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NOTE: AGF torpedoes are drones and mini-drones; and the mini-drones are deployed to swarm their target; such as the ones that were found in Antarctica. The Ancient energy beam weapon is the payload for all AGF missiles; and the unidentified beam weapon is the Ancient energy beam weapon, which was upgraded and it's more powerful. The unidentified torpedoes are weapons the Aldans made, which are planet killers.
While they were discussing battle tactics, Admiral Rean informed his Captains and Commanders that only the large Federation ships would participate in the battle, and because of the composition of the Ori hulls, they'll have to be relentlessly bombarded with multiple torpedoes and phaser banks; and since their pulse weapons cover their entire ships, small ships won't be able to get in close enough without being severely damaged or destroyed.
General Gabriel told them that the Ori pulse weapons were the same as their beam weapon.
Admiral Rean knew the Sol System Fleet would have to guard not only Earth and Starbase One, but also Utopia Planitia and the Mars perimeter. During their luncheon meeting, General Gabriel offered to install a Security Net on the Federation's main shipyard and Admiral Rean thanked him and accepted his offer. After lunch Admiral Rean contacted Admiral Clarkson and told her 8 AGF vessels will arrive in a few minutes and their engineers will install a Security Net on Utopia Planitia, and AGF Security will guard the Security Net, along with Starfleet Security at Utopia Planitia.
xxx
On-board Thor's Hammer
Thor contacted General Gabriel and informed him that Colonel Dale was on his classified channel after Captain Reynolds departed the Briefing Room. Colonel Dale told the General that all Ori ships have finally gathered in one place. Gabriel thanked him and invited Ambassador Yarn, Admiral's Rean, Stokes and Jamison to join him in his war room on-board his ship and they accepted; while Admiral's Ross and Daniels beamed to their respective ships. Admiral William Ross' new Sovereign Class Flagship is the USS Valley Forge.
When they were transported to the war room, Ambassador Yarn and the Admiral's were shown to a table and took their seats, and there was water, coffee and tea on the table. General Gabriel walked to his seat on a platform in the middle and to the rear of the room; which had a station on his left and right. A Colonel sat on his right and a Lt. Colonel on his left. They noticed the room was quite large and sectioned off in three parts with a large number of personnel, and all stations faced the screens and were manned.
After the General sat in his seat he ordered Colonel Carlos Lazar to contact Major's Cho, Christie and Alin to activate their Security Nets.
Nice set up the General has, Stokes thought, looking around the room.
xxx
"The Ori have no honor" Worf said after Picard told them who they'll be fighting.
"No they don't Mr. Worf," Picard replied.
"How did the Ori destroy those two planets Captain?" Geordi asked.
"We don't know Geordi and the AGF didn't tell us, but I suspect they know," he answered. "They told us the Ori has been doing this for over 50 million years, and in the AGF's words: the Ori come to play, and they take no prisoners."
Murmurs on the bridge.
"Captain, shields have just been erected around Earth, Earth's orbital shipyards, including McKinley Station, and Starbase One," Data said looking at his console.
"Analysis Mr. Data," Picard replied.
"Scanning," Data said, cross checking the Federation database. "Captain I have never seen readings like these before, and in fact sir, I am getting very few readings. All I can tell you is that those shields are not energy based, however, they are very powerful. No one can beam in or out and our torpedoes and phaser banks cannot penetrate them, nor any of our enemies weapons, including the Borg, Species 8472 or the Dominion," Data answered.
"The Federation doesn't have that kind of technology," Riker said.
Captain Picard walked to Data's console and checked the readings himself. "I think they come from our friends out there," Picard said, with a smile on his face. Vowing to get to know all he can about the Atlantis Galactic Federation.
xxx
Starfleet Operation's Center
Admiral Rean had informed all the Admirals at Starfleet Command that the AGF will be installing a Security Net around Earth, Starbase One and Utopia Planitia. Admiral's Paris and Nechayev were in Starfleet Operations when the Security Net was activated and Commander Benrod gave them the analysis of the shield.
"Thank you Commander," they both said as he walked back to his station, perplexed.
It's classified, Benrod thought.
xxx
"Thor, contact General Rone and Admiral Ross."
"Yes General," Thor said, and General Rone appeared on the center screen.
"Dan," Rone said.
"Rone, get all AGF ships into position," Gabriel ordered.
"Yes sir," Rone replied and the comm disconnected.
