[USS Chimera] SD240810.29 ||SB234|| NCP Duty Log, Spc Annie Edgars & MCap Michael McKnight

<<I have been reading all the logs that I have missed while I have been away. I don't think this contradicts anything that has been written but I may have missed a log, so if it does not fit let me know and I'll change it. MCK>> -=- Star Base 234 - Desk 12 -=-   "Aim low," said the ODA Commander in  a soft Southern American accent to the scratch platoon of Engineers huddled behind the makeshift barriers. The corridor was flashing red and was filled with smoke, the constant rocking from impacts of the battle waging outside went unnoticed as the team held the unfamiliar weapons tight into their shoulders. Specialist Annie Edgars' glanced up from her detonators at the ODA Commander giving out instructions; he was apparently a Marine Captain but was in civilian clothing along with the other four ODA Operators that were on leave on the station. But Edgar's was more than happy to have the heavily armed Operators on board after the Security department had been effectively destroyed by the Romulan Commandos.   The Romulan fleet had completely blindsided the Star base when it had decloaked, as there were no reports of trouble anywhere in the local region the weapons and shields were powered down, and all fighters and support craft were docked. The first volley of torpedoes and disruptor beams were aimed took out Main Operations, Engineering and in a brutal display, Sickbay. In under a minute the station had lost all of the command staff, most of the medical department and the chief engineer. The only reason that the station had been wiped off the face of the universe was the quick reactions the Assistant Chief Engineer - who had been had been getting some lunch at the time of the attack - to reroute weapons, shields and life support though secondary systems that the station was putting up anytime at all. But they were still under powered and tacking a betting, so the officer of the watch had order the shields boosted to critical areas and taken offline in not critical areas, the brave call gave the station more of a chance of surviving the bombardment but also meant that they had Romulan assault team running around left right and centre.   The ODA Commander glanced down at his Padd and then looked at Edgars, "specialist, are those charges ready?"   Annie Edgars was shaking and her mouth was dry, but she managed to let out a "Yes Sir."   ****   "Good job" Said Michael McKnight giving the specialist a reassuring smile. Not that it was going to matter. The stations security were overstretched and although groups of engineers, scientists and technicians were putting up brave fights it was only a matter of time before they were over run.   There had actually been a Commander on leave for the Missouri in charge of this defense but when the Romulans had stated attacking in force he had order everyone to retreat and abandon the station. retreat to were exactly? Michael had hated spilling that cowards blood, but he doubted he would make it out of this situation for any investigation to take place, Colonel Walsh would have understood and so did the Engineers who did not run. They understood.   So did that Engineering specialist, Michael could tell that she would have been a good trooper. Michael had told her to rig up some C-9 charges along the corridor but she seemed to be able to do better than that. She had strapped packets of self-sealing stem bolts to the charges creating a very nasty anti personnel mine.   Everyone held there breathe as a platoon strength of Romulans rounded the corner into view… "do it" whispered Michael from behind the barrier to the red-haired specialist and at those words the corridor erupted into a storm of fire and metal, the blast was so large that it sucked the breath out of the defenders lungs and pushed back their barriers several meters. When Michael glanced up their was not a single complete body, it looked like the Romulan platoon had been put through a meat grinder, two Engineers could not stomach the sight, and Michael himself felt the blood rush from his face.   "Hell, I haven't been anything that gruesome since fighting the X'chi." Said the Warrant Officer Ra'nar.   "Diess" said Sergeant David Hackworth followed by "Barwhan was grisly," said the Vulcan technician, Tulosana McKnight.   Michael just nodded before leaping out behind the barrier and running crouched down towards the most whole Romulan body. He unclipped a Photon Grenade from his body armour placed it on the corpse before triple tapping the combadge before arming the grenade. The body beamed away, back to the ship that the fallen Commando belonged to and exploded when it arrived. It was a brutal tactic that had been used by "Ground Ponders" during the Dominion War to great effect, inflected psychological damage more than anything else.   Michael was running back to the make shift defense when a hail of fire erupted behind him, he did not need to turn back to realize that there was another Romulan group behind him. The Engineers and ODA Operators popped up behind the barrier to give covering fire, Michael tossed another grenade over his shoulder and dived over the barrier to safety. He had landed next to his fellow ODA Operator Ra'nar and in a moment of stress relief they both glanced at each other and let out a huge belly laugh. They were still laughing when a Romulan Grenade landing in-between them and exploded.   ******   Specialist Annie Edgars Communications Technician Starbase 234   &   Marine Captain Michael McKnight ODA Commander (On leave) KILLED IN ACTION   plus   Warrant Officer Ra'nar ODA Medical Specialist (On Leave) KILLED IN ACTION