Story:Star Trek: Columbia/The Storm/Act Two

The five Romulan warbirds are approaching Columbia.

On the bridge lights are flickering as Captain Martin looks at the viewer of the warbirds approaching them, the ship jolts as sparks erupts from the ceiling and MSD in the Situation Room.

Hullplating is down to 65% Lieutenant Lao says as she looks at her console.

Martin gets up from her chair.

Mr. T'Rao can we maneuver? Captain Martin says as she looks at him.

He looks at her.

No not with the freighter docked to us Captain Ensign T'Rao says as he looks at her.

She looks at him.

Disengage docking clamps, Katie charge the warp pods to explode Captain Martin says as she looks at her.

She nods and inputs commands into the console.

Uh, Captain nothing is happening the warp pods are on standby Commander Williams says as she looks at her.

Martin looks at her.

What? Captain Martin asked in a surprised look.

Another shower of sparks erupts from the ceiling as coolant spews from the ceiling as well.

T'Rao set course for the Paulson nebula full impulse Captain Martin says as she sits in her chair as sparks erupt again from behind Lieutenant Lao.

She looks at her console.

Hullplating is down Lieutenant Lao says as she looks at her console.

Columbia speeds towards the nebula.

On the bridge Captain Martin looks at the viewer showing the purple fog.

Take us in Ensign Captain Martin says as she looks at the viewer still and leans forward.

Columbia glides into the purple fog.

Ensign T'Rao looks at his console.

The field is getting too dense, ma'am Ensign T'Rao says as he looks at his console.

Martin looks at him.

Steady. Analysis of the nebula cloud, Commander Nelson Captain Martin says as she looks at Ensign T'Rao then at Commander Nelson.

Nelson looks at his console.

Eighty two percent dilithium hydroxyls. Magnesium, chromium. It should provide an effective screen against their sensors, Captain Commander Nelson says as he looks at his console then up at Captain Martin.

She looks over at Commander Williams.

Kate prepare to reverse engines full stop Captain Martin says as she looks at Commander Williams.

Commander Williams inputs commands into the console.

Columbia vanishes, and the Romulan fleet halts.

On the Bridge Commander Nelson looks at his no scanners.

The Romulan fleet is continuing scans, attempting to locate us Commander Nelson says as he looks into his scanner and then at Captain Martin.

Brianna looks at them.

Maintain sensor lock if they move into the cloud I wanna be the first to know, Nelson organize damage control teams Captain Martin says as she looks at him and she walks into her ready room.

Commander Nelson goes to the center chair.