"Admiral the AGF ships have cloaked, but not all of them," Lieutenant Shirley Jackson said surprised, who's Admiral Ross' Operation's Officer. She didn't know the AGF had cloaking technology and her scans never detected any. "Thor's Hammer is hailing us Admiral."
"On screen," Ross said.
"Aye sir, channel open," Jackson replied.
"All AGF ships are in position Admiral," Gabriel said.
"Aye General, Ross out."
"Thor, show me a star map from Earth to Utopia Planitia."
"Yes General," Thor replied, and a star map appeared around the room and everyone could see that entire region of space.
They all watched, along with the rest of the AGF Fleet, as the Ori Fleet jumped into hyperspace.
"I want you to download all the information from the computers of the Ori ship that's being protected when we take down their shields and send that information immediately to General Wolfe at Stargate Command," Gabriel said, looking at Thor.
"Yes General," Thor replied.
Ambassador Yarn and the Starfleet Admirals noticed that Thor was not standing or sitting at any station and was standing next to the Colonel Lazar, and they were mystified.
xxx
"Open a channel to the Federation Fleet," Ross said.
"Aye sir, channel open," Lt. Jackson replied.
"This is Admiral Ross, when the AGF ships take down the Ori shields, fire at will, and stay out of the way of that damn beam weapon, Ross out."
"Admiral the Judgment Day has just extended her shields around the Valley Forge," Jackson said.
"What's their shield frequency?" Ross asked.
"It's beyond megahertz or anything I've ever seen before sir. I can't get a reading on it," she answered.
Ross nodded his head remembering the meeting a few days ago in Admiral Rean's conference room; and knew what impregnable shields were.
xxx
"Admiral we're extending our shields around your ship and sending out towing drones," General Scott said to Daniels.
"Thank you General," he replied, as the Day of Reckoning extended her shields around the Arizona and sent out towing drones.
One AGF ship was assigned to one Federation ship that will take part in the battle. Those AGF ships were ordered to extend their shields around their Federation counterparts until the end of the battle; and send out towing drones.
xxx
"Seventy-five Ori vessels on a trajectory towards Earth, in a single vector," Thor said to Gabriel, as they watched the Ori Fleet in hyperspace. "They will be coming in-theater at six o'clock."
Admiral Rean was surprised to hear Thor say in-theater and six o'clock, and Admiral's Stokes and Jamison knew Thor was using old Earth military terminology, which apparently the AGF still uses.
Suddenly seventy-five ships dropped out of hyperspace and four Ori vessels surrounded Starbase One, and six surrounded Earth, while the rest took up their assigned positions.
"We're being hailed by an Ori vessel Admiral," Jackson said.
"Open a channel," Ross replied.
"Aye sir, channel open," she said.
"I am a Prior of the Ori, you will either submit to the Book of Origin or be destroyed," he said.
"We will not submit to the Book of Origin," Ross replied.
"Then you will be destroyed. You are no match for the might of the Ori," the Prior said, and disconnected the channel.
The Ori began to power their beam weapons.
xxx
The Kingdom and Thor's Hammer were positioned near Starbase One. Thor's Hammer was on one side of the Starbase and the Kingdom on the other. When the Ori vessels dropped out of hyperspace, the Kingdom maneuvered into position to the closest Ori vessel and Colonel Marell was ordered to take the first shot before the Ori shields came down.
Seven of Nine was at her station in Voyager's Astrometrics lab and was ordered to scan all weapons coming out of the AGF's tubes.
"Shields," Gabriel said.
"Shields up sir," Colonel Lazar replied.
"Load mini-drones in two aft batteries and in two forward batteries Major Turner," Gabriel ordered.
"Yes sir," she replied and punched in codes on her computer console. "Drones loaded sir," she turned and said to the General with a wicked grin on her face and a glint in her eye.
Admiral's Rean, Jamison and Stokes noticed the angry scar on the General's face and the hard look in his eyes.
One Ori ship was astern of Thor's Hammer while the other was close to her bow.
"Thor contact the AGF Fleet near Earth," Gabriel said.
"Yes General," he replied. "Comm open."
"This is General Gabriel, fire on my order," he said.
"The Kingdom is in position General and she's charging a beam weapon and loading missiles in her batteries," Colonel Lazar said looking at his console. "All ships are in position sir."
"Charge one beam weapon to maximum and load 10 missiles in their batteries. Fire the beam weapon at the ship we're on top of and the missiles at the other ship on my order," Marell said.
