Chapter Nine
Thaddeus Debbing was not having a good night; first he got stuck on a turbolift, then this. He looked at Lieutenant Tram, "Target the sphere and use the temporal freeze. Then lock all weapons and fire".
Tram nodded, "I sir". She pushed a few buttons, and then came a blue light on the viewscreen and a large quantity of phaser volleys and torpedoes. Just as the sphere exploded, Lieutenant Kirk walked in, so Debbing said, "Jeez Rob, you missed the excitement". That got a few chuckles out of the bridge crew. Debbing heard a beeping sound come from the tactical post.
"I wouldn't start celebrating just yet, sir," said Lieutenant Tram, "A Borg tactical cube has just dropped out of warp, and they're targeting us".
"Great, that's just great," said Debbing. "How much energy do we have left for temp freezes?"
"Half power, sir," said Tram, "I don't think that will give us enough time to destroy it".
"Even better," said Debbing. Another beeping came from the helm station, Robert turned to Debbing. "Now what?" asked Debbing.
"Sir there's another ship coming in," said Robert, "And it's a Klingon Negh'Var class battle cruiser".
"Finally, a good thing," said Debbing.
***
"Lock the ion cannon on that cube and fire!" ordered Martok.
"Yes sir!" said Tamekh.
Martok watched as a bright orange ball shoot out from the bottom of the viewscreen and hit the cube. "Damn those Borg to Grethor!" yelled Martok, he pounded his fists on his chair. With that the bridge crew gave a cheer, "This is no time to celebrate!" Martok ordered, "The cube is still intact!" Martok watched as his own ship and this strange looking Federation ship destroyed the cube. Martok was familiar with all Federation ship classes, but this one was not familiar. Had the Federation come up with a new super weapon for fighting the Borg? Tamekh had said there was strange temporal activity in the area, could they have come from this ship? He turned to Tamekh, "Hail them". Tamekh nodded and about twenty seconds later a picture of a human appeared on the viewscreen.
"Chancellor Martok, thank you for your help," said the man gratefully, "I'm Captain Thaddeus Debbing of the U.S.S. Premonition".
"Captain Debbing, I'm unfamiliar with the class of your ship. Do you think I could beam over and be briefed on it?" asked Martok.
"Certainly, he would be happy to have you aboard," smiled Debbing.
***
Robert Kirk made his way to the transporter room to join the captain in meeting the Klingons. Since his last encounter with a Klingon he decided he would stay wary and keep silent. As Robert approached the transporter room he saw Commander Watkins come down the hall. "Hello Commander," Robert said.
"Hi Rob," said Watkins. "The Klingons are due to arrive pretty soon, about two minutes". The two made their way into the transporter room. "And Rob, before they get here, I'd try not to piss them off. I'm sure you remember last time you got in a tangle with a Klingon".
"How do you know about that?" asked Robert.
"When you're the first officer you have to know these things," Watkins replied, smiling.
After about two minutes the Klingons arrived, and to Robert's dismay he recognized one. He was the one who had stabbed Robert at the restaurant.
"Hello Chancellor Martok," said Debbing.
"Greetings Captain Debbing," said Martok. "May I have a tour?"
"Of course but first introductions," said Debbing. "This is my first officer, Commander Watkins. My helmsman and second officer, Lieutenant Kirk". With that the Klingon who had stabbed Robert grunted, almost as if in disgust. "And this is my Chief Medical Officer Jpak".
"This is my first officer Tamekh," said Martok, pointing to a rather intimidating and rugged looking Klingon. Then he pointed to the stabber, "This is my tactician Ko'mah".
Great, just great, thought Robert.
Thaddeus Debbing was not having a good night; first he got stuck on a turbolift, then this. He looked at Lieutenant Tram, "Target the sphere and use the temporal freeze. Then lock all weapons and fire".
Tram nodded, "I sir". She pushed a few buttons, and then came a blue light on the viewscreen and a large quantity of phaser volleys and torpedoes. Just as the sphere exploded, Lieutenant Kirk walked in, so Debbing said, "Jeez Rob, you missed the excitement". That got a few chuckles out of the bridge crew. Debbing heard a beeping sound come from the tactical post.
"I wouldn't start celebrating just yet, sir," said Lieutenant Tram, "A Borg tactical cube has just dropped out of warp, and they're targeting us".
"Great, that's just great," said Debbing. "How much energy do we have left for temp freezes?"
"Half power, sir," said Tram, "I don't think that will give us enough time to destroy it".
"Even better," said Debbing. Another beeping came from the helm station, Robert turned to Debbing. "Now what?" asked Debbing.
"Sir there's another ship coming in," said Robert, "And it's a Klingon Negh'Var class battle cruiser".
"Finally, a good thing," said Debbing.
***
"Lock the ion cannon on that cube and fire!" ordered Martok.
"Yes sir!" said Tamekh.
Martok watched as a bright orange ball shoot out from the bottom of the viewscreen and hit the cube. "Damn those Borg to Grethor!" yelled Martok, he pounded his fists on his chair. With that the bridge crew gave a cheer, "This is no time to celebrate!" Martok ordered, "The cube is still intact!" Martok watched as his own ship and this strange looking Federation ship destroyed the cube. Martok was familiar with all Federation ship classes, but this one was not familiar. Had the Federation come up with a new super weapon for fighting the Borg? Tamekh had said there was strange temporal activity in the area, could they have come from this ship? He turned to Tamekh, "Hail them". Tamekh nodded and about twenty seconds later a picture of a human appeared on the viewscreen.
"Chancellor Martok, thank you for your help," said the man gratefully, "I'm Captain Thaddeus Debbing of the U.S.S. Premonition".
"Captain Debbing, I'm unfamiliar with the class of your ship. Do you think I could beam over and be briefed on it?" asked Martok.
"Certainly, he would be happy to have you aboard," smiled Debbing.
***
Robert Kirk made his way to the transporter room to join the captain in meeting the Klingons. Since his last encounter with a Klingon he decided he would stay wary and keep silent. As Robert approached the transporter room he saw Commander Watkins come down the hall. "Hello Commander," Robert said.
"Hi Rob," said Watkins. "The Klingons are due to arrive pretty soon, about two minutes". The two made their way into the transporter room. "And Rob, before they get here, I'd try not to piss them off. I'm sure you remember last time you got in a tangle with a Klingon".
"How do you know about that?" asked Robert.
"When you're the first officer you have to know these things," Watkins replied, smiling.
After about two minutes the Klingons arrived, and to Robert's dismay he recognized one. He was the one who had stabbed Robert at the restaurant.
"Hello Chancellor Martok," said Debbing.
"Greetings Captain Debbing," said Martok. "May I have a tour?"
"Of course but first introductions," said Debbing. "This is my first officer, Commander Watkins. My helmsman and second officer, Lieutenant Kirk". With that the Klingon who had stabbed Robert grunted, almost as if in disgust. "And this is my Chief Medical Officer Jpak".
"This is my first officer Tamekh," said Martok, pointing to a rather intimidating and rugged looking Klingon. Then he pointed to the stabber, "This is my tactician Ko'mah".
Great, just great, thought Robert.
