The USS Sequoia is still fighting against a Romulan warbird, when two more warbirds cecloak and open fire...
Also two more Romulan warbirds decloak to attack the USS New Orleans...
Meanwhile, the USS Evolution sustains serious damage and retreats, but a Romulan warbird decides to chase the ship...
The MEV Paladin is still surrounded by a formation of Romulan warbirds, and sustains heavy damage, but the USS Phoenix cannot go for aid, as two Romulan warbirds decloak right ahead of them...
*Mason glances around the room and sees everyone more relaxed*
I am sure glad that we don't have to make first contact. That's a huge burden of my shoulders.
*Mason looks over to where Maguid is and raises his hand*
Welcome aboard Maguid. I owe you a hand shake. And you owe me an explanation to why you've been assigned to the USS Phoenix.
Off. What position on the ship I am in. I thought Shermin was helms officer. Can I still be on the helm as the second helms man. (Is that OK with XO and is it OK with you Shermin)
Ok Huw I will try and slow down
off2: Yes i am still alive
=A= Sequoia to the fleet we are in position, please cut your engines and stand by. =A=
I knew this would happen, but I hadn't expected it so soon. You barely know me, yet you already show me and my empire disrespect by accusing me of being a spy and implying that the empire is weak!?
I shall explain my status to you all again if you wish...
*Preferring not to engage in a flurry of words with the crew, Maguid takes a step backward and immediately takes a deep breath releasing his frustration, whilst glaring at the crew in disappointment, awaiting their battle to finish...confident that the Federation will arise victorious*
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I'm setting up a new project, which will basically play the Romulan Coalition and why they have decided to fight against the Federation. <-In Brief
Here¡'s the link the mine and Vorak's discussion about it; Link We
http://www.expansionfleet.com/cgi-bin....
http://www.expansionfleet.com/cgi-bin....19
!!Thanks to Mason for Signing Up!!
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=^= Svensson to sickbay =^=
Dr. Becker report to transporter room 1 and take a medkit.
*Mason hurries to catch up with the Captain and the XO*
So who are these Romulan rebels' working for if it's not for their government?
Standby for any hostilities, but keep your finger off the trigger until they charge their weapons.
As i did most of the tactical work...
I learnt this with the FSS,
==^==
Huw to the Phoenix
I am giving the romulans a good kick about on DS12, and I am still being harassed by starfleet
Huw out
==^==
==^==
I am ok, just a sneaky little romulan,
==^==
*Raises an eye-brow before retracting his hand. Maguid walks over to the centre of the ship and directs his glance directly at Svensson*
I take it you are wondering why I am here, and for that matter who I am...I came aboard this ship 3 months ago to the day, when you last docked at Starbase 6.
My name is Maguid Velotian, and are here by orders from the Romulan Star Empire. Through my training with Starfleet and Romulan Intelligence, I have been chosen as the most suitable candidate to serve aboard your ship to act as eyes for Romulan Intelligence on this unknown threat.
*Turns to face the monitor, viewing the Romulan debris, with his head held low*
Indeed...The ship you see before you is a Romulan Warbird, our most prized attack vessel and yet, it with so many others around this sector have been reduced to rubble. *looks back toward Svensson, Checkov and the rest of the crew* We know little about this threat, other than it has to be stopped!
*Fixes a glare at Svenson and Checkov, awaiting a response*
.................................
(Edited by Maguid Velotian at 3:24 am on Nov. 20, 2003)
On a second pass I want to destroy their engines, so no one tries to do a ramming.
Meanwhile it'd be nice to fire a shot or two at their cloaking devices.
*turns to Velotian*
My sincere apologies, Mr. Velotian. I just have a... problem trusting Romulans. Bad old memories.
Nothing personal.
*Drops to the ground at Huw's side*
*Huw...stay awake.....where is the pain?
Lets go kick some romulan scum, i've got good old betty on my back
*points to the sword*
And i feel lucky!