"Yes sir," Captain Scott Bryant, his Weapons Officer said.
"One beam weapon charged and 10 missiles loaded in their batteries," Kingdom said.
"De-cloak and fire," Marell ordered.
The Kingdom de-cloaked and opened fire. The Asgard beam weapon shot out and sliced the Ori ship from stem to stern. As the beam weapon started cutting through the ship, it began to explode in a ball of white fire; and after the ship exploded 10 missiles flew out of the Kingdom's batteries and smashed into the other Ori vessel, which exploded instantly in a ball of green fire.
Everyone in the war room watched as the Kingdom destroyed the two Ori ships and General Gabriel had a smile on his face. Ambassador Yarn and the Starfleet Admirals saw what one AGF beam weapon could do to impregnable shields, and watched as all the missiles hit their target.
xxx
The bridge crew of Starbase One watched as the Kingdom unleashed her firepower and the Operation's Officer, Lieutenant Shannon McGuire, scanned everything.
"Analysis," Vice Admiral Andrew Malone said to McGuire.
"Their missiles can travel faster and further than our torpedoes and they started to pick up speed as they were heading towards their target. They're more powerful than our quantum torpedoes and they went through the Ori shields like they weren't there. Their beam weapon is plasma based and very powerful and not based on any scale I'm aware of, and there's no debris," she replied to the Admiral.
"All the missiles hit their target simultaneously and three hit the Ori engines and the other seven hit different sections of the ship; and my scans can't detect what payload they're using," his Tactical Officer, Lieutenant Commander Bruno Franks, said to the Admiral.
Admiral Malone nodded his head and stared at the AGF ships.
xxx
While the Prior was speaking to Admiral Ross, the AGF Fleet was disabling all Ori engines and locked every hanger bay door. Without warning, seventy-three ships de-cloaked and each one fired its beam weapon at the remaining ships.
"General, all Ori shields are down, ship engines have been disabled and all hanger bays doors are locked; and AGF ships have moved out of harms way, and the others are moving into position," Lieutenant Colonel Mayna (Shim Female) said.
"All information from the protected vessel has been downloaded and sent to General Wolfe at Stargate Command General," Thor said to Gabriel.
"Fire," Gabriel said to Major Turner and the AGF Fleet.
Admiral Rean saw the look on the General's face and knew what the General was feeling. He too had the same look on his face more than a few times during the Dominion War.
"Firing sir," she said, and mini-drones shot out from two forward batteries and 2 aft batteries streaking across the stars, hitting their targets.
"Fire mini drones, and let's blow these sons of bitches to hell," Colonel Crammer said to his Weapons Officer.
"Yes sir," she said, and mini drones burst from the Hector's batteries.
"Fire mini drones," General Rone said.
"Yes sir," his Weapons Officer said, and mini drones left the Judgment Day's batteries and streaked across space and slammed into their target.
"This is for Galar II," General Scott said. "Fire drones."
General Scott's Weapons Officer complied; and they with satisfaction as the drones smashed into an Ori ship.
Everyone on the bridge of the Enterprise watched as the drones did their work.
"I've never seen anything like it," Riker said, watching the screen.
Geordi's mouth was hanging open and Data was scanning.
"What the...," the Arizona's Tactical Officer said. "What are those?" he asked with a surprised look on his face.
"Analysis Mr. Stevens," Daniels said.
"Those at not torpedoes like we thought Admiral and my scans indicate they're some sort of projectile weapon," he answered, looking at Daniels.
"What the hell are those things Lieutenant?" Ross asked Jackson.
"They seem to be some sort of hybrid weapon sir and my readings indicate that they can burn through any type of matter instantly," she answered.
Admiral Ross was surprised to hear that.
"I want to know what those are now Lieutenant?" Admiral Malone said to McGuire standing up from his chair; after seeing many mini drones travel to their target and smash into the Ori ships.
"When the torpedoes hit their targets they split into thousands of small projectiles Admiral," she answered, looking at her console.
"The power output of those projectiles cannot be measured Admiral," Commander Franks said.
Admiral Malone looked at the sight before him and couldn't believe what he was seeing. He had never in all his years seen anything like it and knew he would never see anything like it again. He didn't even want to image what the unidentified beam weapon and torpedoes could do.
"Seven," Janeway said, looking at the swarm on the screen.
