Back on Earth, Carol and Artie were having trouble getting the ion cannon started. "It's malfunctioning," Artie said.

"So what will we have to do?" Carol asked.

Artie looked at her. "We'll have to go up there."

"To the spacedock?"

"Yes. We will have to go there to get it started."

"Alright. I'll get us a ship. You get everything you need, and we will get that thing started."

Admiral Winston was there. "You should take some security with you," he said.

"That's fine," Carol replied. "What ship can we use?"

"I'll get you the fastest we have."

Artie soon had everything he needed, and he and Carol headed for the ship after she said goodbye to her children. They would be staying with Padme, who had been staying with her children and Carol's. The ship was prepped when they got to it and they headed up to the space dock. "I hope this works," Artie said.

"We're going to make it work," Carol replied. "We have to. You just get it started, and I will get the weapon working."

"Yes, Ma'am."

They arrived at the spacedock and landed the ship in a hangar bay, but the space dock was without power even to the shields since the battle around it, so they had to wear their suits. They had no trouble getting inside. Artie got to work immediately, and they soon had power. "Make sure you get those shields up," Carol said. "We don't want to be sitting ducks here. I will get that ion cannon working."

Carol climbed down into the center of the spacedock and she could see the ion cannon. She got to the controls. "This is big," she said. "I'm at the controls now."

"I hear you," Artie replied. "I'm working on getting the shields up and getting it up to full power. It's coming up fast, so I think we're gonna be in business very soon."

"Great." Carol soon had power to the controls she was at. She managed to bring the cannon online and it began rising out of its channel. "It's moving. It's hard to believe this has been here all this time and no one knew."

"I agree. I'm definitely getting some readings on the cannon now."

"The controls are not all that complicated. We should be able to learn how to use it pretty quickly. I want to check out all the details of it though so that we can make it work the best possible."

"Yes, Ma'am. I think this thing will be quite beneficial."

"Seeing that we have no idea what to expect, I'm hoping this will be easy to work."

"You and me both."

Jim Kirk and the crew arrived at Titan after four days of traveling. "Okay," he said. "Mister Sulu, you have the bridge. I want you to keep the shields up until we get ready to transport those down who are leaving us. Keep an eye out for any ships."

"Yes, Sir," Sulu replied.

Jim left the bridge and went down to the brig. "You got 'em ready?" he asked.

"Yes, Admiral," Spock replied. "They will be chained together and guarded the entire way."

"You and I are going to be part of that guard."

Jim got the most powerful phaser rifle they had, and he had also included Helek, Ajah, and the Klingons in their guard. He was still nervous about transporting them through the ship, but they got started. It was not far from the brig to the transporter room, so they were there pretty soon. "Get on the transporter pad," Jim demanded.

Kirk glared at him. "We will meet again," he said.

"Not likely. Get up there."

"Are you going to leave us cuffed?"

"Yeah. You can figure out how to get loose on your own, and you can all learn something about togetherness."

Kirk practically growled at him, and then they stepped on the transporter pad. "You got coordinates, Scotty?" Jim asked.

"Yes, Sir."

"Energize."

Kirk and his bunch disappeared from the pad, and Jim lowered his rifle. He looked at Scotty. "Are the others ready to leave the ship before we get out of here?" he asked.

"Yes, Sir," Scotty answered.

"Get them launched, and then get us ready to get back into the network. Is Cabal ready?"

"Yes, Sir, and Anakin is also."

"Let's get going then. I'm going back to the bridge."

Jim went to the bridge and got into the captain's chair as Sulu took back the helm. "Can we come out at Titan?" Jim asked over the intercom. "I don't want it to take us four days to get to Earth."

"Cabal is working on that, Sir," Scotty said. "We will be ready to go in a few seconds."

Anakin sat down beside Sulu. He would be guiding them through the network along with Cabal. They were soon moving, and Jim could see the rift forming. "Here we go," he said.

They soon entered the mycelial network again, and Anakin had the same reaction to the Force as he guided the ship. He reached out to Qui-Gon again to bid him farewell…

Qui-Gon felt Anakin and smiled as he could feel his focus in the Force. "Farewell, young Jedi…Master."

Anakin felt very happy about Qui-Gon's approval. He held off the Jah Sepp as well, and they were on their way to the right tunnel to get back to their own universe. Anakin listened to the Force and could almost hear it say "Now". He turned the ship into the right tunnel as Cabal also communicated with him. They came out of the tunnel right at Titan, and their sensors were going crazy.

