Story:Star Trek: Zeus/First Encounter/Chapter 2

(Federation-Bajoran Border)

The USS Zeus is hanging nose to Nose with a Squadron of Cardassain Battle Cruisers and a Bajoran freighter next to them.

(Main Bridge, yellow alert)

Lieutenant Halliwell is at his station reviewing the data on the Cardassian Union of what Starfleet does know about them when Captain Johnson walks onto the Bridge and goes to his command chair.

Helm take us away from the Bajoran border and set course for Starbase 375 Warp 7, Captain Johnson says as he sits in his command chair.

Hernandez nods at him and inputs the coordinates into the helm.

Sir the Cardassian ships are moving into attack position, Lieutenant Carter says as she looks at her tactical console.

Captain Johnson is shocked.

(Space)

The three Warships move in on the Zeus and start firing their disrupters hitting the port shields attempting to disable them.

(Main Bridge, red alert)

Sparks erupt from the ceiling and consoles behind Sam as she's hanging onto her console.

Shields down to 67% damage to the EPS power conduits on decks 11-19, Lieutenant Carter says as she looks at her console read out.

Lieutenant Halliwell looks at his console read out and chimes in about where their targeting their disrupters.