Klingon Mission Report 4
By K.A.Dunn
aka K'Ratalra sutai Reshtarc
email keith@kazza.eurobell.co.uk 
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K'Ratalra over the desk and watched K'Rontep stride around the wardroom. He had been like this for about an hour, ever since the meeting with the General. Arms waving, spilling blood wine and bits of pipeous claw all over the room.
"Do you know how many cubes it took to defeat the Earther fleet? ONE JUST ONE!! It went through them like a Ferengi through some one's credit account. He wants us to take on five!!"
K'Ratalra leant back against the wall, "Do you want to disavow the mission?"
"Disa...disa...WHAT!!! JUST THINK OF THE SONGS THAT WILL BE SUNG OF US WHEN WE SUCCEED. You, of course, have some ideas."
K'Ratalra grinned savagely and raised a P.A.D.D,
"Tactical log of the I.K.V.ghop ta 'VoDleh
354th day in the year of Kahless 1000
Lt comm. K'Ratalra Sutia Restarc recording
We are looking in to the mouth of the Fek'lhr. We are to run interference against 5 Borg vessels. We are allowed 3 B'rel class birds of prey. We need captains that can think on their feet with limited resourses.
Dorff looked up from his panels, "Crew replacements are all aboard. K'Ratalra's special supplies are all secured. The fleet are at station keeping and we await your command."
K'Rontep looked towards K'Ratalra, "Is everything secured?"
"All containment fields are in place. Variable gravity has been fitted to cargo bay 2."
K'Rontep stood by his command chair, "Today we will fly in to history!"
He took his seat and muttered, "One way or another."

Tactical log supplemental
We are currently on route to the Caladen system at warp 5 to rendezvous with the I.K.V. Hegh qaD. From there we will travel to the Kotomo system at maximum warp and engage the Borg. While the Bird of prey fleet runs interference against the cubes, the Hegh qaD will beam up the remaining civilians.
This will be the supreme test of my skills and abilities and will prove that my recent honorific is justified.

K'Ratalra stepped forward, "All captains chosen have records of formulating stratagems in crisis situations and have been given leeway and materials to do so. It is unwise to inform command of the precise nature of the plans in case of assimilation. All vessels have improved self-destruct systems in case of assimilation".
A smile of savage amusement crept on to K'Ratalra's face, "All captains have been guaranteed 12 bottles of Romulan ale to be drunk at TY'Gokor."
"Have they indeed. As always you have made excellent preparations. We shall see what happens when we face the enemy. Qap'la!"
"K'Rontep to all ships. Form up around the Hegh qaD. Set course for Kotomo 9. Best speed at your command General".
"GhoS"
The birds of prey swooped in behind the Neg'Var class ship. Forming a pyramid formation with the Hegh qaD at its head. Then the taskforce majestically spun and accelerated in to the explosive light of an activated warp drive.

Tactical log I.K.V.gohp ta' VoDleh
360th day in the year of Kahless 1000
Lt comm. K'Ratalra suti Restarc recording

"We are 5 minutes from Kotomo 9. Ships status is at red alert and we are travailing under cloak. Final systems check is being conducted on the gravity systems in cargo bay 2."

"They are attempting to lock on tractor beams."
"Allow them to, do not attempt shield rotation."
"They've locked on! Shields draining 80%-65%".
"Helm rotate the ship so that cargo bay 2 is facing the Borg."
"Opening bay 2".
"In position ".
"Reversing bay gravity, dropping atmosphere containment field. Pay load away."
"Full impulse as soon as the tractor beams fails".
4 torpedoes buried themselves deep in to the skin of the cube. The 5th exploded before reaching its target, releasing an incandescent cloud. That was immediately sucked up by a blue tractor beam. Which then flickered, fluted and died.
As the distortion hit the cube there was a burst of rainbow light. The Borg ship wavered and shimmered like an image in a heat weave, to finally vanish like a passing dream or nightmare. The next minute the chargh jach is transfixed from above and behind by a blue, yellow beam. The beam remained solid and true. Suddenly a green, yellow disrupter beam smashes through the shield flare caused by the tractor beam.
Suddenly the bridge shuddered and darkened. Illuminated only from the flickering light as main power arced its way across the bridge. Then the explosion burst upon them, picking them up and then dashing them to the deck. The main lights flickered wildly, intermittently illuminating thick of black/ grey smoke ripe with the smell of ozone. K'Ratalra scrabbled across the ruined and buckled bridge, moved the crumpled body off the panel and tried some of the controls "Helm's down".
As K'Ratalra made his way back to his station other people began to pick themselves up off the deck.
K'Rontep lurched upright, his arm twisted at an odd angel (either broken or dislocated) and staggered to his seat "Status?"
The engineer pulled himself up and checked his console "Main power's out, auxiliary coming on line, hull breach on deck 2,to 4, section 17 to 23. Plasma fires contained on deck 8, section 4 to 12. Patching helm control to tactical panel".

The main lights flickered once more and then stabilised. The control panels stooped scrolling and the main screen cleared of static.
K'Rontep tucked his mangled arm inside his sash "It appears that Engineering is still with us, Tactical pursue!"
"Full impulse, bringing torpedo launcher back on line, charging disrupters".
"Captain! The General reports he is in position and stands ready to complete the final phase of the mission".
"K'Rontep to all remaining ship's proceed to Kotomo 9,2".

A huge bolt of blue /violet energy streaked out between the ships. Missing them completely. Instead it struck the 2nd moon with all it reality ripping force.
Red cracks rapidly spread over the surface of the planetoid. The Hegh qaD fired again, this time reality did rip. Swirling destructive energies over took the cubes causing secondary explosions in front of the standing energy wave. The 3 remaining Klingon ships gathered them selves and leaped to a warp space explosion.

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