I could t remember.

Harper is soon on earth debriefing the council and starfleet command on why happened. Soon after he is back on his ship oganizing the fleet. But he still has more uanswered questions then answered.

Cole sits on te bridge of his ship overlooking there plan.

*The allied fleet is now only half an hour from the nebula perimeter.*

*R.S.S. Republic.*

David: We're nearing the edge of the nebula.

Sam: On screen.

*On the viewscreen, an image of the red clouds of the nebula appears. With each passing moment, the stars begin to become clearer and clearer through the clouds.*

Warp Status?

David: Warp drive will become available in 2 minutes.

Sam: Republic to all ships. Stand by to engage Warp 5 on a heading toward Lanco III on my command.

Matt: All ships acknowledging.

David: 1 minute to warp speed.

Sam: All hands, battle stations!

*The lights dim and a red hue fills the bridge is the Red Alert Klaxon sounds.*

David: All decks acknowledge General Quarters.

T'san: Phasers charged. Torpedo bays ready. Shields at 70% and rising.

Helm: Impulse engines at 100%. Course laid in. Standing by for Warp Velocity.

Matt: All ships are reading for combat.

David: Warp Drive online!

Sam: Engage!

*The entire Allied fleet jumps to warp. A few minutes later, they drop to impulse and begin attacking the rebel forces.*

Cole: all hands prepare for combat. Let us burn these worthless rebels.

General navar : all hands prepare for battle.

Harper is soon back on his ship and preping a battle fleet fr an attack on the rebels

*Over Lanco III, the Allied fleet has defeated the Rebel Forces, several of their ships surrendering. A series of dropships and shuttles begin landing on the planet, attempting to take the supply base.*

*R.S.S. Republic.*

Sam: Keep me informed of the Ground Forces' progress.

David: Understood.

John DeFalco (Science Officer): Hello. What are you then?

Sam: Lieutenant?

John: Have a look at this.

*Sam walks over to DeFalco's station and looks at scanner telemetry of a large Ring Structure over Lanco II.*

Sam: What is that?

John: I have no idea. Launch a probe?

Sam: Make it so.

*John presses a few controls, and the Republic launches a probe towards Falco II. A few minutes later, the telemetry comes back.*

John: Looks like it's made from some kind of Neutronium Alloy, plus several other alloys. Most of these are found on Falco III.

Sam: What is it?

John: These look like generators. There's large traces of deuterium and equipment that could be used to create Red Matter. These look like emitters. Fascinating.

Matt: I think he's found a new toy.

Sam: *Snaps fingers* John, wake up. Rise and shine, sleepy-head. Is it a weapon?

John: There are markings on the side of it...

*Matt rolls his eyes while Sam facepalms*

They look Romulan, but...

No, that symbol looks Dinasian.

"Door to Enforcement"? No, "Gateway to order."

Sam: Give a Xenolinguist a bunch of symbols and you'll never get him back!

John!

John: Huh?

Sam: Weapon, is it?

John: Well, it looks some kind of... trans-dimensional transportation system.

Matt: in English?

John: A, er... Door, gate, wormhole generator.

Matt: Still, following, you, not!

Sam: An Iconian Gateway?

*John and Matt look at her, before staring at the holographic display.*

John: Hold on...

Dinasian, Dewan and Iccobar. These aren't symbols from those languages! They're symbols from Iconia!

"Gateway to Order... Salvation... Homecoming...and..."

Sam: What?

John: "Vengeance."

*The three look at each other, exchanging worried glances.*

Matt: They're coming back.

Sam: Helm... *Walks over to the Command Chair* set course for Lanco II. Maximum Warp.

*The Republic and Excalibur warp away from Lanco III and reach the Gateway over Lanco II. The gate has a silver sheen, with blue energy channels moving across the edge. The Gateway is 250km in diameter.*

Sam: We're going to need more ships. Get the rest of the fleet here... now...

Cole looks over the report.

Cole : helm set course for these coordinates full speed. We may not have much time.

*The rest of the Allied fleet arrives at Lanco II.*

Sam: I'll be in Transporter Room 2.

*Sam leaves the bridge, with Matt running into the Turbolift after her.*

Matt: Don't even think about it!

Sam: Matt, I know Iconian technology. If anyone can shut down that Gateway, I can.

Matt: It's insane! You'll be killed!

Sam: if we open the gate before the Iconians can, they won't be able to come through.

Matt: Assuming it's an Iconian Gateway, and assuming the Iconians are using it!

Sam: Safest assumption.

Matt: I'll go with you.

*Sam turns to Matt*

Sam: No. I need you to stay here. We can't risk losing both the Captain AND First Officer.

Matt: Samantha...

Sam: It's my choice.

Matt: I love you.

*The turbolift stops and the door opens. Before leaving the lift, Sam turns around and hugs Matt.*

Sam: I know.

*Sam lets go and walks into the transporter room.*

*20 minutes later, Sam's dressed in an EVA Suit and is waiting on the Transporter Pad.*

Sam: Energize.

*Sam is beamed onto the surface of the Gateway. She magnetizes her boots and walks across the surface to a Control Node, waving a hand over it, causing a short column of blue hexagonal control chips to rise. Before she can touch anything, a blue energy spike de-magnetizes her boots and the Gateway activates. 5 large Iconian ships (three times the size of a Scimitar) emerge and line up against the allied fleet.*

OOC: Going offline for about 18 hours (until about 5pm GMT) so keep it light.

Transmission from Starfleet Command coming in on secure channel...

On Earth date 11/16/12 at approximately twenty four hundred fifty five hours (11:55 P.M.), Admiral Voporak and the U.S.S. Black Phantom-A disappeared without a trace from all sensors. No evidence has been found of how the ship vanished. The Defiant class escort vessal was rumored to contain a modified Borg temporal node; however, no signs of a temporal anomoly were recorded at the time. The ship was equipped with a cloaking device, but it is detectable with advanced means. All searches have turned up negative for the Black Phantom.

End Transmission

(OOC: That date was the last time I logged on, since I can't log on since S7. But I will be getting a new computer soon and will be able to get back on; until then, you just have to figure out what happened to the Black Phantom)

Hampton: commander Jin trace that comm.and confirm it.

Cole : all hands defense pattern reman 10. Get the fleet in a defensive formation. We have to hold them here till reinforcements can arrive.

Romulan officer: yes sir.

Esd

Hampton gets the report of the iconians.

Hampton: damn. Commander ready the 112th tactical wing. And prepare for a jump right to Lancos II. We need to get there now. Time to see how prepared we really are.