There, somewhere between Romulus and Remus, in the blackness of space, floated the burned out remains of the Reman warship Rapier. Its hull was blown almost completely in half with the last attack. Its front smashed and exposed to space. It's starboard side taken off. Its power levels at zero. Life sign readings were none. For all intents and purposes, a useless lump of twisted metal and dead bodies floating in space. Yet, someone had a use for it. From the darkness, two ships wavered into view like images through a wave of water. One image appeared as a large, green Romulan warbird. The other image appeared as a cargo transport, converted to a tug ship. Slowly, the tug ship turned to face away from the wreckage. A beam of shimmering light then shot from the rear of the tug ship and encircled the Rapier. The two vessels, and their salvage began to waver and disappear from view.

Just then, two more vessels wavered into sight. They also resembled Romulan warbirds, but were painted black in color, barely discernable from the surrounding darkness of space. Only the silvery insignia of the Reman nation could be seen on their underbelly. With the other three vessels still shimmering out of the visible spectrum of light, the new ships fired all their weapons. With the green Romulan warbird and the tug ship in the process of cloaking, they could not raise their shields in time. Both ships exploded within moments. The wreckage of the Rapier came back into view once the tug ship was destroyed. Having dispatched their competitors for the prize, the two Reman warbirds latched onto the remains of the Rapier with tractor beams, and began the slow trek back to Remus.