Waiting For The Other Shoe - Revision history

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Links

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	[~~http~~://www.star-traks.com/~~way~~/~~wayshoe.txt~~ Waiting For The Other Shoe... ~~(text)]~~		[https://www.star-traks.com//waystation/stories/page2/24_WAY_WAYSHOE/ Waiting For The Other Shoe...]

	~~[http://www.star-traks.com/way/way.html The Star Traks: Waystation web page~~]

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Author's Comments

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	==Author's Comments==		==Author's Comments==
			This story works well with the "Waystation as a town" concept. I was able to show the effects of shutting down causality on people other than the Starfleet crew, which I think makes the story a lot more fun. It was also one of the first times I really addressed what people do during their off-hours...besides eating. The characters in Waystation seem to spend most of their time in restaurants or the mall food court.


			This story marks the first appearance of Security Officer [[Mike Waits]]. I think in this one story he got more development than any of Russell's previously-mentioned security officers ever had.


			Bradley Dillon's clerks are a blatant rip-off (or a loving homage, if you prefer) of the characters in the Kevin Smith film "Clerks" and its many sequels and off-shoots.

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Featuring

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	*Colonel [[Martin Lazlo]]		*Colonel [[Martin Lazlo]]
	*Dr. [[Amedon Nelson]]		*Dr. [[Amedon Nelson]]
			*[[Bradley Dillon]]

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Featuring

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	*Commander [[Walter Morales]]		*Commander [[Walter Morales]]
	*Lieutenant Commander [[Craig Porter]]		*Lieutenant Commander [[Craig Porter]]
			*Lieutenant [[Sean Russell]]
	*Yeoman [[Tina Jones]]		*Yeoman [[Tina Jones]]
	*Colonel [[Martin Lazlo]]		*Colonel [[Martin Lazlo]]
	*Dr. [[Amedon Nelson]]		*Dr. [[Amedon Nelson]]


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Also Featuring

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			*[[Ih'mad]]
			*Lieutenant Colonel [[Daniel O'Neal]]

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Summary

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	[[Waystation]] is being battered by a spatial storm. Lieutenant Commander [[Craig Porter]] realizes that the storm is feeding off of Waystation's power. The station's power systems are shut down while Porter launched a high-energy probe to lure the storm away from the station toward a pulsar. With the storm gone, he and his engineering crews set ~~about surveying~~ the ~~damage~~ to the station.		[[Waystation]] is being battered by a spatial storm. Lieutenant Commander [[Craig Porter]] realizes that the storm is feeding off of Waystation's power. The station's power systems are shut down while Porter launched a high-energy probe to lure the storm away from the station toward a pulsar. With the storm gone, he and his engineering crews set bringing the primary power core back online. As they do so, the core's energy readings spike, sending out a ripple that passes throughout the station, but then everything seems fine. Later, as Porter is examining the exterior of the upper saucer in an EVA suit, the hull of the saucer ruptured beneath his feet, sending him flying out into space. But then he was suddenly standing back on the saucer, which was perfectly intact. All across the station, similar incidents begin occurring...or not occurring really. When an action is taken, the expected result just doesn't take place. Dr. [[Amedon Nelson]] cannot get broken bones to heal, [[Ih'mad]]'s customers cannot get full, the Federation Marines cannot destroy their practice targets, and a shoplifter cannot get out of [[Dillon's Supply Depot]] with his ill-gotten gains. Porter figures out that the laws of causality are no longer working on Waystation, and to prove it he punches Colonel [[Martin Lazlo]], who doesn't react at all. The effects of the impact of Porter's fist against his face don't reach Lazlo. The ripple from the power core affected Waystation on the quantum level, effectively shutting down the laws of cause and effect. Porter is able to create a second ripple that reverses the effect. After he does so, everything that had happened while the laws of causality were shut down begins to have its proper effect, causing pain and chaos through the station. Porter narrowly averts the station's destruction, but everything seems to be back to normal. Just to make sure that causality is working, though, Captain [[Lisa Beck\|Beck]] punches Lazlo.



