TEASER

STOMA

The deadly shrill of sirens whaled through the air, as people began to lose control, trying to get aboard the transport. Pax Gul, Second Commander of the Mushorian United Armies, threw his weapon over his shoulder, to hold it just in case, and helped everyone maintain control.

In the background, Gankari City was in flames. The bombs continued to fall, as the once blue sky continued to turn purple. The poison wasn't deadly right away, but the bombs were getting closer.

Second Lieutenant Tan Shul quickly came to Pax Gul, and gave him a solute. "The message got through!"

Pax Gul smiled a broad smile. "Well done, Lieutenant. Well done! We have to hurry and get these transports off the ground."

"Elistar Base is reporting that all of their transports have made it off the ground," Tan Shul said eagerly. "Sir, do you think we can make it?"

"It's almost certain!" Pax Gul said. "Give me a hand!"

"Yes sir! With pleasure!" Tan Shul quickly joined Pax Gul and went to work, helping the people board the freighter.

However, bombs continued to fall. As another freighter in the distance lifted off, a beam from space sliced through the transport, destroying it instantly. Flames and debris began to fall to the ground, making people panic more.

Pax Gul got into the crowd, helping everyone onboard. An attendant came marching out, and grabbed Pax Gul's attention. "Excuse me sir! We are overweight! We can't lift off!"

"You're going to try, Sir," Pax Gul ordered.

"Sir, we are too heavy!" the attendant said. "We'll never break orbit!"

"Yes we will!" Pax Gul said. "Lieutenant!" he called to Tan Shul. "Get to the ship's engineering and boost power on the IDS/SIS systems! We've got to get this baby into space with everyone aboard!"

Without hesitation, Tan Shul ran into the ship with the attendant.

After a short while, the last pleading person was aboard. Pax Gul waited a few moments, looking around. A tear began to run down his face, as he softly said: "Danal..."

Another explosion cued him in that it was time to leave. Without further hesitation, he boarded the transport, and sealed the hatch.

Moments later, the transport lifted off, just as the purple air reached the base. Helpless people on the ground could be seen violently vomiting their insides out, and dying painfully.

Pax Gul turned away, running for the bridge of the transport, just as he saw bombs hit his home city, destroying everything.

Once on the bridge, he saw the attendant and Tan Shul. "Sir!" Tan Shul said. "We have sufficient power rerouted to structural integrety and impulse power."

"Excelent," Pax Gul said, somberly. "Make sure we have enough power for the jump to warp speed."

Within a matter of moments, the attendant punched the throttle forward, bringing the transport to half impulse, clearing the atmosphere in a matter of minutes. As the fire and aurora cleared, other transports could be seen, leaving the planet's surface.

However, also, the attackers were in orbit as well, bombarding the place. Some of the attackers broke off and began to pick off transports one-by-one.

"Can we go to warp?!" Pax Gul demanded to know urgently.

"In two minutes!" the attendant said.

"We don't have two minutes!"

"We can't engage warp drive in the upper atmosphere," the attendant said. "We don't have the sufficient vacuum for the PT engines!"

"Punch it! We're going to die out here!" Pax Gul urged.

"I'm trying..."

Just as the attackers finished off the other freighters around them, they began to focus on persuing the only one escaping successfully. However, the freighter escaped into warp space just before the attackers could finish them off.

So they gave chase...

END OF TEASER

On the Edge of the Final Frontier...

In the Heart of the Federation's most valuable

Resources...

One station must protect that which is most dear...

And, of course...

To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone, Before.

STAR TREK

STARBASE 248

Starring

Bruce McGawan

Kaori Nakajima

Tao Xan Nu Wing

Harry Kim

Michael Dallas

Doc

Based upon STAR TREK created

By Gene Roddenberry

Created by

Man of Trek Lore

©2004 Paramount Pictures

©2004 Man of Trek Lore