[Bridge - Deck One - RIS Falcore]
"Riov, the Chimera is lowering their shields." The weapons officer reported fro his station.
Reth'ah smirked deceptively. "But time is up." He turned to the communications officer, "Give the fire order."
But before the communications officer could relay the confirmation from the two d'deridex escorts, the Chimera was already just off the Falcore's port bow - and her phasers had already released their bane.
"Riov!" Was all the weapons officer could relay before the bridge was engulfed in the explosion that took off from the ships singularity drive, caused by the matter/anti-matter explosion from the Chimera's volley of quantum torpedoes.
[Bridge - Deck One - USS Eagle]
"Ha Ha!" Typhon guffawed, sending the bubbles in his suit bubbling violently again the glass visor. "Hot damn! The picard maneuver!" He turned to his anxious looking andorian XO, LtCmdr Tu'loong, and nudged him with his elbow. "See, I told you not to worry about that Captain Rojac."
Tu'loong crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair. "He's not out of this yet, sir."
[Bridge - Deck One - RIS Shirkah]
"The Federation vessel has gone to warp!" A sensor operator called out. "She's just off Reth'ah's bow!"
"The Falcore has been destroyed!" The Weapons Officers called.
The Riov of the Shirkah was immediately on his feet, yelling orders to the subordinates around him."Recalibrate targeting sensors, fire at will!"
"Targeting!" The Weapons officer reported. "Firing torpedo bays one and two!"
The bridge officers could here the echoes through the hull as the torpedoes erupted from their launching points toward their target. The Riov's eyes widened as he saw the federation ship's warp engines glow brightly. They were going to warp! But just as the ship entered warped space, the torpedoes struck against the port nacelle. They could'nt get far.
With Reth'ah gone, the Shirkah's Riov, Riov Grin'leth, became the flotilla commander. So said the contingency plans for the mission in the Stellar Nursery. The Shirkah was the second of three Thalaron cruisers assigned to the defense of the station, both in this dimension and Grin'leth's home dimension. He immediately pointed to his communications officer and ordered two scout vessels to pursue the fleeing Federation ship.
In the rear of the bridge though, a sensor operator made a startling discovery. While monitoring the movement of the Federation fighter craft on the visual scanners his eyes caught a glimmer of light off in the distance. He cross checked it against the material sensors - but they came up negative. He almost shrugged it off as his eyes playing a trick on him, but something nagged at him to magnify the scan. And when he did he saw clearly the outline of a katana-b class federation ship. He quietly waived the Riov over.
[Bridge - Deck One - USS Eagle]
"Captain, the Chimera ha entered the nebula." The vulcan science officer reported.
"At warp speed!?" Tu'loong commented. "Are they crazy?"
"Yes." Typhon responded. "But is it any crazier than staying behind to engage a small fleet of powerful enemy vessels alone?"
"I guess its just a crazy as we are for staying here." Tu'loong answered. The Executive turned toward the bajoran Operations officer, "Anything yet from the Away Teams?"
"No sir." She replied. "They've been operation for only five minutes. "They are not due to check-in until ten minutes have passed."
"Right," Tu'loong said, sitting back in his chair. "I'm just getting jumpy I guess."
Typhon gave a knowing smile. The Commander was feeling the stress as well, certainly, but he couldn't let his crew see it. He needed to be the epitome of confidence - even f that confidence was waning.
The tactical officer noticed a strange movement form one of the Romulan ships, and zoomed in on the tactical read-outs on his display. "Captain," he reported, "one of the thalaron cruisers has made a course change."
"Are they going after the Chimera?" Typhon asked.
"Negative, sir." the human reported. "It looks like they are headed right for us."
"Is the hull plating still operational?" Tu'loong asked. His eyes were wide, his antennae standing erect.
"Aye, sir." Was the confused reply the human officer reported back.
The CO and XO shared a nervous glance before the Commander turned toward the helm. "Evasive maneuvers!"
But it was too late. The thalaron beam erupted from the Shirkah like a blooming flower that enveloped the small Katana-b class cruiser. Within seconds all organic material on the vessel necrotized, turned to dust, and fell lifelessly to the floor. Faces turned to bone, staring in disbelief as the deadly image enshrined on the viewscreen as life left their bodies and soon turned to dust. The ship sat lifeless in the void of space, with an empty hydration suit slumped over in the center chair.
[End Log]
Commander Typhon
Commanding Officer
USS Eagle-B
