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As the new morning dawned, the Captain called her first and second officer to discuss what and how to deal with "Anya" the clone of the Captain and how to prevent her from having too much of the Captain's information. Tasked with removing or modifying Anya's memories, Cody joined Doctor MacLaren and Lt. Colt in attending the briefing remotely. As the briefing ended, there was less than an hour until the Victory left... | As the new morning dawned, the Captain called her first and second officer to discuss what and how to deal with "Anya" the clone of the Captain and how to prevent her from having too much of the Captain's information. Tasked with removing or modifying Anya's memories, Cody joined Doctor MacLaren and Lt. Colt in attending the briefing remotely. As the briefing ended, there was less than an hour until the Victory left... | ||
--''Stardate: 238911.22''-- | |||
The crew left the starbase with little fanfare, but picking up a handy map in the form of an intelligence agent from the Thracian Alliance in a warp pod, and a Romulan Senator Vreeya. Someone who had apparently been interested in a young Ben Walker's childhood on Romulus. Setting the ship toward the coordinates specified, they were soon joined by both the Apollo and the Achilles, further boosting their firepower, and hope that it wouldn't be needed. | |||
As the crucial moment arrived, the Captain entered the system matching the given coordinates and brought the ship to a halt. With the other ships nearby, and the ship's fighters deployed, Captain Nicholotti sent a message out to the Klingons announcing their presence and desire to help the Thracians. A message that was immediately responded to by the Klingon Commander Krax, who thanked the Achilles and Apollo for bringing the war criminal forward, and that they could now leave Klingon space! Before a response could come forth, Commander Creena, decloaked his Warbird in support of the Federation fleet. | |||
The crew worked with the allied ships to swiftly transport the Thracian President from the Warbird to the Victory to sign the alliance that would allow the Federation to be directly involved. A move that strangely the Klingon ships made no move to prevent. Noting the strange lack of response, tensions raised as the time to sign the document into effect neared, then passed without anything but harsh words being exchanged. Especially when it was realized that Commander Krax was a fugitive from Klingon High Command, and therefore had no military backing. At the moment of greatest perceived weakness, this was the moment that Krax had been waiting for. | |||
Unbeknownst to the crew of any of the Federation or Thracian ships, Krax had a plan to start a war. But to do so, it had to not be rogue Federation ships, but the Federation that had fired on Klingon ships unprovoked. Fifteen Klingon ships fired each fired one torpedo near to the Federation ships, before re-cloaking. While this was a Klingon method of honoring the lost, Krax hoped that one of the Federation ships would fire and trigger his war. Something that very nearly happened, but Krax's odd, non-Klingon, actions had put the crew on edge. This made them question the obvious attack, seeing the weapons would pass harmlessly by. The Apollo's and Achilles' crews both experienced near firings, but thankfully the first trap had been escaped. | |||
The Apollo called the believed bluff, making it clear that the Klingons would need to leave immediately or face the wrath of the ships present. Krax once more acted out of the normal, and agreed to withdraw. Withdrawing instead to the center of the Federation fleet formation. Nearing the optimal placement, the crew of the Victory waited, knowing there was a trap to the Commander's actions, but not knowing what it was. Moments later, the trap was revealed. Commander Krax had set a beacon for each of the torpedoes that had previously been fired, and the klingon warships also fired on the warship before withdrawing. Believing this to be an attempt to deliberately trigger a massive warp core explosion, the ships began to move away. But Krax had a more ingenious plan. He entered high warp, just as the first torpedoes impacted, and the Achilles locked onto the fleeing ship with tractor beams. Both ships entering into warp by the power of the Klingon drives. | |||
The Quantum weapons, combined with the subspace bubble formed from the warp, created a tear in the universe. A tear that caused an immediate implosion, that collapsed to create a massive explosion, the shockwave of which moved out to engulf the remaining ships. The Apollo moved in front of the Victory, hoping it's shields would be enough to see them both through. Mostly, this was true. | |||
The Victory, battered by the shockwave, was thrown around like a child's toy, stresses from the impact enough to throw people from their chairs and damage components across the ship. The force also sent, unknown to most, an electromagnetic pulse of sorts through the ship. For most this last part was the least of their worries, except for Captain Nicholotti, who's artificial heart was unable to continue pumping. Lt. Commander David Cody, cradled the dying Captain in his arms and raced to Sickbay, as the First Officer was left on the bridge. A First Officer who was not quite himself after a head injury, but forced his way through. | |||
Meanwhile, the Romulan Senator had one more ace up her sleeve. A hidden fleet was released as the Victory broadcast the word "Ryoica", chasing off the remaining elements of Krax's fleet. Something the Victory was glad to let them do, as the battered ship and crew made their way back to the starbase at their best possible speed. | |||
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