"Get those sensors adjusted," Jim said.

"In seconds, Sir," Cabal replied.

Jim was still rather disturbed by Cabal answering him like that, but at least he was helping them. The sensors cleared up and they had their mapping available again. "Get us to Earth!" Jim said. He could not wait to get there, and he hoped everything was peaceful.

Carol and Artie were watching the viewscreen, and suddenly, it looked like a giant lighted tunnel opened in space, and what looked like a thousand bugs came through. They were overwhelmed for a few seconds. The "bugs" were headed for the moon instead of the Earth right now. Carol was not sure whether to fire at them now or fire at them if they came toward the Earth. She hailed Admiral Winston. "Should we fire at them now?" she asked.

"It looks like they're going to the moon," Winston replied. "Wait until they start toward the Earth."

"Holding fire."

Artie could not believe what he was seeing. "There must be thousands of them," he said.

"I agree," Carol replied.

They watched the invaders converge on the moon which glowed green from the tiberium that had exploded on it. "Mrs. Kirk," Artie said.

"Yes, and you can call me Carol."

"I have been afraid before, but I don't think I've ever been this afraid."

"We're all scared. We don't know what to expect. We will do our best."

"Yes, Ma'am."

Jim and the others were on their way at highest warp, and it would still take them 5 hours to get to Earth. "Mister Sulu, are you getting any readings from Earth?" Jim asked.

"Yes, Sir," Sulu replied. "I have no idea what they are, but there is a huge energy…it looks like an explosion at the moon."

Jim frowned. "The tiberium explosion," he said.

Sulu looked around at Jim. "So, he's done it."

"Exactly." Jim pressed the intercom button. "Scotty, find out everything you can about the Scrin from that Cabal that's trapped in the computer."

"Yes Sir," Scotty answered. "I've already been studying that. You won't believe it, Sir."

"Try me," Jim said. "We have five hours to hear it."

"Well, from what I've learned, Cabal and Legion spent a lot of years in the Delta Quadrant. Cabal went crazy over there and created cyborgs, which caused Legion to have to reprogram him to get him under control again."

"Wait a minute!" Jim was silent a moment. "Are you telling me that Cabal created the Borg?"

"What's that? I've heard of that, but I don't know that much about it, Sir."

"The Borg. He created the Borg. They're an evil race of beings in the Delta Quadrant who seek perfection through technology, and they assimilate beings against their will, making them part of their hive. They've destroyed numerous planets and annihilated races over there. We do not want him getting loose again. I want all that information stored so that it can be studied. Maybe it will help us have some way of defeating them if they ever make it to this Quadrant."

"Yes Sir."

"Now, tell me something about the Scrin."

"The Scrin are from another universe. They are an extremely aggressive species. Kane believes he can control them. Um, they lost the last battle on Earth. There's not much information about them, except their leader is the Overlord. They have what is called a Mothership, and their favorite meal is tiberium. That's why they come to the explosions, Sir. He's trying to draw them there."

"So, he's deliberately trying to bring the Scrin to the Earth. But why?"

"According to this, Kane believes he can control them and make them do his bidding, but there's no guarantee of that."

"Whoa, Admiral!" Sulu exclaimed. "We're detecting a huge energy surge close to the moon."

"What is it?" Jim asked.

"I'm not sure, but it looks like a wormhole."

Jim stood up. "They're coming," he said. "We have to get there as soon as possible."

"We can't go any faster, Sir."

"Can we contact Admiral Winston?"

"We can try."

"I'm working on that, Sir," Uhura said.

They soon got an answer from Admiral Winston. "On screen," Jim said.

Admiral Winston appeared on the screen, and he looked rather relieved at seeing them. "Where have you been, Admiral Kirk?" he asked.

"Well, that's a long story, Sir," Jim replied. "But we are glad to be back here. What's happening there?"

"Kane has set off the tiberium explosion on the moon, and now the Scrin are coming through a wormhole. Your wife and Mister Gordon are on the earth space dock activating the ion cannon. It will help us to defeat them."

"We're on our way there, Sir. We'll be there in a few hours."

"We'll be glad to see you back, Admiral."

"So, Carol is okay?"

"Yes. She is getting ready to defend the Earth."

"Okay. Kirk out."

