Episode One - One Way Trip. Pandora Banks' Team.

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Unknown Sector
Meropis
1301

"Well...actually...perhaps we should rejoin uh....""Pandora..."

"Yes Sir." Evan began walking to join the rest of the team. Inwardly he was glad that he wouldn't be investigating the energy signature further, he didn't know much about electromagnetic energy except what he had learned in high school, and the fact that it affected the joints where his cybernetics met his flesh in a similar way that changes in atmospheric pressure affected those who had joint injuries.

Biology was more his subject, which became an issue when he overheard a conversation between Raiden and Warrent Officer Evans. He nodded at Evans' explanation of his reaction. It was a very good idea to be cautious concerning the various creepy crawlies due to the fact that we didn't know how toxic they might be to humans.

1315
Gate Room

The earthquake had come as a shock and Evan fought to retain his balance. He managed to stay vertical, but then came the gas. Idly he wondered if the gas was heavier or lighter than air, but dismissed the thought as he held his breath. It didn't really matter since vent placement would allow for maximum efficiency either way.

"I'm fine. But I think we should try to figure out what that gas was. It might be some kind of a pesticide, something to keep the wildlife from inhabiting this place."

Of course he might be wrong, in fact he hoped he was wrong, as he preferred to stay alive. Either way knowledge would be helpful.

[Pandora Banks]

Gate Ops
Meropis
1316

Pandora considered Robinson's offer of explanation,
"It could very well be some sort of decontamination gas, the city is so old it would only be fitting to give it a spring clean when it gets re-activated. Still we sho-" She choked on the last word. Evans standing next to her gave her a concerned look. Pandora started coughing, holding her chest as she did so. The coughing became more and more violent, she fell to her knees before collapsing on the floor, the coughing subsided but Pandora seemed to lie there in a stunned cold-sweating state.

Officer Evans knelt at her side and held her head safely off the floor before yelling to the rest of the team,
"Shes going into shock! Somebody get up here and help!!"
He didn't know what to do, but he felt fine. Pandora looked up at him, clearly suffering. The gas must have found something in Pandora and attacked, and it appeared to be doing a good job so far.

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(OOC: Sorry its short, just had to move it on really)

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Gate Room
Meropis
1316


"Oh my God..." Lucas said when he saw what had happened. He watched Pandora collapse and then heard Officer Evans beg for help. Lucas knew only rudimentary first aid; everyone had been taught that; what they really needed was a doctor or at the very least a medic. Not caring to tell those in the Gate Room that he was leaving, Lucas ran out of the room quickly finding his way to the Operations Room.

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Gate Ops
Meropis
1320

Entering Gate Ops, Lucas went over to Pandora.
He noted her seemingly dazed expression and her pale, cold and clammy skin.
"First Aid isn't going to go very far..." He muttered; half to himself and half to Evans.
Reaching out a hand, Lucas felt Pandora's heartbeat via her carotid artery.
Gently he rolled her on to her side so she could breathe easier.
"She has got to get back to the Sun Tzu, or that the very least we need a medic; I don't have the expertise to do much other than basic CPR, monitoring her vitals and all that." Lucas informed.

TAG: Open

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Gate Ops
Meropis
1321

Evan wondered whether he should speak up. After all he was a bit of a biologist, however he wasn't a medic. But he may be the closest thing that the team could get in short notice.

With all due respect Sir, the Sun Tzu might not be an option. Evan said making his way to Pandora and beginning a check for any sort of symptoms which could give him an idea of what they may be facing.

Consider that we were all exposed to the same gas, yet only Dr. Banks has had any adverse symptoms. This could mean something as simple as an allergic reaction. Or it could mean the gas itself was harmless and it was merely the delivery system for an infectious agent.

He continued his check. Of course he may miss things as a medic, but as a biologist he stood a better chance at catching anything than the rest of the team down here. In that case a quarantine would be the safest course of action, and it would be impossible to quarantine against an unknown disease agent, save for the obvious, Sir."

