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Here is Chapter 4
Book 4 - Star Trek: Predator - Sad Day for Konoha's - Chapter 9, Desperation
Tucker was standing in the middle of the bridge "Suzu, what is our fleet status?" He asked
"We have ninety three ships ships all reporting ready to engage captain" She answered
"Their first line is engaging us sir" Sasuke reported
Kira ran onto the bridge "Sorry I'm late sir" He stated
"Take your station commander" Tucker stated without ever turning his gaze from the screen
The first wave of Kost ships began their attack on the defenders, their ships fired a weapon that suddenly caused the defenders ships to shut down as the other Kost ships began destroying the lifeless and defenseless ships
Suzu was horrified by the sigh "Captain, thirteen ships were destroyed, they didn't even get to fire a single shot..."
"They are using their weapon, Starfleet still hasn't found a counter for it yet. Until now we had very few fights with these ships, and when we did there was only one in a fleet of Cardassian and Breen ships. Starfleet figured it wasn't a priority" Tucker explained
"Sasuke, activate the shield modifications" Kira ordered
"But sir, I don't know if they will work, we never had time to test them" Sasuke replied
"We don't have much of a choice Lieutenant, now is as good a time as any to test them. Send the specs to the rest of the fleet as well" Kira ordered
"What the hell are you two talking about?" Tucker asked as this was the first time he heard of this
"I have been working with Sasuke on a shield modulation, with any luck it will counter the weapon" Kira explained
Sasuke worked his console "The shield modulations are place, and I have sent the information to the rest of the fleet
"Then I suggest we test the shields, the sooner we find out if they work the better" Kira suggested
"I don't disagree, but odds are if they don't work we will be destroyed" Tucker stated as the debris from the destroyed ships were still on screen
"I would rather die in the defense of my planet then let them take Konoha!" Naruto stated
Sasuke nodded in agreement
"Well I may not be from Konoha but I wont let it fall" Tucker stated as he sat in his chair, he knew things were about to get hectic "Athrun, take us into the second line of defense and prepare to engage" He ordered
"Aye sir" Athrun answered
The Freedom joined the second line of defenders that had formed in place of the fallen ships
"Captain, they are engaging" Sasuke reported as the screen showed a wave of Kost ships heading straight for them
One of the Kost ship fired its weapon at the Freedom, scoring a direct impact onto its shields. However unlike before, all of her systems were unaffected
"All systems are still online, shields are undamaged" Sasuke reported
"KIRA! You are a genius!" Tucker stated proudly at his first officer
Kira grinned "Well Sasuke helped as well"
"Not really I just brought you hot cocoa and offered support and ideas" Sasuke replied
"This is great and all but, how about we return fire?" Naruto suggested
Tucker's face returned to being serious "Fire all weapons and inform the fleet that the shield modulations work" Tucker ordered
"Captain, their fleet, its coming at us in full force!" Suzu informed them
"I guess they didn't like our new defense" Kira stated
Suzu's console began to blip "Captain, we are getting a message from the fleet captain, all ships are to fall back?" She stated with a slight bit of confusion
"What the hell? Why are we falling back?!" Sasuke asked
"I don't know, Suzu hail the command ship" Tucker ordered
"Aye sir, opening a channel, they are responding"
The face of the fleet captain appeared on the screen "This is the USS Firestar, we don't have time for chit chat so what do you want?" The man asked
"Hank, why are we falling back?" Tucker asked
"I just received word that the orbital defenses are now online, we will use their fire power as back up" Hank answered
Naruto walked to the center of the bridge "But by doing so you will be giving them a chance to land forces on Konoha!" Naruto pointed out
"That is a risk I'm willing to take" Hank answered back
"You are risking our planet's safety!" Sasuke stated, backing Naruto's concerns
"I don't have time for this. Tucker, you should train your crew to show more respect for the chain of command. Firestar out"
"That bastard! Its like he doesn't even care! Our people have no idea what is happening up here!" Naruto stated in anger
"Then its up to us, we have to make sure no ships get through" Sasuke stated
"Fall back with the fleet, and put a note in the log that I am against this move by the fleet captain" Tucker ordered
"With pleasure captain" Suzu answered
The fleet fell back to the defense platforms as they came online. The shield modulations had been uploaded to their defense grid. The platforms began to give fire support to the fleet, the Freedom was in the front lines trying to make sure no ship would get through