OFF2: I dont want to see this ship die
Sir, glad to be back. What is our status? I was informed on the way here about the fall of DS12 to the Romulans...
*turns to Huw*
*I* am Commander Chekov, and I believe we have met before, ensign... I had to take a leave of absence from the ship for... (heavy breath) personal reasons...
But now I am back. Nice to see you, Lt. Cmdr. Becker...
*if the XO's chair is empty he walks to it and looks to the captain, with a "may I" look. he then seats. if the chair's not empty he just stands*
OFF: Well, I'd like to be CO, sir, since I have more experience as a commanding officer and we need an active MO. But if Becker wants the chair, I'm sure he'll do a great job... Your call Becker...
(Edited by Alexei Chekov at 11:28 pm on Oct. 16, 2003)
"Report status!" Svensson says as he walks up to his chair.
Helm, let's get into the fight once more! Tactical, get ready to decloak on my command... You know the drill: Decloak, strike their weapons systems and cloak again...
=^= Svensson to away team =^=
What is your status? When can you beam back aboard?
=^= Svensson out =^=
I am Reporting For Duty Sir. Lets get those romulam scum
===^===
Sir, i am fully armoured, and i am trying a new type of armour pioneered by starfleet, you know, the
spandithrilex (OFF: Span-dif-ril-ex)
OFF: Its like that cool armour that Voyager gets at the end, but its man portable...
I am ready for boarding actions...
"Mr. Brooks, tap into all communication signals of the other ships of our fleet, and monitor them for any significant information. Of course, don't let them know we're listening."
*looks at the ships on the viewscreen*
Put us right there, Mr. Brooks! *points to a spot closer to the Paladin, across the Romulan lines* Fire our way through if you have to.
Get ready to cloak us as soon as are within 10 km of the romulans. I want them to wonder where we have gone for a while before we strike again...
*The Phoenix disappears and the rumulans begins scanning*
Ha ha. Losers...:)
Standing by with phasers and torpedoes, sir.
*Mason begins to rush around in a mad panic*
Maguid I'll have to get back to you on that handshake.
*Mason grabs the nearest terminal to him*
I am putting the unknown vessel on the view screen, sir.
And I am running a full scan of the... dam its shields are up. The information from this scan will be limited.
*Mason glances up into the view screen for a second*
Whao, no way. Where did a vessel of this size come from without showing upon on our sensors?
*Flashing sounds start emitting from Mason's terminal*
The scan is complete, but it's rather inconclusive, our sensors aren't strong enough.
The results I got back sate that its weapons where recently fired, and that debris out there is the remains Romulan War Bird. I am predicting that the War Bird fired on this unknown vessel and it retaliated, with extreme fire-power.
There's one more thing sir. I don't recognise this ships design. It's probably an alien specie that we haven't encountered yet.
Sir, the sensors on DS12 are far more powerful. If someone can get into the Astro-Metrics lab in the station then I am confident the scan results will be far more detailed.
*Mason looks behind him to check if Max is ready*
Good, then let's begin.
*Mason engages thrusters and propels the ship at maximum impulse, weaving and cutting through phaser fire*
Any time now Max. Shoot those Romulan SCUM...
Mason hangs his head down for a brief second and looks back to Mr. Velotian.
Sorry, I did not mean anything by it.
Max. Shoot the rebels.
The Doctor is taking Huw to sickbay. He's badly hurt and I'm not sure he can be beamed aboard, so we'll try the station's sickbay.
Me, Mr. Brooks and Mr. Velotian are heading to the computer core, to look for intel.
I'll keep you posted, sir.
=A= Away team out =A=
Aye sir!
"Indeed, it is perfectly clear to me why Intelligence wanted us to come along. They would not stand one chance to those Romulans, and their Starfleet bravery won't save them either."
"Not yet, Mr. Huw. Let's wait and see what the other ships of the fleet have in mind. They intend to infiltrate first, and disable the Romulan system, before launching a surprise attack. They are that smart at least. Let's not screw that up, we'll have plenty of chances to correct their mistakes."