The transmission ended. Jim just stood there a moment wishing he could get there sooner. He hated that Carol was in danger like that and he was not there…and their children. "Sir," Sulu said.

Jim looked at him as though he were just noticing he was there. "Yes."

"What do you want us to do once we get back to Earth? Do you want to go to Earth, or do you want to defend the moon?"

"If we can keep this away from the Earth, it will be a good thing, so go to the moon first unless they are attacking the Earth before we get there."

Carol and Artie watched the Scrin flow toward the moon. "How strong are the shields?" Carol asked.

"I'm working on enhancing them all I can," Artie replied.

"That's a good thing. I want to make sure we have them as good as possible before I start firing at them, because I have a feeling, they're not going to like it."

"And they'll turn on us."

"You won't be alone," Admiral Winston said. "We have ships coming around to help you."

"Do you think that's a good idea?" Carol asked. "Maybe they should stay back until we get overwhelmed and then help. I wouldn't want to hit one of ours."

"Alright, but we're all in this together. Don't think you and Mister Gordon are out there alone."

"Thank you, Sir."

"By the way, Admiral Kirk contacted me. He's on his way home."

Carol almost gasped with that news, and she felt so relieved. "Thank you, Sir."

They sat and watched more and more Scrin ships pour out of the wormhole. "Maybe we should fire at that wormhole and try to close it," Carol said. "What would it take to close it?"

"I don't think you can close it by firing at it," Winston replied.

"Okay."

Just then, they received a transmission. A being appeared on the screen that Admiral Winston recognized as one of the Scrin. "I am the Scrin Overlord," he said in a deep voice. "You will surrender, or we will destroy your planet!"

"You may not find that so easy," Winston replied.

"Are you refusing?"

"Yeah!"

"Then prepare to meet your doom!"

Kane was attempting to hail the Scrin mothership, which looked like nothing more than a big circle with a ball in the middle. The Scrin overlord answered and glared at Kane. "Are you the one who brought us here?" he asked.

"Yes," Kane answered. "And I demand your loyalty! We can conquer this planet together! We will evolve the humans into our servants!"

"You are in no position to make demands! You will explain how you knew how to bring the Scrin to this planet again!"

"You have no choice but to be loyal to me! I brought you here so that we can conquer this planet together!"

"The Scrin work with no one! We take what we want, and we do not need you!"

Kane was alarmed when he was transported over to the Scrin ship. "You will not get away with this!" Kane said. "You will be defeated again!"

"We will not, and you will no longer have the power to lure us to this galaxy!"

Carol saw that the Scrin were starting to head toward Earth. She turned the ion cannon around toward them and fired. She hit her first ship and it exploded in a brilliant shower of light. Some of the Scrin ships turned toward the space dock, while others continued toward Earth.

Jim and the others were getting closer to Earth. He was ready to see what was going on there. They were less than four hours away now. He paced back and forth on the bridge as he waited. Spock sat in the captain's chair. He could not deny that he was slightly anxious. "Admiral, we may have to jump right into the battle by the time we get there," he said.

"I know," Jim replied. "We should have the shields up and be ready for anything. Get Scotty and Cabal to work on those shields and get them up as strongly as possible before we get there."

"Yes, Sir."

Spock relayed that message, and Jim continued pacing. He hoped Carol was not in too much danger. He knew she would not hesitate to get in that battle…and he supposed he could not say a word because he would be right in the middle…

Carol was firing at the Scrin ships as fast as the ion cannon could fire. It only took one hit with the cannon to stop them. It disrupted their ship's systems and destroyed some of them. "Send the ships," she said. "They need to defend Earth. They're going on down toward it."

Soon, there were at least 7 Starfleet ships there fighting. The Scrin were numerous, but the Starfleet ships were powerful. However, the Scrin ships tried to disrupt the shields of the ships by sideswiping them.

"There are too many of them!" one Captain said.

"Hold your own!" Admiral Winston commanded. "Maneuver! Return fire!"

The Scrin were fierce fighters, and their ships were much more maneuverable, but the Starfleet ships were more powerful. Many of the Scrin got down to the Earth, and the Overlord had taken Kane to his own ship. Kane found himself tied, unable to move. "How did you know the Scrin would come to Earth if you created the explosion?" the overlord asked. He looked like nothing short of a giant bug clad in shiny armor.

