"For the Federation, the Enterprise, the Mississippi, the rest of our comrades, but most especially for the ones that started it all the USS TEXAS!"
They won the battle, though it was close due to how clouded the Commander's judgment was due to her extremely strong emotions. Meanwhile in a remote location there was a group of people getting ready for the next stage of the plan
"Well, time for the next stage of this plan, hope the Melbourne gets herself under control quickly enough to listen to the Jedi"
"Indeed"
"Remind me again why I even agreed to this insane idea?"
"Uh the continued existence of the Federation maybe?"
"You win, by the way that was a nice plan you had Sentinel Portland"
"Why thank you Commander, took me a few days while working on the ships to come up with it though which I am not happy about"
"It is what it is Sentinel"
"I know Captain I know"
Six months earlier
One day Ashland requested to meet with Picard in private
"What is it Sentinel?"
"Sir I have a feeling the enemy will try and destroy the Enterprise and the Mississippi due to there being Jedi on the two ships, I am formally requesting we make a one time use authorization code that will allow me to destroy the two ships from a remote location, which means we will also have to rig the ships to fly by remote as well"
"What about the Republic and the Melbourne what will they think about us supposedly being dead?"
"The Jedi fighting with the Republic might sense we're still alive and will tell the people that need to know that we're still alive, especially because my former Master is going to be part of those fighting with the Republic troops, unless of course they are killed in battle. The advantage is while the training bond is closed once you become a Knight there's still a slight connection that allows one to know that they're still alive. Not to mention that other Jedi would of course feel a great disturbance in the Force when there is major death, or even the death of one Jedi. It's the Melbourne that will be the wild card due to emotions"
"As you said, there will be Jedi there, they'll get the Melbourne under control one way or another"
"True, now to try and get the Mississippi to go along with the plan and start getting things set up with LaForge's help"
They quickly get things set up with LaForge's help in regards to the Enterprise but it took a few days for the Commander of the Mississippi to come on board with the plan and part of the reason why they agreed is that Ashland pulled rank due to her Jedi abilities. Once they reached the Alpha quadrant the two ships lied and said they had to check up on something real quick before rejoining the fleet
Present
"Okay now that we've destroyed our ships we're going to have to start a rebellion with the help of this planet's people"
"Good thing they're already part of the Federation and the enemy has paid very little attention to them"
"But from what I can tell it will still take us a while to reach the nearest town, not to mention we probably shouldn't be in such a large group"
"Well let's get going then"
Meanwhile the battle ended in space and the Commander of the Melbourne asked what they were going to do now that they've lost a lot of lives all at once
"Listen Commander, they're not dead, we Jedi would have felt that massive death amongst allies and we didn't feel that"
"Then where are they?"
"I don't know, I had a training bond with Sentinel Portland that was naturally closed when the training ended but I can still sense her well being through what remains and also through the Force"
"But that's only her that you sense, the rest could still be dead"
"Except we would have felt that, like I said we don't know where they are but they are alive, you must trust us in this"
"Fine, I'll listen for now, but if we get confirmation that they're dead then I have a right to reserve trust in your feelings in the Force in the future"
"Fine, that wouldn't be such a surprise anyways"
The two groups continue to fight and also get allies to start fighting back, and that mainly started by taking back stations that they could use as ports that could supply and aid the others that were fighting. Six months into the war they finally received word from the Mississippi and Enterprise crews, because it had taken them that long to reach a town because they were in a very desolate area. It had been decided by the people of that planet that they would give the two crews the largest ships they had available and have them lead the fighting in their area
"Understood Captain Picard, and everyone managed to survive the journey to town?"
"Yes though it was close a few times with Sentinel Portland and the other Jedi, something on this planet I think"
"Are you sure they should stay on planet and on board the ships then? I mean it could be the atmosphere that those people need as much as it could be the food"
"Or something else entirely, but things seem fine for now so that's the plan we've agreed to"
"Very well how soon can you join up with our efforts?"
"We're not sure, though we think we're actually going to go for Bajoran space seeing as how we're closest to that"
"Captain I do have one request before you sign off"
"What is it?"
"I think I need to talk to Sentinel Portland, I have some questions that need answers and I think only she can answer them"
"Maybe not, if it is a Jedi matter the Jedi with you should be able to answer them just as well"
"It's a little bit more complicated than that Captain"
"Well, she and the other Jedi are currently sparring after two hours of meditation but I'll let her know you need to speak with her when they're done, in the meantime try to ask the Jedi with you they might...one moment"
Picard briefly leaves and when they see someone again it's actually several someone's one obviously with a lightsaber fighting a very tough enemy, the rest were using their phasers
"We're under attack, send word for help Commander"
"Commander tell the Jedi that we have Si..."
The communication is suddenly cut off but the Commander quickly sounds the alarm and gives everyone a report
"...Sentinel Portland also mentioned that the Jedi needed to know that something was there as well but she got cut off, but she did manage to say Si whatever that means"
"Could she be trying to say Sith, the feared enemy of the Jedi"
"Possible, tell me did you see a red lightsaber in the communique?"
"No I didn't but that doesn't mean that there weren't, just might mean they were outside"
"Well let's hurry to aid them, I don't like this one bit, there's a disturbance in the Force that wasn't detectable before"
It took them several weeks and the Jedi were so distracted they requested that they stay either on the Republic or Federation ships instead of flying themselves