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Book 4 - Star Trek: Predator - Sad Day for Konoha's - Chapter 11, Blue Alert, Crash on Konoha
Meanwhile in space the Freedom was taking some shots
Sparks erupted on the bridge "Shield status?" Tucker requested
"Shields are down to twenty five percent sir, I recommend remain behind the lines to give them a chance to recover" Sasuke reported back
"But they need our help on the front line" Tucker stated in frustration
The Freedom had stayed behind to recover its shields and were also trying to catch ships that had gotten through the lines to land extra troupes on Konoha
"If only we had more ships, we could go on an offensive and push them out of the system" Kira added
"The federation cannot afford to send any more ships, we are lucky we got as many as we did" Tucker explained
"Captain. the USS Quincy's hull is failing" Suzu quickly informed them
"Can you lock onto their crew?" Tucker quickly asked
"Aye sir, already beaming off as fast as I can" Suzu reported, suddenly the Quincy's hull collapsed and the ship exploded in a ball of flames "I have them sir"
"Good job Suzu, how do our shields look now?" Tucker asked
"Thirty percent sir" Sasuke answered
Tucker slammed his armrest "That's it I am done with waiting, helm take us back into the battle" He ordered
"Aye sir" Athrun answered as he worked his console
The Freedom made its way back to the front lines where a fierce battle was being waged for the very future of Konoha as weapons fire and chaos reigned
"Sasuke, target the nearest ship" The ship began to shake suddenly as Tucker was giving his order
"Three Cardassian ships have locked onto sir" Sasuke informed him
"Evasive pattern alpha three" Tucker quickly ordered
"The Defiant just took one off of our backs and the Enterprise just engaged the other" Suzu informed him
"Good, that leaves us the one, Sasuke target their warp core, fire a full spread of torpedo's on my command, Athrun, set a collision course with our friend, full impulse" Tucker stated
"Captain?" Athrun asked, wanting a confirmation of that last order
"Just do it lieutenant, Sasuke stand by on the weapons" Tucker said firmly
Athrun worked his console and the Freedom began heading straight for the enemy ship
"Five hundred kilometers" Suzu reported as the ship continued on its path
"Captain?" Kira asked while Tucker continued to stare at the screen
"Four hundred kilometers" Suzu once again stated
"Steady as she goes" Tucker told them
"Three hundred kilometers" Suzu's count continued
"Sir?" Athrun asked
"Not yet" Tucker answered
"two hundred kilometers" Suzu's voice was getting nervous
"Captain!" Sasuke almost shouted from his station
"Just a little bit more" Tucker's eyes were glued to the screen
"one hundred kilometers"
As Suzu said her last report Tucker went into action "Sasuke fire all weapons, Athrun hard to port full thrusters!" With speed and skill they all executed their orders, the Freedom was meters from the Cardassian ship's hull, they fired a full spread of torpedoes scoring direct hits on the ships hull "Helm, full impulse!" Tucker ordered as the ship exploded with a shock wave strong enough to shake the ship but not cause any damage
"That was the Robichaud maneuver wasn't it?" Kira asked
Tucker grinned "Before he became head of Utopia I served under him, I happen to be on the bridge the day he invented this Maneuver. It's very dangerous but if you have a top notch pilot, there is nothing to fear" showing that he had confidence in Athrun's piloting skills
"Captain a few Kost ships have broken pass primary lines and are now making a run for the planet" Suzu reported
"Helm intercept course" Tucker quickly ordered
The Freedom was in pursuit of the Kost ships "Three of them appear to be badly damaged sir" Suzu informed them
"Target their reactors" He ordered with a pause "Fire!" The Freedom fired its full array of weapons as phasers and quantum torpedoes found their marks, causing massive damage to the already damaged ships causing two of their ships to explode, the shock wave sent the third one crashing into another ship causing them both to blow up "Good shots Sasuke, now we only have one left to deal with" Tucker stated
"Captain, we have some Breen ships behind us, they are opening fire!"
Seven torpedoes hit the aft shields causing them to collapse, massive explosion caused some officers to fall down and consoles to explode. They fired disruptors hitting the impulse engines as more torpedo impacted the hull. The bridge crew were getting back to their feet "REPORT!" Tucker screamed as he sat back in his chair
"Voyager took the Breen off our backs" Sasuke answered
"Sir, impulse engines are offline and we are heading straight towards Konoha!" Athrun added
"All available power to forward thrusters!" Tucker ordered
"It won't be enough captain, we are caught in the gravity pull of the planet, without impulse we are going down!" Suzu informed him
The Kost ship had just opened its shuttle bays and was about to begin launching shuttles "Oh no you don't!" Sasuke quickly fired everything he could at them destroying them before they could even launch a single shuttle
"Damn it!" Tucker said in frustration as he felt powerless watching the screen as the planet got bigger and bigger
Kira got up from his station "All hands, condition blue! I repeat, condition blue! All decks prepare for a forced crash landing!"
