Star Trek: Fortunes of War: Battlestations! by Diane Carey

Author:Diane Carey
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Science Fiction, Fiction, Star Trek
ISBN: 9780743419826
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2000-09-22T04:00:00+00:00

“Which makes them a thousand times more dangerous.” He paused, driving home the seriousness of that one change. “Spock told me. We can’t afford to wait too long,” he said, his voice taking on an abrupt strength. “Every minute that goes by heightens the risk that other governments, hostile ones, might get word of Mornay’s plans and descend on Argelius. We’ve got to shut her down before that happens. It’s up to you to give that process a strong beginning.” The captain’s finger pointed at me in illustration, pinning the responsibility right back on my shoulders. “Mornay doesn’t know you. That’s an advantage,” he said. “Use it.”

“Aye, sir, I’ll do my best.” Of course, I was really saying that I would fake it to the best of my abilities. I hoped he took it as that kind of promise. Nothing was guaranteed.

“We’ll go in teams,” he said, calculatedly making eye contact with each of us as he spoke. “Piper, you and Sandage go first. Isolate Lieutenant Sarda and get him out of the red zone. That’ll leave Spock and me free to move in on the others.”

Charming . … I get to go first, “How are we going to pinpoint the location without the ship’s sensors?”

Spock retrieved a tricorder from Merete, who had kept her presence of mind during our foray with the Klingons and made sure our equipment got out of there safely. Checking the tuning, Spock then handed the tricorder to Scanner. “These tricorders have been adjusted down to the carrier wavelength. There’s insufficient power to send the waves, but the tricorders can now receive them adequately to home in on the source. The signal will be faint. You’ll have to constantly tune in. It may be tedious.”

Scanner shrugged. “They don’t call me Scanner for nothin’ .” His eyes made a self-conscious flick and he added, “sir.”

“We’ll give you forty-five minutes to get into position outside their compound,” Captain Kirk said. “At that point, Mr. Spock and I will create a diversion, giving you the opportunity to get inside unnoticed.” His tone, abrupt and poignant, insisted on success. “It’s critical that each of you understand. Don’t underestimate the gravity of this situation. Those scientists … each of us … even this entire planet are expendable. Mornay has to be stopped, even if the cost is all of our lives. Understood?” He paused, a long, measured pause until he received the depth of awareness from us that he demanded. With a nod, he said, “Good luck.”

The clock started ticking again.

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