U.S.S. Tiberon Mission 8: "From the Ashes"

[Tom Karelia]

Moments earlier...

"Time to arrival?"

Helmsman: "30 seconds, Captain."

=/\= This is Captain Karelia of the Starship Tiberon. Our ETA is 30 seconds. I hope you didn't start the party without us... =/\=

"Drop out of warp! Tactical, fire at will, fire at will!"

The large Akira Class destroyer spools down it's engines, and drops from subspace, passing mere meters from the heavily damaged Skytoucher. The ship immediately begins opening up all weapons banks on the Loxian ships. Then Karelia sees the Kahless glide in toward the Loxian Flagship, now listing in space. The Klingon battlecruiser hits a Loxian corvette, and the shields repel the smaller ship into a group of similar ones, and the entire area is lit up by a colossal explosion.

"Hail the Kahless."

Officer: "Channel open, sir."

=/\= Kahless, this is Tiberon. We are detecting critical damage all over your ventral section. Do you need assistance? =/\=

[Berik]

That is good to hear.  Take your station Doctor

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[Novalien]

Alright, Sir.

Are we loading the supply's here or do we get em on the way ?

[Andrea Deveraux]

Deveraux exits the turbolift and salutes Captain Berik.

"Lieutenant Colonel Deveraux, sir. Myself and Major White were assigned here before we left DS12."

[Tom Karelia]

More audio:

"Deck 74 is losing integrity! Get civilians away fro.. ....t sectio.."

"We're taking fire! It's th... Sk.....ucher!"

"The Skyto....... .... ...ring on the Ventu..e!"

Karelia slams his communicator.

=/\= Throw more power into the engines! I don't give a #### about safety protocols, just get us going faster! =/\=

[Tom Karelia]

"Aye, Captain."

Tom presses the comm button on the command chair's arm after sitting down there. "Angel, I'd like you to break from your patrol for the moment and escort the Captain's shuttle down to the surface."

[William Wallace]

Yes Captain. I move to sciences, Captain sensors show clear as far as the can see sir.

[KHa Var]

*On the Kahless, Kha'Var begins to pace.*

"Send in some small fighters after those 8 damaged ships."

"Right away!"

*20 fighters are launched and head for the damaged Loxian vessels.*

"So, they chose to ignore us do they?!  We are not a mere fly to be brushed aside or ignored.  Begin firing on the flagship!  We will scratch their belly with a red poker."

"All weapons are locked and targeted at the ship above us."

"Fire at will!  They will think us weaklings no longer!"

*The Kahless fires a heavy barrage against the underside of the Loxian flag ship.*

"My lady, our weapons  have weakened the shielding.  Their hull is about to be breached."

"The fighters are responding.  All 8 ships have been eliminated.  6 of our fighters are destroyed,  3 severely damaged.  They are requesting further orders."

"Tell them that they fight well, and we will honour their comrades in our memories.  There will be many songs of this battle.  Their orders are to track down any damaged Loxian vessels and disable or destroy them!"

"Transmission sent captain."

*Just then the hull of the Loxian flag ship breaches.*

"Commander!  We are under attack by 30 small Loxian vessels.  What are your orders?"

"Let's lead them on a merry chase through their own lines!  Evasive manoeuvres."

*The Kahless shutters and shakes from several different impacts.*

"Taking evasive action."

*The ship weaves between the lines of the Loxian fleet.  Trying to avoid the enemies weapon fire, the helmsman takes the Kahless closer to the other Loxian ships.  Some of the Loxian vessels are hit by friendly fire, 10 are damaged, 6 are disabled and 12 small ships are destroyed.  On the bridge of the Kahless, panels are exploding and crewmen are tossed about and some are injured or killed.*

"My lady, we are taking some heavy damage.  Hull integrity is failing on 20 decks!"

"Evacuate those decks and revert power from them to the shields and weapons!  Get these dead ones off my bridge!  Helm, take us closer to the Loxian ships!  I don't care if we start bouncing off their shields!  Just do it!"

*Helm takes the ship even closer to the Loxian vessels.  The Kahless gets too close and bounces off the shields of one of the larger ships.  The impact sends the ship careening deeper into the Loxian fleet.  The ship that the Kahless bounced off of is pushed into a group of smaller ships.  There is an explosion as the ships collided, 35 are engulfed in the explosion—no survivors.*

[Tara Lollock]

Thank You

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[Tom Karelia]

(OFF: Well, I think we ought to begin.)

Commander Karelia enters the bridge. It was his for a short while, but he was only an acting captain, so he wasn't surprised he had lost it to another. He takes a seat in the rightmost chair.

"Helm, bring fusion cores online and put the engines on standby. I want this ship warmed up by the time the Captain gets to the bridge."

A young crewman, obviously still a little green from the Academy, takes the helm and begins carrying out Tom's orders.

[Tom Karelia]

"ETA is 13 hours and 47 minutes, Captain."

[Novalien]

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=/\= Ok, guy, I'm sending you data's with the modifications needed to the tractor beam and to the sheild... you are better to do it fast ! =/\= *transmit the data* =/\= Put everybody you can on it. =/\=

(Edited by Novalien at 6:08 pm on Nov. 14, 2004)

[William Wallace]

Excuse me Colonel but we haven't been at deep space 12 for a while. where were you during the fight for avalon station.

[Berik]

Very good.

ETA to Dantor, Tom?

Our course puts us close to some dangerous territory, keep the ship at yellow alert for now.

[Tara Lollock]

(OFF: Thank You)