The Poisoned Challice - Part Two

Posted on Thu Jun 24th, 2021 @ 6:49am by Commander Ken Noros & Commander Ryan Saunders & Lieutenant Commander Hesutu M'kresst & Major Harry Stamper & Lieutenant Commander Jerzy Wojcik & Lieutenant Commander Katrina Sisko & Lieutenant Kira Stormrage & Lieutenant Kell Stormrage & Master Chief Petty Officer Horus Yamaguchi & Fleet Captain Marie Yamaguchi & Command Master Chief Petty Officer Tom "Guardian" Carter & Lieutenant Raeven & Brigadier General Krann, Son of Magh'tor & Commander Zheng Jet

Mission: Mission 110: Blue on Blue
Location: Various Locations - USS Stalingrad
Timeline: 1405Hrs - October 23rd, 2393

"Aye sir." the Caitian officer answered as he went to work at his pannel.

Yamaguchi watched the display in silence, the Stalingrad was moving away from the planet and the Queen Mary was following. In her mind she knew how this would play out, she would lead them to a selected point and then suddenly lose engine power before cutting her engines, Queen Mary would either have to cut her engines to match Stalingrad or risk overshooting. "Helm, stand by to cut engine power... At your description... But make look good."

Stoneheart nodded. "Aye skipper... and slipping on the bar of soap my wife left on the floor... in four... three... two... one." and with that, he tapped a half a dozen controls in quick succession.

The USS Stalingrad quickly slowed to a crawl as the Caitian weapons officer slowly grinned. "Commencing fire," he said, for the record as he launched not one but two full broadsides of missiles into the shield grid of the USS Queen Mary without any response. The Caitian could only imagine the fury that was presently being spent on the other ships bridge but he also didn't stick around to enjoy his results as he proceeded to unload her third salvo of warheads into the Queen Mary, but now the Renown class battlecruiser had begun to rotate undamaged shields into the battle.

Hestu M'kresst smiled. "Too slow, old man," he muttered loudly, however everyone present on the bridge had heard what he had said and how he had said it.

Now it was a close in knife-fight between two capital class ships, when suddenly the Holland entered the fray, as she began launching warheads at the Stalingrad. Mostly she was present as a distraction but she was a good distraction, Yamaguchi saw her for what she was. "M'kresst, target the Hollands shields and warp engines, drive her from this battle..."

"Aye sir.." the order was given and thus, the Caitian officer would see it obeyed. He pressed his fingers to his post, sending commands to his missiles and phasers, as two phaser blasts impacted into the Akira class destroyer, the second penetrated her shields, as a dozen missiles smashed into the smaller ship, utterly crippling her and rendering her disabled.

Zheng Jet turned his head as he called out in an alarmed tone. "Skipper, we got two more Federation ships coming out of slipstream nearby... They are targeting us..." he commented with a soft growl. "More traitorous dogs..." he added in a rather angry tone.

Yamaguchi growled. "Shit, we've lost this battle..." she muttered softly, she regarded the Century and the

"Maybe not... I'm reading over a dozen ship warp signatures approaching... Vector One two one, mark sixteen." Zheng Jet answered as he turned back to his panel. "They seem to be targeting everyone, including us..."

"Evade them" Noros commented. "Get me the Klingon Commander."

Zheng Jet sighed. "Nadda, he's not responding." as the din of the battle outside could be heard.

Noros sighed. "Alright... Kell... Initiate evasive maneuvers, your choice..." he commented.

Yamaguchi then spoke up. "Target the Michael Monsoor..." She commented as she narrowed her eyes. "Cripple his engines and shields... Then dismantle his weapons... Ignore the Warspite."

"The Klingons are finally hailing us." Zheng Jet commented suddenly from his post at Operations, he turned to regard Yamaguchi as he spoke.

"Put him through," Yamaguchi answered as she suddenly found herself looking at a Klingon General, he looked very much like Commander Kolar, a man that Yamaguchi knew quite well. "Admiral," she spoke as she suddenly recognized his rank insignia.

"Kolar spoke if you. I assume you are here to clean up this mess?" Krann inquired. "I am Vice Admiral Krann, son of Magh'tor and I command this fleet..."

"Captain Marie Yamaguchi... and yes, we're here to clean up this mess... We came to answer the colony's distress call to find these dogs looting and pillaging the colony, we asked them why and they ambushed us... I will have retribution but before they suffer for their transgressions... I have questions I wish to pose of them."

"What of prisoners?" Krann inquired.

"I'll need to speak to my superiors," Yamaguchi answered. "But honestly, you can have them for all the good they will do me..." she added. "I would prefer that we establish a joint team to look into the matter..."

"Mmm... Kolar spoke of you, he said you would have made a fine Klingon... I see he was right. Very well... We shall discuss this further when we win this battle." the Klingon turned. "Screen off." and with that, the viewscreen's display went back to the battle, with the massive Renown class starship getting shot at with over sixty missiles, with another sixty warheads flying in what seemed to be a random pattern.

"Skipper...." Zheng JKet called from his post. "Michael Monsoor's shields are down..."

"Disable her, now." Yamaguchi answered, as soon as the words left her mouth, she watched as a dozen phaser blasts skewer the Century class starship in a half dozen locations, all doing damage to the smaller ship, which left her disabled and out of the battle.