He was sure that the rest of the team would know that the obvious meant staying on the planet, however he didn't want to say that out loud. With all due respect Sir, Our best bet would to beam a medic down here."

TAG: Lucas/Open

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1321

Raiden would have agreed with Evan, well, IF he could have heard them. He had seen Pandora drop from where he was by the Stargate.

As he began to make his way over at a sprint, half way up the stairs to the main control room where Pandora and the others were, Raiden suddenly feels a surge of warmth in his body as he begins to cough and fall into shock in a similar fashion as Pandora. Sweat was forming on his neck, face, and fore arms. Knees shaking, he had trouble sitting up right on the stone surface. Crap! Not him too!

His vision blurred for a second when he tripped. Mentally disoriented, he gripped one of the steps with his left arm and tried to push himself into a sitting position, and managed to do so shakily even though he was still slumped over somewhat. "Guys," he said, coughing again, hoping someone would notice.

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<I had talked to Conway about this a while ago xP>

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Gate Ops
Meropis
1322

The walls seemed to echo with a sound; the sound of a cough.
Glancing behind him Lucas saw nothing. "Raiden?" He called.
Looking back at Evan, Lucas stood up.
"Stay with Banks." Lucas instructed. He then turned and headed for the stairs that led to and from the Control Room.

The area was still dark but it was light enough that one could still see.
"Raiden?!" Lucas called again.

Raiden was still fighting to stay up right as his conscience became foggy and feverish. "Over here." he mumbled as he bent himself over and rested his elbows on his knees. Dizzy, he huffed a sigh, trying to swallow a tightness in his throat. "This had better not be swine flu or something." he scowled, clearly in distaste about the idea of getting sick so soon. More so, he was wondering what triggered himself and Pandora falling ill like this.

Lucas followed Raiden's voice until he found the other man.
In the dim lighting, all it took was one look at Raiden's face for Lucas to know that Raiden had the same thing that had afflicted Pandora.
"Great...not you too!" Lucas muttered as he knelt down beside Raiden.
"Just take it easy Raiden..." Lucas muttered. He knew they needed help but there was no doctor in the house.
Glancing back up the stairs, Lucas was trying to decide what to do.

"I'll try." Raiden mumbled, barely seeming to fully acknowledge Lucas. He just feared that as soon as he stood up, the world would spin and he'd catch on fire. "What are we going to do, with two of us sick, we can't go anywhere." he queried, feeling like nothing but a drag now.

Should they stay where they were or try to get back outside; if for nothing but to get clean, fresh air rather than whatever they all may be breathing in. However if they did that then there would presumably be no way to contact the other search party.

"That's not the part that has me worried. None of us are medics. I myself have only the basic first aid training." Lucas said, referring to the classes they took when they were in basic training.
He thought for a moment. There were some people that Jason had left outside to guard the entrance...perhaps one of them had some medical training?

"Come on..." Lucas said. He stood up and more or less picked Raiden up. Gently he turned and began to walk back up the stairs. Raiden was heavy; Lucas had to bite back his comment about what Raiden ate that morning; it certainly wasn't called for.

Hiding an unhappy frown, Raiden let himself be carried/dragged along. He tried to help here and there, but the attempts were somewhat feeble, though he really did try. "That one girl on the other team...is a medic." he pointed out, really hoping they wouldn't have to back track their expedition any because of this predicament.

Once in the Control Room, Lucas placed Raiden on the ground next to Pandora.
"Do you think one of us should try to meet up with the other team?" Lucas asked Evan.

<TAG: Evan, Open>

This has been a JP between Raiden McCallister and Lucas Cafferey

[Dominic Evans]

Gate Ops
Meropis
1323

Evans nodded when told to stay with Banks. He had stepped back while people stepped forth to put her in the recovery position. Now Raiden had fallen ill as well. He looked up at the Lt. Col.'s question. Tapping the upper left flack jacket pocket he uttered, "No radio signals. I'll stay here, you guys go get the group by the entrance, see if anyone out there can make it back in here, I'll do what I can and hopefully the General will show up soon..." He gave Cafferey a good luck nod followed by a half hearted salute before turning back to Pandora.

