Lair of the Phoenix
by Reafis
A challenge this one. Following on from the events at Starbase 10 a Starfleet Intelligence Team arrives on the ship with a task. To locate something that has elluded Starfleet for decades... a Phoenix Facility.
These facilities are rumoured to be the core of the Tal Shiar, and contain many technologies and research that are illegal and dangerous. But they are so secret that only a few Romulans know of their existance. The staff at these bases being rumoured to never leave, and to arrive blindfolded and placed in stasis for the entire trip.
But the discovery that the Romulans who attacked Starbase 10 were not after the Senator, rescued by the USS Alsea but a meer crewmember with a satisfactory record was evidence that he may know where one is.
The Plan? To go undercover, surglically altered as Romulans and using the captured and repaired Freighter used for the attack and to investigate the Romulan planet where Starfleet believes the Facility may be.
Primarily this will be Security/Science mission but everyone is going to be needed to locate something no one is sure exists.
So Objectives are
1)Reach Orbit of the target world and remain in orbit without attracting attention
2)Locate the Phoenix Facility (This wont be easy as no one actually knows where it is, locals might know strange things though)
3)Download as much data as possible and destroy the Facility if needed (assuming its safe to do so)
4)Prevent the Romulan Commander from the SB 10 Incident from obtaining his goal.
Romulan Commander
This man is a terrible force to deal with. He has the mind of a vulcan master with knowledge that surpasses the longest lived trill and maybe even approaching the level of Data. But he is also a Tal Shiar Commander and devious and cunning. To cap it all he is a strategic genius and not an easy person to defeat. His goal is to obtain several devices that only exist in Phoenix Facilities, but one in general... the plans for the Shiva device.
The Phoenix Facility
It is located directly beneath a City, but almost totally sealed from the city. It has few entrances, all concealed and difficult to reach. It may be possible to infiltrate a few people into it posing as new staff but transport into and out of it is impossible by transporter due to dampeners (New staff are brought in via a cleverly modified waste chute). The locals do not know it exists only that odd things happen in certain areas sometimes. It is located half under an industrial district and half under a residential area.
The Romulan Forces
Though there are Romulan ships patrolling the space around the planet but they and local security do not know about the Facility. They can be controlled by the Facilty Commander however as she is a Tal Shiar Admiral.
The Planet (Name to be decided)
The Planet is a barren, depressing world, half of which is permanently in night and the other half is permanently in daylight due to the planets huge moon in close proximity which blocks alot of the systems star as it follows the planets orbit precisely. The Facility is located on the dark side a cold dank place with heaters of varying types everywhere. The Population is mainly reman labourers with some Romulans. A few dismal bars and eateries are around but little plant life.