"There are too many of them, one ship just got behind our defenses, its lunching shuttles" Suzu informed them
"Firing aft weapons" Sasuke replied
Multiple quantum torpedoes hit the Kost ship and destroyed a few shuttles, however some were able to escape and began their descent down to the planet's surface
"Damn it, Suzu, send word to my father to ready our forces for ground combat" Naruto stated on frustration as his gritted his teeth
The Freedom fired one again its aft weapons, this time causing massive damage to the ship, the orbital defense platforms finish the job as it exploded into a ball of fire
"Status report" Kira ordered
Suzu worked her console as the information came in "We lost twenty six ships and the enemy seven sir" She reported back
"sixty seven against fifty three, but we lost four times the ships, if this keeps up we are going to lose this battle" Tucker stated
"Don't worry sir, we will find a way to win" Kira replied, although at the moment he couldn't see how. Although they outnumbered the enemy, their technology was more advanced
"You are damn right we are going to win this" Naruto added, refusing to believe that his home planet could fall
Meanwhile down on the planet Shikamaru was forced to try on some clothing
"Oh doesn't he look cute in this?" Tenten stated with a grin on her face
"Hurm, turn around I want to see your back" Temari told him
Shikamaru let out a sigh "This is so..." but before he could finish his sentence, they heard thunderous explosions outside
"What was that? Sounded like thunder, but it's sunny out" Temari stated
Shikamaru and Tenten looked at each other, they knew exactly what sounds those were "Could it have begun?" He wondered
Tenten taped her comm badge that she had hidden in her pocket "Tenten to York, come in York" However she got no response "Shikamaru, I don't like this" She stated
Suddenly they began hearing explosions in the village, they ran outside and saw shuttles landing as the people were running and screaming, some of the village Ninjas tried to attack the shuttles but were killed by their weapons
"This isn't good, has the fleet lost the battle already?!" Tenten stated as she grabbed her phaser and set it to maximum setting
"This is about to get troublesome" Shikamaru added as he did the same.
They both got ready to defend their homes with their lives
Meanwhile back in space
"More and more shuttles are getting though" Suzu reported
"Athrun cover the Tristar , she is losing her shields" Tucker ordered as the ship shook from an impact
"Moving us to cover her sir" Athrun replied as the Freedom took position over the Tristar to take some of the damage
Kira was keeping an eye on their defense grid "There is a hole in our defense, they are using it to pass ships though and land ground forces" He reported
"If we re-mobilize the fleet in alpha formation we can eliminate that hole" Naruto pointed out
"But it will make the line thinner" Tucker pointed out
"We have no choice captain, if we don't do it they will overwhelm the surface and we will lose the planet!" Naruto pointed out
"Sir, we just lost the USS Minator and the USS Jury's hull is collapsing" Sasuke reported
"We have twenty four ships left they have thirty one, the defense platforms have almost been completely destroyed" Suzu reported as a console behind her sparked
"Damn it" Tucker said in anger as he slammed his arm rest
The ship shook as it took more hits
"Shields down to twenty one percent, minor damage to secondary systems, Suzu see if you can bypass the damage. I need them to keep the shields going" Sasuke reported
Suzu was working her console with speed a small spark erupted from her console burning her slightly, however she ignored it "Trying to bypass damaged systems, secondary systems temporarily back online but I don't know for how much longer" She stated
Captain, the Firestar!" Sasuke pointed out
The screen changed to show the image of the Firestar taking multiple hits and its hull began to collapse as it exploded into a ball of fire
"The Firestar has been destroyed with all hands sir" Suzu reported sadly
"The command ship..." Tucker stated in shock
Naruto showed little remorse "Good riddance" He stated
"NARUTO, that is one ship less for defense, and many good people dead, even if the commanding officer was a total jackass" Kira told him
Naruto lowered his head as he realized Kira as right "Sorry sir"
She ship shook again as it took a few hits, an explosion behind Suzu sent her flying over he console, she landed on the ground
"Suzu!" Sasuke wanted to run to her side
"Sasuke, remain at your station and report!" Kira ordered
Sasuke saw Naruto run to Suzu's side and regained his composure "Shields down to nine percent, hull fracture on deck two, port nacelle damaged"
Suzu was slowing forcing her body to sit up as Naruto scanned her with a tricorder "You have some burns and a concussion, we need to get you to sick bay" He told her