She was fading fast, she was certainly unconscious now while Raiden struggled on fighting whatever this was. Trying to think fast Evans passed a ton of ideas through his head, then voiced his only logical thought to the group just as they were leaving.
"It must have something to do with the people. I mean, we all got exposed to the gas right? So these guys must have had some sort of illness it is attacking or some sort of allergic reaction to it. I must also suggest somebody goes to the consoles up there and tries to find out what the hell that stuff was, some damn strong pesticide for sure..."
He knew he was speaking out of rank and turn, but given the circumstances that would be excused, lives were on the line and they had only been here five minutes! He took a cloth from his jacket and began patting the sweat away from Pandora, trying to at least make sure the patient was as comfortable as can be.

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"If they have a medic, than it would be worth the risk to send two or three people over." Evan checking Pandora. "We should at least try to treat the symptoms, perhaps get them some antihistamine in case it is an allergic reaction."

He turned to Lucas. "Sir who do you want to send? I can either go or stay. On one hand I did study biology, but on the other I mostly focused on zoology and ecology."

He figured it would be best to let the CO decide on this because he could think of good reasons for him to stay AND go. Thus he was ready for whatever his commander would order him.

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[Pandora Banks]

Gate Ops
Meropis
1325

She lay there, not quite unconscious, but wishing she was. Sound had left her a long time ago and vision was thinking about departing her as well. Everything just sounded like one loud and long constant ringing, as if an explosion had gone off near by. All the colours were a blur as she wearily moved her head from side to side. Sweat was forming on her yet she felt so cold now. Pandora attempted to clutch at the floor, at Evan's leg... Anything. She didn't know what they were planning but wished they would hurry up, this was rather unpleasant.

It was then that she had a thought, diagnosing herself the symptoms came to mind. She hoped against anything that there was information in the Meropis database relating to a cure. Yes this had been a virus in Atlantis that several people had suffered from, yes she could think, the gas must have ejected it as a self-defense. Yet learning from the Atlantis mistakes the expedition had been offered vaccinations but Pandora had been far too busy that day to accept. She remember it now, walking past the line to the infirmary juggling a large stack of personnel files as she prepared the civilian segment of the expedition. This had to be it... The moment of clarity passed.

It was now down to pure instinct. She quickly lost track of her thoughts, all she knew was what she needed to say. Robinson was making his way past to talk to Cafferey when a hand reached out and grabbed his shin hard. Pulling herself up slightly, she looked up at his face. He bent down and she whispered into his ear,
"... Pegasus ... Su'Ran ... Virus .." With that she collapsed back to the floor, and was no truly unconscious.

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Gate Ops
Meropis
1325

"... Pegasus ... Su'Ran ... Virus .."

Evan was startled as Pandora grabbed him and delivered her message. He frowned as he thought about it. If it was a known virus than that would explain the low number of casualties. Of course he didn't remember getting the vaccine, but it was highly probable that they had sneaked it in with the rest of the treatments.

He sped up. "Sir, It may be the Su'Ran Virus from Atlantis, or at least very similar. That would explain why only two people were struck. And it would fit in with the Ancient Pesticide/ Defense Theory. In other words I highly suggest, we get a medic or two here so they can start treatment."

He was sure that none of their packs held the necessary medication but it would be highly likely that a medic's would. "Sir I volunteer to go get the medic, or the vaccine if they can't spare her for any reason."

He stood and waited anxiously. Someone needed to go and get at least the medicine, but he still needed the Lieutenant Colonel's permission.

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Gate Ops
Meropis
1326

Lucas thought about it for a minute, even after Pandora lost consciousness.
"Alright Robinson but make it fast. Evans see if there is anyway to establish contact with the other team, I will stay here and look after Banks and McCallister." Lucas said, snapping in to command mode.

It was the most efficient way of getting things done. Hopefully they would be able to get in contact with Conway's team before things got really out of hand, but if not...at least they should be able to have a medic handy.

