ORIGINS: USS Hood July 2009: Difference between revisions

Well at least we don’t have to worry about when the trap will be sprung anymore.  Jack thought as the elation of the first battle drifted away as the red of the two new icons silently burned on the tactical display.  The only good news was the two new ships were light cruisers.  With the damage they inflicted on the heavy they might actually have a chance to get through this.   

“They’re trying to flank us sir.” Ventura said as he took a moment to consult his board.  “Bogey one is turning around.”   

Of course he was.  This was the first typical Klingon thing he had done.  All this skulking around didn’t make sense.  Yes the first cruiser had taken a beaten but not enough to cause him to retreat, if anything the pounding should have made him more aggressive.  Steele sprang from his seat and moved to stand beside the navigation console. “Implement Pike Three and then come to course three-one-eight mark two.”  Jack jabbed at his comm button.  “Engineering prepare to divert emergency power to forward shields at Lieutenant Commander Hartinger’s command.”

“Pike Three, aye.”  The helmsman answered quickly.

“Ok Mr. Hartinger make the shot count.”

Van’s finger hovered over the fire key just as the palm of his other hand readied to reinforce the shields.

“Increasing speed, coming to new course…..Now!”  Chance exclaimed.

“Diverting power to shields.”  On the view screen space seemed to cart wheel around and then suddenly they were head to head with the one of the cruisers.  “Firing!”  The ship shook as both the phasers and torpedo banks energized.

“Right full rudder!”  Jack ordered holding on to the console as the ship’s dampeners tried to keep ahead of the violent maneuvers the helmsman executed as he dodged the feeble return fire the Klingon ship volleyed.

“Massive damage to the cruisers forward shields, forward weapons are offline and sensors are picking up internal explosions.” The science officer reported.  “She’s coming around to pursue but she doesn’t have the speed to catch us. The other two cruisers are pursuing but we caught them off guard.”

Jack nodded.  “Good work everyone.  I’d say round one went to HOOD.”  He returned to his chair and hit his comm button again.  “Gar how much longer for those port shields?  We need to come about and attack immediately and I need those shields.”