********I DON'T OWN ANIMORPHS OR STAR TREK******************************
Author's Note: I'm borrowing a few attacks from the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine book, Saratoga. I have complete respect for the author.
Chapter 2
Marco Takes Command
(Marco)
I took the bowl of Tholian chocolate mousse from Guinan. After thanking her, I walked back to the table where my intergalactic misfit friends were all waiting for my sweet self. I sat down and took a spoonful of the mousse.
"What's that, Marco?" Ax asked me.
"Ax-man, this is Tholian chocolate mousse. They let the beans age for four- hundred years before they prepare it." I said trying it. "I can see why people like it."
Everyone went to get themselves a bowl of the mousse and I savored every bite I took. Then, everyone came back and began to eat their own. Suddenly, the ship shook with the blast of weapons fire and Ax's face fell into the bowl. The whole table erupted into laughter as Ax tried to wipe all of it off.
"All hands, report to battle stations!" Commander Riker's voice boomed over the comm.
"Okay, I guess I better get to the bridge. Don't you think, Ensign Jake?" I said.
"Cut it out." Jake said.
I walked to the nearest turbolift and went to my science station on the bridge. I was surprised to see the one ship that could fill me with dread. The Blade Ship was being displayed off of the Enterprise's starboard bow. It was firing its Dracon Beams at the Enterprise and Worf was returning fire. Phaser beams struck the Blade Ship's shields as Bug Fighters were launched. I knew the Enterprise could defeat them easily. Then, my sensors on my console displayed ships decloaking.
"Multiple ships are decloaking." Data said.
"They're all around us." Worf said.
The Yeerk fleet consisted of thirty Pools ships, fifty Blade Ships, and one Mother ship. Each one of them targeted their Dracon Beams on the Enterprise and fired. Explosions rocked the ship as each Dracon Beam struck.
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I felt someone hit the back of my chair. I turned to see Worf, bleeding from a cut on his head. The Enterprise's bridge was in shambles. Gas from a ruptured ODN conduit spewed into the bridge as people tried to get back to their stations. I went as quickly as I could to the captain's chair to find both Captain Picard and Commander Riker were unconscious. As I walked and took my place at the tactical station, I felt an immense wait on my shoulders. It was the burden of command.
"Mr. Crusher, evasive maneuvers. Mr. Data, status of the alien fleet." I gave out ordered.
"Evasive pattern Delta-4." Wesley said.
"The initial vessel's shields are down to 83%." Data replied.
"Engineering report." I ordered.
"Marco, La Forge is down!" Jake exclaimed. "We were in danger of a warp core breach but Ax and Erek stopped it from happening. What in the name of Michael Jordan is going on up there?"
"We're under attack. Get to the bridge." I said closing the channel. "Mr. Data, can we perform saucer separation?"
"Yes, I believe we can." Data said.
Then, I said the faithful words. "Make it so."
(Rachel)
I saw Jake running through the corridors and I stepped out to stop him.
"Jake, what is happening?" I asked.
"We're under attack and apparently, Marco's in command." Jake said. "I've been ordered to come to the bridge."
"So, we're screwed. Well, that's much better. I'm coming with you." I said.
We rode the turbolift up to the bridge to find Cassie and a few others beaming injured crewmen to Sickbay. Marco was bleeding from his scalp but seemed fine. Cassie was trying to repair the wound.
"Good. Jake could use someone at the helm." Marco said. "Jake, take the chair. I've placed the instructions to my plan. Cassie, we'd better get to the engineering section."
"What are you doing?" Jake asked.
"I'm separating the ship." Marco replied to his question.
Jake sat in the center chair as I took the helm console. I swivelled in my chair to face my cousin.
"Do you have any ideas what our 'captain' has in store for us?" I asked nervously.
"Yes, I do. Here's the plan." Jake said.
(Marco)
I arrived at the battle bridge. Tobias was at the tactical station while Data and Wesley were at the forward consoles. I sat in the Captain's chair and looked at the forward view screen.
"Begin saucer separation." I ordered.
"Beginning saucer separation." Data said.
The saucer section of the Enterprise-D drifted away from the engineering hull on drift thrusters. The saucer section was dark and all sensors shown it to be without power and life support. It was all according to plan.
