By Chaoseternus
Heres a joke for you, two ships, the Enterprise NCC 1701-E and the Dauntless class Indefatigable both investigate an unusual gate, which one ends up in the wrong universe?
14Discontinuity: USS Enterprise NCC-1701-EPicard stood proud on his bridge as one by one, all stations reported ready.
His ship was ready at last.
True, she didn't have the vastly more efficient shields of the Tau'ri, instead his lady had been refitted with a captured Goa'uld Ha'tak shield, taken off a wreck but with a little ingenuity from Data and LaForge, they had already managed to reduce its power requirements without effecting its performance.
And simulations were showing that some suggested Goa'uld/Federation hybrids had promise…
It would do for now, unlike their old shields, it would hold for a time against Goa'uld attack, and Enterprise could outmanoeuvre a Ha'tak with ease.
Picard frowned, but they still didn't have weapons that would damage a ha'tak. Sure, simulations suggested the phased-plasma torpedoes would but he had a mere twenty of those aboard and once those were gone, they were gone. Enterprise couldn't replace them herself.
The hardest part of the refit hadn't actually been adding the Goa'uld shield and creating a converter to power it off of Enterprises plasma relays but in reinforcing the structure of Enterprise herself. The Goa'uld weapons caused a lot of damage by shock, which is the sheer force of the bolt hitting the shield caused a reaction, a shockwave of energy as the shield flexed inwards in reaction.
That was a known weakness of most Federation vessels. They tended to be damaged most not by direct hits but by shock, by reaction as the hull flexed under the force of the weapons strikes impacting the shields, as relays failed under induced power surges.
It had been a challenge, but one LaForge had risen to.
And now the fruits of their hard labour were about to be shown.
"Captain, Ravenbright Actual signals all clear to depart and that Interrogator will be our chase plane for today"
Picard nodded, "very well number one, Data," Picard paused, a smile lighting his face, "take us out"
Star Trek Continuity: Edonia Nebula: Federation ControlledShips swarmed the nebula as warships patrolled, their weapons primed, and their manner aggressive, as guard ships bounced, interrogating every contact, checking it thoroughly before letting it through.
In a massive effort, the likes of which had not been seen in years, a spacestation was being constructed by the federation in the nebula. But this was no commercial waypoint, no stepping off point, no guard or support station.
This was a battlestation, first and foremost.
And its construction was fast, yet not hurried, the crews knowing they had to do this fast yes, but they had to do it right.
Freighters, both Starfleet and contracted arrived in escorted convoys, their holds loaded with parts and materials for the new battlestation, a new twin for the sole other permanent battlestation Starfleet maintained at Furies Point.
And with them also came a slow, unsteady trickle of phase-plasma torpedoes.
And all the while, the gate was watched.
Closely, wonderingly, fearfully, curiously the gate was watched.
They knew the beast was among them now, though they didn't know the nature of the beast. They would learn, and they would try to tame it.
And if that was not possible, then they had their duty.
But the Federation's survival was paramount and they were its shield.
They needed to be prepared.
Star Trek Continuity: CT-895-XCStar System Charted but not explored by Federation or Allies
Osiris smirked, this world would do.
It wasn't her usual choice true, they had technology, primitive but it was technology, after all, what truly capable people burnt coal for power anymore?
Their entire civilisation, from mills to factories was based around Coal and steam power, no power grid yet but…
"They will do" Osiris announced to her Jaffa "they are more intelligent than most we use but we need to need to build the fleet quickly and that means compromising with the ships crews"
Osiris was no fool; she knew this would not be liked amongst the Jaffa, normal… beings taking their place as crew but… "Jaffa will man all important positions but the lesser tasks will be taken over by…" Osiris waved dismissively towards the window and the planet below, "them"
She needed ships and ships needed crew. Only Jaffa could be trusted with the important positions of course but for the type of build up she planned on, she did not have enough Jaffa.
They would reproduce of course; there were female Jaffa aboard any Goa'uld ship just in case even if they were rarely seen.
Still, that would not produce Jaffa as fast as she required.
Osiris's mouth quirked upwards in a smirk, the Jaffa would certainly have fun trying though.
No matter.
"Bring into orbit over their largest city, and make preparations for planetary bombardment"
"Yes My Liege"
She would have this world, and its population.
Then she could expand and world by world this galaxy would be hers.