Mr. Brooks, decloak us now! I want a full torpedo spread. Target our phasers on their cloaking devices and fire. Once the blows land cloak us again.
*the bridge shakes again*
I just hope the ablative plating holds... Boost the shields!
At that moment, the Romulan ships decloak and immediately open fire. The USS Phoenix sustains heavy damage...
What's happening Mr. Brooks, Mr. Mason?
I will only be able to post once a week if that
Firing...direct hit on their bow shields. They are disabled.
Firing second spread...the torpedoes are down on the first ship!
*Leaves the bridge to go to the armory*
Sorry *breathes deeply* Sir
OFF:
Svensson sits back in the captain's chair, and straightens his dark colored uniform.
"Someone take the helm control, please, and set a course to Deep Space 12. We're already more behind schedule than I would like."
OFF: I'm glad you're all still around lol I was getting lonely here. If we can make both ships (this one and the Dragon) really active and keep them that way, we might be getting a secret starbase of our own
*Looks at the fleet on the viewer*
My god, theyre are so many, so many PUNY ships, one well placed photonic grenade, and i could kill them all...
We dont need there help, all theyre good for is cannon fodder...
Phoenix Come in, Whoa! Mason...
Sorry about that, we are all friends now, but thats not important
DS12 Has been Recaptured, there are pockets of resistance which i can deal with, but *sarcastically* Starfleet says its too dangerous...
We are ok... What was that noise, oh #### we are under attack, Huw out
AIEEEEEEE!!!!!
==^==
Comm goes dead
*Glares at Maguid suspicously*
"Good job! Now scan for other problems!"
Operations: "A ship that goes under the name MEV Paladin is heavily damaged and dead in the water. It's surrounded by several Romulan warbirds that are about to destroy the ship!"
Ardwyad: "Head for the MEV Paladin, take those Romulans out!"
Again, the ASC Revox concentrates its firepower on the Romulan warbirds. Some more of their ships explode, others are trying to evade the unexpected firepower of the Revox - of a type they had never seen before and were not prepared for - but in vain, and they explode too... The MEV Paladin was saved by a matter of moments...
Ardwyad: "Good! Good! What else have we got?"
Operations: "Nearby the station, some other ships are being attacked... the USS New Orleans, USS Phoenix and USS Tiberon!"
Ardwyad: "Target the Romulan ships that are attacking them, and open fire - FULL SPREAD!"
And the ASC Revox, Delta Alliance security vessel, opened fire on the surprised Romulan warbirds, causing considerable damage...
Mr. Brooks, I want you and Mr. Velotian to come with me to the station. As soon as our strike force secures the place we'll beam the prisioners to the prision there and interrogate them.
*Mason picks up a paper-cup and crushes it with ease*
I feel strong, I could be of some use instead of sitting behind this terminal.
Before anyone says anything, I know that I am needed here at my post, just incase of emergencies.
Sorry for bursting out.
OFF: I assume i am ok now
Its good to be back sir...
If you need anything, or any security situation arises, they will get the business end of my sword...
=A= Home to wanderer =A=
Do not proceed. Be sure the lights are off first, that's your primary misson.
=A= Home out =A=
=A= Coded Message to all Federation ships participating in DS12 Rescue =A=
"All hands to battlestations, the attack is now underway. Proceed as planned and take out those Romulan fighters, and help us from getting fried"
=A= End of message =A=
OFF: A bit late :$
It looks like you came back just on the right time Mr. Mason. You have permission to dock, welcome back.
OFF: SOrry, but I don't remember your post... What was it again? I think you were the helmsman, but my memory is faulty... Too much Romulan ale on my shore leave, I guess...
=A= Chekov to Phoenix. Beam me up along with Dr. Becker and the rest of the away team. =A=
*Chekov vanishes from the computer core smiling at the cluster he had just hacked. Meanwhile, Dr. Becker and the away team also vanish, just seconds before a team of Starfleet officers enters the room*
*Mason leans forward and presses a few switches*
We've taken a bit of a bruising but the phase cloak is up and operational within normal parameters sir.
