And Just Like That
Posted on Thu Sep 7th, 2023 @ 11:13am by Captain Michael Intermeezo
Mission:
The Zaj
Location: DS9, Ops
Timeline: Present
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Let’s calm things down slightly and think about how we’ll wrap this portion of the mission up :) I want the Zaj to be an ongoing recurring threat, so we don’t want to destroy them outright this time lol. See what you guys can do with this…
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{DS9, Main Ops}
“Colonel. The remaining Zaj ships are decloaking.” Commander Dax announced loudly.
The personnel present in ops all watched the viewscreen as dozens of Zaj ships appeared out of no-where. It was like watching a swarm of bees come into existence out of thin air.
Michael gulped hard as he saw the ships decloaking. Perhaps the worst of the attack hadn’t even begun yet. He clenched his fists tightly and prepared himself for what might happen next.
“Shields!” Kira barked.
“Down to 13%, auxiliaries down to 29%” Dax relayed.
Suddenly the Zaj ships changed course and appeared to head back towards the wormhole. One by one they entered the blue hued tunnel, until only the lead Zaj ship was left.
Without even accepting the hail, the Zaj commander’s voice bellowed through the speaker system, “We will return. Gather your wounded and your dead. Honour them. As we will honour ours. We will return.” And just like that, the lead ship entered the wormhole.
“All Zaj ships appear to have returned to the Gamma Quadrant.” Dax announced, running her fingers quickly over the console, conducting several scans. “No indication that any Zaj ships remain, cloaked or not.”
Michael turned to Kira, and saw that the woman was relieved. “They said they will return.”
“Yes,” Kira nodded, “But when? Tomorrow? Next week? A year from now?”
The man half-smiled. It was a frustrating situation to be sure. But at least the attack had ceased for the moment. “I’ll contact my superiors shortly to report on what has happened here. I’m sure that they’ll order the Chuck Norris to remain here for a couple of days to help with damage repair before moving us on.”
Kira nodded once again. “I’d appreciate that. I’m sure we all would.”
“But for now, permission to return to my ship?” Michael smiled.
“Granted.” Kira returned the smile.
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Let’s help out DS9 with their repairs, fix our injured people up, and spend our last couple of days on this famous station and their legendary crew. I don’t think that the Zaj will return anytime soon, but I’m sure that we haven’t seen the last of them.
Captain Michael Intermeezo
Commanding Officer
USS Chuck Norris, NCC-4005
