, it is obvious that there are at least three persons in the room in addition to Cdr Vaughn. Vaughn is apparently still unconscious but alive.

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 97):

“Tony you go first and take the right person, Talja middle, Jon left, I will take anyone else. Quick and clean. On 3.” Zed signals and whispers and looks to get confirmation from everyone.

Once he sees confirmation he hands signals 1, 2, 3....
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As Zed signals three, Tony kicks the door open and leaps through. The sound of the door slamming against the wall, the three Klingons inside dive out of the way, or try to, anyway. Tony's shot and Jon's each take out a male Klingon, but the female standing over Vaughn dives under the table and Talja misses.. The Klingon woman pops up with an old-style disruptor and takes out Tony and Talja, narrowly missing Jon and Zed. Tony and Talja collapse to the floor. The Klingon shifts her grip on her disruptor and fires at Zed, again missing him. She hits the door and has obviously changed the setting for a metre-wide hole appears in the centre of the door with a loud zap.
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In reply to Relic GM (msg # 99):

As the second shot missed Zed, Jon takes a shot back.

She ducks back down behind the table, and Jon's phaser blast hits the table with Vaughn on it. Being unconscious already, Vaughn does not show any reaction to being stunned, but Jon suspects that, while it probably didn't do any harm, it definitely didn't do her any good either. Jon and Zed hear the Klingon woman muttering something and a low hum fills the room. The hair on Jon and Zed's arms stands up from a static charge and nothing more is heard from the woman behind the table.
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In reply to Relic GM (msg # 101):

Hoping they had a preset signal to tap to request a scan he taps that on the comm device.  Using the table for cover Zed works his way around to see what happened to the Klingon suspecting that she may have beamed. While working around he says to Jon “Make sure those two are out and then look after the rest. Get everyone whose life in danger out before anyone else shows up, otherwise try to revive them.”

Zed taps out the preset code for scan area, and Sonam replies, "Acknowledged. Scanning..." As he'd suspected, the Klingon woman is nowhere to be seen. Talja and Tony are indeed stunned and can be expected to wake up in about a quarter-hour. The two other Klingons are also stunned, but since Klingons are less affected by stun settings they may be awake in as little as five minutes.

Sonam reports back, "There are residual signs of a transporter beam. I am unable to pinpoint the source of the transporter. Cdr Vaughn is in need of surgical intervention to relieve cranial pressure from a depressed skull fracture. Recommend you prepare her for immediate transport. There are three unconscious Klingons present as well as Lts Gröen and Gazzo, all showing signs of having been stunned.  Suggest you all return to the Thames. If you'll pardon my presumption, since the Klingons are undoubtedly aware of your presence, this would be an excellent opportunity to acquire prisoners, sir."

Suddenly, just as Jon and Zed hear a noise in the corridor through the open door, Sonam says, "Sirs, the Klingon outside the chamber is reviving."

The Klingon in the corridor mutters, "Khest! [profanity, equivalent to shit! or fuck!]" and makes a shuffling sound as he gets to his feet.

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 104):

"Perhaps it is time to return to the Thames with our prisoners, sir" says Jon to Zed as he hurries out into the corridor and uses his phaser to stun the Klingon again.

As Jon steps out into the corridor, the Klingon leaps at him, a knife in his hand. John fires the phaser mounted in his levek, stunning the Klingon for a second time in only a few minutes. He crashes into Jon, unconscious. Jon feels a burning pain in his free forearm. He looks down at the knife sticking out of his arm in shock and feels his throat start to tighten. He attempts to call out to Zed for help, but he can only manage a croaking noise. His vision dims and a high-pitched ringing fills his suddenly aching head as he collapses to the floor atop the stunned Klingon.

Zed hears the strangled croak from Jon and sees him fall forward. Zed is now all alone with three unconscious Klingons and four unconscious comrades, two seemingly in dire need of medical attention. It takes all his command leadership training to keep from panicking.
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