STAR TREK
STRANGE NEW WORLD

Based on 'Star Trek' 
created by Gene Roddenberry

STARRING

Evangeline Lilly as COMMANDER MYRA SHAW

Jai Courtney as LT. COMMANDER CARL KELHAM

Jack Harrer as LT. FINLEY McKENCHIE

Marc Ruffalo as LT. PERRY ALLEN (R.N.)

Temuera Morrison as COMMANDER ALDRED 

WITH 

Cobie Smulders as COMMANDER T'MUR

Janina Gavankar as LT. COMMANDER RAINA SINGH

James Lafferty as DR. T.J. McCOY, M.D.

Robbie Beeser as ENGINEER'S MATE RYAN BLAKE

SPECIAL GUEST STARS

Jolene Blalock as T'POL

Conner Trinneer as TRIP TUCKER

Anthony Montgomery as CAPTAIN TRAVIS MAYWEATHER

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Copyright (c) 2020

Produced by Sojournerverse Productions

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2x05 - "When We Rise" [Part 2]

Written By Alex Matthews

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Leaving the massive, geometrically balanced and inherently logically-designed complex that is Vulcan Space Control behind, the Starship Horizon cruises through the darkness of space. 
The  prstine hull of the Daedalus-class practically shines with newness in the glint of the space station's exterior lights as it departs Vulcan orbit...

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In his ready room, Captain Travis Mayweather records a captain's starlog. The original helmsman of the Earth Starfleet vessel Enterprise is bursting with excitement at finally being able to take the Horizon out. The newly refurbished and upgraded starship is the first to come out of Jonathon Archer's "Project: New Horizons", and this 'test-drive', as it were, has a lot riding on it.
The Horizon is a test-bed prototype, using the original design blueprints of the esteemed Daedalus-class. However, the construction materials, processes and interiors are state-of-the-art, combining several years of research and reverse-engineering into the technologies of the founding members of the Federation. Whereas many of the decade-old Columbia-class starships and older Earth Starfleet designs have had newer technology integrated into them, the Horizon is designed to be the first in a new line of ships built from the ground up merging their disparate engineering principles into a solid, working, example of unity. 
As it is only a warp-trial flight from Vulcan to Earth, designed to calculate the engines long-term performance, the ship has only been assigned a minimal complement. Travis, however, has enough pull with Starfleet Command to get the people he wants, and is pleased he has been able to arrange for several 'old friends' to temporarily join the crew.
His First Officer, Lt. Commander Raina Singh, lets him know they are free and clear to navigate, and are ready to jump to warp. Travis joins her on the sparesly-populated bridge, again commenting to her how it's smaller then even the NX-01's original bridge. Singh, taking the helm station, teases him good-naturedly that he's just antsy about not being the one flying the ship. He knw she's right, but he also trusts her and the rest of his crew, all hand-picked by him, so with no small degree of excitement, Travis gives the order to get underway...

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In his private dining room, Travis meets with his 'old friends'; retired Starfleet officer, and former Captain of the U.S.S. Endeavour, T'Pol and her human husband - Charles 'Trip' Tucker the 3rd. 
To many, Trip Tucker died a hero in the early days of the first stages of the Earth/Romulan War. What many did not know was that his death was faked and after a serious of surgical alterations, he went undercover for many years behind enemy lines. An unofficial asset to an even-more unofficial division of Starfleet Intelligence that blurred the lines between right and wrong. 
Once the war was over, Trip, feeling he couldn't go back to his old life, stayed within the intelligence community as a 'problem-solver' until it became too much and he finally stepped away. While Trip is still officially and legally 'dead', his closest friends from his time on the Enterprise and his family are aware he is still alive, living under a new identity. As 'Simon Connors', he works with Vulcan Space Control as a consultant on the shipyard division, while building a life with T'Pol in her ancestral home in the outskirts of Shir'Kahr. 
They are joined by the ship's C.M.O., Dr. Thomas Jackson "T.J." McCoy, a member of the Interspecies Medical Exchange who worked under Dr. Phlox and was recommended for his position by the Denobulan. He's still getting his space-legs, having never served on a starship before now, much to his consternation, but his expert opinion on the new medical systems is required. He's also a little in awe of the 'old-timers', who are practiced hands at all this 'outer space' stuff. 
However, as they finish up dessert and prepare to retire for the evening, Commander Singh calls down, requesting both his and T'Pol's presence on the bridge. They picked up some unusual readings directly in their flight path, and it's stumping the sensors...

