Captain Airik Mitchell stood in the middle of the bridge as the crew began their delicate operations. It was a multi-step endeavor to rid the chroniton life forms from the ship and reverse their aging effects on the crew. Because of the intricacies of the plan, Captain Mitchell assigned one member of the to a shuttlecraft positioned at a distance calculated to be safe from the McNair being re-infected. On the shuttle were Commander MacReady who seemed immune to the effects. In the event the plan didn’t work MacReady had his orders to contact Starfleet.<br/><br/>To limit the human error the computer was preprogrammed to initiate the entire sequence automatically. The simulations engineering and medical worked through seemed to have all the kinks worked out.<br/><br/>=/\= Thank you Lieutenant. =/\=<br/><br/>Before beginning the sequence, Airik captured the moment in time. With his ability to alter the time continuum in a localized area, he considered the life he had led thus far. It was mostly fulfilled. The Ba’ku species, however, were always on quests to learn and master. It wasn’t a competitive nature but rather an appreciation for the intricacies around them. In many areas he was still a student of life. Airik had so much more to learn. His last thought was of Dallas.<br/><br/>=/\= Computer, initiate McNair Alpha Omega. =/\=<br/><br/>The code name was someone’s idea of literary metaphor. The alpha and omega were strong symbols for life and death. Youth and age. It was something that the Ba’ku could appreciate – the little things. The name stuck.<br/><br/>As Airik initiated the sequence the computer took main control of the ship. Instantly transporters engaged and the crew and much of the biological matter on the ship vanished. The transporter chief calculated the time the crew could be held in the transporter without significant strain on the ship’s energy as well as any degradation in the transporter signatures. Being from a culture that long ago abandoned their technological advances, Airik came to accept them as a way of life in Starfleet. However, this was taking it a bit far.<br/><br/>What seemed like only a fraction of time, Airik rematerialized on the bridge. He was momentarily disoriented. It was probably due to remaining in the transporter for longer than normal. “Lieutenant, status?”<br/><br/>Worked into the Alpha Omega sequence was an automatic diagnostic and sensor program. The readouts would provide all the necessary evidence to determine if the plan worked.<br/><br/>“The deflector array has disengaged. All crew accounted for. Detecting no chroniton emissions on the McNair. Time in transporter stasis…three hours fourteen minutes.” Was the response from the Science Officer.<br/><br/>Airik smiled. “Contact Commander MacReady and initiate the same sequence on the shuttle. Send a message to Starfleet of our status.”<br/><br/>=/\= Bridge to Engineering. My appreciation Lieutenant. I’m not dead. =/\=<br/><br/>Airik chuckled. Not bad for a first mission.<br/><br/>“Helm, once Commander MacReady has been cleared to return, set a course for Starbase 39.”<br/>