The information that Kassia had given Wallace, was very shocking, and hard to deny. After all she knew something that was after all secret, not never told to anyone.
"Come in Garek."Rich said to his second in command who peeked his head around the door, to Richard's office.
"Yes Captain?" Garek asked wearing his engineer jump suit.
"I have been lead to believe the Son'a and their friends are going to attack us. Rather soon I was informed."
Garek sat on the couch, and rubbed his fingers through his hair. "Sir, we are yet not complete with weapon upgrades, or even computer upgrades, so the computer could handle the upgrade."
"Easy, man I have an idea, Ms. Amelia will do that, trust ,me. Murphy can finish the upgrade to the weapons. You need to get me some information." Richard walked over and pulled out a PADD, form his desk. "Using the Arizona's sensor masking system, I want two runabouts, fitted with it. You'll take the Arizona, and scout the area that Kelly was captured in. Do not engage the enemy no matter what you see."
Garek read over the PADD, and checked a few things, and then pulled a PADD out his cargo pockets to add his own notes.
"I'll leave with 17 crew at 0100hrs sir. It should take about 19 hours to complete this scouting." Wallace then gave a smile, and handed over another PADD. "On April 17 of 2384, USS Midway will arrive to drop off 34 Marines, members of the 24 Expedtionary Force. Also 100 Quantum torpedos, and 34 tricobalt torpedos." Garek read aloud, giving a smile.
"Perfect, we'll the fire power will be here. I must go and get ready for the mission sir." Garek stood up, and left a little bit more hopeful then before.
"Kelly come in." Wallace said tapping his comm badge.
[Kelly here.]
"Captain Wallace, here. I need you to take a runabout and scout an area visited by our newest crew member."
[Sir, I'd like to but, she had a more advanced ship then a Runabout. ]
"Murphy is placing a sensor masking system on one as we speak."
[Fine sir, I'll leave around 0300hrs. If that's okay Captain?]
"That's fine Wallace out."
Richard then decided to call it a day, and left the office. He keep seeing in his mind battles passed, and how perhaps those experinces could help.
He went to the Commerce section, and to his favorite watering hole, the EASY INN. Once in he ordered a beer, and took a seat at a table, towards the back.
Alright, I have sent Garek, and Kelly out to the areas needed to be checked. I know now
"Captain Tarik please come in. This is Captain Wallace."
[Tarik here sir.]
"I would like for you to work with the exsiting Marines. Have some drills. I want those drills preformed and a report on my desk at 0930hrs tommrow."
[Aye sir]
Okay I think I've hit every possible thing. Wallace thought, and sipped his beer.
He was rather tired, and finished his beer, and went back to his quarters, and fell asleep.
Back in 2374, during the Dominion War...
The planet was dark, and very cool, in the distant the sound of phasers and flash of explosions.
"Chief Wallace, take 12 men, and come around the west side of the Valley. I'll take the remaining 32 men into the valley." A older Lieutenant said.
Richard took his men, and walked up, a rather shallow hill, after walking thirty yards up the hill, Wallace saw something, that indcated a enemy position. He made a hand signle, to get the other guys to take cover.
He then saw 31 Jem'Hadar, and a Vorta on the ridge 12 meters away. Wallace made a signle to his men to spread out and open fire. They did as intrustected, and were able to inflict heavy loss into the enemy position.
"Cease fire." Wallace said, as the Vorta ordered his men to throw down there arms,
Meanwhile in the Valley, Lieutenant Peters, walked his men through the middle of the valley, and stopped the men in the middle of the valley. He had sensed an ambush. The the phaser shots rang out, and were herd where Wallace was,
Richard quickly tapped his comm badge, and said. "Lieutenant come in."
[Ah they are killing us all.]
Wallace saw the Jem'Hadar first standing by the vorta."Listen you piece of crap call your men off."
The Vorta gave a chuckle, angering Wallace, he pulled out his hand phaser.
"Listen Bitch I am not playing call your men off or this shit head is dead. I am counting to five.
1,2,3,4,5" Wallace fired his phaser into the Vorta's head. The Vorta fell over dead. The first Jem'Hadar seemed to be very concerned at this.
"Call your men off, or I'll kill every mother sucker, and make you watch." Wallace said pointing his phaser at the seconds head.
The first tapped his comm badge."Unit 12-Alpha withdraw."
Present day...
Richard awoke on the couch in a sweat, and looked around his quarter's and saw he wasn't on AR-558 any more.
He walked over to the head's sink and threw some cold water on his face.