"Nothing to fire"
By: Andrew (aka: Jedigreedo)


"Captain! You're needed on the bridge!" "What is it, ensign?" Captain Archer asked as he ran in onto the bridge. "Captain, we've run into some kinda of blockade, Lt. Reed said that if we go any further we go into a minefield." said Maywether, "I've got something on sensors! It's...it's huge... It's coming in on our portbow!" paniced Lt. Reed as the ship started to shake, "Go to full warp ensign, get us out of here." ordered the Captain as the Enterprise started taking on more fire, "So you are just going to tuck your tail between your legs and run? I thought you were wanting to make first contact..." scorned T'Pol. "Look T'Pol, I don't need your pointless illogical Vulcan opinions right now, so sit down, shut up, and unless you want to float home, let me command my ship!", "Fine. Go about your foolish mission." muttered T'Pol as she walked out of the bridge.
"Sir, the ship is coming about and it just took out both our nacelles! We can't go to warp!" yelled Lt. Reed while trying to dodge a console explosion, "Captain, sensors are gone." Mayweather added. "Fine, full thrusters, bring us about ensign and fire both torpedo tubes, even without sensors with something that big we ought to be able to hit something." commanded the Captain and sat down in the Captain's chair to stop being thrown around by the constant shaking. "Captain....we can't fire torpedos, we've lost power to several systems and I can't get the tubes to open.", "What about those weapons we used against the Suliban ships?" asked Captain Archer, "Lost power to those. Sir, the enemy ship doesn't appear to be moving.", "Of course it isn't, Ensign, it's waiting for the time we least expect it to strike. Reed, status report on the weapons." But before Reed could speak, the enemy ship fired again but this time with much more extreme weapons, "Captain, we've got a hull breach on deck two!", "Seal off that section! Mayweather, warp status?", "Inoperable sir, though we still have seventy five percent thrusters.". "Good, any ideas?" asked Captain Archer as he looked around, "Mayweather, do you have access to the shuttle bay door?", "Yeah Hoshi, I do, though I hardly think this is the time to take a shuttle ride." Mayweather remarked before getting interupting from a voice over the comm, "Captain, Tucker here, what's going on up there? I've got every guy I've got on the engines but it looks like we're gonna need at least a week to repair them!", "Tucker, keep focused on those engines. Hoshi, what do you have in mind?", "Well Captain, I was thinking, maybe if we put a couple torpedos in a shuttle and possibly use the catch arm to hold it in place and then let it go from the comm here when we were close enough from the enemy ship.". "Lt. Reed, would it be possible?", "Well, technically sir....yes.", "Good, then lets do it!" ordered Captain Archer as the crew started getting ready for Hoshi's new maneuver.
"Mayweather, what's the status on the enemy ship?", "They're moving closer to us, Captain.", "Good, how soon before they get within 50 meters?", "About 3 seconds, sir.". "Alright, Lt. Reed, the torpedos loaded up?", "Yes, Captain, loaded and ready.", "Sir, the enemy ship is within range." stated ensign Mayweather. "Reed, open the shuttle bay and lower the shuttle.", "Done, Captain.", "Mayweather, full thrusters, and on my mark let the shuttle go......... three... two... MARK!", "Detaching shuttle, sir." Mayweather with a big grin and hit the button, letting the shuttle go and they watched as the shuttle flew right into the enemy ship and destroyed it from a direct impact. The crew cheered and Captain Archer gave the orders to head back home for repairs but to do what they could while on the way.


"Porkos, what do you think?" Captain Archer asked before being interrupted from someone knocking. "Computer, pause.", "Captain, we're under way back to Starfleet and commander Tucker has said that repairs are coming along better than he had hoped.", T'Pol stated after walking in and getting as far away from Porkos, as possible. "Good. Anything else, T'Pol?", "No, Captain, I'am fine, you may resume your log entry.", T'Pol sternly said then walked out of Captain Archer's quarters but as Archer was about to finish his log entry he was interrupted by someone else. "Tucker, how are the engines?", "Cap'n, they're over heated like a pig in the sun, and the nacelles are damaged as if we had fallen from a tree and hit every branch on the way down.", "Uh....Tucker, you feelin ok? What's with the metaphors and scottish accent?".. "Oh, sorry, sir, just I was deep in thought about an old series from the mid-1900's that I would watch when I was a kid on the Classic Sci-Fi Channel, but the engines are badly damaged and I don't think I'll be able to repair them without help from Starfleet.", "Ok, well, we're going on full thrusters and we should be there in a couple days... Tucker, have you noticed something odd about T'Pol?", "You mean besides everything?", "No, I mean, I thought Vulcans were supposed to be logical and all, but she seems to have her logic flawed...". "Yeah, sir, I noticed that too, want me to tell Reed to have a security officer keep an eye on her?", "Nah, that won't be neccasary, but if you see anything out of the oridinary, let me know.", "Don't worry Captain, I'll be the first one to complain. Now if you will excuse me, I've got some engines that need some fixing.", "Yes, keep me updated.". Commander Tucker with that, turned and walked out back to engineering. "Computer...resume log."

The End.