CHAPTER V
THE BLOODBATH
"If this is their culture, they're doomed for sure", thought Kirk. He, Decker, and Xon decided to go down to the surface of Praxis to socialize and strategize with the Klingons on a bar down there called the Bloodbath. The rest of the crew was too scared to go down with Klingons. Kirk could see why, but he didn't want them to be prejudice. Not while Ksia was on the ship, anyway.
The bar was loud with the noises of the warriors. They were fighting, arm wrestling with daggers strapped to their wrists, fighting, drinking bloodwine, fighting, eating gagh, and fighting.
"Staying here isn't logical", said Xon. "Ksia appears to be more interested in the women in this bar than in what he promised to show us. It would be a better use of time to observe the repair of the Enterprise to see how well the Klingons are repairing our ship.
"Well, if you want to leave no, leave now", said Ksia. "But I have the five commanders right with us." Five Klingons then walked up to the table they were sitting at. One of them was Kaumass; while the other five all looked the same- they had gruff faces, dark skin, and dark hair. Kaumass was the only one with lots of scars on his face. "This is K'Jaka, T'Aupa, Tamagkh, Kro'kor, and I know you know Kaumass". Kirk nodded and he continued.
"Each of the commanders has five ships he commands. So we have twenty-five ships, plus the Enterprise and my personal warbird, the Kae'ka."
"But that's not enough to stop the Imperial fleet", said Decker. "The empire has hundreds of ships, and there's also the ground forces to worry about."
"But we're not going to attack first", said Kirk. "First we're going to try negotiations. If all else fails, we have no choice but to engage in battle."
"It would be illogical to attack, since the Empire heavily outweighs our forces", said Xon. "We would be utterly destroyed."
"Not quite", said Ksia. "We have developed a strategy. First, we will send a small ground force led by Decker to knock out the main power plant on Kronos. That will leave all the soldiers in the palace blind. From there, we will enter Kitumba's palace and capture Kitumba. After that, we cannot predict what will happen."
"But what about the Imperial fleet?" asked Decker.
"We have some friends that will help us", said Ksia.
"What friends?", said an agitated Kirk. Then Ksia and the other commanders started talking amongst themselves in Klingon. Then Ksia turned to Kirk.
"Follow me", he said. Then they went into the basement, where Ksia opened a door to a secret underground cave. When Kirk walked down there, he couldn't believe what he saw. The room was full of Tholians! Tholians usually stayed in their territory their whole lives, so this was very suspicious. Maybe the Klingons kidnapped them? Or are they prisoners of war? He would find out soon. Then a Tholian walked up to Ksia and spoke in a language of clicks and grunts. Ksia then adjusted a device on the Tholian, (probably a universal translator) and the Tholian was speaking in English.
"So you're Kirk?" asked the Tholian. "I know you. I remember when you got stuck in our web. Very bad, you were. Now, we're on the same side. I find that hard to believe."
"So do I", lied Kirk. "How did you get here?"
"We made a deal with them", said Kro'kor.
"What kind of deal?" asked Decker.
"They are going to help us with the upcoming space battle", said Ksia. "We have paid them 10 million credits to use a starship of theirs. They are going to crew a new Tholian ship that can launch a Tholian net, 'a 'miniature' of the Tholian web that can trap a fleet in battle. That's how we're going to stop the fleet." "But how will the fleet group up so you can launch the net?", asked Xon. "They will be spread out in battle. And once they see a Tholian ship, they will all fire on it and it will be destroyed."
"Not quite", said Ksia. "We planned to have all our warbirds, plus the Enterprise, Excalibur, and Exeter come in a group, so the ship will form in a group formation. The Tholian ship will then de-cloak, since it has a cloaking device, and fire the web quickly. Do you agree with that?"
"Yes", said Kirk. "I think it's flawless. Xon, contact Uhura. Tell her that we need the Excalibur and the Exeter at our disposal. Then Xon fell to the ground, grabbed his head, and screamed. "Xon, what's wrong?"
"People are dying outside", said Xon. "Attack. Death. Must hurry. Aaaaaaaaaaaah!!". Then Kirk, Decker, and the Klingons ran outside. They then saw some new Klingon Bombers attacking the city. The city was literally on fire, and barely any of the warriors got to their warbirds. It seemed that no one was safe from the wrath of Kitumba.