Hold tight because here we go.
*The USS Phoenix begins to accelerate at unimaginable speeds*
Transworp drive has been activated successfully I'm afraid there's no time for a quick sleep, we should reach our destination shortly.
*looks dis heartened*
Sir, i excel in stealth, i was top of the class in marksmanship, unarmed combat, swordsmanship and stealth tactics
*Pulls out his Katana ninja sword*
If me and this thing get on a romulan ship, they wont know what hit them till they wake up in our brig...
==^==
Wanderer to home,
the other pilgrims are infiltrating,
i am preaching to the agressors
==^==
OFF: this translates to:
Huw to the Phoenix
the Omega boys are infiltrating the romulans
and i am incapacitating and beaming them...
(5 romulans are in the brig already... Max, you could deal with them...)
"Follow the fleet, get as close as possible to the Romulan ships before decloaking.
All stations, red alert, lock all weapons!"
Mr. Sherimin, are the Romulan's shields down? If so please beam the crew on the bridge of every one of their ships to our "guest accomodations" *grins*... I'd sure like to have a chat with them later...
Are you ok with that Director? I hope I'm not violating many Starfleet regulations by abducting senior Romulan oficers from their ships for interrogation... *smiles*
This is Lt Mason of the shuttle pod Atlantis. I am in search of my old crew. They are traveling in a ship named the USS Phoenix, a ship that remarkably looks like yours.
Off. I have finally got my internet connection today. And I am really glad to be back. (if you'll take me back )
*points at chekov then returns to looking at the fleet*
Two ships... two, against a romulan fleet with a starbase?
Where are the marines?
Looks like my works gonna be fun?
Svensson, may i please go to the armoury and get ready for a boarding attack...
I can take the romulans...
*At chekovs words a big grin comes over Huws face*
Ok sir, let me just get ready, Computer engage force sword
*A pale blue glow erupts around huws sword* now i will just incapacitate them.
OFF: when we start to attack DS12 itself, i will make a character on the Omega division board...
* The lights drop and the red lights appear*
there in sickbay now sir ...
now for the romulans... there now in the brig ready sir
when i scanned for remaning survivors only 12 were badly injured but the rest have cuts and brusies...
*Chekov turns to Velotian*
Mr. Velotian, be very careful there... My tricorder reads some kind of energy conduit passing very close to the tip od your isolinear modula...
*Velotian is hurled backwards some 5 feet in a jold of electricity. Chekov rins and checks his pulse*
He's alive... But we'd better take him back to the ship...
Mr. Brooks, are you finished?
*Brooks nods afirmatively*
Ok then...
=A= Chekov to Phoenix =A=
Beam Mr. Brooks and Mr. Velotian back to sickbay. Mr. Velotian has taken quite a jolt from a conduit.
=A= Chekov out =A=
*Brooks takes his equipment out, seals the cluster and vanishes in a blue mist, as does Velotian*
Well... I guess this leaves me alone then...
*forty minutes later*
=A= Chekov to Dr. Becker =A=
Is Mr. Huw ok? We need to go bac to the ship asap... Can I ask them to beam you up too?
Well Mr. Huw, I'm sure it'll take only a few minutes for us to get the green light. Then I'll see that you are one of the first to board DS12.
I'm sure that you will do a great job. Did you consider using a transporter tagging pistol?
OFF: Like the one they use in Insurrection.
This way we could bring them directly to the brig without much effort...
OFF: see you on friday Chekov
Let's see how they react to an adaptation of their own tactics...
sir is there any thing you want me to do?
=A= Chekov to security =A=
Meet me on the brig. We're expecting some guests.
=A= Chekov out =A=
Sir, with your permission...
OFF: Is someone intereste in playing the Romulan captain? Perhaps you, Director Svensson...
