Chapter 2 Borg Sphere Level 2

The team entered a large area with a window. Beyond it, in the center of the sphere was Voyager covered in Borg scanning beams and imprisoned in a dampening field.

"There's Voyager…trapped." Said Chang

"I wish I was back there recalibrating anti-matter containment fields." Said Chell

Suddenly the drones woke up from their regeneration alcoves.

"They're active!" said Chang

The team turned and opened fire taking down two drones before another beamed in right behind Chang, wrapped its arms around him and beamed back out. "Chang!" yelled Munro.

As Chang disappeared the I-mods stopped firing.

"Our I-mods, the Borg must be jamming them."

"Go to projectiles!" said the Chief

The Chief, Munro and Chell switched to battle rifles and assault rifles and opened up with those, clearing the remaining drones from the room. "Munro to Voyager, the Borg took Chang beam him out!"

"His signal is too weak. Find him and eliminate nearby sources of interference…possibly forcefields." Replied Tuvok

Munro ducked into yet another crawlway and destroyed a distribution node and power coupling. This deactivated a forcefield blocking their progress.

"Understood. Chell locate Chang!"

"I've placed a nav beacon on your HUD. He's in a maturation chamber…for assimilation."

Telsia came over the comm. "Telsia to Munro, I've found a Borg relay node…accessing their computer system."

"Good. The Borg took Chang. We'll find you after he's safe." Replied Munro

The team continued down a corridor and around a corner. A Borg drone disengaged from its alcove and turned toward the team. Before it could take a step however, it staggered and fell from multiple gunshots to the chest and torso. They went through another door into a corridor with an alcove at the end. It was empty but there was another drone around the corner. It too went down from several bullet holes punched in its armor. Another corner revealed a yellow forcefield with a control panel. Munro nodded to Chell, who brought out his tricorder and began to modulate the forcefield. The Chief spotted a drone headed towards them from the other side. "I got this one Munro." He said. The Chief pulled out a combat knife and waited for the drone to pass through the forcefield. As soon as it did he grabbed it from behind and slit the drone's throat, then forced the knife into its back, deactivating it.

Chell finished with the forcefield panel and the field itself flickered and died. He ran to a console on the far side of the room. "Chang is below us…but the only lift control panel is up here."

"Stay here and operate the lift, we'll get Chang." Replied Munro. He nodded to the Chief and they both boarded the lift. It descended several levels. When the lift stopped Munro immediately saw Chang behind a forcefield. He ran to it. The drones in the room were still regenerating though that wouldn't last the Chief knew. While Munro talked to Chang he placed a claymore in front of each occupied alcove. "Didn't I order you to stay close?" Munro said

"Get out!" yelled Chang

"Negative, I'm shutting this forcefield down…don't go anywhere." Munro replied. He nodded to the Chief who headed down a nearby corridor. But he stopped before he could turn a corner and continue. "Munro there's a forcefield over here." He said "I got it Chief." Munro replied. He blew a plasma conduit and ducked into a crawlway and found a power coupling. He primed and threw a plasma grenade at it. The device stuck and had just enough of a delay to let Munro back away before it exploded taking the coupling with it. "That did it."

"Chief, this is Chell, there's a forcefield up here we'll need to get through, my scans indicate you're near the power source."

"Don't worry Chief. I'll get Chang you take care of that forcefield." Said Munro

"Roger."

Munro had already crawled out of the tube to find the forcefield blocking his way to Chang had disappeared. Munro quickly put down the two drones nearby with quick battle rifle bursts. "Munro to Voyager, beam Chang out!" Chang disappeared in blue light. "Chief to Munro, I've deactivated the forcefield." "Good work." Replied Munro. The Chief and Munro stepped back on the lift and Munro signaled Chell. The lift ascended back to where Chell was waiting. "Let's go find Telsia." Said Munro. The team continued through a door and around a corner onto a lift…