Kane sat there and did not say a word for a moment. "I wanted you to come so that we could take over the Earth together," he said.

"That is not the answer to my question! Perhaps some time in the pain magnifier will help you answer!"

When the Enterprise came out of warp at the moon, they could see that the battle was in full swing, and they could also see that it had spread to the Earth. Jim stood up as he stared out the viewscreen. "Let's just get in the battle," he said.

They did not have to try hard to get into the battle. As soon as they came around the moon, they had plenty of opponents. The ship shuddered with the blasts from the Scrin. "We're being hailed," Uhura said.

"On screen," Jim replied. He just stood there and felt like everything around him stopped when he saw Carol.

"It's about time you got back," Carol said.

"I'm glad to be back."

They stared at each other a moment. "Have they gotten down to Earth?" Jim asked.

"Yes," Carol answered. "Communications are spotty."

"Be careful."

"You be careful. I love you."

"I love you too."

The transmission ended. Jim thought he was distracted now, but he looked at the viewscreen. "Fire everything we've got!" he said.

"We're being hailed again, Admiral," Uhura said.

"On screen."

A creature like none Jim had ever seen appeared on the screen. It looked like some sort of metallic bug with a glowing center…but Jim thought it looked like a human face in that glowing part. "Who are you?" Jim asked.

"I am the Scrin Overlord! Surrender, or we will destroy the Earth."

"Forget it! You best surrender or go back to wherever you came from or you're going to be destroyed."

"We have your Kane!"

"Mine? He's not our Kane. You can have him!"

"Admiral Kirk," Michael said as she walked up beside him.

Jim scowled at her. "They can have him," he said.

Jim looked back and the Overlord. "You get away from this planet, or we'll show you what destruction is!"

"You have been warned!"

The transmission ended. "What are they doing to the moon?" Jim asked.

"It looks as though they are harvesting the tiberium," Spock said.

"Harvesting? Why?"

"From what we have learned about the Scrin, they eat the tiberium. That is why it lured them here as Kane wanted."

"So, we don't have any choice but to stop their harvest."

"How do we do that?"

"We attack their operations on the moon. Maybe if we stop that they'll leave. It's not a guarantee, but it's worth a shot."

"I agree, Admiral."

"Mister Sulu, swing around the moon to their operations. We're gonna disrupt their harvest."

"Yes, Sir," Sulu replied.

"Shields up! Red Alert!"

Everyone on the bridge watched as they came around the moon. They could see the green tiberium on the moon's surface, and they could see the "harvesters" working on it. Bones came onto the bridge. He looked out the viewport. "That's what we're fighting?" he asked as he walked up beside Jim.

"Yeah," Jim replied. "You got any suggestions?"

"Not a one."

"How's Solan?"

"He's resting. That's what he's gonna have to do."

"Can you target those facilities?" Jim asked.

"We're working on that, Sir," Sulu replied. "They're throwing out interference."

"The harvesters?"

"I'm not sure what's actually throwing out the interference, but they seem to have a much more complicated system."

"How so?"

"It seems to have numerous channels."

"Admiral, I'm sensing something about those…bugs," Anakin said. "I don't think they're just bugs."

"What do you mean?"

"They seem to have human minds. I don't know how to explain it."

Jim frowned. "Then they're something like the Borg," he murmured.

"Who are the Borg?" Bones asked.

"Someone I hope we never meet. They're a group of cyborgs or whatever you want to call them who seek perfection through technology. They assimilate others against their will, and they become mindless drones."

"You think these guys are part of that?"

"No, but their Tacitus must be where Cabal got the knowledge to create the Borg."

"Is there no end to this tangled web?"

"I don't know, but we need to know what all that Tacitus knows, or more that it knows so we can maybe outsmart them."

"What is Scotty doing with that crazy thing?"

Jim pressed the button for the intercom. "Mister Scott," he said.

"Yes, Sir," Scotty answered.

"Have you found out any more about that Tacitus?"

"Sir, you won't believe it."

"Why? Never mind. Right now, we need information about the Scrin, how we can defeat them. They're throwing out interference and it's messing with our scanners."

"I'll get it, Sir."

Michael walked over to Jim. "Can you reconfigure the scanners?" she asked.

"I'm sure Mister Sulu is working on that."

"We're being hailed again, Sir," Uhura said.

"On screen."

Artie appeared on the viewscreen. "Admiral," he said. "I can't tell you how glad I am to see you."

