Fleet Opening Mission: To Our Future

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1955 hours
As the lead security officer went forwards to his old position, Steve knelt down on one knee, covering down the eyes of the still Crewman. As he slowly began looking upwards, the Admiral’s eyes locked with one of the Cardassian’s and he raised the rifle. In unison both fired their weapon, missing one another for the blockade each had snuck behind.

“Bloody spoonheads.” Steve grumbled, peering round then zipping back as weapons fire struck back at them all once more. “Anyone taken any out yet?”

Ornixen was struggling to keep the deflector field going and the concentration was visible on his forehead.  A number of Cardassians had taken shots at him, but his personal shields were holding easily.  "Not yet, but I'm not sure how long I can keep this deflector field up, Admiral.  The metaparticles in this area aren't nearly high enough."

Steve glanced up at Ornixen, raining out a few shots from his Rifle to distract 2 Cardassians attempting to lodge in some shots to the Security team. “Ambassador, give the word and the team will hold back to cover if you need to remove the field.” He called out over several disruptor shots to the barricade he knelt behind. Another shot rang through, nipping the shoulder of a Security officer who ignored it to fire back.

"Actually, if you can lay down sufficient suppressing fire, I can get my sword out and turn this fight around, but we've got to move quick, the other cardassian team is trying to flank around us," Ornixen called back, quickly formulating a plan.

“You heard him people, show these intruders not to mess with Thrinacia and her peeps!” The Admiral ordered, moving swiftly to lean over the top of the hull fragment he’d been behind, aiming quickly with one eye down the barrel of the Rifle he held to begin firing multiple shots out, the officers following suit.

As the federation officers opened fire and the Cardassians ducked for cover themselves, Ornixen quickly dropped the deflector field, teleported his staff back to the Firestorm and drew his sword.  In a blink, he was across the way, behind the Cardassians and attacking them from the back, quickly distracting them as they scrambled to fire at him.

“You know the drill.” Steve commanded, standing again to rain in fire across the way towards the team of Cardassians as they attempted to recover their assets and batter their confusion amongst the appearance of Ornixen. As some began against the Ambassador, others returned to the Thrinacia team attack, firing back but with significantly less numbers than before they found themselves having to retreat behind hull pieces or upturn tables for cover.

“2 down!”

Steve heard one of the team call out, ducking behind his cover again as did the rest during a shockwave from what felt like a torpedo hit the Starbase. Sparks flew out from a conduit nearby and the glass in another shop window shattered just off from their location. It was at this time that Steve registered the damage around him. For something so big, Thrinacia was taking more than he thought she could regardless, and it made him proud. “2 isnt enough!” He roared suddenly, spurred on by his command’s resilience to get more and more into the battle.

Ornixen continued to press the attack, beheading one Cardassian who had turned his attention to the security forces.  Turning around, he reached out with his mind and started to fling the cover away from the enemy forces, slamming pieces of hull into various Cardassians, crushing two more of them and leaving the rest exposed.

The opportunity arose and Steve stood again, jumping over the hull piece as he pushed on his rifle to mass out fire towards the remaining Cardassians, he took one down easily as a shot hit him to the chest. The Cardassian fell back, almost tripping to land square on the deck. The other officers followed suit and sprang out and forwards, 2 of the team dropping due to inexperience or a lucky shot from the opposition. The Admiral didn’t sway, save for the occasional move to dodge pulse from disruptors his way.

As another Cardie fell, Ornixen released a shockwave, knocking the remaining enemies over.  Sheathing his sword, he reached out and ripped the weapons out of the enemys hands and tossed them back towards the security officers before lifting two of the enemies into the air and flinging shards of glass into the major arteries of the other three.  "We've got this one, team.  Admiral, what do you want me to do with these last two?"
That was just the question though. So many lives had been taken so far during this engagement, lives that these Cardassians would need to pay for. Steve gritted his teeth, placing the Rifle over his shoulder using the strap. He looked at the Cardassians suspended in mid-air as they glared at him, recognizing the 4 pips to his collar, knowing he was the Admiral.

“Ambassador… there are no survivors to this team.” Steve murmured through his teeth, turning his back to the Cardassians to look at the security team stood there. Just the other lot to find.

Ornixen quickly dropped the Cardassians and in one fluid motion, drew his sword and beheaded them both before turning around.

Firestorm, can you get a lock onto the second cardassian group?

Affirmative, they have realized that you have dispatched their other team and are on their way to Ops

Thank you.

“Admiral, the other group is trying to make it to Ops.  May I suggest shutting down the turbolifts entirely?”

“Computer, shut down turbolift access to the Command Decks, authorisation Malloway-Alpha-6-9.” Steve called out, the computer chirping in the affirmative that the codes were accepted. He nodded to Ornixen. “The Cardassians aren’t stupid – they’ll know there is more than one way to skin a cat. If they want up there, they’ll get up there.” He paused, bringing his rifle down from his shoulder to hold it ready for action. “They’ll be after the data on the Gateway. We’re going after them.”

“Lead the way, Admiral,” Ornixen said, sheathing his sword and pulling out a small blaster pistol.

JP by Admiral Malloway and Ornixen
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