THE BLOODBATH
"If this is their culture, they're doomed for sure", thought Kirk. He, Decker, and Xon decided to go down to the surface of Praxis to socialize and strategize with the Klingons on a bar down there called the Bloodbath. The rest of the crew was too scared to go down with Klingons. Kirk could see why, but he didn't want them to be prejudice. Not while Ksia was on the ship, anyway.
The bar was loud with the noises of the warriors. They were fighting, arm wrestling with daggers strapped to their wrists, fighting, drinking bloodwine, fighting, eating gagh, and fighting.
"Staying here isn't logical", said Xon. "Ksia appears to be more interested in the women in this bar than in what he promised to show us. It would be a better use of time to observe the repair of the Enterprise to see how well the Klingons are repairing our ship.
"Well, if you want to leave no, leave now", said Ksia. "But I have the five commanders right with us." Five Klingons then walked up to the table they were sitting at. One of them was Kaumass; while the other five all looked the same- they had gruff faces, dark skin, and dark hair. Kaumass was the only one with lots of scars on his face. "This is K'Jaka, T'Aupa, Tamagkh, Kro'kor, and I know you know Kaumass". Kirk nodded and he continued.
"Each of the commanders has five ships he commands. So we have twenty-five ships, plus the Enterprise and my personal warbird, the Kae'ka."
"But that's not enough to stop the Imperial fleet", said Decker. "The empire has hundreds of ships, and there's also the ground forces to worry about."
"But we're not going to attack first", said Kirk. "First we're going to try negotiations. If all else fails, we have no choice but to engage in battle."
"It would be illogical to attack, since the Empire heavily outweighs our forces", said Xon. "We would be utterly destroyed."
"Not quite", said Ksia. "We have developed a strategy. First, we will send a small ground force led by Decker to knock out the main power plant on Kronos. That will leave all the soldiers in the palace blind. From there, we will enter Kitumba's palace and capture Kitumba. After that, we cannot predict what will happen."
"But what about the Imperial fleet?" asked Decker.
"We have some friends that will help us", said Ksia.
"What friends?", said an agitated Kirk. Then Ksia and the other commanders started talking amongst themselves in Klingon. Then Ksia turned to Kirk.
"Follow me", he said. Then they went into the basement, where Ksia opened a door to a secret underground cave. When Kirk walked down there, he couldn't believe what he saw. The room was full of Tholians! Tholians usually stayed in their territory their whole lives, so this was very suspicious. Maybe the Klingons kidnapped them? Or are they prisoners of war? He would find out soon. Then a Tholian walked up to Ksia and spoke in a language of clicks and grunts. Ksia then adjusted a device on the Tholian, (probably a universal translator) and the Tholian was speaking in English.
"So you're Kirk?" asked the Tholian. "I know you. I remember when you got stuck in our web. Very bad, you were. Now, we're on the same side. I find that hard to believe."
"So do I", lied Kirk. "How did you get here?"
"We made a deal with them", said Kro'kor.
"What kind of deal?" asked Decker.
"They are going to help us with the upcoming space battle", said Ksia. "We have paid them 10 million credits to use a starship of theirs. They are going to crew a new Tholian ship that can launch a Tholian net, 'a 'miniature' of the Tholian web that can trap a fleet in battle. That's how we're going to stop the fleet." "But how will the fleet group up so you can launch the net?", asked Xon. "They will be spread out in battle. And once they see a Tholian ship, they will all fire on it and it will be destroyed."
"Not quite", said Ksia. "We planned to have all our warbirds, plus the Enterprise, Excalibur, and Exeter come in a group, so the ship will form in a group formation. The Tholian ship will then de-cloak, since it has a cloaking device, and fire the web quickly. Do you agree with that?"
"Yes", said Kirk. "I think it's flawless. Xon, contact Uhura. Tell her that we need the Excalibur and the Exeter at our disposal. Then Xon fell to the ground, grabbed his head, and screamed. "Xon, what's wrong?"
"People are dying outside", said Xon. "Attack. Death. Must hurry. Aaaaaaaaaaaah!!". Then Kirk, Decker, and the Klingons ran outside. They then saw some new Klingon Bombers attacking the city. The city was literally on fire, and barely any of the warriors got to their warbirds. It seemed that no one was safe from the wrath of Kitumba.
