Chapter 9
The time for backing down had now gone, the talking was over and now was the time for action. With sensors displaying false readings Captain Lennon was left dependent on his instincts. Some may have doubted, but Lennon believed, he profusely trusted in his instincts.
" Pin-point the transmission of that signal and fire phasers." he ordered shouting at Cumbrae.
The Captain didn't turn towards the viewscreen to see them hitting the lead ship, nor did he see six warships flicker in and out of existence for a brief moment.
" Prepare to jump to warp 8, back to the Badlands."
He heard a strange noise emanating from the undercarriage of the ship; he could only hope that Glatzer's experimental repairs had worked. The ship violently shook as she attempted to jump to warp throwing the senior officers all over the bridge but the ship remained motionless.
Cumbrae was first up again at his tactical control panel confirming the Cardassians had launched an array of torpedoes, or so his scanners read. Suddenly a voice again came through the com system.
" Engineering to Bridge. I've isolated the problem, give me one minute."
Lennon climbed back onto his seat, in looking around Kestra Vall had not arisen from the floor, Sara quickly scrambled over to her on the ground and felt for a pulse. It was very faint. He tried to lift her up before the captain ordered him away.
" Leave her Commander, take the ops station. Nurse, get the counsellor to sickbay."
A blue uniformed nurse picked her from the floor and carried her into the turbolift just before Lennon noticed the barrage of torpedoes on the viewscreen heading straight for them. Were they real? That was what everyone on the bridge wondered. Lennon looked from Cumbrae to Sara and back to Cumbrae who both looked in a state of bewilderment.
" Evasive manoeuvres target the lead ship again and brace for impact."
The ship was again jousted in a huge explosion as the torpedoes hit. The bridge went dark, emergency power seemed down and no one could see who remained in the floor of the bridge this time around.
" Shields are down, hull breaches on decks 7 through 11, phasers are also down." Sara cried.
" Arm torpedoes, full spread." Lennon ordered.
The torpedoes were launched and hit the lead Cardassian ship inflicting damage to its engines as Lieutenant Glatzer's voice was again heard.
" Repairs are complete but that volley of torpedoes has sent the warp core haywire, if we go to warp now we could blow ourselves up."
" If we don't we're dead all the same, prepare to go to warp."
" Aye sir,"
" The Cardassians are launching another wave of torpedoes. The hull won't take the impact." Cumbrae shouted over the noise of sparking control panels.
" Go to warp now."
The bridge lights began to flicker and in a huge jolt the stars on the viewscreen began to fly past them, the Spartan had made it to warp with only seconds to spare.
The time for backing down had now gone, the talking was over and now was the time for action. With sensors displaying false readings Captain Lennon was left dependent on his instincts. Some may have doubted, but Lennon believed, he profusely trusted in his instincts.
" Pin-point the transmission of that signal and fire phasers." he ordered shouting at Cumbrae.
The Captain didn't turn towards the viewscreen to see them hitting the lead ship, nor did he see six warships flicker in and out of existence for a brief moment.
" Prepare to jump to warp 8, back to the Badlands."
He heard a strange noise emanating from the undercarriage of the ship; he could only hope that Glatzer's experimental repairs had worked. The ship violently shook as she attempted to jump to warp throwing the senior officers all over the bridge but the ship remained motionless.
Cumbrae was first up again at his tactical control panel confirming the Cardassians had launched an array of torpedoes, or so his scanners read. Suddenly a voice again came through the com system.
" Engineering to Bridge. I've isolated the problem, give me one minute."
Lennon climbed back onto his seat, in looking around Kestra Vall had not arisen from the floor, Sara quickly scrambled over to her on the ground and felt for a pulse. It was very faint. He tried to lift her up before the captain ordered him away.
" Leave her Commander, take the ops station. Nurse, get the counsellor to sickbay."
A blue uniformed nurse picked her from the floor and carried her into the turbolift just before Lennon noticed the barrage of torpedoes on the viewscreen heading straight for them. Were they real? That was what everyone on the bridge wondered. Lennon looked from Cumbrae to Sara and back to Cumbrae who both looked in a state of bewilderment.
" Evasive manoeuvres target the lead ship again and brace for impact."
The ship was again jousted in a huge explosion as the torpedoes hit. The bridge went dark, emergency power seemed down and no one could see who remained in the floor of the bridge this time around.
" Shields are down, hull breaches on decks 7 through 11, phasers are also down." Sara cried.
" Arm torpedoes, full spread." Lennon ordered.
The torpedoes were launched and hit the lead Cardassian ship inflicting damage to its engines as Lieutenant Glatzer's voice was again heard.
" Repairs are complete but that volley of torpedoes has sent the warp core haywire, if we go to warp now we could blow ourselves up."
" If we don't we're dead all the same, prepare to go to warp."
" Aye sir,"
" The Cardassians are launching another wave of torpedoes. The hull won't take the impact." Cumbrae shouted over the noise of sparking control panels.
" Go to warp now."
The bridge lights began to flicker and in a huge jolt the stars on the viewscreen began to fly past them, the Spartan had made it to warp with only seconds to spare.