Glancing down, Lucas took in Pandora's countenance before looking at Raiden. If they were out of luck with the medic on the outside, then things would soon turn ugly.

<TAG: Pandora's Team

[Dominic Evans]

Gate Ops
Meropis
1327

Their C.O had come through for them, orders had been issued. Evans nodded, "Right... Contact, okay..." He tried his radio again but got nothing, thinking fast he recalled that Atlantis had to modify the city's systems to get a good pitch on the radio, after all these city ships are huge. He then realized half of this particular city ship was buried underground, so there was a good chance that wasn't helping either.

He rushed up to the control room, slowing down to double check for any more of those gas booby-traps. It seemed like they'd all been triggered, and if he was going to catch it Evans thought he probably would have by now. He started working at the consoles, not really knowing what does what! He had paid attention during the initial Atlantis training briefs, thankfully, so he had a vague idea of where to start looking. Steve Evans set to work, trying to find the right buttons to activate, and get in touch with the General.

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Gate Ops
Meropis
1326

Alright Robinson but make it fast.

Evan paused only to salute and ran off as if the lives of his teammates counted on him, and they very well might.

Meropis corridors
1327

Evan ran through the corridors as fast as he could. He quickly backtracked to the point where Pandora's team had split from the other team. He then turned and went in the direction the other team had traveled in.

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Outside Collapsed section
He was a zoologist and he had been a big game hunter. That made him a pretty darned good tracker. Soon he reached the other half of the team.

Damn. He murmured to himself, seeing the obvious destruction, before calling out. "Excuse me I need to either borrow your medic or some medicine to fight the Su Raan Virus, and I was ordered to hurry."



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Now in Gate Ops - the control room
1330

Thanks to Lucas's help, Raiden was now in the Control Room with Pandora and Steve. He thanked Lucas with a slight mutter before walking over to Steve.

"I can help...Evans." Raiden said as he tried to get up from against the wall near Pandora. His symptoms seemed to be slightly less dramatic than Pandora's, luckily. He made his way towards the control panels and looked for the communications section. Evan had already found it. There were several buttons for open comlinks, private sectors, etc. What way to get in touch with him the quickest? Use the open one. But wait, there was a grid! The grid was de-activated, but knowing some of the code to activate it, the fairly large grid was brought online.

Flicking up some more switches, Raiden made sure all necessary functions for the control room was functioning. "Just making sure everything necessary is online guys." he said, coughing briefly as he shuffled about.

"Evans, please help me watch the grid for now? It's possible we can detect their radio signals, but I first saw absolutely nothing. If they're weak, by chance we could pick it up soon." He felt zombiefied, but he kept going. Coughing again, he wiped his forehead a bit shakily and leaned over to scan the communication controls along with some other security functions for the nearby rooms and alert codes farther down the main panel. "Sorry if I'm being too forceful, but this is technically my main duty. Just ensuring efficiency, communications is connected to security after all. You want to make the call?" Raiden asked Steve. "I'd hate to cough up a storm in the middle of *cough* saying something." With that said, Raiden slid down to the floor again, legs folded, already feeling exhaustion kick in again.

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Gate Ops
Meropis
1331

When Raiden collapsed once more, Lucas' panic meter went up another notch. Lucas had wordlessly tried to stop Raiden when he had gotten up the first time, now the Lieutenant Colonel was going to be a tad more forceful.

"Oh for the love of..." Lucas muttered to himself as he went over and half picked up, half dragged Raiden away from the consoles.
"Look....McCallister, I appreciate your devotion to your work and all but we don't need you making your condition worse. You are no good to anyone unconscious." Lucas said, hoping that would sink in to the Chief Security Officer's mind; though he doubted it.

Glancing over his shoulder at Evans, Lucas asked "What's the verdict? Were you able to make contact?"
While waiting for Evans reply, Lucas then checked on Pandora. It appeared that her condition was unchanged which could be considered a plus; while she wasn't getting any better she wasn't getting any worse either!

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