09-29-2024, 10:19 AM
Before he could get an answer from the Cargo Bay, Peter heard the words he'd been fearing.
"Sensors show that the Os'rusa is on an intercept course, and showing speeds well in excess of Warp 9. That is well beyond the known specifications of a Galor class ship. It will reach our position in 27 minutes 32 seconds.", T'Lari said, as calmly as if she'd just read the weather report.
Pis! he swore to himself in Danish, using his inner monologue. This was exactly what he'd wanted to avoid. Now time was of the essence.
He then took a deep breath.
"Alright. Here's what we're gonna do. Black, make sure you're ready to send that message to Starfleet I asked you to prepare, if needed.", he instructed, then tapped his badge:
"Jensen to Cargo Bay. We're gonna have unwanted company in 27 minutes. You need to be ready in 25", he pointed out, before moving on:
"Jensen to away team. Captain, we're going to be getting unwanted company in 27 minutes. Allow me to strongly advise that you're back here with the colonists in 26? I'm hounding Cargo Bay to get ready for you", he went on, then tapped his badge one last time.
"Jensen to Brele. Please report to the bridge."
And finally he looked at Black again.
"I'm hoping everyone's back aboard by the time the Cardassians arrive, but just in case they're not, I want us to be able to go to Red Alert as soon as the Os'rusa drops out of warp. Please bring power levels back to normal so we can go to Red Alert instantly", he finished. Then he looked at T'Lari:
"And we have now been discovered. There's no need to pretend otherwise. If it can be done safely, I want us to get close enough to the Franklin to be able to extend our shields around it, so we can get the colonists back while I talk the Gul's ear off for long enough to get the job done", he said, then leaned back in his chair. He could feel his heart pounding in his chest. He knew very well that if it came to a fight, there would be no fight. They were so outclassed it wasn't even funny. All he'd have to go on would be his words, which was a situation he didn't like at all. This was why he had called Brele to the Bridge. He intended to rattle the Cardassian commander by the sight of one of his own aboard a Federation ship, and not as a prisoner, but as a crewmember. Whether this would be succesful in throwing the Cardassian commander off, he did not know. He did know that he himself would be rattled if he saw a Human wearing a Cardassian uniform on a Cardassian ship. And hoped the reverse would also be true.
"Sensors show that the Os'rusa is on an intercept course, and showing speeds well in excess of Warp 9. That is well beyond the known specifications of a Galor class ship. It will reach our position in 27 minutes 32 seconds.", T'Lari said, as calmly as if she'd just read the weather report.
Pis! he swore to himself in Danish, using his inner monologue. This was exactly what he'd wanted to avoid. Now time was of the essence.
He then took a deep breath.
"Alright. Here's what we're gonna do. Black, make sure you're ready to send that message to Starfleet I asked you to prepare, if needed.", he instructed, then tapped his badge:
"Jensen to Cargo Bay. We're gonna have unwanted company in 27 minutes. You need to be ready in 25", he pointed out, before moving on:
"Jensen to away team. Captain, we're going to be getting unwanted company in 27 minutes. Allow me to strongly advise that you're back here with the colonists in 26? I'm hounding Cargo Bay to get ready for you", he went on, then tapped his badge one last time.
"Jensen to Brele. Please report to the bridge."
And finally he looked at Black again.
"I'm hoping everyone's back aboard by the time the Cardassians arrive, but just in case they're not, I want us to be able to go to Red Alert as soon as the Os'rusa drops out of warp. Please bring power levels back to normal so we can go to Red Alert instantly", he finished. Then he looked at T'Lari:
"And we have now been discovered. There's no need to pretend otherwise. If it can be done safely, I want us to get close enough to the Franklin to be able to extend our shields around it, so we can get the colonists back while I talk the Gul's ear off for long enough to get the job done", he said, then leaned back in his chair. He could feel his heart pounding in his chest. He knew very well that if it came to a fight, there would be no fight. They were so outclassed it wasn't even funny. All he'd have to go on would be his words, which was a situation he didn't like at all. This was why he had called Brele to the Bridge. He intended to rattle the Cardassian commander by the sight of one of his own aboard a Federation ship, and not as a prisoner, but as a crewmember. Whether this would be succesful in throwing the Cardassian commander off, he did not know. He did know that he himself would be rattled if he saw a Human wearing a Cardassian uniform on a Cardassian ship. And hoped the reverse would also be true.