"No, I am fine" She said as she pushed him away and forced her body back to its feet, she made her way back to her console "We have reports coming from all decks of minor injuries" She reported
Naruto wanted to say something but knew that she would refuse, after all she wanted to defend her home just as much as he did, so he understood her feelings
"Have the Nimids move to our flank, we must protect the perimeter" Tucker ordered
"Sir, we are getting a hail from the USS Botavia" She informed him
"On screen" Tucker ordered
"Freedom, this is futile, we must retreat. We cant win this, they are destroying us one by one" The man stated
"Jake, we must hold, If we lose this system then they will be able to attack our largest resource systems" Tucker answered back
"And they will kill everyone on Konoha!" Naruto added
"The defense platforms have been destroyed, our command ship is gone, they now outnumber us. Tucker, who cares about this one planet, we have to rejoin the fleet and re-establish our defense line. We can always reclaim this space later" Jake stated
Naruto looked like he had just snapped, his eye twitched and he looked the Botavia's Captain strait in the eye "Is that how you treat friends? Who cares? Just because we are not part of the Federation yet? Or would you also do this to a member planet? If you want to turn tail and run then do it! But it will be without this ship!
"Naruto! This is my ship and I make the decisions!" Tucker quickly stated "However I also agree with you on this mater, I have orders to protect this planet at all cost, and I will not abandon them" Tucker explained
"Fine but I'm taking whatever ships that want to follow me out of here" Jake declared
"That is treason!" Tucker almost shouted out
Jake shook his head "No that is surviving"
The ship shook again as debris crumbled from the ceiling "Shields have failed captain" Sasuke informed him
"If you leave now and you will be court-martialed, and everyone who follows you as well, you will be going AWOL in the middle of a war!" Tucker pointed out in anger
"Perhaps, but we will be alive. Sorry Tucker but I have to think of my crew"
"Then run you coward, we don't need people like you!" Naruto stated in anger
All of a sudden multiple weapon fire hits the Freedom causing massive explosions on the bridge, sending everyone flying to the ground as few fires began raging on the bridge
Everyone slowly got back up, Kira quickly grabbed a fire extinguisher from a nearby panel and began putting out the fire
"I'm sorry but Botavia is getting the hell out of here" Jake stated as his ship left the formation
Suzu's console was bleeping, she forced her battered body back up "Captain, a fleet of one hundred twenty nine ships has just entered the system" She stated
"What?" Jake stated as he looked at his operations officer for confirmation
"Its being lead by the USS Enterprise, the Titan and the Defiant" Blood was dripping from her forehead as her vision was slightly blurry, she wiped the blood from her eyes with her sleeve
Tucker got up from the floor and sat back in his chair "Jake, you can take your sorry ass out of here if you want. It would appear that we no longer need you. Be sure to save me a seat at your court martial, Freedom out!"
The screen went blank as the new fleet entered formation with what remained of the defenders
"Captain, the remaining enemy ships are now charging at us with everything they have" Suzu reported
"They must have seen our new fleet coming in, they must know they cant win" Naruto stated confused as to why they were this desperate to attack
"Why not just retreat?" Sasuke asked
"It is because I found out in my research that these guys are from another galaxy. These are the only ships in our galaxy, most planets cannot support their life, but this one can. If they lose here they may never get another chance" Kira explained
"But if they land on the planet we can just retake it easy" Naruto pointed out
"They are desperate, this is their last chance and if they can Terra-form the planet with their technology then they might stand a chance at keeping us off the planet
"I wont let them take Konoha" Naruto said with determination, he tapped his comm badge "Hazard team gear up and meet in the hazard team briefing room, we are going down on to planet" He stated as he walked towards the turbolift door, he stopped before getting in "Sasuke , stop as many of these bastards from coming down as you can. I will take care of things on the planet" he told him as he entered the turbolift
"Alright, Good luck Naruto" Sasuke answered
Naruto nodded as the lift doors shut
End Chapter 9
And thus ends another chapter
Will Naruto be able to fend off the Kost in time to save Konoha? Find out soon!
The next chapter should be out before Christmas, I will try to have it out for the 24th as a present for you all :D
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