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<div>~~Yorktown Main Engineering~~<br><br>Morgan stood there holding the communicator in her hand. She looked at it briefly and realized that she was about to make a decision that could have very dire consequences. The problem was, if she didn't they were all going to die anyway. Activating the jury rigged comm board she opened a channel and gained an outgoing signal. Audio only, but something was better then nothing. "This is Commander
Rece Morgan. Commanding Officer of the Earth Starship Yorktown. Identify yourself and state
your intentions?"<br><br></div>=\/= This is Commander Chulak, of the
Romulan Star Empire. You are trespassing in Romulan space. Stand down
and prepare to be boarded. =\/=<br><br>Galorndon Core was half a lightyear outside Romulan space. Putting her hand on her
hip she said, "Trespassing?! I think not. You sir, are the one in violation of
invading. If anyone will be standing down, it will be you." <br><br></div>=\/=
Commander Morgan, you are in not position to give orders. With a single
word I can destroy your ship. Surrender now and I'll spare your crew.
=\/=<br><br>She knew that her ship was not in the best of conditions
but having the Rommulans board was out of the question. Glancing
around the room she saw everyone fast at work, trying to get things running so they could do something other then sit there and get fired
upon. "I've dealt with others of your type, Commander Chulak. The only thing, that
I believe you would spare my crew from, would be a slow death. Why
should I trust you to do anything but?"<br><br></div>
=\/= You shouldn't, but you have no choice. I could just take your ship
by force, breach the hull, space the crew. Would that be a quick enough
death for you, human? =\/=<br><br>"I'd
rather, we not find that out." Rece said and then looked over to the
makeshift helm, where she saw David looking at her. She mouthed to him
and made a quick hand gesture to go along with it, <i>'Can we leave?' </i> She
saw him hold up one finger.<br><br></div>=\/= You will, unless you
surrender right this moment. I don't want to destroy your ship, but I
have my orders to defend this sector from invasion. =\/=<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>"Well
Commander it appears that we have come to an impasse, and that I am able
to go no further than you will allow." She hated what she was going to
say next but if they were going to have any chance at escape, she had
too. "It would seem that you are right and that I have no choice. My
ship is far to damaged and could not withstand many more of your
attacks....We surrender."<br><br></div>=\/= Wise move Commander
Morgan. I will send a boarding party to take command of your ship and
secure your crew for transport. =\/=<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>"Wait
Commander." Morgan grabbed hastily for a stalling tactic. "Our
internal communications are out. If... we are to surrender peaceable, I
would ask that you give me a few minutes to inform my crew."<br><br></div>
=\/= I give two minutes, for you and your gallant crew =\/=<br><br>Morgan slammed the communicator shut, cutting the signal off. Reaching for the board she toggled a switch, turning off the active external curcitry. "We've got two minutes or we're going to have unwelcomed visitors for dinner and we're the ones on the menu." Taking note of the responses she got, she turned to a nearby semi-functioning workstation. She was lucky it had power at all. So much of the ship and her systems had been damaged. Not to mention the fact that the bridge was now cut off from everything, they had power impairments across the boards and they had nearly nonexsistant communications.<br>
<br>Working as quickly as she could with the faulty computer, she linked into the armoury system. Typing out a short text message she sent it, hoping that someone in the Armoury might still be alive there, and be able to handle it when the time came. <u><i>Romulans </i><i>Incoming - 2 mins - Hold fire, until we move.</i></u><br>
<br>~~~<br>Cmdr Rece Morgan <br>Commanding Officer <br>ESS Yorktown NX-05<br>The Fighting Lady<br>&<br>Commander Chulak<br>Romulan Star Empire<br>
(apb - TC)<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>RM<br><br>"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us."<br>-Calvin & Hobbes<br>