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Travis, accompanied by T'Pol as well as a curious Trip and McCoy, find Singh working with the science officer on duty, a young Tellerite ensign. Given the Horizon's tinkerings and improvements, the ship has the most advanced sensors within Starfleet, but they're being no help at the moment, not getting the clearest of readings. 
T'Pol takes over from the relieved ensign, who gets out of the way to allow the Vulcan woman to see the confusing sensor readouts for herself. She confirms it is some kind of energy vortex that has appeared in front of them and displays several of the known characteristics of wormholes. However, it is also flooding the area with radiation that neither she nor the sensors can identify, though thankfully the levels are well within the range of tolerance for their newly-designed energy shielding matrix. 
T'Pol's scans go deeper, as far as she can push the sensors within this strange anomaly, and is able to pick up readings of debris. Even though there is some very unusual quantum-level distortion to them, she is still able to identify the debris as wreckage from several spacecraft. Trip pulls up the scans on the engineering monitors and confirms her findings, cross-checking with the computer to discover the source of the debris. According to their database, the closest match to the advanced alloys that they have on file would be the construction material used in starships used in a variety of different races.
The crew's growing curiosity is interrupted when the communications officer reports that he is picking up somekind of signal emanating from the vortex. Heavily garbled with an unusual phase-distortion to it, but most definitely a voice in English sending out a may-day! 
Travis has the comm officer remodulate their transceiver to send back a signal, letting whoever is on the other side know that their signal has been picked up. The officer obliges, as both T'Pol and Singh voice concern that the Horizon is not equipped to render aid, especially in a situation such as this. Travis agrees, but points out that they are still within range of Vulcan, and can hold station for as long as possible until adequate help could arrive. 
T'Pol is also concerned that the vortex, if it is a wormhole, may not be stable, and could collapse at any given moment. As Travis orders them to be moved back, just in case of any fallout from a sudden collapse, the Horizon is rocked by massive spatial turbulence!
As Singh jumps back to the helm, and works with the navigator to try to keep the ship stable, T'Pol warns Travis that they have been caught in a massive gravimetric backwash, coming from the vortex. It's pulled them in - hard! Despite Singh's best efforts, their engines are no match for it, so Travis orders full speed ahead instead - go with the flow instead of against it, to avoid burning out their impulse engines.
As the crew brace for stormy weather, Trip diverts all non-essential power to reinforce the shields as the Horizon plunges head-first into the vortex...

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Emerging from the other side, the Horizon drifts within a massive energy field, her shield bubble glowing constantly as it withstands the onslaught of exotic particles bombarding it. 
The Daedalus-class starship has taken a severe beating from travelling through the vortex. Several hull breaches pepper the lower secondary hull, the interior lighting flickering as various power transfer conduits fail. Most noticeable is the thick trail of warp plasma leaking from the rear of the starboard nacelle, its forward bussard collector cracked...

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On the bridge, the overhead lights are barely working, providing little illumination. Travis calls for a damage report, which Singh. Trip and T'Pol work to deliver. Only a few consoles are in working order, as the crew try to get their uncooperative stations to come back online. What little they can get to work tells them that main power is out on all decks, but auxiliary back-ups are only functioning at 47% power. 
Dr. McCoy feverishly tries to aid the severely-burned communications officer whose console exploded in his face. But it's a futile effort, as McCoy finally admits defeat. Travis is hit hard by the death of one of his crew, but is forced to push his grief aside to deal with the current predicament.
Trip reports that the entire comm system is down, both internal and external, and he can't get a status report from the engine room. He heads off to check it out personally, as T'Pol reports that the Horizon has become ensnared within some kind of massive energy field surrounding a Minshara-class planet. Singh corroborates, confirming that they are somehow maintaining their current position, despite all engines being unresponsive to commands. 

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Trip finds the engine room in complete disarray. The chief engineer, along with half the duty shift of Starfleet engineers, have been rendered unconscious by a noxious gas leak from a cracked deuterium intake. The most senior crewmember still awake and able to help the terrified civilian specialists and green ensigns is Engineer's Mate Ryan Blake, one of the senior enlisted crew. 
Thankful to have the help of someone with experience, Blake easily defers to Trip taking over, as he manages to purge the gas before it reaches fatal levels. As the crew tend to their gassed comrades, Trip and Blake get to work keeping the Horizon in one piece after the battering the Daedalus-class starship just took...

