Gone to Ground

The Mazu is under siege from within as a mole wreaks havoc on board! Izzy battles a computer virus for control of the ship! Morganth is stuck on Hearth investigating the Kindred explosion! Cade is on the hunt, but constantly two steps behind! T'Shek has vanished...but is she the traitor, or one of their victims? The crew's skills and loyalties are tested like never before! Hopes are high when your mission’s in the stars, but when trust crashes down it’s hard to get back up after everything's...Gone to Ground!

Opening Log
"Personal log, Captain Lenara Ral."

"For all the progress and new discoveries made on Hearth, we’ve taken two steps back with every step forward." "Commander Neumann has soldiered through his physiological evolution with strength and determination; an impressive display of fortitude despite what I can only imagine to be a serious blow to his personal sense of identity. As a Trill, I can empathize somewhat, but his experience breaks the mold of what was understood, even by the followers of his faith.""The people of Hearth have been dealt a heavy hand with new details that upend years of civilization — only to have these nascent discoveries dashed with the theft of the main crystal.""Our joint force efforts with the people of Hearth to identify more details about the crystal’s theft revealed precious few answers, and worse, seem to have soured relations with the planet’s inhabitants even further.""They initially regarded us with suspicion, only to welcome us warmly upon our activation of the Yigg in the Kindred, and now with Mendel’s trail getting colder, no closer to finding the crystal, fingers are pointing once again in our direction.""Lieutenant T’Shek is a new focal point, as her lost weapon was the likely culprit for the crystal’s theft. It was prudent to confine her to quarters as we continue to search for answers. Although, if she is not responsible, signs suggest there may be an element aboard our ship working against our interests.""Consistent with our experiences thus far, every effort to unravel the mysteries of the space quake, Dr. Prescott, the crystal, and Mendel, our investigative efforts have entangled us in undeniably personal ways. From my own attack, to Neumann’s evolution, and now a malicious agent on the Mazu...""We must shake off the creeping fog of paranoia to focus on the tasks at hand. Even as one of these tasks is to review our ranks to root out any moles as we determine our next best coordinates to pursue our original mission.""I’m due to check in with Admiral Davis and our Klingon compatriots, but I doubt they can offer much assistance given the odds against us.""Nevertheless, we owe it to ourselves, each other, and the Federation at large to carry on.""Ral, out."