"Attack pattern Marco Alpha." I ordered.
The Enterprise accelerated towards the group of Yeerk Pool ships. Photon torpedoes and phasers were hurled from the Starfleet vessel and overwhelmed the Yeerk Pool ship's shields and a chain reaction of explosions occurred as the wreckage of the Pool ship destroyed several Pool ships and three Blade Ships. Twelve Blade ships were heavily damaged and the one remaining Pool ship was out of commission. I was pleased.
"Attack pattern Marco Theta." I ordered.
We flew over a group of four Blade Ships. Firing narrow-beam phasers, we punched holes in their shields. Each hole was followed with a full volley of photon torpedoes. The handle portion of each Blade ship exploded in a brilliant display of crimson energy.
"Attack pattern Marco Theta-One." I commanded.
This time, when we flew over the next group of Blade Ships and punched holes in with narrow-beam phasers, we beamed junk into the Dracon Beam ports to clog them up. Out of the far-left hand corner of the view screen, I saw the final phase of my plan coming together.
(Jake)
I had to shield my eyes as the anti-matter barrage struck the shields of the mother ship. My console shown the shields went down and damage began to be inflicted on it. The engineering hull off the Enterprise came in and began to blast away at the Yeerk Mother Ship. Finally, it was destroyed and we reunited with the Engineering hull. Marco came to the bridge.
"Marco, we're being hailed." Data said.
"Onscreen." Marco replied.
Visser One appeared on the view screen. He wasn't happy.
We will return and when we do, I will personally eat you. He threatened.
"I'm be sure to baste myself." Marco said with a smile on his face. "Cut transmission."
What remained of the Yeerk Fleet retreated into Zero-Space. The Enterprise went to Starbase 783 to find out some very strange news. Marco was promoted to Captain and given temporary command of the Enterprise. We completed repairs and Marco made me his first officer.
"Engage." Marco said with an ear-to-ear grin on his face.
Author's Note: I'm borrowing a few attacks from the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine book, Saratoga. I have complete respect for the author.
Chapter 2
Marco Takes Command
(Marco)
I took the bowl of Tholian chocolate mousse from Guinan. After thanking her, I walked back to the table where my intergalactic misfit friends were all waiting for my sweet self. I sat down and took a spoonful of the mousse.
"What's that, Marco?" Ax asked me.
"Ax-man, this is Tholian chocolate mousse. They let the beans age for four- hundred years before they prepare it." I said trying it. "I can see why people like it."
Everyone went to get themselves a bowl of the mousse and I savored every bite I took. Then, everyone came back and began to eat their own. Suddenly, the ship shook with the blast of weapons fire and Ax's face fell into the bowl. The whole table erupted into laughter as Ax tried to wipe all of it off.
"All hands, report to battle stations!" Commander Riker's voice boomed over the comm.
"Okay, I guess I better get to the bridge. Don't you think, Ensign Jake?" I said.
"Cut it out." Jake said.
I walked to the nearest turbolift and went to my science station on the bridge. I was surprised to see the one ship that could fill me with dread. The Blade Ship was being displayed off of the Enterprise's starboard bow. It was firing its Dracon Beams at the Enterprise and Worf was returning fire. Phaser beams struck the Blade Ship's shields as Bug Fighters were launched. I knew the Enterprise could defeat them easily. Then, my sensors on my console displayed ships decloaking.
"Multiple ships are decloaking." Data said.
"They're all around us." Worf said.
The Yeerk fleet consisted of thirty Pools ships, fifty Blade Ships, and one Mother ship. Each one of them targeted their Dracon Beams on the Enterprise and fired. Explosions rocked the ship as each Dracon Beam struck.
TSSSEEEEEWWWWW!
TSSSEEEEEWWWWW!
TSSSEEEEEWWWWW!
TSSSEEEEEWWWWW!
TSSSEEEEEWWWWW!
TSSSEEEEEWWWWW!
TSSSEEEEEWWWWW!
TSSSEEEEEWWWWW!
TSSSEEEEEWWWWW!
TSSSEEEEEWWWWW!
TSSSEEEEEWWWWW!
TSSSEEEEEWWWWW!
TSSSEEEEEWWWWW!
TSSSEEEEEWWWWW!