"It's good to see you too, Mister Gordon," Jim replied. "We're having some problems with the scanners. They're throwing out interference. You know how to overcome that."

Artie smiled. "Yes, Sir, I'm sending it to you now."

"Mister Sulu, are you getting that?"

"Yes, Sir," Sulu replied as everything on his helm turned blue again. "Here we go."

"Fire at will!"

Sulu maneuvered the ship and fired at the first harvester. It had tough armor, but it was damaged. He fired again, and it was immobile. As he took out the next harvester, the Scrin ships converged on the Enterprise. While some of them fired, the others landed on the hull and began drilling holes.

"They're attacking the ship!" Sulu said. "They're trying to penetrate the hull!"

"All personnel to your stations!" Jim said over the intercom. "Prepare for intruders!" He looked at Spock. "Take control of your ship. Destroy those harvesters and their facilities."

"Yes Sir," Spock replied.

Jim left the bridge, followed by Anakin, Michael, and Bones. "What are we gonna do?" Bones asked.

"It'll be like the time Krall came onto the ship, I suppose," Jim replied. "We won't let them take over this ship."

"Admiral Kirk!" Scotty said over the intercom.

"Yeah," Jim answered.

"Admiral, we cannot let the Scrin get this Tacitus! Sir, we have to get it off this ship!"

"Just get it into the vault, Scotty. We're gonna defend this ship. Make sure Cabal isn't in danger of being stolen. Put the evil Cabal in storage too!"

"I'll get it done, Sir!"

Scotty ran out of Engineering after he packed up the Tacitus and the computer that the evil Cabal was in. He had the good Cabal on a portable. "We must protect it at all costs," Cabal said. "If the Scrin were to get the Tacitus, they would be unstoppable."

"We're gonna get it into the safest place we can. I just hope they can't detect it or you."

"No. They cannot. However, you mustn't let them get the other Cabal back either."

"Oh, he's going to be in the same place. Only the captain, the admiral, and myself can get in there."

Jim was running down the corridor and he could hear alarms blaring as the hull was being breeched. He met up with Ajah and Helek. "You guys, we have to try and stop them," Jim said.

"I will also help," Kuaya said.

"As will we," Korax added as he and Grakar came into the corridor.

Jim got weapons from a weapons locker. "We don't know what will actually work on these…creatures, but let's use everything we can." He put a sword on his back and gave Michael a phaser rifle.

McNeil and the Mac from the mirror universe showed up next, but they were already armed. "They will get through," Mac said. "They'll cut through that hull like butter."

"Aim for the glowing part," McNeil said. "That's where they're most vulnerable."

"Activate your suits too," Jim said as he activated his own.

Anakin stood beside him. "I've never felt a presence like theirs," he said. "Have they incorporated their minds into machines?"

"Probably," Jim replied. "It's all connected somehow. They've influenced many things in this galaxy with that Tacitus. I think it needs to be destroyed."

"You can't destroy it," Michael said. "It has a lot of valuable information in it about past civilizations."

"What good it is if it causes all this trouble?"

"It has eons of data on it, about civilizations. Besides, you can't destroy it anyway. If you tried, the sphere would fight you."

"The what?"

"We don't have time to talk about this."

"Right. So, let's get moving."

As they moved along the corridors, Jim thought this was becoming too common for them to be going through their ship trying to deter intruders. They finally came to a place where one of the creatures was boring its way through the hull. "This reminds me of Krall and his bunch," Jim murmured.

"Don't say that," Bones replied. "I hope this is nothing like that."

"You and me both."

Finally, one of the Scrin came through the opening. Jim remembered what McNeil said, and he aimed for the glowing center. His aim was right on target, and the creature exploded in the middle, and what looked like greenish silver blood exploded out. Jim just stood there a moment as he watched the creature fall over. "Well, that was unexpected," he said.

"They're sentient," Anakin said. "They're not machines."

"I can't help that. They're invading our ship, and our galaxy."

"Maybe if I try to communicate with them through the Force."

"You think you can do that?"

"I don't know. No harm in trying."

"What if you cause them to be sensitive to the Force?"

"If they were going to be sensitive to the Force, they already would be."

"Spock never felt it until he ended up in your galaxy."

Anakin frowned. "I just think maybe we could get them to stop this," he said.