"Those projectiles are burning through the ship's shields and hulls Admiral," she replied. "My readings also indicate that even if their engines were not disabled, they could not escape those projectiles. Very impressive and very efficient."
"I've never seen anything like it before Captain," Lt. Commander Lisa Neeley said to Mann.
"Neither have I," he said, staring at the screen.
He did say they were going to light them up, Captain DeSoto thought to himself with a smile on his face, watching the scene before him.
In Starfleet Operation's Admiral's Paris, Nechayev and a few other Admirals just received the tactical report from Commander Benrod. Alynna Nechayev sat stunned and Admiral Paris shook his head, and the other Admirals and staff couldn't take their eyes off the view screen.
Ambassador Yarn had a shocked look on his face and Admiral's Rean, Jamison and Stokes watched as the projectiles ate through the shields and hulls of each vessel and engulfed each ship inside and out until they exploded.
"Now we know why Major Turner had a wicked grin on her face," Stokes said to Rean and Jamison, with a grin of his own.
Rean also smiled, knowing he'll be receiving a tactical report on all AGF weapons.
xxx
When most of the Ori ships were destroyed, the remaining Ori vessels began firing indiscriminately, and a beam weapon hit a Miranda class ship slicing the port nacelle, which exploded, destroying the ship and all hands.
A Defiant class ship was also hit and suffered the same fate.
"The White Cloud has de-cloaked and released her towing cables Captain," Data reported.
"Quantum torpedoes locked Captain," Worf said.
"Fire at will Mr. Worf," Picard said, still stunned at what he had just witnessed.
"Firing," Worf said, and 10 quantum torpedoes burst from the Enterprise's tubes to their target.
"Only 39% of the vessel has been destroyed Captain," Data reported, looking at his readings.
"Keep firing Mr. Worf," Picard ordered.
"Aye Captain," he said, and sent 10 more quantum torpedoes to their target.
"The ship is beginning to buckle Captain," Data told him.
"Finish her off Mr. Worf," Picard said.
"Aye Captain," he replied, and 5 more quantum torpedoes burst from the Enterprise's tubes and the Ori ship exploded.
Captain DeSoto turned to his Benzar Tactical Officer with a smile on his face. "Let's light her up shall we, and keep firing until she's destroyed," he ordered after an AGF ship placed the Hood astern of an Ori vessel.
"Aye sir," he replied and opened fire and sent torpedo after torpedo in the aft section of the vessel until the ship exploded.
Captain Henry Martin, of the Streamrunner Class ship the USS Guam, was sitting in his command chair watching the Federation fleet in combat and ordered his Tactical Officer to lock torpedoes.
"Torpedoes locked," his Bajorian Tactical Officer said.
"Fire," Martin ordered.
"Aye sir," she said, and sent out thirty proton torpedoes from the Guam's tubes that streaked across the raging battlefield smashing into an Ori's ship's aft section. Two torpedoes hit her engines, blowing the ship to high heaven.
An Ori ship fired its beam weapon at an unprotected Ambassador Class ship, barely scraping the shields which fluctuated and caused an explosion on the bridge and hull breaches on fourteen decks. The USS Midway was dead in space.
"Are their any life signs on the Midway?" DeSoto asked.
"Yes sir, but she's badly damaged," his Operation's Officer answered.
Captain DeSoto and his bridge crew watched as towing drones from an AGF vessel attached themselves to the Midway and towed her to safety.
"I didn't expect that," DeSoto said out loud.
The USS Arizona was along the port of an Ori vessel. "Fire 10 quantum torpedoes," Daniels ordered.
"Aye Admiral," his Andorian Tactical Officer said, and 10 torpedoes left the Arizona's tubes and hit the Ori ship.
"Minimum effect," Lt. Stevens said, looking at his readings. "Admiral the Ori vessel is turning in our direction and powering her beam weapon, and we're being hailed by the Day of Reckoning, audio only."
"Let's hear it Mr. Stevens," Daniels ordered.
"Aye sir, channel open," he replied.
"Don't worry about the beam weapon Admiral. After it hits the shields, send multiple torpedoes and smash her in the mouth. Then you can finish her off," Scott said.
"Aye General," he replied with a smile. "Lock 12 quantum torpedoes and after we get hit, send the torpedoes right down her throat."
"Aye sir," his Tactical Officer said as the beam weapon hit the Arizona.