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	~~While out on a survey mission, the~~ [[~~USS Wayward~~]] ~~detects a small shuttle that~~ is being ~~pursed~~ by a ~~larger craft~~. ~~The shuttle pilot begs the Wayward crew for help, saying that the larger ship is out to get his shuttle. The larger ship's occupants identify themselves as~~ [[~~Collectors~~]] ~~and state~~ that the ~~shuttle~~ is theirs because it is of Falinor. They have assessed the planet Falinor, collected what was of value to them, and are liquidating the rest. They invite the Wayward crew to come to Falinor because there are wonderful deals to be had there. The Wayward runs the Collectors off, and the crew agrees to go to Falinor to see if they can help. They find that the planet is swarming with ships there for the sale. While Colonel [[Martin Lazlo]] takes the shuttle pilot to the surface to size up the situation, Commander [[Walter Morales]] goes to see the Falinoran Prime Minister. While Morales doesn't learn anything of ~~use, Lazlo discovers that the Collectors~~' ~~ground troops are actually mind-controlled aliens who are being used against their well~~. The ~~mind control devices~~ are ~~inside the black helmets that all Collectors wear.~~ Porter ~~concludes that~~ the ~~helmets could be disrupted with an electromagnetic pulse and sets to work modifying~~ the ~~Wayward's deflector dish as Lazlo leads~~ a ~~team of marines onto the Collectors' mothership~~. Five smaller Collector ships go after the Wayward while Lazlo sets of an EM pulse device inside the mothership, freeing several collected individuals. Lazlo's team pursues the Chief Assessor, who is actually a Collector, to the ~~mothership's bridge~~, and the ~~Wayward is able~~ to ~~use an EM pulse fired from~~ the ~~deflector ship to de-collect the pilots pursuing them. The Chief Assessor agrees to leave Falinor~~. ~~He and his 40 actual Collectors depart in their mothership, leaving behind 700 de-collected aliens from various worlds.~~		[[Waystation]] is being battered by a spatial storm. Lieutenant Commander [[Craig Porter]] realizes that the storm is feeding off of Waystation's power. The station's power systems are shut down while Porter launched a high-energy probe to lure the storm away from the station toward a pulsar. With the storm gone, he and his engineering crews set about surveying the damage to the station.

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We join our heroes in the midst of a major galactic storm that threatens to tear the station to shreds! Okay, so you pretty much know that that's not going to happen...or is it? In fact, is anything at all going to happen? You'll understand what that means once you start reading.

==Summary==
While out on a survey mission, the [[USS Wayward]] detects a small shuttle that is being pursed by a larger craft. The shuttle pilot begs the Wayward crew for help, saying that the larger ship is out to get his shuttle. The larger ship's occupants identify themselves as [[Collectors]] and state that the shuttle is theirs because it is of Falinor. They have assessed the planet Falinor, collected what was of value to them, and are liquidating the rest. They invite the Wayward crew to come to Falinor because there are wonderful deals to be had there. The Wayward runs the Collectors off, and the crew agrees to go to Falinor to see if they can help. They find that the planet is swarming with ships there for the sale. While Colonel [[Martin Lazlo]] takes the shuttle pilot to the surface to size up the situation, Commander [[Walter Morales]] goes to see the Falinoran Prime Minister. While Morales doesn't learn anything of use, Lazlo discovers that the Collectors' ground troops are actually mind-controlled aliens who are being used against their well. The mind control devices are inside the black helmets that all Collectors wear. Porter concludes that the helmets could be disrupted with an electromagnetic pulse and sets to work modifying the Wayward's deflector dish as Lazlo leads a team of marines onto the Collectors' mothership. Five smaller Collector ships go after the Wayward while Lazlo sets of an EM pulse device inside the mothership, freeing several collected individuals. Lazlo's team pursues the Chief Assessor, who is actually a Collector, to the mothership's bridge, and the Wayward is able to use an EM pulse fired from the deflector ship to de-collect the pilots pursuing them. The Chief Assessor agrees to leave Falinor. He and his 40 actual Collectors depart in their mothership, leaving behind 700 de-collected aliens from various worlds.

==Featuring==
*Captain [[Lisa Beck]]
*Commander [[Walter Morales]]
*Lieutenant Commander [[Craig Porter]]
*Yeoman [[Tina Jones]]
*Colonel [[Martin Lazlo]]
*Dr. [[Amedon Nelson]]

==Also Featuring==

==Author's Comments==

==Links==
[http://www.star-traks.com/way/wayshoe.txt Waiting For The Other Shoe... (text)]

[http://www.star-traks.com/way/way.html The Star Traks: Waystation web page]