ON
The Defiant-class ship, USS Checkov, sat cloaked above
the small planetoid. It had been their mission to find, infiltrate and
gather information on the radical reformist Spaculaan group led by
Gladiam. Finding them had proven difficult. They had pretty much gone
into hiding following their defeat at the hands of the Eagle,
after they had abducted the ship's first officer. But find them they
did.
Commander garrett sat in the captain's chair aboard the cloaked ship.
He was in charge of this mission and at this moment, he was quite
concerned. They hadn't heard from the operatives planetside. Two
check-in times had come and gone with no word from the team. Garrett
had no choice but to assume their cover had been compromised.
"Prepare to leave orbit," he told the helmsman. He didn't like the
idea of leaving anyone behind, but if the Checkov were to be
discovered in Spaculaan space, there would be a lot of angry diplomats
and heads would roll. Garrett had his orders.
"Captain," came the alarmed voice of the helmsman. "Helm is not
answering...... oh crap!."
Garret reflexively looked to the viewscreen upon the helmsman's
coment. He saw the source of the comment. The Excelsior-clone
ship that was under Gladiam's control was now bearing down on their
location.
"We must have been discovered," Garret said. "Do we have maneuvering
thrusters?"
"Negative, sir" the helmsman reported, "and the cloak is dropping.
They have somehow gotten control of our computer.!"
"Damn!" Garrett let out. "Computer! Authorize auto-destruct,
authorization, Garr...."
"Auto-destruct is non-operable," came the voice of the science
officer. She was about to make another comment when the distinctive
sound of a transporter could be heard.
Five figures materialized onto the small ship's bridge. They
immediately opened fire, killing everyone in the room. The lead
soldier touched his communicator, signaling all-clear. The transporter
sound again was heard. Gladiam materialized onto the bridge of the
powerful little ship. He looked arouhd, obviously very satisfied.
"Beam the rest of the team onto the ship," he ordered. "Eliminate any
remaining crew members. We won't be needing them."
OFF
Commodore Lukas Fyrstk
Commanding Oficer
USS Eagle
