Chapter 7 ---- Negotiations with the Venusions

[dingo15068]

Current situation:

After winning a major battle with Bozo forces in Sector SdC, F/S, cleaning up the battle area resulted in discovery of Bozo booby traps.  This resulted in the accidental destruction of 2 Borg cubes, and the contamination and subsequent breakaway of a 3rd cube.  As one of the destroyed cubes was AOB's home cube, it resulted in the second time he has been cut off from the collective.  To to quick responces from Fleet HQ, he was immediately transfered back to the Collective, and will be returned to us shortly.
During the preceding battle, the Venusion fleet joined up with combined WAN Fleets and assisted in the attack.  Negotiations are opening up for recruiting of the Venusions as possible allies with the WAN alliance, or even possibly joining our forces in tact.

Admiral PLC currently is away for conferances with Fleet HQ.  

First Officer Yales has been tied up with developement of SWAT forces.

Fleet commanders Nemisis, and Labatt have been busy directing their respective fleets.  Labatt has been experencing technical difficulties in warping into sector SdC.  Possible new Bozo weapon utilized in this???

Ships merchant Nerd57, Laugi, and Termina are currently undergoing councilling to see if we can resolve the disagreements between all 3.  Hopefully we can and it will not effect supply lines.

Fleet operation issues:

Rogue Bozo-Borg cube on the loose.  Whereabouts unknown. Report any encounters to Borg Collective

Bozo forces have experenced a loss of one of the major fleets...expect counter attacks in sector SdC

Negotiations with the Venusions for combined operations/allies.  Need volenteers for negotiation team

Possible disruption of fleet supplies

[Nemisis two]

I'd like to volunteer, just give me an outline of what were negotiating.

Lasershot comm link re-established, no berserkers have escaped from their sub-dimensional cage.
The Lasershot is docked at Starport Central getting it's comm-link fixed and re-designed.
Any orders?

[dingo15068]

Thank you for volenteering.

While the Lasershot is in Space Dock undergoing repairs, you can handle the negotiations.  Negotiate the following if possible.

1.  Would the Venusians like to join our collilition of species?
    a.  If so, as a seperate military unit, or as a member?
               A:  If as a seperate military unit, what their needs
                    and requirements be, in docking facilities,
                    supplies and intellegence sharing.
               B:  As a member, what desired rank and posting
    b. If not, would they like to be a collaberating contributor
        to our cause of promoting solid science and distributing
        Bozo free information?
2.  What do the Venusians prefer to drink in their off times, so
     we can have the Bar properly stocked for their species

[Nemisis two]

Thanks Dingo, i doubt they'll enter ES though for some reason they won't.
I will negotiate with them at SDC.

[The Borg Collective]

'Accidental' destruction? It was anything but.

We have AOB reconnected to the hive mind, he seems to not be damaged. We are adapting him to be better prepared to be sent back: we installed a permanant energy weapon, modified his personal shielding, added more failsafes to prevent his disconnecting again, and added more secondary protocols to prevent individualism if he does get separated. We expect to be done soon.

Rules for engagement with the Bozo-Borg are as follows:

1. Do not be detected by them, at all costs. We do not know what they would try to do, armed with a Borg cube.

2. If possible without breaking rule 1, place your tracking devices.

3. If you are detected, do not allow yourselves to be captured. We do not wish the Bozo-Borg destroyed, but if required, do it. We would rather capture them. If you cannot destroy them, and will be captured, we recommend self-destruct.

4. Inform us of any incidents and/or information you may have immediately.

[nerd57 Laugi]

What seems at first to be a star on the other end of the Universe combusts, sending shearing hot bits of plasma across its solar system. The WAN Sladar picks up the explosion, along with the following message:

*message intercept: decode:
101010101001001001000101001001001!
decode:
WHAT THE *connection lost* HECK! WHERE THE *connection lost* *connection lost* AM I!*
*message trace: Stellar Event 12-57-34-98-23!*
*Event: Reference Stellar Event 12-57-34-98-23: Print!
Coordinates: 57-57-57-57-57-57-57-57-57-57-57!*

*message intercept: decode:
1010101001010100101001010!
translate:
10101010110111101011101011001010100010010010001!
decode:
That must've been Nerd. Why else would a star explode at exactly those coordinates? All 57. This is Laugi. Recovering Nerd.*

[dingo15068]

Laugi, transfer yourself to the WAN Slander and see if you can locate Nerd57...Be on the lookout for Bozo-Borg Cube, and avoid it at all costs

[Original Labatt]

We are back.  I went back in time as you ordered and did as much as we could.  We have casualties.  Alantra is fine but i cannot say the same for many others.  I will try again to enter SDC.

[dingo15068]

How many casualties???  I know the Bozo's had massive numbers, and ouy Allies the Borg suffered heavily, what are the WAN casualties, I know they were not light with the fighter fleet

[meteoroid]

All 5 of the phoenixes survived. They are fully fueled and ready to be taken out again. BTW Who is going to fly them and Command the wing?

[nerd57 Laugi]

*message intercept: decode:
111010101001000010100100100100101001010 100110100101 101010010101001010101001 10100010010010010001001 111110110110101111101111101010101111110101110110010
1111111111111111111111111111111 WARNING! WARNING! VIRAL INFECTION! VIRAL IN-*
"THIS is your new captain speaking! You are to dismantle your ship, and leave all parts as scrap metal for my ships to use to prepare a D-Gate. Get HUSTLING you filthy Hayu Mahn's! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" booms and evil sounding voice over the WAN III's intercom. The hull rattles and the engineering room inexplicably is covered in radiation.  The engines of the WAN shut down, and communications fizzles out, in a puff of smoke.

[dingo15068]

Institute special reponse protocall one.  Initiate Bozo Zapper Internal Security system One.  Initiate Bozo-nanobot self destruct code Alpha "Art Bell is King" Execute Execute Execute.  Execute bridge containment field, level 3.   Initiate Bozo antibiotics into envirement control.  Execute Fleet's wide.
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Darn Bozo's Intellegence Command, don't they ever understand that we learned from the last time they tried to use  micro Bozo attacks like viral, and nano-bots

[nerd57 Laugi]

*message intercept: trace: BOZO WAR SHIP: scan for virus: Cleared! decode:
1110100001010101000101000101010!
decode:
We're *static* -tac! Re *static* st assist*static* Som*static*ody Ple*static*se! OH SACRED *static* BELL! NOOOOOOOOOOOO *static*

Several stars begin to dissappear off of the WAN Sladar. More distress calls flood the message banks. And yet more stars dissappear.

[dingo15068]

Nemisis....Labatt...Fleet order!!!!  Emergancy launch...Immediately rendevou with ISS Slader...Upon arrive with ISS Slader..trace down the source of the transmission intercepted.  Upon locating "Bozo War Tent"  (while clocked)report back to HQ what you find

[The Borg Collective]

We think you will understand if we do not participate in this mission. We are taking too many casualties on your behalf already.