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Travis assist McCoy in easing the dead officer's body out of the way, as a damage control team sent by Trip arrive to work on the burned-out consoles. McCoy then decides to brave the possible dangers of the trip to make his way to Sickbay and do what he can for any wounded on their way there. Travis wishes him good luck and sends two of the bridge personnel with him, to check on the other decks before reporting back. 
By using a dedicated hardline, Trip is able to reestablish internal comms between the engine room and the bridge, giving them a heads-up of their current status. He's not optimistic of how much he can repair without help, but he's already got the few personnel he has hard at work. He also can't help but admit that it feels good to be back in an engine room, even if it is during a crisis.
When Travis asks for a position report, neither Singh or T'Pol can get the sensors to pierce the energy field they're trapped in. Until they can find a way to free themselves, they have no way of figuring out just how far they may have travelled through space. All T'Pol can tell him is that the energy field is like nothing the Vulcan Science Academy has on record...

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Several hours of studying the energy field prove fruitless. The Horizon crew are no closer to figruing a way to prise themselves free, or identifying the unknown energy composition of the field itself. All they have managed to ascertain is that exotic particles have become lodged within their shield matrix, which is causing a localized 'bubble' around them, which is what is been causing interference with sensors. 
The good news from Trip is that most of the damage they've sustained looks worse then it actually is and easily fixable given their large stores of spare parts and supplies. McCoy also reports that, barring the one fatality on the bridge, casualties are light, with the engineering team already recovering nicely from their gas exposure. 
T'Pol has managed to get some limited sensor readings but only as far as the planet below them, and nothing beyond the most general readings on the surface, which does indicate bio-signs, suggesting it is inhabited. She has also picked up several possible indicators of advanced alloys, materials and technology on the surface of the planet, but only relatively small quantities in isolated pockets.
Reasoning that they need to get ahead of the situation, and with little other option, Travis decides to use one of their shuttlepods to get beyond the sensor interference. T'Pol believes she can remodulate the hull plating system of a shuttlepod to repel any exotic particles that would be drawn to their active shields. This should prevent the shuttlepod from becoming 'stuck' like the Horizon, although it is too late for this method to be of any use to the starship itself. 
Singh, however, isn't convinced of the risk, especially when Travis intends to take the shuttlepod out himself. He gently reminds her he is still the best pilot onboard, even after a few years in the center seat, to which she grudgingly agrees. But, as X.O., she also feels that she must remind them all that the 'distress signal' could just be a lure. Intended to catch them in a trap, leaving whoever answered it helpless and at the mercy of whoever or whatever is on the planet... 

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As the launch bay on the Horizon's aft secondary hull finished depressurizing, Travis relays launch protocols with the bridge. T'Pol notes with subtle amusement that the Enterprise's former senior helmsman is more then a little bit excited to be taking out the small Shuttlepod Reese into the unknown. 
As Singh confirms they are clear for launch, T'Pol and Blake, subbing for Trip who is busy with repairs, check on the hull polarization generators. Singh still isn't happy with Travis's decision to take the pod out but she hasn't been able to come up with any more viable options. T'Pol reminds her of the concern that the possible transient status of the anomaly they were pulled through, hastening the need for better sensors scans. 
Although the pod's own shields will provide protection, both T'Pol and McCoy have advised that the three of them wear environmental suits, as an extra precaution from any unknown radiation they might be exposed to upon leaving the Horizon's stronger shield bubble. 
As the shuttlepod makes egress from the Horizon and into the unknown energy barrier, T'Pol offers a worried Trip a reassuring mental touch, with a telepathic promise to take care and come back safe. Parted from me and never parted. Never and always touching and touched, husband...
But their psionic link is disturbed when the Reese encounters severe turbulence, for which neither Travis or T'Pol can account for, as the sensors do not register any kind of reason why they are being tossed around so badly. Travis does his best to ride it out, hoping it will ease off the further away from the Horizon they get, but it soon becomes clear that it is rather the reverse - the further away they move, the worse it becomes.
Deciding to abort the excursion, Travis tries to reverse course, but finds he can't focus on his instruments or console - everything is becoming out-of-focus and distorted. Whatever it is affecting him, also affects Blake, who passes out moments before Travis himself. Only T'Pol remains conscious, but she too is feeling the effects, and she works to readjust the Reese's course back to the Horizon, but it's no good. She tries to send a distress call out, but the communications array is just as sluggish as she is. 
As she does her best to keep going, T'Pol notices that the sensors are starting to sporadically pierce the aura of exotic particles that envelops the Horizon. She spots an incoming sensor blip, and for a moment, wonders if perhaps Trip sensed her distress and called for another shuttlepod to be deployed to bring them back in.
However, moments before she too looses consciousness, T'Pol realizes the bearing on the blip means that is not possible. Whatever is approaching is coming from outside the aura, possibly originating from the planet itself...

