Holonovel--Page Fifty: Track A

Klaxon "Aye, sir! Shields at 95%. Locking phasers..." replies Ensign Ronald. The ship is rocked by another weapons blast. "Shields down to 87%!" Ensign Ronald shouts over the sound of an unmanned aft console overloading. "Firing phasers...their shields are holding!" "Ready all weapons and fire at will, Ensign! Conn, fly a random evasive pattern" you shout. "Aye, sir! Firing Klingon disruptors...their shields are weakening! Let's see if these quantum torp--" Ronald is thrown sideways by a sudden evasive maneuver, but holds onto her console. "Anyway, firing quantum torpedoes. Estimate of enemy status: shields at 78%; slight damage to sublight drive." A volley of weapons fire strikes the Imperial, and Ronald shouts, "Shields at 81% and weakening! Torpedo tubes three and six are offline!" You order: "Cease fire! Hail them!" "Keep firing!"

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