Lieutenant Kelly had a smug look on his face that he quickly wiped off his face, as he pressed the door chime to Captain Wallace's office. He felt he had something good to report, and was going to be praised for his findings. It had been 29 hours since contact was made with the Mullura. Now was Kelly's chance.
He walked in and saw the Captain working at his desk. He walked and stopped in front of the Captain's desk. "Sir I have some news that regards something important."Kelly said looking down and waiting to see the Captain to look up. Wallace did and sat back in his chair.
"Go ahead."
"Sir I was monitoring, incoming traffic since the Mullura have contacted us. Well at 0100 hours a shuttle type 8 left with transwarp capabilities. Our sensors say that it left for the Morristown colony." Kelly brought it up on a PADD, to show Wallace.
"Ok, Kelly is the shuttle back?"
"Yes, it came back at 0632 hours. I checked the stations cargo inventory to see if anything was missing. three cases of field rations and 10 phaser rifles and 2 cases of plasma grenades." Kelly handed the PADD to Wallace, and he read it over. The Captain was getting to happy with this meeting.
"Lieutenant, who took these things? Or you don't know." Wallace wasn't to excited and was not really ready for more information.
"Well, at 1532 hours yesterday someone sent a communication to Morristown, 25 minutes after you. I checked the Command Deck visual recorder to see who open the comm channel. It showed three people on sanitation detail, and the one person near the communications console well sir take a look." Kelly said reaching over and bringing up the image.
The Image showed a man from behind wearing blue, and a single gold pip. The person to cleaning then the man turned around to show Ensign Deveraux. Wallace gave a sigh and slammed his hand down. He saw the evidence but didn't want to believe it. "Lieutenant do you have the comm message he sent?"
"Yes sir hold on a second excuse the static it appears that he scrambled his transmission during the transmission to hide his identity."
[Zee Starfleet wants you to leave your home, but I have an idea for a fail safe defense plans] The message went blank. Wallace rubbed his fingers over his brow. Richard was feeling disgusted as Kelly went forward with more evidence.
"Sir I have a transporter recorder that shows beam out from 2330 in his quarters, and his personnel access code to the transporter." Kelly handed over another PADD.
Richard knew this was bad news. The Mullura would of detected the shuttle entering the star system and leaving with nobody, and beaming cargo down. It would look like the Federation was arming the colonist. Richard's heart sank. He knew what had to be done. he tapped his comm badge.
"Lieutenant Savick and Lieutenant Anderson come in."
[Sovick here.]
"This Captain Wallace, arrest Ensign Deveraux, and throw his butt in the brig. Wallace out."
Lieutenant Kelly, was hiding his grin and feelings quite well. In fact it appeared to Wallace that Kelly was just as upset as he was. Richard walked over to the replicator and ordered a cup of coffee. He sipped it, and thought for a minute.
[Captain Wallace, the Dominion Faction has message they are broadcasting through out the Quadrant.]Razek said on the comm channel, Wallace was not sure how to take what was now going to happen.
"On our way."
Wallace and Kelly stood near the entrance of the Co's office and looked onto the screen. Where the female Vorta Valira appeared.
[This is a Grand day for the Dominion Union, as the once proud members of the old Dominion we have carried on with their pride. And in doing so we have formed a very important alliance with the Mullura Empire, and we warned against them trying to negoate with the Federation in their territory.
Just a little while ago the Federation Colony was given supplies and material belonging and deposited by the Federation. That Colony became the first battle of the our new Alliance.
At 0534 hours elements of the second Regiment of the Jem'Hadar, and a Detachment of the Mulluran army, attacked, and captured the colonist, with out a single casualty on our side.
The Federation, will suffer for this mistake. We now are occupying that Star System, and are prepare to retake everything from there to the Briar Patch Nebula. ] The screen went blank, and Wallace looked down at Razek, and Commander Loran, and then turned and walked back into his office.
The news was surprising to Wallace, and he knew deep down that War was now unavoidable. The sinking feeling in his stomach now was a sharp pain. This was now all cause of Deveraux or was it? Captain Wallace knew the evidence was damning, not all here say. Lieutenant Kelly presented hardcore evidence, visual and audio.
Richard sat at his desk and open the comm channel to Command. He knew they had a plane and wanted to hand it down to the only senior Star Fleet officer out near the that sector of Space. He pressed the button that turned on his view screen for his computer terminal. Captain Roberts, and Admiral McCaffee both appeared.
[Well, Captain can you explain this?] McCaffee asked.
"A officer that didn't agree with Captain Roberts, stole and transported goods to the Colonist. We have him in custody."
[What is this person's name?] Roberts asked.
"Sir it's under investigation, we believe it to be Ensign Paul Deveraux. He's in the stations brig. More important sir what we do now. It's clear the Mulluran and Dominion are their way. They'll be here in 3 days." Wallace wanting to confirm what he was thinking was going to happen.
[Captain evacuate New Canada, and the Civilian population on the station. Prepare a delaying action. A number of ships 13 to be exact will be their in 4 days.] McCaffee sent some information to Wallace. Richard then came up with an interesting idea.
"Sirs, what if we inflict heavy damage on the fleet, and once they cross the Briar Patch we hit them. Their troops will be exhausted, by then."
[Very well, rig the station for destruction in case the enemy board it. Once they detect that they will not try and board the station. We'll meet at the other end of the Briar Patch. After that we have some serious talking to do Captain. McCaffee out.] The screen went blank.
Richard walked onto the Command Deck, and say most of the Senior Officers. He looked around and saw the fear in the young NCO's and Ensigns.
"Ensign Razek, open a station wide comm channel."Wallace said, standing by the Operations station.
"It's open sir."Razek said turning his chair to look at his Captain.
"Attention all personnel, and Civilians. It is with great regret that I announce we must prepare for abandonment of Supply Base 901, we will of course be back. All Civilians must be ready for evacuation by the end of two days. That is all for now. Wallace out."
Colonel Tarik looked at the Captain, with a look of excitement, but uneasiness. "Sir what we do for defense of the Station?"
"Colonel, we will fight a delaying action. Prepare your men for mass evacuation, I want security sweeps of the shuttle bays and cargo bays.
Ensign Razek, take the Hawks transports, and evacuate the Colony.
Carter, I want Banshee on 1 minute standby.
Murphy, I want you rig a trap incase the Enemy try to board this station.
Garek, take the Lambda Flier, and deploy 45 antimatter mines, and 20 tricoblat mines.
That's all we have work lets get to it."