"Shields are holding Admiral," Stevens said looking at this readings.
"Fire," Daniels ordered and watched as the torpedoes streaked across space and hit the ship front and center.
"She's beginning to buckle Admiral and the Day of Reckoning has released her towing drones," Stevens told him.
"Take us in closer helm," Daniels said.
"Aye sir," Ensign Brooks replied and deftly maneuvered the ship along the starboard side of the Ori vessel.
"Fire phaser banks," Daniels ordered when the Arizona reached her target; and her phaser banks came to life and shot out at once and streaked across space, moving this way and that until the ship exploded. The Arizona and Day of Reckoning then moved out of harms way.
Two AGF ships towed two Steamrunner Class ships into position to the aft of their target and released their towing drones.
"Fires torpedoes," the female Andorian Captain said to her Tactical Officer.
"Aye Captain," she said, and thirty-three proton torpedoes shot out of the USS Running Mead and bombarded the ship in the aft section until the ship exploded. Four torpedoes hit her hyper-drive engines.
"Lock torpedoes and don't stop firing until she's in bits and pieces," the Captain of the USS George Washington said.
"Aye sir," his Tactical Officer replied, and the George Washington's tubes came to life and torpedoes were relentlessly sent into the ship until she was nothing but debris.
The Ventura was almost out of harms way when she too was scraped by an Ori beam weapon and the ship rocked violently. The bridge computer terminals exploded as sparks flew everywhere, and most of the crew flew back either dead or injured.
"Captain I had to shut down the warp core and we have damage to over sixty-five percent of the ship," his chief engineer said to him over the comm. "We have impulse engines only."
"Captain, the Ventura is badly damaged and moving away under impulse power," Data said.
"Captain two AGF ships are moving towards the Ventura and one sent out her towing drones while the other is standing guard," Worf told Picard.
They watched as the Ventura was towed away and Picard secretly thanked the AGF for towing Federation ships to safety.
The Excelsior class USS Yorktown was towed into position on the starboard side of an Ori ship and the Captain ordered her tactical officer to open fire with phaser banks and torpedoes. The Yorktown's phaser banks and torpedoes flew out at once, dancing towards the enemy ship which exploded in a ball of fire a few minutes later.
The unprotected Intrepid Class ship, the USS Montana, was grazed by a beam weapon as it was moving out of harms way when it saw an Ori ship turn and started firing its beam weapon. Captain Sev was holding onto his seat as bulkheads were falling and sparks were flying out of computers. Most of his crew were lying on the deck. "Report," he said.
"Shields down to 12%, port phaser array damaged, hull breeches on all decks and we only have impulse power," replied his chief engineer, who was sitting at her station on the bridge.
"Get us out of here helm," Sev ordered.
"Aye sir," he replied.
The USS Montana was towed by an AGF ship while two others stood guard and Captain Sev was grateful.
"We're in position Captain," Mann's helm officer said.
"Fire at will Commander," Mann ordered.
"Aye sir," Commander Neeley said, and sent out torpedo after torpedo to the enemy ship until their was nothing but debris.
When the Achilles Class ship, the USS Orion, was finally in position astern of an Ori vessel, and the Saratoga on the port side, Captain Rain ordered her Tactical Officer to open fire and Captain Vay did the same. The Saratoga sent out multiple torpedoes while the Orion fired its pulse phasers until the ship exploded.
Three Akira Class ships were maneuvered into position to the aft sections of three Ori vessels and opened fire – and relentlessly sent torpedo after torpedo into each vessel until they exploded.
The rest of the Federation Fleet continued their assault. Quantum and photon torpedoes ripped through some, while phaser banks tore through others.
"We're being hailed Admiral," Lt. Jackson said.
"Open a channel," Ross replied.
"Aye sir, channel open," she said.
Admiral Ross saw the face of the Prior he had spoken to earlier.
"You will all burn in the fires of damnation," the Prior said to Ross.
"Not today," Ross said, and ordered Lt. Jackson to disconnect the channel.
While the Ori fleet was staggering under the weight of the Federation assault, an AGF ship maneuvered the Centaur into position. Captain Reynolds was ordered to destroy the Ori Flagship and Admiral Ross ordered the rest of the Federation Fleet to clear a path for the Centaur to do so.
"The Arc Royal's towing drones have been released and we're in firing range Captain," his helm said.
"Fire at will Lieutenant," Reynolds said to his Tactical Officer.