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Having been summoned by Allen and McKenchie, unable to believe what they were telling them, Shaw and Kelham have left the Horizon behind. They have left a sensor relay drone to keep an eye on it, feeding readings directly to the Morrow as well as the Cornwell at Camp Ascendant. 
Inside the passenger compartment of the Bridger, neither senior officer can believe what they're seeing - the unconscious forms of the famous 22nd-century Starfleet officers, Travis Mayweather and T'Pol. The third man, wearing what appears to be an engineering uniform under his environmental suit, is so far unidentified. 
Having contacted Aldred at Camp Ascendant for a consultation, Allen and the science officer explain that the three occupants of the shuttlepod experienced 'temporal narcosis'. Given the sensor readings from the shuttles, Aldred believes that the energy aura they saw is some kind of bubble of space-time separating the Horizon within it's own parallel time continuum. When the shuttlepod exited it, without any kind of adequate shielding from temporal effects, the three occupants suffered a severe neural shock. However, Allen is confident that the three will recover without any further incident now that he has been able to treat them accordingly. 
Aldred, though, is hesitant to have him administering any more treatment, citing concerns regarding the Temporal Prime Directive. They are hardly in the position to tend and care for three people out of time, let alone a whole ship of them stuck within the energy field. Kelham wonders if maybe they could simply put them back in the pod, and program it to return to the Horizon. Aldred points out that they would simply have the same issue, since the shuttlepod does not have adequate shielding to protect them from suffering the same kind of 'temporal decompression' effects. 
Further discussion is curtailed when Travis slowly regains consciousness. Allen prepares a mild sedative in a hypospray, but Shaw stops him. She's a little in awe at the idea of actually being able to talk to two people who are famous in early Federation history. She acknowledges Aldred's valid concerns, but feels that they cannot simply leave fellow officers stranded within the field, no matter their native temporal time-frame. The Ascendant crew may have been hoping that the Horizon was their rescue, but it appears it could very well be the other way around. 
Travis finally wakes up fully, looking around in shock and concern at this strange, yet somehow familiar, environment he finds himself in. Sees the prone bodies of his team, surrounded by people who wear dark-hued uniforms that have an eerie resemblence to his own, bearing the Starfleet delta. As he demands answers, Shaw decides the best approach is to be as honest as possible. She waves away Kelham and the others, then steps forward, offering what she hopes he sees is a friendly smile, "Captain Mayweather, it's an honour to meet you."
"Welcome to the 24th century. We've got a lot to talk about."

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With introductions out of the way, along with some brief succinct explanations, Shaw has left the three from the Horizon alone. She heads out of the Bridger to join her officers outside, seeing that they are having as hard a time taking this all in as she is.
Kelham shows her what he has been able to dig up about this version of the USS Horizon. According to computer records, the Horizon went missing for several days during the test flight, eventually being found adrift and on low power, the crew alive but unconscious. The crew reported no awareness of the time passed, and it was written off as an engine imbalance creating a wormhole-like temporal distortion. 
McKenchie reasons that this means that everything will work out, but Shaw quickly points out that it is dangerous to assume that. They have to be careful of any resulting paradoxes, while also balancing upholding Starfleet regulations with common decency. 

