" Revenge "
(Previous Post was Jessica's "Why Is It That Nothing Ever Goes As Planned?")
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Bridge
Stardate: 60325.1945
The young woman stood in the middle of the bridge contemplating the implications of what the CSciO had just reported… there would be time to mourn but now was not that time… now was the time to make Zulot, T'Preel and all those who had been misguided enough to follow them pay for all of the pain they had inflicted on others.
"Bridge to Lt. Pravat." The CO called out as she glanced in the direction of the Sec/Tac officer, Ens. Doratheva.
=/\= Go ahead Captain. =/\= The MCO promptly replied as a hint of disdain laced his tone, obviously a left over from the incident that he had shared with the ANUBIS' CEO.
"Lieutenant… have your troops report to the transporter rooms… we will be launching a full assault on the compound very shortly." The young woman instructed, her voice laced with a tone that clearly left no doubt that this assault would be a massive attack against the compound and anyone who would dare to stand in their way.
=/\= Understood… Pravat out. =/\= The MCO replied without delay closing the comm channel immediately afterwards to more than likely get his men ready to comply with the orders they had just received without even having inquired as to how the transporter problem had been fixed. As far as the marine had been concerned his only duty had been to obey the orders he had been given… and to get back to the planet that he and his troops had vacated far too early for his liking.
"Bridge to Engineering." The CO continued, already expecting the voice of the Oltharian giant to acknowledge the call since he had volunteered his services to help bring the ANUBIS back to full combat readiness in the absence of the CEO.
=/\= Fairborn here Captain… how may I be of service? =/\= The Robotics Engineer offered from the lower decks of the ship, his usual and overly respective ways not having changed in the slightest since the first time the redheaded woman had met him so many years ago.
"Just giving you a heads up… we are about to put an end to this situation once and for all." The young woman explained without going into details, leaving the Oltharian with the task of reading between the lines as to what she meant and required from him. Had the officer in charge of the ANUBIS' Main Engineering been anyone other the next words coming over the comm channel would have likely been a question about the specifics of the actions that would come to pass, but as as David would have Elan simply acknowledged the communication with a systems report.
"The ANUBIS and all of her systems are ready Captain… and I will make sure they remain that way for as long as possible." The massive engineer confirmed never having been one to argue or counter the orders of statement of a superior officer regardless of the situation.
"Lt. Fairborn… if all goes according to plan… you will not have to lift a single finger." The redheaded woman added as she turned towards the half Human, half Romulan woman manning the First Officer's station. With a nod of her head the CO gave the go ahead signal for the course of action that the 2 women had reviewed and already agreed upon. The plan had been set and hung in the balance against their ability to reach the surface of SURIAL III with their transporters… an objective that had been achieved although in a way that no one could have anticipated.
"Activating dynamic uplink to the orbital defence network." The ExO reported with a coldness that made the redheaded woman immediately think of her life-mate, the half Romulan, half Human woman having spoken in a way that almost perfectly matched the intonation everyone had grown to expect from the ILO.
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Setting: ULTIMATE VICTORY, Bridge
Stardate: 60325.1950
"Sir… sensors are picking up something." An officer onboard the Cardassian battleship reported with a tone of voice that matched the expression of confusion on his features.
"Is the ANUBIS powering up its weapons?" Lu'Met inquired surprised that the Federation vessel would dare to engage the 3 Cardassian ships given their obvious superiority in both weapon strength and number.
"No sir… it is not from the ANUBIS… the power build-up is coming from the orbital defence platforms. I do not understand how or why, but it seems that they are being returned to full active status." The Cardassian officer reported as his confusion gradually gave way to a sense of victory. Although the ULTIMATE VICTORY was easily more powerful than the lonesome Federation ship, the additional tactical advantage provided by the hundred weapons platform would only strengthen and insure their supremacy should the conflict resume.
"Sir… we are being hailed… it’s the Federation ship." Another officer reported making the acting CO grin from ear to ear. Given the drastic shift in power, which he believed to be in his favour, Lu'Met could only imagine that the communication coming from the ANUBIS had been their wanting to discuss terms for their surrender… something that the Cardassian was already enjoying the thought of before it had even been confirmed.
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Bridge
Stardate: 60325.1952
"They are responding to our hail." Annie, the ANUBIS' avatar and Ops officer for the time being reported, the android not betraying any sort of emotions in her words not that the young woman had expected any such display from the human-looking machine.
"Bridge to Lt. Pravat… are your troops ready?" The young woman inquired before ordering the channel to the Cardassian battleship to be opened.
=/\= We are all ready Sir. =/\= The MCO promptly stated with a hint of anxiousness in his voice… it seemed that the Enaran was more than looking forward to returning to the planet and evening the score with the Cardassians and Romulan that had been encountered the first time around.
"Good luck Lieutenant… and good hunting."
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Setting: ULTIMATE VICTORY
Stardate: 60325.1954
"Sir… sensors are detecting multiple transporter signals… all of them originating from the ANUBIS and directed towards the planet's surface." An officer reported with great scepticism as he tried to understand why the Federation ship would send so many people to certain death.
"They must be trying to trick us… beaming to the planet is impossible." Lu'Met stated as he rushed to stand next to the officer who had made the report wanting to see with his own eyes the information that had been relayed by their sensors.
"Sir… the orbital weapons platforms… they are targeting *us*!" The Cardassian tactical officer said in a single breath filled with panic and horror… as powerful as the ULTIMATE VICTORY might have been it would never be able to ward off the kind of combined firepower all of those satellites possessed.
"SHIELDS!"
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Bridge
Stardate: 60325.1955
"FIRE!" The young woman ordered in a tone of anger and revenge than many on the bridge had never thought the redheaded woman capable of… then again no one could have anticipated the CO's wife to have perished as she had… so it made some level of sense that Rikar had wanted revenge for her having lost a friend, lover and for her daughter having lost her biological mother.
Everyone watched the main view screen with great anxiety as hundreds of pulse cannons powered up and unleashed their immense firepower on the 3 ships that had been holding the ANUBIS and its crew at bay for so very long. As soon as the first volley impacted the enemy ships the young woman let out a cheer that sent a chill down the backbone of Ens. Mei… as traumatic as the last few minutes had been the Cns believed that no Starfleet Captain should openly display such a reaction… a fact that she would make a point to bring to the CO at a later time. Right now all that Susan could do was share in some way in the ecstasy that had filled the bridge as the Cardassian forces in orbit of SURIAL III were taken out of commission without the ANUBIS firing a single shot.
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Sabrina Jones {sabrina_sweet@hotmail.com}
Captain Sabrina Rikar
Commanding Officer
USS ANUBIS, NCC-18501
"We are Grey, we stand between the Candle and the Star, between the
Darkness and the Light" 2005 post #371
-Entilza Delenn, Babylon 5