"Aye sir," she replied, and twenty quantum torpedoes were sent to their target.
The last Doci of the Ori watched as his mighty fleet was decimated and knew his crusade across the stars was over. He didn't anticipate the other ships that could easily destroy his, and use their cloaks to neutralize their hyper-drive engines to prevent them from jumping into hyperspace, and lock their hanger bays doors so they couldn't release their fighters. They also took his fleet's shields down with one shot and their shields were stronger, which surprised him. When he looked too his right, he saw multiple torpedoes headed towards his ship and in his final act of madness, he looked up and yelled at the heavens, and then his ship exploded.
Captain Charlie Reynolds (swing for the fences Charlie), swung for the fences and hit a home run.
When it was all over, all that remained of the Ori Fleet was debris, floating in space.
xxx
Onboard Thor's Hammer
Admiral Rean watched as AGF ships towed crippled Federation ships to safety and guarded them. He heard Colonel Lazar tell General Gabriel that a few AGF ships transported all of the Midway's crew to their medial bays, including the Captain, who was badly injured. They also transported other injured Federation personnel to other AGF ship's medical bays.
Ambassador Yarn and Admiral's Stokes and Jamison were surprised by the generosity of the AGF Fleet. Just like the Federation, they thought.
"All Ori vessels have been destroyed General," Colonel Lazar said.
Everyone in the war room clapped and whistled.
"Open a comm to the AGF Fleet Colonel," Gabriel said, and walked to the center of the war room.
"Yes sir," Lazar replied. "Comm open."
"This is General Gabriel, I want all AGF personnel to stand-by and put me on ship-wide," he said.
"Yes sir," Rone replied. "General the AGF Fleet is standing by, ship-wide."
"Open a comm to Admiral Ross Colonel," Gabriel ordered.
"Yes sir," Lazar said, and opened a comm to the Admiral.
"General," Ross said when he saw Gabriel.
"Well done Admiral," Gabriel told him.
"Thank you General," Ross replied.
"Admiral, would you open a comm to your Fleet ship-wide?" Gabriel asked.
"Aye General," he answered and ordered Lt. Jackson to open a channel to the Federation Fleet.
"Aye Admiral," she said. "Channel open."
"The Federation Fleet is standing-by General," Ross said.
"Thank you Admiral," Gabriel replied. "I want the entire AGF Fleet to give a hoot – he paused for a moment when he hear whistles and cheers from his own Fleet – to the Federation Fleet."
Everyone on the AGF ships either whistled, cheered or clapped. The ones in the war room all stood and did the same facing Ambassador Yarn and the Starfleet Admirals. Ambassador Yarn was taken aback and Admiral Rean gave them a warm smile. Admiral's Stokes and Jamison thanked them and they too smiled.
Admiral Daniels also smiled while Lt. Stevens clapped; and Ensign Brooks grinned from ear to ear as she watched the bridge crew of an AGF ship whistling and clapping.
"They're like Klingons," Worf stated proudly.
"I do not understand why they are doing this Captain," Data said turning and looking at Picard.
"They're honoring us Commander and I'm sure they'll celebrate tonight and re-live the battle," Worf replied.
General Gabriel waited until everyone quieted down. "The AGF and Federation Fleets made the Ori sorry they returned to the Milky Way galaxy," he paused with wicked grin on his face, after hearing more whistles and cheers from his own troops. "We put our boots up their ass."
All AGF crews either cheered, whistled or clapped until it reached a crescendo. There were high fives, and some waved AGF flags; and a few bridge officers did splits. Most of the Colonels stood up and either clapped or whistled – and some did both. Even General Scott stood up and clapped, while General Rone sat in his seat looking at his bridge crew and laughed.
Ambassador Yarn and the Admirals saw the war room erupt in celebration.
Admiral Ross sat stunned at the sight.
Captain DeSoto laughed and looked around his bridge when he heard clapping; and he also started to clap.
Captain Mann stood up and clapped and his bridge crew did the same.
Captain Reynolds couldn't stop laughing, and a Vulcan Captain raised an eyebrow. The Andorian Captains also clapped, while Captain Picard sat in his chair with a surprised look on his face, and Captain Rain just stared.
There were murmurs in the Starfleet Command Center and Admiral Grax didn't know what to make of the scene before him.
"They're celebrating their victory Tam," Toddman said after seeing the look on Grax's face.
Admiral Grax nodded his head.
