Epilogue
" Give me a status report Mr Data "
" We are currently in firing position. The torpedo is ready for firing and the warp engines are ready for maximum acceleration "
" Excellent " Replied Riker. Due to the timing needed and from firing to there escape Data had slaved ship functions to his console. " Time to fire ? "
" 3 minutes Sir "
" Very well... " Riker activates the ships comm system " Captain report to the bridge "
Minutes later Picard is sat in his chair, Riker informs him of the ships status.
" Did you have a chance to scan the warhead Mr Worf ? "
" Briefly Sir " Worf reported, sounding frustrated " It is comprised of unknown materials and will produce a unknown amount of energy "
Before Worf can utter another word, Data interrupts
" Firing in 5.....4.......3.......2.......1 " The ship shakes slightly as a torpedo leaves its tubes.
" Torpedo away "
As soon as the words are said the view screen changes as Data spins the ship to its new heading, and the engages the Warp Drive
" Warp readout " Riker calls
Lt Hawk answers " Sir we are travelling at Warp 3......5.5.......7......8.3......9.22 "
" Rear View " Picard ordered
" Aye Sir "
As the view screen changes a massive explosion occurs and a shock wave occurs, emerging from the centre of where the star use to be.
Data, now with nothing else to do informs Picard
" Sir, we must achieve Warp 9.57 with the next 30 seconds to escape the blast "
But before Picard can respond Data adds
" Enterprise is travelling at Warp 9.58, and we will be able to power down the engines in 15 seconds "
" A shockwave that travels over warp 9 ? " Riker breaths, impressed and terrified at the power of the weapon " Just how powerful was that bomb Data ?"
" The exact force is still unknown but I estimate that a blast like that could destroy at least 8 borg cubes "
" How soon before know if they made it ? " Picard asks Data
" If they have failed and are still in this universe they will be in contact within the next hour, however, if they are either destroyed or have made it home we will never know "
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Dylan stood at his post on the command deck of the Andromeda and surveyed his crew. Beka was at the slip stream controls ready to pilot them home. Tyr was concentrating on the tactical display in front of him.
" All stations, report " Dylan called.
" There are no vessels within this system " Tyr answers " The Enterprise is in position and has begun the firing countdown "
" Helm's ready " Beka informs Dylan, before adding under her breath " and the pilot is as ready as she'll ever be "
The view screen changes and Harper appears in engineering. Trance is stood by a monitor and Rommie is in the background
" We're all set down here boss. " Harper says, smiling " I think we should emerge with a lot less system damage this time. "
Harper's demeanour suddenly changes as he looks at a console " Rommie, give Beka a 20 second countdown on my mark.......Mark "
Then the view of the engine room vanishes as Harper cuts the link. The three crewmates look at each other on the command deck as the Andromeda begins the countdown. As soon as she hit zero, Beka activates the slip stream drive and the Andromeda vanishes in its usual blaze of light.
The ship bucked very slightly, causing Dylan to almost lose his footing, but Dylan realised as he looked at the screen, the worse was still to come.. As before, the colour of the string they were travelling down started to turn white as the ship started to be buffeted again.
" Encountering shockwave " Andromeda reported, followed a few moment later by " Energy pocket has reformed around us "
Suddenly all lights went out on the bridge and all control panels, with the exception of the helm controls lost power.
" I hope that boy knows what he is doing " Tyr muttered. As he completes the sentence Andromeda's voice calls out
" Ship wide power loss "
" The slip drive is losing power " Beka snarls, as she fights for control of the massive vessel. Then, just as before, a white beam shoots out from the energy field and impacts on the bow of the ship. The impact shakes the ship throwing both Dylan and Tyr to the ground.
In the engine room Trance is also knocked to the ground. Harper loses his grip on the console which he was working on and would have gone flying across the room, but at the last moment Rommie was able to grab him and haul him back to safety.
" Now " Harper thought, and manipulated his console. Immediately the ships systems began powering up again. On the bridge Beka see's the drive's power supply return and is able to regain control of the ship. At the same moment Andromeda starts reporting ship wide system failures.
Realising that the ship was never designed to handle this kind of treatment Beka exits from slip stream.
As Dylan sees Beka exit slip stream he gets back to his feet and hurries to his station, and sees out the corner of his eye Tyr doing the same.
" Report " he orders
" We have power relays blown all over the ship, two hull breaches on the bow. Long distance sensor capacity reduced by 45 %. No crew injuries "
" Did it work, are we home ?" Beka ask's
"I would say so " Tyr answers.
" What make you say that?" Beka answers, surprised it was Tyr that answered
" I'm reading a Drago – Katsov fleet in orbit of the 2nd planet of this system " he answers
" Have that spotted us yet ? " Dylan asks Tyr, before looking at Andromeda " Where the hell are we ? "
" Accessing " came the smooth voice of the warship
" Not yet " Tyr answers
" It's only a matter of time before they do " Andromeda continues " We're in the Dragon prides home system "
" Battle stations " Dylan commands " Beka, get us the hell of here "
" Will do, but the fleet has now spotted us and is moving into position between us and the slip stream range of this system "
" Great "
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" Give me a status report Mr Data "
" We are currently in firing position. The torpedo is ready for firing and the warp engines are ready for maximum acceleration "
" Excellent " Replied Riker. Due to the timing needed and from firing to there escape Data had slaved ship functions to his console. " Time to fire ? "
" 3 minutes Sir "
" Very well... " Riker activates the ships comm system " Captain report to the bridge "
Minutes later Picard is sat in his chair, Riker informs him of the ships status.