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Under Allen's care, all of the shuttlepod crew have awakened and are recovering from their temporal narcosis. All three are trying to wrap their minds around what they have been told. 
Not one to simply blindly believe, T'Pol uses her own scanner to perform independent analysis of each of them. That said, both she and Travis remember their own encounters with 'time travel', especially during the Enterprise's first four years in service and their accidental involvement in the so-called 'Temporal Cold War'.  Blake feels somewhat out of the loop, since he's barely just out of basic training, but he does note the near-reverence that the Ascendant crew have for his two shipmates. 
With Blake keeping an eye out on the entry ramp, T'Pol checks her scans, which confirms the presence in their three bodies of some kind of exotic radioactive particle she is unfamiliar with, which the group of strangers they have encountered lack. This could very well be the so-called 'chroniton' Shaw and her people claim it to be, and they were exposed since leaving the protection of the Horizon. 
T'Pol suffers a brief dizzy spell, much to Travis's concern, so much that he almost has Blake call for Allen to come back. T'Pol quickly denies the need for any help, assuring her friend she is fine, simply still recovering, just as he and Blake are. She is more concerned with returning to the Horizon as soon as possible, and affecting a safe return once they ascertain if it is possible. Like Travis, she is all too aware that they all have family and loved ones back in their native time they wish to return to. In her case, her and Trip's infant daughter, T'Mir, while with Travis, it is his wife Gannett and their eight-year-old son, Paul. 
Blake quickly calls out a warning, before joining them as Shaw comes back into the aft cabin. The three of them are understandably cautious and tense around her, but she does her best to put them at ease. When Travis questions her in regard to her apparent forthcoming nature, Shaw points out that they are in an incredibly unusual and unique situation, so sometimes that means reinterpreting regulations as and when required. Despite himself, Travis is impressed with her stance, finding himself liking her. 
Given everything, Shaw comes clean about what she has been able to ascertain from their database. Like McKenchie, Blake and Travis are quick to take this as an assurance they will return home, but T'Pol agrees with Shaw, pointing out their own previous experiences with divergent and alternate time-lines. They should not simply believe everything 'will work out', because that may lead to carelessness and mistakes that could cost lives.
What with the Ascendant crew's own situation, Shaw believes the best way forward is for all of them to do what they can for each other. Neither Travis or T'Pol are certain what kind of help they can provide with a ship two centuries out of time, but Shaw admits that they need any and all help they can get. The first order of business is to get the three of them back to the Horizon in safe order, and figure out a way to free the starship from it's predicament...

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Using the Bridger's more sophisticated technology, Aldred's scientific know-how and Kelham's engineering tweaks, Travis is able to establish contact with the Horizon. It's not the best signal, but it's enough for Travis to assure his X.O. that the landing party is safe and unharmed and has made some new acquaintences. Travis promises Singh that he will tell her everything he can once he is back onboard.
Although the Bridger is a more sturdy and powerful craft, the type-11 is too big for the launch-bay of the Daedalus-class starship, so the decision is made to go up in the Morrow. With Aldred sending technical schematics, McKenchie and Kelham are able to jury-rig several alterations to the shield generators. This will allow the type-9 shuttlecraft to create a larger subspace field at the correct phase variance to protect both ships as they pass through the boundary layer of the energy aura around the Horizon. 
Kelham is more then a little relieved to be going up in the Morrow, not so much a fan of riding up in the smaller Reese, or as he berates it to McKenchie, 'a floating tin-can death trap'. By contrast, the pilot is actually a little envious of Travis taking the helm of a shuttle with such limited computer assistance. True 'seat-of-your-pants' flying, compared to the modern craft  of the 24th century.
Shaw also gives Travis a dedicated subspace beacon to better facilitate communications between their craft for the journey up into the planet's energy field. They have reached an agreement that the Horizon will assist in performing detailed scans of both the field and the surrounding space around the ship itself and the aperture it fell through, if it is still open. The two officers have also agreed that Camp Ascendant will also lend what personnel and supplies they can spare to repair the Horizon enough to get it back to their time-frame...

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With the strengthened shields ready, the two shuttles lift off and as they cruise into the atmosphere, the Reese pulls in close to the Morrow, Travis closely coordinating with McKenchie for the manuevers. Once they are in range of each other, within moments of crossing into the energy field, the shields are brought online and made active.
It is not the smoothest of rides, as both craft are shaken by random discharges, their presence within the field seeming to cause a reaction. But it doesn't take too long to lock on the Horizon's position, the aura surrounding it still causing a heavy degree of interference, despite Kelham's best efforts. 
As they approach, Shaw notes that the anti-tachyons that make up the energy aura around the Horizon have lessened in intensity in the few hours that have passed. With a more detailed scan thanks to the Morrow's sensors, she is able to retune to the phase-variance necessary to pass through the aura safely.
Sending out the pre-arranged signal to the Horizon to be ready for their approach, the two shuttles make the journey through the aura. It is a tense few moments as they transition from one area of distinct space-time to another, with everyone feeling the effect somewhat despite the shield modifications. But they finally pass through the transitional boundary and make their approach to the launch bay...

