"Changelings are here in the Alpha Quadrant?" asked Admiral Mitchell.
"That's right Admiral and they are possibly trying to start a war"
Siban's comm badge vibrated and Kimball's voice emitted from it
"Captain we are picking up a Romulan warbird closing in on our location"
Siban half ran out his quarters and went to the bridge. He exited the turbo lift and stepped on the bridge.
"Sir we are within viewing range now" said Kennedy
"On screen" said Siban
The bulkhead shimmered away and was replaced by a view of space and Romulan vessel closing in on the Sigmar.
"Shields up and go to red alert" said Siban sitting in his chair that was just vacated by Kimball
The red alert klaxon bellowed and the red lights flashed
When are we going to be able to do anything without interruption Though Siban
"Open a communication link now" ordered Siban
"Link opened sir" said Kennedy
"This is Captain…..
A robotic voice interrupted the introduction
"Captain Siban of the USS Sigmar. We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ship. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile."
"We refuse" said Siban defiantly
"They've locked weapons sir" said Crowley Nivek's replacement at tactical.
The Sigmar shook violently as a disruptor beam hit its shields.
"Shields down to seventy-three percent Sir" said Crowley
"Lock quantum torpedoes and fire at their navigation systems" ordered Siban
The Sigmar fired quantum torpedoes at the warbird. The two blue torpedoes reached their target and smashed into the shields.
"Direct hit sir" said Crowley
The warbird drifted in space aimlessly
"Let's get out of here before more arrive" ordered Siban.
Just then a console beeped.
"Sir I am picking up another ship, It's cubed shape"
Oh boy here we go thought Siban
The Borg cube dropped out of warp and closed in on the Sigmar.
"We are going to need some assistance, send out a deep space transmission to any ships nearby" ordered Siban.
Nivek had just walked on the bridge and took one look at the view screen
"I haven't even started my shift for the day and you already found trouble sir"
Siban half smiled at Nivek. Nivek took his station and Crowley left.
"Captain shields are still down to seventy-three percent" said Nivek
"Sir I have a message for you from the Thermopylae" said Kennedy
"Put it on screen" said Siban
The image of the Borg cube closing in on them melted away and was replaced by a view of a man on the bridge of the Thermopylae.
"Helmslee, I trust you received our message" asked Siban
"Yes Captain, we are enroute now we should be there in about an hour"
"We'll try to hold them off long enough" said Siban
The communication link was closed and replaced once more by the Borg cube.
"Let's play some cat and mouse, Brinks get us out of here so we can stall them till our help arrives"
"Aye sir" said Brinks. She punched a command on her console and the Sigmar veered left
"Maximum warp. Hit it!" ordered Siban
The Sigmar shot forward through space with the Borg cube in close pursuit.
"Sir at this rate the Borg will catch us in approximately thirty-five minutes" said Kennedy
"Have any other ships contacted us" asked Siban
"No sir but I have sent the message repeatedly on all frequencies" said Kennedy
Siban pressed his comm badge
"How soon till we can get the shields fully up again Riley" asked Siban
"As soon as we reach our destination captain" said Chief Engineer Riley over Siban's comm badge
"Captain we are going to need more then just a Galaxy and a Sovereign if we are going to beat this Borg cube" said Nivek
"Tell me something I don't know" said Siban
"Captain if we rendezvous with the fleet at Earth we might stand a chance" said Nivek
"I will not allow these leaches to get close to Earth" said Siban
"But sir our retreat is bringing them closer to Earth" said Kimball
"Retreat? Oh no this is no retreat. We are simply planning to attack from a different direction" said Siban
Kimball smiled and looked at Nivek who shared the same thought of their captain. Siban was definitely no ordinary Vulcan. In fact he was actually half Vulcan and half human much like Spock and Nivek.
A console beeped to Siban left
"Damn it, what now!" yelled Siban