Star Trek: The Original Series - 137 - Errand of Fury 3 - Sacrifices of War by Kevin Ryan

Author:Kevin Ryan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science Fiction, General, High Tech, Adventure, Fiction
ISBN: 9780743497206
Publisher: Star Trek
Published: 2009-01-02T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

CHANDRA IV

SECONDS INTO THEIR CHARGE, Fuller was surprised to find himself and Parmet still alive. At least six Klingons had fallen, creating two breaks in their line and allowing the hooting, hollering security officers to actually reach the ship.

Both men kept up their fire, using two phasers each, and a moment later another two Klingons were on the ground. That still left a dozen armed Klingon warriors who had them more or less surrounded with their backs to the Klingon shuttle.

For a moment, Fuller didn’t understand why they had not all immediately used their disruptors and ended the fight at once. Fuller’s confusion, of course, didn’t stop him from doing his job. Another Klingon fell, then another. He saw some of the remaining Klingons going for blades, and then he understood.

Fuller shouted, “Stay close to the shuttle, keep your back to it.”

The ones that had gone for their blades fell first as Fuller realized that they had not wanted to fire their weapons at the Starfleet officers while they were standing in front of the shuttle. A high-powered disruptor blast could easily punch a hole in the hull of the ship. And even a small hole in the wrong place could destroy the ship or keep it-the only long-range craft the Klingons had on the planet-out of space for a long time.

Only five left, Fuller realized. But these five were not going to make the same mistake that the others had. They ignored their blades and reached for their disruptors.

Fuller knew the Klingons would pick their shots very carefully to avoid hitting the shuttle. At this range that wouldn’t be difficult. “Charge them,” he said to Parmet.

At the same time, he and the young ensign both gave shouts and charged, Fuller at the two Klingons nearest to him and Parmet at the three nearest him. For an instant, he saw the surprise in the Klingon faces. They simply had not expected such an aggressive attack from humans, whom the empire took great pains to characterize as sniveling cowards.

That moment was all he needed. Fuller brought down both Klingons with a single shot from each of his weapons. Just as they fell, he heard the report of disruptor fire. He felt a stab of fear for Parmet and turned to see the last Klingon fall, disruptor in his hand. The ensign was smiling, still all in one piece.

“Come on, let’s get on board before the others arrive,” Fuller said.

Fuller knew he needed to get the ship in the air before that happened. He stepped into the ship and ran forward. “Get the door,” he shouted behind him.

Fuller found the cockpit easily and settled into the pilot’s seat. He could fly a Starfleet shuttle, but this was light-years from that. He stared at the controls as Parmet announced, “They’re just outside, five Klingons. I think the shuttle command crew is here.”

“They’ll have to wait for the next ride,” Fuller said, scanning the controls.

“They won’t be happy,” Parmet replied.

“I need repulsor controls,” Fuller said.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.