Bridge
1:45 PM
Kirk faced his bridge crew, expression grim. "Damage report?"
He grew even grimmer as M'Ress began to recite. The Saratoga had taken heavy damage. Shields and weapons
were down. Main power was offline. Half the systems were no longer working, the other half was either on
the edge of system failure or working so-and-so. Nearly every deck reported injuries. (His heart clenched).
Miraculously, there weren't any reports of casualties. Yet.
The Klingon's weapons are powerful, he thought. They've obviously picked up a few tricks from studying Nero's
ship. They could have destroyed us but they crippled us instead. They didn't demand our surrender either.
Kor wants to drag this out and get as much fun as possible. That might give us some time.
"Are there any other Federation ships in this sector?"
"Yes, sir. But they're a considerable distance. It would take the closest one up to forty minutes to get here."
"That's forty minutes too long. I'm initiating General Order Thirteen, we're evacuating. Put me through
the intercom, M'Ress."
Medical Bay
1:47 PM
McCoy was in the process of checking a visibly dazed Minil when the comm once again blared.
"All decks this is the Captain speaking. We've been attacked by a Klingon vessel. As you've noticed,
they stopped firing once they put enough damage on us, but you can bet they're getting ready to
attack again."
"No kidding!" McCoy muttered.
"We've taken heavy damage; our shields and weapons are down and the rest of our systems are failing.
There're other ships in this sector, but it will take time for them to get here. Time that we don't have.
"I'm ordering an evacuation and will be sending out a distress signal. All crew are to report to their
designated shuttles immediately. If you're unable to reach a shuttle get to an escape pod."
McCoy flipped his tricorder shut. "You're a bit shaken up but fine," he told the Rigellian. He ushered both
her and Alyen toward the doors. "You heard the Captain! Get going!"
Alyen knew that the CMO would be heading to the Bridge. "Be careful, Doctor."
Bridge
1:49 PM
Kirk switched the intercom off, thinking about the distress signal he would send.
He'd written a cipher code program two years ago during the Delphis Net and it would come in handy now;
only Starfleet vessels had the equipment to decrypt the transmission.
