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Locations of the (crew of the) USS Atlantis:
- - Trapped in some sort of maze. (Captain Torn)
- - Hiding inside a subspace distortion nebula near a star system with a Class A blue star, apparently inside Dominion space, in the Gamma Quadrant. (The ship and rest of the crew)
Summary:
- 2392.04.25
Hiding inside the subspace distortion nebula, the crew of the Atlantis -- excluding the Captain, unfortunately -- were momentarily safe from the ongoing attacks of the subspace rifts. Unable to appear inside this nebula, the rifts would undoubtedly attack the ship again as soon as it existed the nebula, but until then, the crew was safe.
But a lot of damage had already been done. Many systems were not functioning as they should, and deck 11 was a complete mess. Unfortunately, there was loss of lives as well. Lieutenant Fletcher's fiancée, crewman Lemminkainen, had been killed during the attack. Blinded by anger, the helmsman seriously injured a medic before being sedated. Having ended the staff meeting, Commander Velden and Lieutenant Rofellian paid a visit to Fletcher in the brig.
While the two officers were away, two Dominion ships arrived, claiming that this was their nebula and that the Atlantis had to leave immediately. Lieutenant Andersson, who thought it best to present herself to the Vorta as the Captain of the Atlantis, managed to bluff her way through most of the following negotiation, but in the end, the Vorta still demanded that the Akira class vessel departed the region... or he would open fire. In its present condition, the ship was no match for two Dominion ships... let alone the reinforcements the Vorta was threatening to call in.
After Velden and Rofellian arrived on the Bridge, and Velden assisted 'Captain' Andersson in the difficult talks, the Vorta agreed to give the crew of the Atlantis a few minutes to make up their minds. Now, the crew seems to have only two options: either obey the Vorta and get blown to bits by the waiting subspace rifts outside the nebula, or stay inside the nebula and die at the hands of two (and possibly more) Dominion vessels.
Unaware of what was happening on the Atlantis, Captain Torn was held captive along with the rest of the COs and Admirals of the Frontier Fleet. Forced to navigate their way through some sort of maze, where death could face them at every turn, the officers started their perilous journey which could very well be their last. Having barely escaped death by drowning, Torn and his cell mates can only guess what their captors have in store for them.
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