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The shadows had come, he had feared this for the entirety of the time he had been stuck in this dimension, he knew of species 8472 and several others and the havoc they had caused, the shadows however, make them look like children in comparison.

He immediately got in contact with the one fellow he knew on starfleets counsel and had him call a meeting, during which he detailed his experiences with the shadows and what they were capable of, they in turn alerted the Klingon high council and the chancellor.

War was coming, and he would be damned if he was going to allow the shadows to gain a foothold here as they had done in his dimension.

He also contacted the captain of the ship that had recovered him, he knew from stories he had heard of the beings called the Q that had both put Picard and his ship in danger and alternatively saved them as well, if he could get him to contact Q, it would help considerably, but that was something he would not count on.

It also crossed his mind he could possibly get the Q to return him to his dimension, but considering the shadow had crossed the barrier that would have to wait.

For now, plans and strategies had to be made and planned.

During the later meeting with the council and the high chancellor himself he detailed the abilities of the shadow and how they gain intelligence, shadow ships, while unshielded, were powerful and could take an incredible amount of damage before being disabled or destroyed, they also healed as they lay dormant after a fight much like a living creature.

What he would give for a fleet of whitestars he often thought to himself.

B 5 would likely be where the shadows first make their appearance in force so everything had to be ready.

On his return to the station he had quite a pleasant surprise waiting, Not only was the station now fully and heavily shielded, it boasted over 50 phaser and disruptor banks and as many torpedo tubes as well while keeping the particle cannons and launchers the station was already equipped with, two massive matter/antimatter power sources had also been installed along the stations spine to power the shields and weapons, the entire compliment of 120 star furies had been replaces with the Sinclair class star furies, and Klingons had moved an entire battalion of security troops on board and taken over the slums and cleaned out the criminal elements down there.

When the shadows came, they were in for a very nasty surprise.

He also found out two full battalions of both Klingon and federation ships were on patrol at all times around the station and in the nearby system, one of Klingon cruisers and escorts, and one of federation ships.

Two days later after he had resumed command of the station h stepped into C&C to the usual call of officer on deck, as usual he waved everyone back to their duties and assumed his place at observation while taking in the daily reports and signing off on a few requests.

As he worked their came a call of , Sir, registering an energy buildup outside the station, jump points forming!

Red alert, shields to maximum bring the defensive grid online!

He opened hailing frequencies and alerted the patrolling ships, then ordered all pilots to their fighters.

Its confirmed Sir, shadow vessels inbound.

Damn, and Starfleet and Klingon ships wont be here for another few minutes, rig for heavy combat, all civilians to their quarters and tell the Klingons to be ready to repel boarders.

launch all fighters, it's time to see what they can do.

Alpha and delta wings, form a protective grid around the station, nothing get's through, the rest of you, move out and hit em hard!

And the battle of B5 began.

SIR! Multiple energy spikes around the station, several ships just decloaked Sir and were receiving a hail.

I am commander Noan of the romulan republic, your station is considered federation territory and we have an alliance with the federation and the Klingons, my ships are at your disposal commander.

Your arrival could not have been more timely commander, he answered the hail, federation and Klingon ships are inbound at high warp but will not be here for a few more minutes, anything you can do to hold of the shadows would be most appreciated.

Our pleasure commander, the com cut and the romulan ships began to move towards the fight already boiling near the station.

The fight itself was ferocious, it was costly to both sides and it looked like the shadow vessels were breaking through when the expected reinforcements arrived.

In short order once the klingons and federation had arrived the shadow vessel were routed with several captured.

The station had lost 40 fighters in the battle but the new class fighter had proven itself to be sturdy, tough and quick.

Romulans had lost 5 ships, Klingon and federation 2, but at least now they knew just how dangerous shadow vessels are.

During the debriefing he made it clear this is what they had fought off in his own dimension with the help of several elder races, and that the shadows were dangerous in many ways, not just in space combat.

They needed to prepare.

Continues in chapter 3. Short chapter I know, but will b on a short road trip but writing as I can when time permits, your patiencs will be rewarded, I promise.