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By modulating the frequency of the comm channel to match the phase variance used in the shields, Shaw is able to contact Camp Ascendant and confirm they are safely aboard the Horizon. Once the bay has been sealed and repressurized, Shaw can't help but look around a little in awe and respect at being able to step out onto the deck of one of the first vessels directly constructed for the Federation Starfleet. Kelham enjoys the sight of Shaw finally having some fun back in her swagger, something he has missed, while Travis enjoys a chance to show off his ship to visitors. 
However, they are soon reminded of the seriousness of their situation when Lt. Commander Singh enters with a security escort, each of them wearing a phase-pistol side-arm. Travis quickly allays the concerns of his X.O., assuring her that they are under no duress bringing aboard their guests. 
He gets a status report, pleased to hear that 'Mr. Connors' has rallied the engineering crews into getting a handle on their repairs and is more then willing to have Kelham and McKenchie lend what aid they can. However, he is disturbed when Singh informs him that the continuing energy discharges, as encountered during their approach, are causing a gradual weakening of the shields as the anti-tachyon levels within the shield matrix continue to increase. 
Travis also notes just how curious and concerned Singh is with the appearance of three unknown humans coming aboard from an unidentified planet. He reiterates his promise to explain everything, but to do that, he has her call the senior officers to the wardroom. It would be best if they can all be brought into the loop of just what the hell has been going on at the same time... 

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In the wardroom, Singh, McCoy and Trip are left stunned by what they're hearing, with Singh openly distrustful and cautious of the Ascendant officers. She is somewhat mollified by T'Pol's verification of the current situation, while McCoy and Trip both take some solace in at least having someone explain everything to them. 
Shaw promises to help whatever way she and her people can, but is greeted with hostility from Singh and McCoy when she refuses to hand over any advanced technology or materials. She reminds them of the Temporal Prime Directive, freely admitting she is bending the rules already a fair bit already, but she will not go that far.
Kelham speaks up, doing what he can to change the subject by passing on their readings of the aperture the Horizon passed through. Their latest scans through their sensor relay have identified that the reason it is still open is due to the leak from the warp nacelle. The highly ionized trail of plasma is acting as a kind of 'door stop', forcing the aperture to remain active.
As Trip agrees to show Kelham and McKenchie where they can be put to work, the entire ship is shaken by another discharge, one with a far greater impact on the hull. Yellow alert klaxons begin to blare as Travis and Singh are summoned to the bridge...

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Shaw, Kelham and McKenchie join Travis, T'Pol and Singh on the bridge, while Trip and McCoy head to where they're needed. The three Ascendant officers find themselves surplus to requirements as the Horizon crew go about their tasks, figuring out what is going on.
It's damning news. T'Pol reports that somehow, the energy discharges have increased exponentially in severity and intensity in the last few minutes. The curious thing is, they do not seem to be striking anywhere near the Horizon. Not only that, but the plasma trail is being dissipated, meaning the window of time they have to effect a return journey is shrinking.
The Horizon is rocked once again, knocking everyone off-balance. Several consoles overload, knocking Singh from her station, barely conscious. Springing into action, McKenchie quickly takes over at the helm, while Kelham douses fires from burned-out circuits and Shaw tends to the fallen X.O. 
T'Pol manages to get enough sensor data on her console to report that the entire quantum field is undergoing some kind of massive energetic reaction. She is able to detect an unusual type of radioactive signature, but is unable to identify it. 

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At Camp Ascendant, Aldred, T'Mur and Allen all stare up in amazement at the gorgeous light-show that plays across the entire night sky. Like the Aurora Borealis on Earth, but with the savage intensity of an electrical storm. 
However, their enjoyment of the phenomenon is ruined when they loose the live telemetry link with both the Morrow and the sensor relay drone...

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On the Horizon's main screen, Shaw, Travis and the others watch stunned as the entire quantum field continues to grow with brighter intensity and raw power. Massive lightning-like bursts dance across the field, with a measured output that beggars belief, but thankfully do not seem to be impacting the Horizon itself, merely causing disruption of the space around it.
Unfortunately, the sheer level of energy output of the 'storm' is far too powerful for even the Morrow's upgraded shields to withstand. Shaw, Kelham and McKenchie share a look as they realize just what this means...
They're stranded aboard the Horizon.

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