((Bridge - Fenix Ignus - Rigar Nebula))
Ta'an had noticed two small crafts, looking like arrow heads and
brought them up on the screen, small yellow and pointy flying near
the big ship.
N'bel: They are too small to be fighter craft. I suspect they
serve a more mundane purpose. ::Glances back to Ta'an:: What else
have you found?
Ta'an: I also register traces of some kind of plasma going from
the ship to the planet. They must have sent ships to the surface.
N'bel: Well now, that does complicate things a bit.
The Zinera did not like this one bit, they had a bad feeling
knowing that there may be ships on the surface of the planet,
maybe near their own teams. near the Hranya and then they would
lose their only hope. They leaned forward again.
Ta'an: N'bel we have to act, before it's too late.
N'bel: Then the G'dak has been cast. ::Turns his chair back to
face the main screen:: Ta'an, call the crew to Action stations,
Condition 2.
Ta'an immediately pressed the code on the console to initiate
Condition 2 and call crew to their stations. Then they went on to
charge the weapons and keep the shields on standby. When they had
been in the Nebula before they had realized that using the shields
as usual hadn't worked, but they found a way to get them to
cooperate for more than a few seconds. Ingenious work from their
Engineers witha passion. Meanwhile the bridge crew filed in and
took stations, reports came in from all over the ship. Fast of
course since the ship was rather small compared to what they were
facing.
N'bel: Helm, one quarter impulse. Take us in slowly.
Communications, stand by to hail that vessel. ::Glances again to
Ta'an:: Maintain weapons and shields in stand by mode. Do not go
active unless we are fired upon, or I order you to. Understood?
Ta'an: Weapons are powered up and on stand by, shield frequencon
stand by.
The Zinera's gaze kept flicking between the main stream and their
controls. Their message had been sent out they just had to wait
now. Ta'an hated waiting, inactivity went against the fire in
their veins. The ship moved through the nebula, steady, slowly.
Too slow for the warrior's taste, but at least they made way.
N'bel: Ta'an, have they reacted to our approach yet?
Ta'an: We are receiving... it's mostly statis.
N'Bel: Response
Ta'an put the message on speakers a female voice came through,
mixed with wide noise.
Rajel: =/\= This ...ajel o... on. We ...ission of ...mean ...harm.
=/\=
Did she say 'mission of harm?' the Zinera's eyes were fixed on
N'Bel.
N'Bel: Response
A soft beep on their console brought Ta'an's attention to it.
Ta'an: N'Bel.. look.
Ta'an frowned when they saw something and brought it up on the
screen. In the top middle of the saucer section of the massive
ship a wide rectangle hole opened up while they were watching.
Inside they could see a number of smaller vessels.
Ta'an: ::His eyes grew wide:: They have reinforcements on their
ship!
N'Bel: Response
Ta'an: I'm registering an energy surge, they are raising shields
or weapons.
N'Bel: Response