An unknown, large grey ship comes out of nowhere intercepting the USS Evolution and cutting off her retreat from the Quantum Singularity Network, as the ship intends to enter a collision course with a Romulan warbird.
The Evolution stops, the romulan ship begins to attack the new ship, the ship returns fire with extreme power, the romulan ship explodes in a hailstorm of fire.
OFF: I'm sorry to hear that, Max Brooks The intention is that when this mission is completed, the next mission will e the creation of a secret Intel base inside an asteroid. So I will need a few people to man this base with me, which takes a less active role to play. Perhaps you could have your Max Brooks char transferred to the base when it's ready, so you have less to post?
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OFF: That would be interesting to see, someone taking on a disruptor with a sword. :biggrin:
(Edited by Tom Dillian at 4:19 pm on Oct. 19, 2003)
==^==
Huw to the Phoenix,
I have encountered some regular starfleet officers, possibly omega division...
I have made contact with Flag admiral Vorak,
Am proceeding with mission to capture the romulan Admiral
Huw out
==^==
(Edited by Huw at 9:54 am on Oct. 21, 2003)
Sir the romulan warbirds are disabled. Shall i get us underway so we can assit the other starships?
"Welcome back, Mr. Mason. It is always good to see you again. We were just heading toward the brig, to interrogate the Romulan commanders we took on board. So feel free to join us, and we'll tell you all that happened on the way there."
OFF: I suggest you read the previous posts of this topic :P
Svensson nods to Chekov, and then orders the turbolift to return to the bridge.
I want every living member of the Sequoia's crew on Sickbay before the Romulans get a chance to get them.
Fire all our weapons to keep hostile ships out of transporter range.
If you can get one or two Romulan pods as well it'd be nice, but they're not a priority.
*leaves the bridge and heads to the transporter room*
*the turbolift doors open and he exits, smiling at the away team and carrying a phaser rifle and a combat armor and helmet*
Ready for some action?
Dr. Becker, I want you to search the place for starfleet prisioners or any other thing you may consider useful.
Crewmen Smith and Johnson *points at the two gold uniform crewmembers armed with phaser rifles* will escort you, but I think you should be ready to fire too.
Brooks and Velotian, you will come with me. We'll be looking for romulan records and sensitive data. Thus, our main target will be the computer core and the C&C.
Any doubts?
Mr. Velotian, how're you doing? Any unexpected surprises?
*taps some commands on his PADD*
Hum... I think I got it...
OFF: Velotian, are you still with us? Does anyone know what happened to him?
OFF: thanks for letting me know Mason
Very welll ensign, you may proceed to the armory and get the rest of your gear. We will wait a bit until we get permission to board the station, so please stay withthe rest of the boarding crew.
Remember, don't kill any romulan unless you have absolutely no other choice, understand?
*salutes ensign Huw*
Dismissed.
=^= Fleet Captain Keach to DS12 convoy group =^=
I believe all ships are in position, so keep a look out for the Romulan Coalition's ships. We are recieving technical data from the infiltration team and it shows that we are almost ready for the ships to enter within weapons range. Although I hope we never have to fire upon the station, I remind you that you only shoot when fired on. Good luck to us all and see you on the other side
=^= Keach out =^=
Not much, sir.
Svensson walks over to a panel and pushes a button to open a commsignal to the pods.
=^= USS Phoenix to USS Sequoia escape pods =^=
This is Peter Svensson, commanding officer of the USS Phoenix. We are closest to your location now, and saw what happened to your ship. We are now going to attempt to transport each of you to our ship, before the Romulans can destroy your escape pods. Stand-by for immediate transport.
=^= Svensson out =^=
*Mason runs into a turbo lift*
Bridge and hurry
*Mason walks into the bridge and shouts in thin air*
Who the #### just opened fire, and what was that explosion?
*Mason calms down a bit and taps on his comm badge*
This is Mason to Svensson and Chekov. I think you two should report up to the bridge the interrogation can wait a bit longer. Right now this ship needs its CO and XO.