"That overlord didn't sound like he wants to quit. This is not the time for talking."

"Aggressive negotiations?"

"Yeah."

"Alright then." Anakin drew his lightsaber. "I've been there before."

They moved on down the corridor. "I think we should split up," Jim said. "We can cover more area and stop them quicker. Anakin, you take half and go that way. I'll take everyone else and go this way. Let's get them out of here."

Anakin nodded. "Come on, everyone," he said.

Jim and his team hurried down the other corridor followed by Bones, Ajah, Michael, Korax, and McNeil. As they came to the next corridor, they found three Scrin. Jim stopped and aimed. He took out one of them, and the others took out the other two. Now that they knew where to aim, it was not difficult to get the Scrin out of the ship.

"They seem to be disconnecting from the ship now, Admiral," Sulu said. "I guess they don't want to challenge us anymore."

"That's good," Jim replied. He stood still a moment. "Are you detecting anymore of them on the ship?"

"No, I think they're all gone."

"Mister Scott, start on repairs. The intruders are out."

"Yes Sir," Scotty answered. "Our friend, Cabal here is very useful."

"Good."

Jim lowered his phaser rifle and sighed. "Spock, did you take out anymore of the facilities on the moon?" he asked.

"Yes Sir," Spock answered. "And the Excelsior did as well."

"Great. Have you gotten any transmissions from Admiral Winston or anyone?"

"No. But the overlord threatened us again."

"Oh. Well, I guess he doesn't feel so confident now."

"Some of them have gotten down to the Earth though."

"Where are they headed?"

"They seem to be trying to find the GDI base."

Jim just stood there a moment. "We have to stop them," he said.

"We're swinging around the moon now."

Jim looked at his team. "Michael, take this team and make sure no more of them get in. I'm going back to the bridge to see what we need to do next."

"Jim…" Bones began.

"Come with me, Bones."

Bones followed Jim and he ran back to the Bridge. "Spock, how many have gotten down to the Earth?" Jim asked.

"I am not certain, Admiral," Spock answered. "However, they seem to be spreading out."

"We have to get down there."

"There are already many fighters on the ground. I believe it would be best for the Enterprise to continue the fight in space. The Scrin are attempting to attack the space dock."

"Then some of us need to be on there to help them. Is it just Carol and Artie on there?"

"I am not certain."

"Then get us around there. We'll let the others take care of the ones on the ground unless they need us. Get over to the space dock, and we'll transfer a team over there."

"Will you be going?"

"I sure will, and I'm taking a team with me."

Bones looked at Jim. "I guess that means me too," he said.

"Yes," Jim answered. "You know you love it."

"Oh yeah. It's a vacation."

"The Enterprise will take care of those on the outside, and we will take care of any that get in."

Jim and Bones left the Bridge, and met up with Anakin, Michael, and the others. "Some of us are going down to the space dock, the rest of you will help with security on this ship in case more get on here," Jim said. "Bones, Korax, Anakin, Ajah, and Michael, you're all with me. I want the rest of you to help with repairs and to protect the ship as much as possible. This is our main concern now."

"How are we getting to the space dock?" Michael asked.

"We're gonna have to go on a ship," Jim replied. "We don't want to lower the shields to transport."

"So, we're gonna be vulnerable on our way over there."

"We're not going in a shuttle. We're going in a ship with defenses."

"You think Solan will mind us using his ship?" Bones asked.

"We have other ships besides that."

"But his is the best."

"I know, but he's…how is he?"

"He's recovering."

"Bones, is he badly injured?"

"Pretty bad, Jim. He was fighting himself."

"Okay, but he's going to be alright without you, right?"

"Yes. I wouldn't be down here running through the ship with you if he wouldn't."

"Alright. Good. Maybe we can ask him to use his ship."

They were at the medical bay, so they went in. Solan lay on a bed looking rather pale and tired. "Solan, how are you feeling?" Jim asked.

"Lousy," Solan answered.

"You mind if we use your ship to go to the space dock?"

"No. Go ahead. I wish I could go with you."

"You just rest…if you can. We have to get over there and help."

"Good luck."

"Thanks. We have to get going. Take it easy."

Jim and the team ran to the shuttle bay, ordering the ship be made ready. Jim grabbed more charges for his phaser rifle on the way and grabbed more weapons. "Make sure you have enough," he said.

They boarded Solan's ship and got ready to go over to the space dock…