Story:Star Trek: Crusade/War Zone/Chapter Two

Chapter 2

Deep Space

The Tug is drifting in space after the Slipstream Drive nearly overloaded and destroyed the tug.

In the Tug both Charlie and Daniel are playing poker while they wait for a friendly ship.

"I see your 50 and raised you 50 more," Daniel says as he looks at Charlie.

Before Charlie could answer Daniel looks at the console.

"We've got a ship heading our way its Federation thank god," Daniel says as he looks at him and then at the console.

They look out the window and sees the Crusade approaching them then a transmission activates.

This is the Federation Starship USS Crusade I'm Captain Elizabeth Lochley we're here in response of a distress call, are you two the only survivors onboard that Tug Captain Lochley says on the monitor.

Ensign Mitchell looks at Ensign Adams then at the screen.

Yes, ma'am but there are over 1,000 people on the Alpha Site that are in need of assistance permission to come aboard Ensign Mitchell says as he looks at the screen.

Granted launch bay 4 Lochley out Captain Lochley says over the monitor.

The transmission cuts and then Ensign Mitchell sits back in the pilot chair and activates thrusters and slowly pilots the Tug into the launch bay and lands next to one of the Runabouts.

The Crusade jumps back into warp speed on course for the Alpha Site, meanwhile the Federation defense fleet is awaiting to hear from the Crusade on the situation at the Alpha Site.

Onboard the Intrepid on the main bridge Lieutenant Curtis looks at her console.

It's 1400 hours again and still nothing from Crusade sir we've have to come the conclusion that they were ambushed by the Wraith fleet Lieutenant Curtis says as she looks at Admiral Kira.

Admiral Kira turns to her.