Chapter 7:

The Glorious Battle

It is the dead of night on Tattooine, Worf and his team of warriors see from a high cliff a camp of Tusken Raiders. Worf looked back and ordered, "Silencers, now!" Warriors spread out in single file, finding targets with their weapons from Qo'noS. Worf gave the order to fire, "Fire!" Bolts of propulsion burst onto the encampment and Raiders fell backward. The team moved closer to the camp, with weapons drawn. Tusken Raiders came out and sounding alarms of attack, the battle had begun. D'k'taghs were plunged into the stomachs of these horrendous beasts and after all the warriors had killed their victims, an officer looked for a human life sign. "Commander, in here." Worf took his batleth and sliced through a tent and he saw a woman with facial injuries. "Check her." "She's alive, but barely; we may be losing her." "Worf to Galileo, 7 to beam up." Warriors and Anakin's mother materialized onto the runabout. "Put her in the medbay." "Cha'Ve". Worf then got into the pilot's seat. "Computer, open a channel to the Enterprise, captain's ready room." "Working."

On the Enterprise, drinking his Earl Grey, Picard was reading a book when the ship's computer came on, "Attention, Captain, there is a your-eyes-only message coming in from runabout Galileo. Mr. Worf's private security code is active." "Acknowledged, patch the message through to this screen." The message was patched through, "Please provide security code." "Recognize Picard, Jean-Luc, Captain. Authorization Picard 4 7 Alpha Tango. Decode." He saw the logo of the Federation, "Play message." Mr. Worf's face shown through, "Captain, mission is complete and successful." "Well done, Mr. Worf. And the patient?" "Alive, but barely, she was badly wounded. We are en route to Starbase 41." "Acknowledged, Mr. Worf. When you've released your patient, report back to the Enterprise." "Aye, sir." "Picard out!"