" Did you have a chance to scan the warhead Mr Worf ? "
" Briefly Sir " Worf reported, sounding frustrated " It is comprised of unknown materials and will produce a unknown amount of energy "
Before Worf can utter another word, Data interrupts
" Firing in 5.....4.......3.......2.......1 " The ship shakes slightly as a torpedo leaves its tubes.
" Torpedo away "
As soon as the words are said the view screen changes as Data spins the ship to its new heading, and the engages the Warp Drive
" Warp readout " Riker calls
Lt Hawk answers " Sir we are travelling at Warp 3......5.5.......7......8.3......9.22 "
" Rear View " Picard ordered
" Aye Sir "
As the view screen changes a massive explosion occurs and a shock wave occurs, emerging from the centre of where the star use to be.
Data, now with nothing else to do informs Picard
" Sir, we must achieve Warp 9.57 with the next 30 seconds to escape the blast "
But before Picard can respond Data adds
" Enterprise is travelling at Warp 9.58, and we will be able to power down the engines in 15 seconds "
" A shockwave that travels over warp 9 ? " Riker breaths, impressed and terrified at the power of the weapon " Just how powerful was that bomb Data ?"
" The exact force is still unknown but I estimate that a blast like that could destroy at least 8 borg cubes "
" How soon before know if they made it ? " Picard asks Data
" If they have failed and are still in this universe they will be in contact within the next hour, however, if they are either destroyed or have made it home we will never know "
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Dylan stood at his post on the command deck of the Andromeda and surveyed his crew. Beka was at the slip stream controls ready to pilot them home. Tyr was concentrating on the tactical display in front of him.
" All stations, report " Dylan called.
" There are no vessels within this system " Tyr answers " The Enterprise is in position and has begun the firing countdown "
" Helm's ready " Beka informs Dylan, before adding under her breath " and the pilot is as ready as she'll ever be "
The view screen changes and Harper appears in engineering. Trance is stood by a monitor and Rommie is in the background
" We're all set down here boss. " Harper says, smiling " I think we should emerge with a lot less system damage this time. "
Harper's demeanour suddenly changes as he looks at a console " Rommie, give Beka a 20 second countdown on my mark.......Mark "
Then the view of the engine room vanishes as Harper cuts the link. The three crewmates look at each other on the command deck as the Andromeda begins the countdown. As soon as she hit zero, Beka activates the slip stream drive and the Andromeda vanishes in its usual blaze of light.
The ship bucked very slightly, causing Dylan to almost lose his footing, but Dylan realised as he looked at the screen, the worse was still to come.. As before, the colour of the string they were travelling down started to turn white as the ship started to be buffeted again.
" Encountering shockwave " Andromeda reported, followed a few moment later by " Energy pocket has reformed around us "
Suddenly all lights went out on the bridge and all control panels, with the exception of the helm controls lost power.
" I hope that boy knows what he is doing " Tyr muttered. As he completes the sentence Andromeda's voice calls out
" Ship wide power loss "
" The slip drive is losing power " Beka snarls, as she fights for control of the massive vessel. Then, just as before, a white beam shoots out from the energy field and impacts on the bow of the ship. The impact shakes the ship throwing both Dylan and Tyr to the ground.
In the engine room Trance is also knocked to the ground. Harper loses his grip on the console which he was working on and would have gone flying across the room, but at the last moment Rommie was able to grab him and haul him back to safety.
" Now " Harper thought, and manipulated his console. Immediately the ships systems began powering up again. On the bridge Beka see's the drive's power supply return and is able to regain control of the ship. At the same moment Andromeda starts reporting ship wide system failures.
Realising that the ship was never designed to handle this kind of treatment Beka exits from slip stream.
As Dylan sees Beka exit slip stream he gets back to his feet and hurries to his station, and sees out the corner of his eye Tyr doing the same.
" Report " he orders
" We have power relays blown all over the ship, two hull breaches on the bow. Long distance sensor capacity reduced by 45 %. No crew injuries "
" Did it work, are we home ?" Beka ask's
"I would say so " Tyr answers.
" What make you say that?" Beka answers, surprised it was Tyr that answered
" I'm reading a Drago – Katsov fleet in orbit of the 2nd planet of this system " he answers
" Have that spotted us yet ? " Dylan asks Tyr, before looking at Andromeda " Where the hell are we ? "
" Accessing " came the smooth voice of the warship
" Not yet " Tyr answers
" It's only a matter of time before they do " Andromeda continues " We're in the Dragon prides home system "
" Battle stations " Dylan commands " Beka, get us the hell of here "
" Will do, but the fleet has now spotted us and is moving into position between us and the slip stream range of this system "
" Great "
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