Title: "Gateway" 12/45
Author: Quills
Contact:the_quill_pen@yahoo.com
Series: ENT
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Paramount owns Startrek and I derive no financial
gain from this story.
Codes: A, T/Tu, Ma, S, R, P angst, drama, romance, humor,
action/adventure
Summary: Captain Archer is relieved of command for a secret mission
into the 24th Century . To find and stop the Suliban renegade Silik.
While he is gone, a Vulcan Starfleet Captain from the future is given
temporary command of the Enterprise NX-01 with his own orders to to
investigate the 'Temporal Cold War'.
Chapter 12
The Enterprise maneuvered sluggishly as the enemy ship closed in for the final attack. As instructed, Chief Engineer Tucker brought the warp core back online. The unstable matter/antimatter engines were once again approaching critical. When that happened the protective shielding that prevented complete matter/antimatter mixture would collapse and the entire energy source would explode with enough force to obliterate the ship.
"Warp core's going critical" shouted Trip
"Vent the warp drive plasma, Mr. Tucker." said T'Pol
"Venting plasma." he acknowledged
"Mr. Mouhad, adjust ships angle by twenty five degrees starboard." she said "Then allow us to spiral."
Mouhad turned and looked at the Vulcan "M'am?"
"You heard me Mr. Mouhad." she said trying her best to keep her resolve "Be prepared to regain control on my command and proceed at full impulse power."
The helmsman hesitated for a moment and then replied "Yes, m'am."
T'Pol turned to the temporary armory officer "Mr. Wang, time till we are in the enemy ship's weapon's range?"
Wang looked over his instruments "Thirty seconds Sub Commander."
"Mr. Tucker, time to super critical explosion?" she asked leaning into the command chair armrest for support.
"A minute, maybe less." he said
"Prepare...prepare to jettison the warp core on my command." she told him "Then transfer all power to the impulse drive."
Tucker nodded...he could see she was in bad shape. She was trembling and she looked like she was ready to collapse. He just hoped her plan worked or they would all be finished in one big warp core explosion.
"Enemy ship still closing Sub Commander." reported Wang "The high ionization from our venting warp nacelles is blocking their sensors. They don't know the core is going critical."
"They must think we're trying to stabilize the engines by purgin em." added Tucker
"As you would say Commander 'so far...so good' " replied T'pol
As Enterprise limped at one quarter impulse power she suddenly began to list to starboard by twenty five degree...just
as planned. This was followed by a controlled spiral, which gave the appearance that the ship was losing additude control. The ship began spiraling into it's own plasma clouds as the enemy vessel closed in
on the apparently helpless starship.
The enemy commander gave the order to standby to finish the crippled starship off as soon as they were close enough to cut through the heavy ionization from Enterprise's venting plasma.
"We're within her weapons range ma'm." reported Wang. "She's preparing to fire."
"Now T'Pol?" asked Tucker.
T'Pol put up her hand weakly "Not yet." she said "They need to be closer."
The enemy ship might need to be closer he thought, but the warp core might have it's own ideas.
T'Pol waited, she knew this ship better than anyone save Commander Tucker. She knew the engines wouldn't last much longer, but she was counting on them last long enough. The Enemy ship was now at the outer boundery of the plasma
clod
"Now Commander!" she yelled "Eject the warp core, full power to the impulse drive."
Trip Tucker's hands moved at lightening speed across his console sending commands to the warp core housing to perform an emergency dump. In almost
the same instance he initiated the preset power reroute diverting all but
minimal life support and sickbay power into the impulse drive.
"Mr. Mouhad, bring us about any heading away from the warp core." she said "Full impulse power."
"Aye" replied the helmsman
Enterprise's warp core came out of her midsection, dropping into the swirling clouds of opaque plasma. The enemy ship, not seeing the warp core ejection continued to close in as Enterprise suddenly righted herself and came out of
the swirling mass of plasma on a direct collision course for the enemy ship. The commander of the enemy vessel ordered evasive maneuvers. The enemy ship veered to port evading a collision as Enterprise rocketed past under
full impulse. The vessel came about bringing it's weapons to bare
and trained her disrupters on the fleeing starship. She had a positive lock and her weapons pulsed as disruptor bolts prepared to discharge and obliterate the Enterprise. The disruptors fired one second too late.
The warp core that had been obscured in the swirls of vented plasma had finally gone critical initiating a chain reaction that
caused it to implode in on itself and then explode with fury outward. The fiery shockwave struck the enemy ship enveloping it's shields and send it spiraling out of control as it's crew tried to regain control of systems that refused to respond. In one great secondary explosion the aft section of the ship exploded in a fireball sending what remained of the vessel shooting across the open expanse.
Cheers were heard throughout the bridge of the Enterprise as they saw the results of Sub Commander T'Pol's plan. They had defeated the enemy ship and narrowly escaped destruction themselves.
"You beautiful Vulcan, you did it!" shouted Trip as he looked at what was left of the enemy ship on the view screen.
He knew a comment like that wouldn't go without a response. So when he didn't receive one, he looked over at the command chair. What he saw drained the color from his face. T'Pol had slid down into the chair which was now supporting her still and lifeless body.
