Chapter Three: A New Start
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m6l99: Thanks. There might be more sentient drones, I don't know yet.
lionhead: Glad you like it. I'm a big fan of the Borg too. It's not. It was just an idea that popped into my head one day and I decided to make a story out of it.
Lennox RH: They will indeed. They may, or they may steamroll right over it with a hundred thousand Cubes.
angelus288: Thank you. You couldn't be more right.
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DrkDrake: Cool, so which would you like to lead if you had the chance? The Borg looked for someone with great tactical and strategic abilities, as well as good thinking and planning skills. Yes, it takes years to restructure the mind. Look for planet details soon. This story takes place before Clash of the Titans so you should read this first. Also, I may rewrite that story to compensate for the changes that may come up in this story.
Alissa gazed out proudly at the rebuilt Borg Unicomplex. It had taken nearly five months to rebuild the massive structure, but now it was back and better than ever. Its defense fleet had been tripled in size and the facility itself now had its own dedicated defense grid. Alissa had also taken the liberty of installing subspace minefields at a distance of one light year from the Unicomplex. Every Borg vessel was equipped with its own set of codes that would allow it through. If any other vessel attempted to use the codes, extremely small energy signature errors programmed into them would cause the mines to detonate.
Alissa and the Queen were presently in Alissa's command center, which she called the throne room. It was basically a large chamber in the center of the Unicomplex. At the far end was a throne of metal with a regeneration interface. The Borg banner hung from dozens of flag poles and was etched into the floor. The entire corridor was ten meters high and a hundred meters long.
"Impressive isn't it?" Alissa asked.
"Yes, but who will ever see it?" The Queen asked.
"I will. Besides, it has been said that every queen needs a palace. Don't worry, I haven't forgotten the essential things," Alisa said, and a holographic projection of the galaxy appeared. Borg space was indicated as a green sphere, with the rest of the galaxy divided into different colors based on race. "At this time I have over a thousand scout vessels gathering data on the various races, the majority concentrating here in the Delta Quadrant. So far I have identified three races I believe pose the greatest threat to us in the galaxy. Number one, assuming they attempt another invasion, is Species 8472. The only race to ever truly resist us. Race two is the Voth. Their technology is advanced enough that they could theoretically disable one of our Cubes without firing a shot. Their Transwarp technology is also more advanced than ours and they possess personal cloaking devises, along with impressive computer technology. The third race is the Dominion in the Gamma Quadrant. They control a region of space nearly as large as our own. They possess impressive construction and troop requisition statistics, and their shape shifter leaders could pose a threat. Do you agree?"
"Yes. Your skills continue to grow. If I may ask, what is your plan?"
"We'll move against races surrounding our borders first. Once we've assimilated and fortified them we'll move against the Voth. We should attempt to locate and assimilate a lone, small ship first. That will give us a chance to analyze their technology and adapt."
"A good plan," the Queen said. "The Collective under my rule simply used the tactic of wearing down an enemy."
"That can be effective, but the main weakness of the Borg I found was that despite our adaptation abilities, we never changed our tactics. We still just go in guns blazing. I will use the fortification of our borders as a test in different fleet compositions and tactics."
Several days later a fleet of ships belonging to Species 11249 was passing close to Borg space. Their vessels possessed durable hulls and powerful weapons. They made a living as mercenaries. Their latest employer had sent them to capture a Borg vessel and bring it back, or at least its debris.
Suddenly five Borg Spheres and a Cube decloaked and opened fire. There was no opening hail, no warning. Half their ships were destroyed before they were even able to return fire. One Sphere was destroyed by the combined fire of the remaining seven ships, and two more damaged before they themselves were destroyed. The entire battle had taken less than three minutes.
"You see?" Alissa asked. "A single large vessel, supported by several smaller warships and using stealth just took out an enemy force that would normally have taken two cubes to defeat."
"Impressive," the Queen replied.
"Yes. Now we will focus on expanding and fortifying our borders. The Collective is now beginning construction of large quantities of automated defense stations and long range sensor assays. That will allow us to deploy larger amounts of out fleet without compromising the integrity of our defenses. Also, we must begin preparations for the assimilation of Species 8472. The starship Voyager is presently in the Alpha Quadrant. I have a cloaked Probe shadowing them. It is likely they still possess the information on the nano probes they used against species 8472. At this time I have 2 Tactical Cubes standing by. I plan on assimilating Voyager personally. You will accompany me. I am sure the Queen you were created from would enjoy the chance to assimilate Janeway."
"Indeed," the Queen replied.
An hour later two Borg Tactical Cubes entered a Transwarp Hub and set course for the Alpha Quadrant, and this time, nothing would stop them from achieving their goals.
How was that? In the next chapter the Borg will attack Voyager. Will they succeed, or will Janeway pull another brilliant plan out of her hat? Keep reading and find out. Well, see ya in the next chapter, and don't forget to review!
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