05-06-2026, 02:02 AM
== GM-Broken Arrow ==
As Dr. O'Fee reached out to Engineering, the bio-bed's diagnostic computer finished running a localized structural analysis of the pod cluster to answer her immediate concern.
The computer confirmed that the pods were not wired in a fragile "series circuit." This highly advanced species designed their survival gear with extreme redundancy. The pods were modular. Disconnecting the "Leader's" pod from the main cluster would not cause the other eleven to fail or open.
However, there was a catch.
The diagnostic showed that the moment a pod is physically severed from the shared power matrix, its internal emergency battery takes over. The pod's programming assumes that if it has been disconnected, the ship is either destroyed or the pod has been deployed to a planetary surface. Therefore, severing the umbilical will initiate an automatic, unalterable 15-minute countdown to a forced revival. Once Evie and her team unplug that pod to move it to the Holodeck, they will have exactly 15 minutes to transport it, get it behind Gath's forcefields, and administer the coagulant before the occupant wakes up on their own—which, without the coagulant, would be fatal.
Simultaneously, the main medical terminal chirped, signaling that it had finished processing Nurse Dawes's request for a counter-agent.
Charlotte's request was successful. By analyzing the chemical structure of the alien stimulant, the computer was able to synthesize a highly concentrated, fast-acting neuro-suppressant—a heavily modified Anesthizine derivative. The computer authorized the replicator to produce the counter-agent in standard hypospray vials.
The computer did append one warning, however, echoing Gath's tactical report. Because of the alien's highly efficient, redundant circulatory system, a standard dose of the counter-agent would only neutralize the stimulant for approximately ten minutes before their liver and secondary organs filtered it out. It was a functioning safety net, but a temporary one.
The pieces were in place. They had the counter-agent, they had the coagulant, and they knew exactly which pod they were taking. The clock was ready to start.
As Dr. O'Fee reached out to Engineering, the bio-bed's diagnostic computer finished running a localized structural analysis of the pod cluster to answer her immediate concern.
The computer confirmed that the pods were not wired in a fragile "series circuit." This highly advanced species designed their survival gear with extreme redundancy. The pods were modular. Disconnecting the "Leader's" pod from the main cluster would not cause the other eleven to fail or open.
However, there was a catch.
The diagnostic showed that the moment a pod is physically severed from the shared power matrix, its internal emergency battery takes over. The pod's programming assumes that if it has been disconnected, the ship is either destroyed or the pod has been deployed to a planetary surface. Therefore, severing the umbilical will initiate an automatic, unalterable 15-minute countdown to a forced revival. Once Evie and her team unplug that pod to move it to the Holodeck, they will have exactly 15 minutes to transport it, get it behind Gath's forcefields, and administer the coagulant before the occupant wakes up on their own—which, without the coagulant, would be fatal.
Simultaneously, the main medical terminal chirped, signaling that it had finished processing Nurse Dawes's request for a counter-agent.
Charlotte's request was successful. By analyzing the chemical structure of the alien stimulant, the computer was able to synthesize a highly concentrated, fast-acting neuro-suppressant—a heavily modified Anesthizine derivative. The computer authorized the replicator to produce the counter-agent in standard hypospray vials.
The computer did append one warning, however, echoing Gath's tactical report. Because of the alien's highly efficient, redundant circulatory system, a standard dose of the counter-agent would only neutralize the stimulant for approximately ten minutes before their liver and secondary organs filtered it out. It was a functioning safety net, but a temporary one.
The pieces were in place. They had the counter-agent, they had the coagulant, and they knew exactly which pod they were taking. The clock was ready to start.