I felt someone hit the back of my chair. I turned to see Worf, bleeding from a cut on his head. The Enterprise's bridge was in shambles. Gas from a ruptured ODN conduit spewed into the bridge as people tried to get back to their stations. I went as quickly as I could to the captain's chair to find both Captain Picard and Commander Riker were unconscious. As I walked and took my place at the tactical station, I felt an immense wait on my shoulders. It was the burden of command.
"Mr. Crusher, evasive maneuvers. Mr. Data, status of the alien fleet." I gave out ordered.
"Evasive pattern Delta-4." Wesley said.
"The initial vessel's shields are down to 83%." Data replied.
"Engineering report." I ordered.
"Marco, La Forge is down!" Jake exclaimed. "We were in danger of a warp core breach but Ax and Erek stopped it from happening. What in the name of Michael Jordan is going on up there?"
"We're under attack. Get to the bridge." I said closing the channel. "Mr. Data, can we perform saucer separation?"
"Yes, I believe we can." Data said.
Then, I said the faithful words. "Make it so."
(Rachel)
I saw Jake running through the corridors and I stepped out to stop him.
"Jake, what is happening?" I asked.
"We're under attack and apparently, Marco's in command." Jake said. "I've been ordered to come to the bridge."
"So, we're screwed. Well, that's much better. I'm coming with you." I said.
We rode the turbolift up to the bridge to find Cassie and a few others beaming injured crewmen to Sickbay. Marco was bleeding from his scalp but seemed fine. Cassie was trying to repair the wound.
"Good. Jake could use someone at the helm." Marco said. "Jake, take the chair. I've placed the instructions to my plan. Cassie, we'd better get to the engineering section."
"What are you doing?" Jake asked.
"I'm separating the ship." Marco replied to his question.
Jake sat in the center chair as I took the helm console. I swivelled in my chair to face my cousin.
"Do you have any ideas what our 'captain' has in store for us?" I asked nervously.
"Yes, I do. Here's the plan." Jake said.
(Marco)
I arrived at the battle bridge. Tobias was at the tactical station while Data and Wesley were at the forward consoles. I sat in the Captain's chair and looked at the forward view screen.
"Begin saucer separation." I ordered.
"Beginning saucer separation." Data said.
The saucer section of the Enterprise-D drifted away from the engineering hull on drift thrusters. The saucer section was dark and all sensors shown it to be without power and life support. It was all according to plan.
"Attack pattern Marco Alpha." I ordered.
The Enterprise accelerated towards the group of Yeerk Pool ships. Photon torpedoes and phasers were hurled from the Starfleet vessel and overwhelmed the Yeerk Pool ship's shields and a chain reaction of explosions occurred as the wreckage of the Pool ship destroyed several Pool ships and three Blade Ships. Twelve Blade ships were heavily damaged and the one remaining Pool ship was out of commission. I was pleased.
"Attack pattern Marco Theta." I ordered.
We flew over a group of four Blade Ships. Firing narrow-beam phasers, we punched holes in their shields. Each hole was followed with a full volley of photon torpedoes. The handle portion of each Blade ship exploded in a brilliant display of crimson energy.
"Attack pattern Marco Theta-One." I commanded.
This time, when we flew over the next group of Blade Ships and punched holes in with narrow-beam phasers, we beamed junk into the Dracon Beam ports to clog them up. Out of the far-left hand corner of the view screen, I saw the final phase of my plan coming together.
(Jake)
I had to shield my eyes as the anti-matter barrage struck the shields of the mother ship. My console shown the shields went down and damage began to be inflicted on it. The engineering hull off the Enterprise came in and began to blast away at the Yeerk Mother Ship. Finally, it was destroyed and we reunited with the Engineering hull. Marco came to the bridge.
"Marco, we're being hailed." Data said.
"Onscreen." Marco replied.
Visser One appeared on the view screen. He wasn't happy.
We will return and when we do, I will personally eat you. He threatened.
"I'm be sure to baste myself." Marco said with a smile on his face. "Cut transmission."
What remained of the Yeerk Fleet retreated into Zero-Space. The Enterprise went to Starbase 783 to find out some very strange news. Marco was promoted to Captain and given temporary command of the Enterprise. We completed repairs and Marco made me his first officer.
"Engage." Marco said with an ear-to-ear grin on his face.