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====== The Sword of Ophiuchus, Part 1 ====== | ====== The Sword of Ophiuchus, Part 1 ====== | ||
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The blinding blue-white light of the class O9II bright giant star was not unlike the triple-star system of Mintaka back in the Alpha Quadrant, with the main exception being that this was a single-star system void of any planetary bodies. | The blinding blue-white light of the class O9II bright giant star was not unlike the triple-star system of Mintaka back in the Alpha Quadrant, with the main exception being that this was a single-star system void of any planetary bodies. | ||
- | There were eight starships in all: two New Orleans class frigates, two Akira class heavy cruisers, and three Defiant class escorts, all led by a single Sovereign class deterrence exploration cruiser. | + | There were eight starships in all: two New Orleans class frigates, two Akira class heavy cruisers, and three Defiant class escorts, all led by a single Sovereign class deterrence exploration cruiser. |
Onboard the Sovereign class bridge, the brief spear of radiance triggered alarms around the various consoles. | Onboard the Sovereign class bridge, the brief spear of radiance triggered alarms around the various consoles. | ||
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"About twelve hours," | "About twelve hours," | ||
- | "Will shutting down the cloaking device give us any more time? | + | "Will shutting down the cloaking device give us any more time?" |
"Maybe a few more hours, but I refuse to do that," he insisted, snapping shut the tricorder. | "Maybe a few more hours, but I refuse to do that," he insisted, snapping shut the tricorder. | ||
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"Take your chances with the fleet!" | "Take your chances with the fleet!" | ||
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- | As it turned out, a poker face was not needed. | + | As it turned out, a poker face was not needed. |
As they approached, the two men noted that the base was slowly tumbling with respect to its orbital plane to the nearby red giant, not bothering to maintain any sort of attitude or directional control. | As they approached, the two men noted that the base was slowly tumbling with respect to its orbital plane to the nearby red giant, not bothering to maintain any sort of attitude or directional control. | ||
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Reaching over to press a few buttons near his piloting controls, the doctor checked and rechecked his scopes several times before shaking his head in bewilderment. | Reaching over to press a few buttons near his piloting controls, the doctor checked and rechecked his scopes several times before shaking his head in bewilderment. | ||
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- | As the diminutive 2-meter wide ship flew nearer, Theo chose with trepidation to drop the cloaking device to save on energy. | + | As the diminutive 2-meter wide ship flew nearer, Theo chose with trepidation to drop the cloaking device to save on energy. |
"Bet you wished we had packed some EVA suits," | "Bet you wished we had packed some EVA suits," | ||
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"Not unless you can hold your breath," | "Not unless you can hold your breath," | ||
- | Despite his discouraging words, to the docking levels they went, searching the topmost docking bay first before working their way downward to the bottom. | + | Despite his discouraging words, to the docking levels they went, searching the topmost docking bay first before working their way downward to the bottom. |
As they reached the bottom-most docking bay, their spirits were weighed down by the prospects of dying in such a desolate place; buried alive by their own failure to find any habitable refuge for them to escape to. Saal's power indicators had reached critical as they blasted the door to the dockmaster' | As they reached the bottom-most docking bay, their spirits were weighed down by the prospects of dying in such a desolate place; buried alive by their own failure to find any habitable refuge for them to escape to. Saal's power indicators had reached critical as they blasted the door to the dockmaster' | ||
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- | Theo lowered his head in failure as powered monitors around him began shutting themselves off to save energy and life support. | + | Theo lowered his head in failure as powered monitors around him began shutting themselves off to save energy and life support. |
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"At least I lived long enough to hear you apologize for once," the grouchy, enervated doctor remarked. | "At least I lived long enough to hear you apologize for once," the grouchy, enervated doctor remarked. | ||
- | As the miniature, diminished vessel floated up to the broad, expansive windows that overlooked the docking bay, a soft orange flicker of illumination danced in the dim light around them. Theo's and Saal's eyes began adjusting | + | As the miniature, diminished vessel floated up to the broad, expansive windows that overlooked the docking bay, a soft orange flicker of illumination danced in the dim light around them. |
Stenciled along it's hull: NCC-76241... USS Republic. | Stenciled along it's hull: NCC-76241... USS Republic. | ||
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