As for me and Mr. Brooks, well... We will take a month to analyze all the data we found.
I'm not sure about what exactly he's got, but I'v managed to download all the sensor data and diagnostics from their ships while they were stationed there... I might even have caught a mission log or two.
(Edited by Alexei Chekov at 11:47 pm on Dec. 16, 2003)
=A= Chekov to all personell =A=
All unecessary equipment must be powered off until further notice. The Romulans are pioneers on cloaking devices and they may be able to detect us even while phase cloaked, so let's not give them an opportunnity...
The fleet is in position, be prepared for strike at any moment now.
=A= Chekov out =A=
*turns to Huw*
Ensign, please calm down... You'll have the chance to see action today... But Starfleet Intelligence excells at stealth, not at door-kicking. You heard the Sequoia... we'll wait until the time's right.
OFF: Director, could you update me on the crew roster? I don't know who's hel anymore... Is Mr. Mason still with us? And that's what I meant with my previous post, Becker gets the XO position so he can still be the doctor, since being CO is a full time job and if things get ugly we'll need him both at sickbay and on the bridge.
*Huw Beams aboard*
*A romulan is startled, huw pulls out his Katana and with one quick movement, the romulan drops to the floor, blood gushing from his neck*
==^==
USS Phoenix
I am aboard
==^==
Aknowledged. Follow Fleet Comm orders. Call us if you need help.
=A= Home out =A=
(Edited by Alexei Chekov at 10:09 pm on Oct. 21, 2003)
*Mason exits his shuttle pod steps into the USS Phoenix and makes his way to the bridge*
*He takes a good look around his new home and his crew*
Hi everyone, my name is Mason. Most of you already know me. I have come back because this boy aint had enough of the fast life.
*Mason turns to Svensson* My services are once again yours sir.
*Mason looks around the room*
Hay Huw, how you been. And don't worry my ribs are now healed from that blow you gave me. *thanks Becker in his head*
*Mason looks for a place to sit, then turns his attention to Chekov*
Chekov sir, you are right I was helmsperson, but this position is now filled:( Where would you like me?
YOU there take a seat!
*Mason looks over to the back of the bridge where a crew member is leaning on a wall*
Can anyone give me a status report to what just happened out there? The Captain and the XO are heading up here now. They are going to want some answers.
*walks over to the consoles and begins his hacking*
####..the romulans have put a low level security patch on our security systems. It will take a few minutes to crack this. Stand by.
==^==
Huw to the phoenix, now that you mention it... i am at the bridge, however the door is locked, what shall i do, any suggestions?
==^==
(Edited by Huw at 9:07 am on Oct. 22, 2003)
*Starts typing at his station*
*As chekov says the D of dismissed Huw is out the door Huw arrives at the armoury and begins to stock up*
Hehe, whats that, ooh havent used one of them before, oh cool shall i use that, *thinks that hes being childish*
Right all i need is a hand phaser, my sword, the tagger and a couple of Grenades.
*The armoury officer hands Huw his customised phaser and the tagger also two Purple grenades*
(Edited by Shermin at 8:22 am on Nov. 10, 2003)
*He looks in confusion at the erratic movements of the crew on the bridge...everyone appears to be panicking, unaware that he has just walked in. He walks away from the lift and beside secluded area of the bridge onto which there is a reflective panel behind him;
His clothes were not that of Starfleet, as he refused to wear the colours of all that do not bear his heritage. He is Romulan by birth, but had lived much of his life on a Federation starbase, under the gentle guidance of Starfleet, and the harsh upbringing of his father, from whom he had learnt much of his morals. His hair short and finely cut revealed his long Romulan ears for all to see. His body was muscular, yet finely tuned, and his complexion was dark, uncommon to Rumulans. His blue and black uniform, similar to that of Starfleets covered his whole body, straightening his posture*
*As a crew member shouts in frustration, he realises something of danger/importance is occurring, and decides not to intervene and get in the way of the crew. Instead he casually leans on the wall behind him, and views the actions of the crew, trying to determine their current problem and also judging each individual on their training/how they're countering the problem. -- A lieutenant by the name of Mason attracts his eye.......*
All right men. Let's do this as quick as possible, since we don't want to be noticed.