Lieutenant McGuire smiled. "They're very different than Starfleet Admiral," she turned and said to Malone.
Admiral Malone agreed with the Lieutenant.
"That's how Soldiers and Marines celebrate after battle," Commander Franks told everyone "They celebrate the smallest victory, even if it's just surviving another day. I can also see they love General Gabriel and he can relate to them because he used to be a junior officer and he's never forgotten that fact."
"How do you know?" McGuire asked.
"My sister is a Marine and she told me how the Corp does things, which is very different from Starfleet. She belongs to a cohesive unit and is no longer an individual, and you need camaraderie in a unit; and they also depend on each other for survival. The AGF is an Army and they're taught the same thing, and we aren't," he answered.
Admiral Malone looked at Commander Franks and turned and watched the AGF Officers and crew still cheering, and saw smiles and hugs and the General smiling at his troops. He realized the AGF Fleet was looking forward to the battle, while he felt only dread. When did I become so jaded, he thought.
Admiral Clarkson watched the battle on the bridge of one of the AGF vessels sent to Utopia Planitia, and she too was surprised at the reaction of everyone on the ship after the battle was over.
xxx
"They'll be a celebration tonight on each AGF ship and all off-duty Starfleet personnel, including the crewmen and women are invited – and we brought the booze and the food. You'll need permission from your Commanding Officer and we'll transport you to our ships. You'll attend the celebration on the AGF ship that shielded yours, and the off-duty personnel at Starbase One have permission to board my Flagship for the celebration. On behalf of my junior officers, I'm personally extending an invitation to Ensign Carla Brooks, the pilot of the USS Arizona, to the celebration in the Junior Officer's Mess and Lounge, with permission from Admiral Daniels," Gabriel told them.
Ensign Brooks turned and looked at the Admiral.
"Permission granted General," Daniels said. "Tomorrow is also her day off."
"Even better," Gabriel replied. "Ensign," he said to her when he saw her at the pilot's station, and she straightened her shoulders. "Change out of your uniform before you come aboard and pack a bag because you're be staying the night. With permission from the Admiral."
"Permission granted General," Daniels said.
"Thank you sirs," she said, and everyone noticed she couldn't keep the smile off her face.
"The rest of the Starfleet personnel will be in uniform, Gabriel out."
General Scott invited Admiral's Daniels, Ross and Malone to dine with her that evening and they accepted her invitation.
xxx
General Dana Hall walked into the war room and walked over to the table were Ambassador Yarn and the Admirals were sitting. "Admirals Stokes and Jamison, will you like to have dinner with me?" she asked. "I'm ready to open a bottle champagne."
"Of course General," Jamison answered for the both of them and got up from the table and Stokes followed.
General Gabriel ordered Colonel Lazar to contact General Wolfe at Headquarters.
"Daniel, I take it your mission was successful?" General Wolfe asked when she appeared on the screen.
"Yes ma'am," he answered. "The entire Ori Fleet has been destroyed."
"Congratulations. I've received the information you sent and I'm sending General Michael Connor's (Major General) Fleet (80 ships) to the Ori Home Galaxy and they should be at the supergate in a few minutes. I've also ordered General Chow to send a fleet of 25 ships, including a hospital ship and four freighters, to help any survivors; either to rebuild or, in the worse case scenario, help them relocate," Wolfe told him. "Hello Admiral Rean."
"Hello General, it's nice to see you again," he replied.
"General Wolfe, I would like to introduce you to Ambassador Yarn, Head of the Federation Council," Gabriel told her.
"Hello Mr. Ambassador," she said with a nod of her head.
"Hello General," Yarn replied.
"Daniel, we would like to talk to you, President Logan, Ambassador Yarn and Admiral Rean in your office," Wolfe said to him.
"Yes ma'am," he replied. "Colonel Lazar, contact Major's Cho, Christie and Alin and have them disconnect the Security Nets.
"Yes sir," Lazar replied.
"Ambassador, Admiral right this way," Gabriel said, and invited them to dine with him that evening.
They accepted.
xxx
AGF Space – Furl – Furl Command Center
When the battle was over Admiral Chin breathed a sigh of relief and Ambassador Lincoln smiled.
"Congratulations Admiral," Chow said.
"We couldn't have done it without your help," she replied.
"We'll celebrate on the beach later; and Admiral, don't wear your uniform," Chow said smiling at her.
"I won't," she replied.