[Galaxy] 2159, May 24 - Joint Duty Log - Meridian Bridge Personnel

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-- Meridian Bridge  --


The battlefield  had turned into utter chaos. Bits of debris and sparking 
husks of ships or  parts of ships floated everywhere. 
 

In one corner of  Meridian's view screen, a Romulan BOP could be seen 
attacking ESS Madrid at  the back of the pack of ships. The Venus class vessel 
unloaded with all of her  plasma cannons and a modest barrage of torpedoes, 
but most shots were snuffed  out by floating hunks of hull plating. The 
Romulans fired at the already  damaged vessel like a school of piranha until she 
was floating dead in the  water.

A second ship was putting the finishing touches  on ESS Venus. She fared 
slightly better than her sister ship, taking down the  enemies forward shields 
before she was crippled. But still, the rear of the  beta group defenses 
was now open.



Rog could see that hi  s group wasn't fairing too well. "Ian, get those 
BOPs. We have to stop them  from breaking up Beta group."




One of the Romulan  ships repositioned themselves and began firing on 
Meridian from behind. A trio  of Klingon Birds of Prey had apparently decided 
enough was enough, regrouped,  and initiated a charge directly into the heart 
of Alpha group. 


The Klingons flew in a  tight formation, covering their already weakened 
areas to maximize their  shielding. A wave of debris bounced around their 
deflectors and rattled off  the upper hull as their engines flared at full force 
in a wedge maneuver  intended to split the Earth ships apart. United, the 
group of ships were able  to cover each other more effectively. Isolated, 
they would make much easier  targets for the more powerful alien vessels.


"I  assume you'd like a shot at their ventral weapons, Commander?" Carson  
said, tilting his head towards tactical while keeping his eyes on the 
screen.  He rolled the ship over, giving Meridian a nice view of the Klingon's  
underside. Checking his sensors, Carson saw that the other ships in his group  
were tightening their formation, despite the oncoming warships. 
 

Rog  looked over in Redlin's direction. "Comm. Tell our guys to pass as 
close as  possible to the Klingons. Regroup immediately once we're past."



Redlin  replied, "Aye sir."



Just  as they started to recover from the burst of excitement, there was a 
sudden,  brilliant blast of blue light on the viewscreen. The ball of white 
hot flame  ballooned out from its center point, the dim silhouette of a 
Romulan War Bird  taking the brunt of the destruction near the point of 
detonation. A pair ships  split away to escape the onslaught, only to be caught in a 
series of  subsequent bursts so thunderous that they could almost be felt 
in the deck  plating on Meridian's bridge.



Rog  smiled at the unexpected destruction of the Rommie BOP's. He said, 
"Redlin,  find out what just destroyed those BOP's and how we can get some of 
those  weapons."


  "Aye sir." Redlin began putting the necessary calls  out.
 
A Joint Duty Log by
 
Capt. Roger Finney
CO
NX-06 Meridian
&
Lt.(jg) Carson Sheppard
CHO
NX-06 Meridian
&
Ens. Alika Redlin
CCO
NX-06 Meridian






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