Brooks, I need you to look through those clusters there. *points to a group of large arrays of isolinear processors and memory banks* If Starfleet didn't change their core design since last year they should be the ones responsible for life support and all the routine station controls. I want you to get into it, change all the codes and send them to Admiral Vorak. Your priority should be to restore power to sickbay and C&C, should you detect any other critical problems, deal with them... I know you're not an engineer but I think your records show that you can hack into a computer core better than any gearhead... *smiles and pats Brooks on the back*
Mr. Velotian, help me to open this cluster here. It's where all recent operations are logged. Officially the logs are erased every four days, unless something goes wrong, but unofficially I can tell you that we'll find some interesting things here...
Should we encounter any files encrypted by Romulans I trust you would be able to help me, right?
*begins opening an access pannel on the side of a cluster a bit smaller than the one Brooks is working on*
I'm right behind you sir.
Mr. Brooks, you have the bridge. Tell Mr. Mason to get us out of here asap. Turn on the phase cloaking and use the transwarp to put some distance between us and this sector. Take us to the sector we were before this whole incident then drop back to normal space and stand by, on regular cloaking.
Ask engineering to deliver a complete report to me as fast as they can. I want to know if we'll have to stop for repairs...
OFF: I'll open the ready room thread, sir.
This is Director Svensson. We are sent to accompany you, by direct orders of Starfleet. We are here to assist your Task Force Fleet, and to ensure that it will be brought to a good end. I am sure we will cooperate well.
As I was comming back I had a chance to take an update on the personel files. Didn't Mr. Huw attend a court martial hearing some time ago? *sighs* I just hope he doesn't kill anyone unless his life's at stake.
*turns to the tactical officer*
Tactical, what's the status of the fleet? Any new messages?
Meanwhile use our point defence phasers to help that small ship over there. It looks like it took more than it could face...
*points to the Evolution, being pursued by 11 fighters*
Cloak us after you're done, Mr. Brooks.
Mason, we have to find out what that ship is. Can you run a full diagnosic?
OFF: Welcome aboard, Maguid.
I don't doubt that the Romulan Star Empire is now a worthy ally to the Federation, but, well... Who knows what you may tell them not to tell us, right?
I'm sure you'd do the same if put in my position, so I ask you to cooperate and let us conduct the interrogation together.
If you disagree then you can proceed with your interrogation as you want to, but I'll register my protest and send it to the Romulan Embassy, as I assume you have some diplomatic status in order to be here.
*Becker rolls Huw over to reveal a large gash down his back, blood oozez from the Batleth wound that Huw got when fighting the Romulan Commander*
Is it bad doc?
OFF: Oh yes it is... Think life threatening... Act fast, act now...
"Well, with the unexpected JAG hearing, it looks like you'll be stuck with me a little longer." *grin* "But I intend to keep your lives interesting. I received direct orders from Intelligence, that we are to join a Task Force Fleet that is heading to station Deep Space 12 as we speak.
Allow me to explain the situation.
Deep Space 12 is a Starfleet outpost deeper into the Delta Quadrant, even past Starphoenix Base. This station has been captured, however, by Romulans. Not Romulans working for the Romulan Star Empire, but of some sort of coalition, exiled from the Empire. Even so, the Star Empire does not bother too much to get rid of them, so Starfleet got stuck with them. Needless to say, as always, Starfleet must have messed up big time and couldn't prevent these Romulans to capture their station Deep Space 12. How that is possible to begin with, don't ask. And now, they have gathered together a fleet of ships to take the station back. A mission that will utterly fail, and Intelligence knows this. So we are asked to help them out, and make sure that we get rid of those Romulans... whatever the cost.