The red lights were replaced with Blue lights throughout the entire ship as the crew were scrambling to their stations preparing for casualties
"Commander, what are the chances we can land this thing?" Tucker asked Kira
"Well sir, without impulse to help slow our decent, chances of us landing undamaged are very slim to none" Kira answered
"I will settle for landing in one piece without killing us all" Tucker stated
The Freedom was now entering the atmosphere and picking up speed, the nose of the hull was flashing red with the extreme heat
"Transfer all power to the thrusters now, i don't care if you take them from life support, i want all available power on thrusters!" Kira ordered
"Aye sir, transferring all power to thrusters" Suzu responded as she entered the command
"Firing all thrusters" Athrun added, every single thruster on the ship began to fire "Its slowing our decent somewhat, but I don't know if it will be enough" He added
The Freedom had now exited the atmosphere and was flying through clear blue skies
"Deploy landing struts" Kira ordered
"Aye sir, deploying landing struts" Suzu answered as large doors opened on the ventral section of the hull, four large struts slowly extended into place
"At our speed, will that even be of any use?" Sasuke asked
"Its creating extra drag meaning its helping to slow us down, it's not much but we need everything we can use to slow down" Kira answered
"Athrun are you able to land us near the village?" Sasuke asked
"No can do Sasuke, I am kind of busy trying to slow us down, I don't exactly have the luxury of picking where we crash land" Athrun answered
"At this point I don't care where we land as long as it's not in a populated area" Tucker stated
The Freedom was nearing the ground at extreme speeds
"Prepare to fire emergency landing thrusters" Kira ordered as he sat back down at his station
"All hands, brace for impact!" Tucker ordered
"Engages the thrusters now!" Kira ordered
Four large thrusters began to fire under the Freedom helping to slow down the ship
As the ship was approaching the ground "This is it..." Athrun stated, there wasn't anything he could do now, it was out of his control
The Freedom crashed onto the planet, the landing struts dragging into the ground, they almost break from the pressure but they remain intact, the crew is thrown onto the ground as explosions and fires erupt throughout the ship. bulkheads falling became common. Tucker gets back up from the ground and into his chair, he clutches to the arm rest as the ship continued to drag for a few kilometers before it finally came to a stop sending everyone crashing forward
at the same time as the freedom was falling onto the planet
Voyager had engaged one of the Breen ships attacking the Freedom
"Captain we got the Breen's off their backs" Harry reported
"But it looks like their engines are offline" Tom added
"At this rate they are going to crash on the planet" Harry confirmed
"Tom get us close enough to tractor them" Chakotay quickly ordered
The ship shook, reminding them that the Breen didn't like their interference
"that could prove most difficult, the Breen are blocking our path captain" Tuvok told him
"They are now entering the atmosphere now, there isn't much we can do at this point sir" Harry stated
"Damn it, good luck Tucker" Chakotay stated in frustration at not being able to stop the Freedom from falling
Meanwhile down on the planet Naruto was talking with his Father, suddenly Shikamaru's voice came over the comm "Shikamaru to Naruto"
Naruto tapped his comm badge "Go ahead"
"Naruto, I was able to get to the device without being spotted, using my techniques I was able to get close and find out about it" Shikamaru reported
"And?" Naruto asked
"It appears that the machine is designed to drain us of our chakra, it's not fully operational at the moment but when it is it will suck the chakra right out of us. I think this is the result of their experiments on both you and Hinata, this machine will be troublesome if we do not deal with it soon" Shikamaru explained
"If they use device then they could kill us all with a flip of a switch, and there isn't anything anyone with chakra could do about it. Shikamaru can you..." He started but was quickly cut off
"I already anticipated your troublesome request and planted bombs that should be going off right about... Now" As he said that, huge ball of fire erupted behind him killing any Kost who happened to be around it
"Good job Shikamaru!" Naruto stated with a grin
"Uh I think that I may have pissed them off, they are all starting to march towards the village" Shikamaru warned
"Return Shikamaru, go back and protect my mother" Naruto ordered
"Yeah, yeah I know I'm already on my way, Shikamaru out" He quickly jumped on a nearby tree and made his way back towards the village
Back in the village Naruto jumped on top of a house to get a better view, he could see the dust created by the advancing forces. He couldn't believe how many there were, he quickly jumped back down to report "This isn't good father"
"We will defend this village until every last one of us is dead. Konoha won't go down without a fight" Minato stated with fire in his eyes
"And I will die to protect this village and its people, I love everyone in this village" Naruto stated with equal conviction as his father
Minato smiled at his son, he had grown into a fine young man "I couldn't be any prouder of you then I am right now, both you and Sasuke"
Meanwhile back in space the battle continued on
"The Breen ships are destroyed captain" Harry informed him
"But the battle is costing us a lot of ships, what is going to be left?" Tom commented
"At this rate, we will lose ninety percent of our fleet by the end of this battle, and I cannot guarantee that we will be part of the ten percent who survive" Tuvok answered in his usual calm and calculated Vulcan tone
"We have our orders, we will stand and we will fight" Chakotay told them
End Chapter 11
Will Naruto be able to stop the Kost from destroying the village? How will Starfleet win this battle? How badly are things on the down Freedom, are any of them dead? Find out in the next chapter!