Story:Star Trek: Archer (novel)/The Front/Prologue

Archer is at high warp heading to sector 432.

''Captain's Log Stardate 54789.4. The Archer is on course for sector 432 to meet up with the fifth fleet, to get an upper hand against the Dominion/Cardassian Alliance forces after the fall of Deep Space Nine and the massacre at Tyra. I can still picture Admiral D'gret's face the horror on his face when his ship was on the verge of being destroyed but this war needs to change to the side of the Federation-Klingon Alliance I just hope we can win this war.''

Captain Ronston is sitting in her ready room looking at crew and ship status reports.

Captain Ronston report to the Bridge Commander Mason says over the com.

She gets up from her chair and walks onto the bridge.

Report? Captain Ronston asked as she looks at them.

Commander Mason looks at her.

We're approaching the system Commander Mason says as he looks at her.

Ensign Marani looks at her console.

I'm picking up the fifth fleet Ensign Marani says as she looks at her console and then at Captain Ronston.

She looks at the viewer showing the fifth fleet around the outpost.

This is Kendra Ronston Captain of the Federation Starship USS Archer we're here at the request of Admiral Ross, and we came to help out with your Jem'hadar issue Captain Ronston says as she looks at the viewer.

This Admiral Salok to Archer welcome to the frontlines assume formation and await further orders, Gibraltar out Admiral Salok says as the channel closes.

Commander Mason looks at her.

Sounds like the Admiral really wants to take charge Commander Mason says as he looks at her.

She looks at him.

He's an Admiral Peter assume formation with the rest of the fleet and go to yellow alert Captain Ronston says as she looks at Ensign Erikson.

He turns to his console.

Aye, Captain Ensign Erikson says as he inputs commands into the console.

Ronston breathes a sigh of relief.