This mission is VERY important. Those Romulans reside on one of our own outposts, and may crack the access to the Federation's most secret file databases. This is a huge threat, and one that needs to be eliminated. After all, that is our job. We must eliminate whatever may pose a danger to Starfleet and the Federation, even if that means 'forgetting' about some of the rules.
We will join the Task Force Fleet as any other normal ship, and presume to follow commands of the admiral who commands it - Admiral Karelia is his name - but we must NOT forget the mission behind the mission on this. We must not forget that they WILL fail, if we do not intervene when necessary. It may become necessary to ignore their orders, and do the opposite, if that means succeeding in eliminating this Romulan threat. So when I give you an order that opposes their orders, do not hesitate, you know what to do. The safety of Starfleet and the Federation is at stake - once more.
Did I make myself clear to everyone?"
After a few hours, the fleet comes in sight.
"Ahh, there they are. Bring us closer, and hail them."
"Well, you have to admit, Mr. Huw is one very spontaneous officer."
At that moment, Romulan ships decloak right next to the USS Phoenix, immediately opening fire.
"Evasive maneuvr-"
But the firepower already hits on the Phoenix, shaking it around...
"It seems they are collecting their survivors already. Scan the debris of the ship for possible other survivors!"
*Begins to walk toward Mason* It is not just the Captain that wants answers....I desire it too. *Raises his hand towards Mason, awaiting a hand-shake*
Allow me to introduce myself while we await the arrival of your commanding officers... I am Mr. Velotian, and have recently been assigned onto this ship. The rest shall be explained when the captain arrives.... *Maguid glances at the chair on the left of the Captain's* ....meanwhile, I trust you won't mind if I take a seat.
*looks back at the view screen in shame*
Let it be known now that we of the Romulan Star Empire do not condone, promote or organise such attacks on the Federation. What had just occurred was what we feared...Experienced Romulan Captains, with the strength of Warbird class Vessels are usually a winning scenario...and as such I show my respect to the Federation crew out there on how they dealt with their threat.
*changes his tone slightly, as if speaking reluctantly*
I only ask that I am present in the interrogation of the Romulan crew you have captured. I have a few questions, straight from Romulan Intelligence that require answering.
Once I've had a brief hour with them, you can do of them as you wish....they are your prisoners.
*Turns back to face Svensson*
Meanwhile there is the prospect of a larger threat out there and the true reason to why I am here...what kind of ship can take out a Warbird single-handedly in a matter of minutes...?
*eagerly awaits news from the USS Evolution on who this ally/foe is*
......
*Becker shakes his head negatively*
=A= Chekov to Phoenix =A=
Phoenix, do you detect any hostiles in the station's sickbay?
*the crewman manning the ships sensors answers*
No sir. The way is clear... Sickbay is just one deck below you.
*Chekov answers*
Thank you crewman.
=A= Chekov out =A=
Okay men. Let's take Huw to the sickbay as fast as we can! Dr. Becker, I trust you can work one of your miracles now to keep him alive until we get there...
Smith, Johnson, I need you to go ahead and make sure no one comes our way... Some fifteen feet would be just fine.
*they nod and the whole party begins moving towards the station's sickbay*
*The romulans ships on the main viewer are hit and small explosions appear on the ships hull.
That was easy...They're cloaking devices are disabled. Awaiting orders.
You dont need your weapons, the romulans are surrendering, i forced there commander to order it...
Brooks: Huw is that you?
Huw: Yes sir!
Brooks: How are you?
Huw: Ok, little tired though
*Huw jumps out of the shadows and appears in his marine outfit covered in romulan blood*
Chekov: Dear god man, what have you been doing?
Oh, what my job entails, stunning 30 - 40 romulans, defending Chief Admiral Vorak, slicing Romulan commanders legs off the usual
*Two of the unnamed ensigns with becker chuckle*
Do you mind if i come around with you guys, as i am a bit... Urghhhh
*Huw Collapses on the floor*
Doc, help me...