TBC....
Author: Quills
Contact:the_quill_pen@yahoo.com
Series: ENT
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Paramount owns Startrek and I derive no financial
gain from this story.
Codes: A, T/Tu, Ma, S, R, P angst, drama, romance, humor,
action/adventure
Summary: Captain Archer is relieved of command for a secret mission
into the 24th Century . To find and stop the Suliban renegade Silik.
While he is gone, a Vulcan Starfleet Captain from the future is given
temporary command of the Enterprise NX-01 with his own orders to to
investigate the 'Temporal Cold War'.
Chapter 12
The Enterprise maneuvered sluggishly as the enemy ship closed in for the final attack. As instructed, Chief Engineer Tucker brought the warp core back online. The unstable matter/antimatter engines were once again approaching critical. When that happened the protective shielding that prevented complete matter/antimatter mixture would collapse and the entire energy source would explode with enough force to obliterate the ship.
"Warp core's going critical" shouted Trip
"Vent the warp drive plasma, Mr. Tucker." said T'Pol
"Venting plasma." he acknowledged
"Mr. Mouhad, adjust ships angle by twenty five degrees starboard." she said "Then allow us to spiral."
Mouhad turned and looked at the Vulcan "M'am?"
"You heard me Mr. Mouhad." she said trying her best to keep her resolve "Be prepared to regain control on my command and proceed at full impulse power."
The helmsman hesitated for a moment and then replied "Yes, m'am."
T'Pol turned to the temporary armory officer "Mr. Wang, time till we are in the enemy ship's weapon's range?"
Wang looked over his instruments "Thirty seconds Sub Commander."
"Mr. Tucker, time to super critical explosion?" she asked leaning into the command chair armrest for support.
"A minute, maybe less." he said
"Prepare...prepare to jettison the warp core on my command." she told him "Then transfer all power to the impulse drive."
Tucker nodded...he could see she was in bad shape. She was trembling and she looked like she was ready to collapse. He just hoped her plan worked or they would all be finished in one big warp core explosion.
"Enemy ship still closing Sub Commander." reported Wang "The high ionization from our venting warp nacelles is blocking their sensors. They don't know the core is going critical."
"They must think we're trying to stabilize the engines by purgin em." added Tucker
"As you would say Commander 'so far...so good' " replied T'pol
As Enterprise limped at one quarter impulse power she suddenly began to list to starboard by twenty five degree...just
as planned. This was followed by a controlled spiral, which gave the appearance that the ship was losing additude control. The ship began spiraling into it's own plasma clouds as the enemy vessel closed in
on the apparently helpless starship.
The enemy commander gave the order to standby to finish the crippled starship off as soon as they were close enough to cut through the heavy ionization from Enterprise's venting plasma.
"We're within her weapons range ma'm." reported Wang. "She's preparing to fire."
"Now T'Pol?" asked Tucker.
T'Pol put up her hand weakly "Not yet." she said "They need to be closer."
The enemy ship might need to be closer he thought, but the warp core might have it's own ideas.
T'Pol waited, she knew this ship better than anyone save Commander Tucker. She knew the engines wouldn't last much longer, but she was counting on them last long enough. The Enemy ship was now at the outer boundery of the plasma
clod
"Now Commander!" she yelled "Eject the warp core, full power to the impulse drive."
Trip Tucker's hands moved at lightening speed across his console sending commands to the warp core housing to perform an emergency dump. In almost
the same instance he initiated the preset power reroute diverting all but
minimal life support and sickbay power into the impulse drive.
"Mr. Mouhad, bring us about any heading away from the warp core." she said "Full impulse power."
"Aye" replied the helmsman
Enterprise's warp core came out of her midsection, dropping into the swirling clouds of opaque plasma. The enemy ship, not seeing the warp core ejection continued to close in as Enterprise suddenly righted herself and came out of
the swirling mass of plasma on a direct collision course for the enemy ship. The commander of the enemy vessel ordered evasive maneuvers. The enemy ship veered to port evading a collision as Enterprise rocketed past under
full impulse. The vessel came about bringing it's weapons to bare
and trained her disrupters on the fleeing starship. She had a positive lock and her weapons pulsed as disruptor bolts prepared to discharge and obliterate the Enterprise. The disruptors fired one second too late.
The warp core that had been obscured in the swirls of vented plasma had finally gone critical initiating a chain reaction that
caused it to implode in on itself and then explode with fury outward. The fiery shockwave struck the enemy ship enveloping it's shields and send it spiraling out of control as it's crew tried to regain control of systems that refused to respond. In one great secondary explosion the aft section of the ship exploded in a fireball sending what remained of the vessel shooting across the open expanse.
Cheers were heard throughout the bridge of the Enterprise as they saw the results of Sub Commander T'Pol's plan. They had defeated the enemy ship and narrowly escaped destruction themselves.
"You beautiful Vulcan, you did it!" shouted Trip as he looked at what was left of the enemy ship on the view screen.
He knew a comment like that wouldn't go without a response. So when he didn't receive one, he looked over at the command chair. What he saw drained the color from his face. T'Pol had slid down into the chair which was now supporting her still and lifeless body.
TBC....