Lt. Katie Burner: Four ghostly girls (TAG: Sterek/Keh'Gan/Cartwright/Virax)

[Leo H]

(( Corridor; Outpost Eden))

: Katie was leading her team to find the remaining 19 bombs, and save
Ensign Scott… if they could. They had already lost two civilians, they
daren’t lose anyone else.:

Cartwright: I don't have enough data to locate them outright from here,
but I'll be able to detect any within a 30 metre radius of us.

Burner: Thanks. Ensign Sterek, any luck with location Ensign Scott?

Sterek: I have isolated a number of metrics which may allow us to
differentiate him from a facsimile, if not locate him outright, but I
will need more time, Lieutenant.

Burner: I see. Ensign KeH'Gan, have you detected any further hijackers?
I hope those two were all we have to face…

KeH'Gan :No Sir No other readings that point to other terrorists.

:Sterek was fiddling with his tricorder, and Katie was processing the
feedback from the others when a chorus of screams erupted from further
along the corridor. They all sprang to alert. Ensign Sterek rushed
towards the commotion, and Katie followed swiftly.:

Sterek: Lieutenant, I'm detecting four hologramatic facsimiles and one
human female, no injuries, considerable levels of stress, somewhere
between seven and nine solar years of age.

: Katie gritted her teeth.:

Burner: Those sick murderers. They’re using children as bait?

Sterek: It is likely there is an explosive device in their immediate
vicinity. Cartwright, can you confirm?

Cartwright: ?

Sterek: It is imperative that we remain calm. We do not want to cause
the hostage to inadvertently detonate the device.

Burner: Agreed. We were lucky that Ensign Scott was not in that room
when the explosion occurred. This next time we may not be so lucky. Use
your tricorders and fan out across this room. Check every potential side
room, closet, cupboard.

Keh'Gan/Cartwright/Virax:???

Burner: Ensign Sterek, are you able to determine any source point for
the holograms?

Sterek: ?

Burner: I see….

: Just then there was a shout from one the crew, it looked like they had
found something.:

Keh'Gan/Cartwright/Virax:???

Burner: What did you find?

Keh'Gan/Cartwright/Virax:???

: Katie looked where they pointed.:

Burner: Yes, I see it.

Sterek/Keh'Gan/Cartwright/Virax:???

To Be Continued…

Lt. Katie Burner
Security Officer; Outpost Eden

Simmed by:
Admiral-of-the-Fleet Leo Handley-Page
www.outpost-eden.com
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