Personal Log: FO Cmdr. Jeff Jalando

Stardate 2393.01.15.
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This is my first mission as Captain of the USS Odyssey and her crew. A disappearing crew, that is. I'll try to explain.

Two days ago, we arrived at Tarakana II, after Starfleet picked up a distress call. Apparently Tarakanans were disappearing: the reason was unknown to them. I ordered scans to be taken, and teams to beam down to the surface to assist the Tarakanans in their daily lives. Lives which were being torn apart because of these disappearances. All of this is having a huge effect on the Tarakanan social structure. Fear is the one thing all Tarakanans have in common. Fear of disappearing.

Actually, that's not true. There's this group who believe in the ToS: Time of Salvation. Their leader, Krikz, actually thinks that these disappearances are done by Devine powers. As if the Prophets would do something like this! Still, it *is* what some of these people down on the surface believe... and I have to respect that, whether I like it or not.

Now, two days after arriving at Tarakana II, the Odyssey only has about 25 people on board. That's not even enough to form a skeleton crew! I've let this happen, because the Tarakanans on the surface need our help. A large building near the government building in the Capital City just collapsed, and Commander Nerfertii wanted more people to help. So I sent those. Everyone I can spare.

The most senior officers who are left on board are, amongst others: me, Lieutenant Elan, Ensign Creevel, and... Lieutenant Greystone. The latter has been released from the Brig, because our helmsman disappeared...

Yes, the disappearances are happening to the Odyssey crew as well. Why, we don't know. We're still working on it. But we're running out of time. I'm afraid there's nothing we can do to stop these disappearances... and if that's so, the Odyssey will become a ghostship to orbit a ghost-planet...

I hope Starfleet sends reinforcements soon. I know they can never get here in time, unless one of the Transwarp ships can be spared. But I doubt it. If that was the case, they would have send some other ship to begin with. One with more crew... Seriously, 200 people, having to help about 2 billion Tarakanans?

Well, if we do disappear, and if Starfleet doesn't have ships here in time, I'd like them to read this, and other logs. At least then they know what happened to us... what kind of persons we were.

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