Story:Star Trek: Columbia/A New Command/Act Five

''Captain's Starlog December 1st 2154. While we were at Epsilon Two we've encountered four Romulan Warbirds, so far we've taken heavy damage to our systems and we're now at the mercy of the Romulans.''

The Columbia is nose to nose with four Romulan Warbirds.

On the bridge Captain Martin is thinking about this.

Captain we've restored warp power we can warp back to Earth Space Ensign T'Ro says as he looks at her.

She looks at him as she goes to her chair.

Warp five point two engage Ensign Captain Martin says as she looks at him.

He nods and inputs commands into the console.

Columbia turns and then leaps into warp as the four warbirds leap into warp as well.

I've gotten a com to the United Earth but they won't be here for another hour Lieutenant Shrun says as he looks at his console.

Captain Martin looks at T'Ro.

T'Ro how long can we stay at warp? Captain Martin says as she looks at him.

he looks at his console.

We're one hour and thirty minutes away from Earth Space Ensign T'Ro says as he looks at her.

In engineering Lieutenant Commander Williams looks at the engineering console at the warp conduits, and inputs commands into the console.

The Columbia drops out of warp as the four Warbirds is closed behind her.

On the bridge Ensign T'Ro looks at his console.

We've dropped out of warp Ensign T'Ro says as he looks at the helm console.

The com beeps.

Williams to bridge I had to shut the warp injectors down they overloaded Commander

Williams says over the com.

She looks at Commander Nelson.

Acknowledge Commander damn it Captain Martin says as she looks at the viewer,

as Lieutenant Lao looks at her console.

ROMULAN WARBIRDS IN ATTACK POSITION Lieutenant Lao shouts as she looks at her console.

The crew are shocked by what is about to happen.

The Columbia is taking more hits from the four warbirds.

On the bridge sparks erupts from the ceiling as a dead crewmen falls from his console and to the ground as he's eyes are open and drained of life.

Then another shower of sparks erupt from the ceiling.

Hull breaches on decks C-D emergency bulkheads are in place and holding Lieutenant Shrun says as he looks at his console then turns to Captain Martin.

Lieutenant Lao looks at her console.

hullplating is depolarizing phase cannons are down Lieutenant Lao says as she looks at her console read out and then at Captain Martin as another shower of sparks erupt from the ceiling.

Captain Martin gets up from the chair and hails the lead vessel.

You win Commander we'll give you the device as well as the activation code Captain Martin says as she spoke into the com.

The ship stopped shaking as Lao looks at her console.

They've stopped firing Lieutenant Lao says as she looks at her console and then at Captain Martin.

I'm glad you see it my way Captain we'll await the device the Romulan Commander says over the com.

The crew look at the captain as lights flicker and console screens fizz in and out.

Commander Nelson join me at the transporter bay Captain Martin says as she looks at him.

He nods and they go into the turbolift as Rain sat in the chair.

At the transporter they're prepping the device for transport and they have a seed they got from the research outpost and Brianna tapped it to the barrel of the device and lays it on the pad and she inputs commands into it and then beams the device to the lead Romulan vessel.

Transport complete we're on our way back now Lieutenant Captain Martin says as she spoke into her communicator and closed it.

They walked back on the Bridge and Lao goes back to her station as Martin sits in the chair.

Send us the activation code now Captain or we'll destroy your ship ​The Romulan Commander says over the com.

She has a padd.

The activation code is six, alpha, nine, three, seven, alpha, three, zero, zero. Happy Arbor Day Captain Martin says as she looks at the viewer and turns to Lieutenant Shrun and does the slash gesture to cut the channel.

On board the lead Romulan vessel the tree grows and punches a hole through the ship and destroys it as the United Earth fleet emerges from warp with the Lexington in the lead.

On the Bridge of the Lexington Captain Halliwell hails the remaining two Romulan vessels threating to destroy them if they don't retreat.