"So the Klingons were right," Ava said.
"Yes, but don't let them know that or we will never hear the end of it," Kyou said.
"Sir," Ryan said cutting in through the comm. "Security teams report the ambassador's quarters are empty. They've begun searching the ship but…Sir, detecting unauthorized use of the transporters."
Before Kyou could ask for the transporter coordinates, she heard someone slowly clapping. The away team turned to see Sokketh coming into view from their right. He walked with a very arrogant manner that Kyou did not like at all. She gripped her phaser rifle tighter and took aim.
"If you could see the look on your face. So much emotion. I see my deception has been exposed," Sokketh said. "I was hoping to get my hands on the abbot so we could replace him as well. It doesn't matter in the long run. We are strong and we will prevail. You are weak and the weak shall perish."
Sokketh began to change. His body began to bulge to the point it looked as though it would explode. He was changing back into his Undine form.
"Fire!" Kyou ordered. The four of them unleashed a barrage of weapons fire on the Undine but it didn't seem to have much effect on it. Kyou sighed. "I forgot these tripedal bastards take a lot of fire power to take down."
"Photon grenade out!" Ava called as she lobbed a grenade toward the Undine. The four Starfleet officers ducked back as the grenade exploded. The Undine was slightly fazed by the blast. The four officers opened fire again.
The Undine stood there, taking the beams before turning around and running off down the hill.
"Where the hell does it think it's going?" Zoe asked. "That's where the Klingons are positioned."
"I bet it's going to change again to meet with the Klingons to have them fight us so it can get away," Ryou said.
"Not if I have anything to say about it," Kyou said. "Let's go."
The four of them ran to the hill but the Undine had disappeared. The four raised their weapons and looked around for any sign of the creature.
"Anything, Zoe?"
Merriell checked her tricorder and shook her head. "I'm not picking up anything. The Undine generate a bioelectric field that makes them invisible to sensors."
"That's also probably part of the reason he'd rather take a shuttle when we picked him up from Vulcan," Kyou said. "The transporter beam wouldn't be able to lock on to him."
"We have another problem," Zoe said.
"What's that?" Kyou asked.
"The Klingons are closing in on our position."
"It seems Ryou was right on the Undine's intentions," Kyou said. "Take defensive positions and once they're in range, fire."
They all took cover behind the large boulders that were positioned just past the fence. Once the Klingons reached the top of the stairs, the four of them opened fire, quickly taking down the Klingons.
Kyou activated the sniper scope on her rifle and looked down the hill. She could see another Klingon standing alone at the base of the hill.
"Zoe," she said keeping an eye on the Klingon. "Scan for Klingons in the area.
Zoe checked her tricorder. "There are no more Klingon life signs in the area."
"That's interesting because I see one down there. I bet that's our guy." She zoomed in as far as she could go, taking aim on its head. She fired.
The phaser bolt struck the side of its head, knocking it over. Kyou hoped it was enough to down the creature for good. The creature stood back up and stared right at Kyou. The stare was creepy like out of an old horror film. Kyou was about to take another shot when the creature was whisked away in a transporter beam.
"It beamed away," she said lowering her weapon.
"It must have a ship nearby," Ava said.
"I don't see how since we brought him here and the Klingon ships are debris now," Zoe said.
"It must have planned for something to happen and kept a ship here just in case," Kyou said. "Let's get back to the Enterprise." She tapped her combadge. "Zofchak to Enterprise, four to beam up.
The away team walked onto the bridge, each taking their positions. Grandon was sure to be out of the center seat before the turbolift doors opened.
"Report," Kyou ordered.
"We found a bioship, hiding among the asteroids and it's on an intercept course," Grandon said.
"Shields up, red alert," Kyou said. "Target and fire all weapons on the bioship once it's in range."
"Sir," Grandon said. "While the Enterprise is one of the more advanced ships in the fleet, we alone can't take down this type of bioship. Starfleet is sending more ships to assist."
Kyou nodded in acknowledgment as she watched the bioship get closer. The ship was larger than the ones she learned about in the academy. This one had three extended wings in a Y shape and looked to be thicker and bulkier than the standard bioships that were used. This one looked like a dreadnought.
"Ava, can you get a reading on that one?" she asked.
Ava entered commands into her tactical console before shaking her head. "No, sir. Sensors are just bouncing off it."
"Figures," Kyou said.
"Sir," Zoe said. "Five Federation ships are dropping out of warp. The Ranger, Texas, Forrest, Rideout and Crossfire."
Kyou let a small smile form on her face once she heard the name of her sister's ship, the Crossfire. She sat down in her chair and confidently looked at the oncoming bioship. "Ava, coordinate attack patterns with the other ships."
"Aye, sir," she said as she entered commands into her console, connecting to the other ships.
The six Starfleet ships fired phasers and torpedoes at the bioship. While the bioship was outnumbered, it could hold its own in a fight with even greater numbers. It started firing bio-plasmic warheads at the Federation ships.
"Those things look like they can put us in a world of hurt," Kyou said. "Keep an eye on those and target them once they're fired. Hopefully we'll be able to detonate one next to his ship."
The ships flew around the single bioship, unleashing their armaments upon it. A variety of phaser beams, pulse phaser cannons, photon and quantum torpedoes filled the area between the two factions. The bioship was being pounded by the other ships and wouldn't last much longer.
