The Arizona crept up behind the supply convoy undetected, due to the sensor masking system that Commander Loran had built. There were for some reason only three supply ships and one Mullura cruiser making the cargo ships an easy prey. Wallace was sitting in his chair, Lieutenant Sovick was manning tactical and Ensign Razek was at OPS. The crew was on red alert. Helm was bringing the Arizona to within two hundred meters of the center cargo ship. They were approaching at warp 4.3. The supply convoy was traveling at Warp 4.4.
Lieutenant Sovick had locked three quantum torpedoes onto the three ships. One shot would disable, and cripple all three. Sovick would fire the pulse phaser at the escort vessel. The Convoy would then force to drop out of warp. Sovick would then fire at the escort ship with another shot from the phaser cannon. And if need be he'd fire a torpedo at the cruiser's main power grid. After the escort was destroyed the Arizona would consentrait on the cargo vessels.
"Lieutenant fire now!" Wallace said turning his attention to the Operations Station. Ensign Razek would relay anything of importance.
Sovick replied. "Aye sir." And pressed the firing buttons at his station.
Three blue streaks flew out of the torpedo bays towards their intended targets. Within a few seconds they hit their target causing hull damage and internal damage to the ships systems. All three-cargo ships dropped out of warp.
"The cargo ships have sustained 45% damage to their ships." Sovick said as he fired a pulse phaser blast at the escort vessel. The shot struck and caused minor damage to the cruiser. It too dropped out of warp. Wallace was quick to react.
"Helm all stop. Reverse course. Mister Sovick report." Wallace said as he turned looking towards the tactical station.
"Mullura cruiser is stopped and scanning for us. They have sustained 20% damage to their aft shields. Minor buckling on the engineering section. "
"Lock phasers and fire." Wallace said standing up and stepping three feet in front of his chair.
The Mullura cruiser was unable to scan any vessel, as the Arizona approached at 1/3 impulse, firing as they approached. The phaser found its mark and cut through the Mullura's shields. Razek scanned as the Arizona flew ten meters above the hull.
"Sir the Mullura cruiser has a core breech in progress." Razek said as he scanned the ship.
"Fire at the cargo ships Lieutenant." Wallace said as he walked over to the master display screen behind his seat. The cargo vessels were destroyed in a matter of seconds.
Richard felt good but sort of bad. He struck the enemy but was sneaky about. Almost as bad as the Romulans in his opinion. "Report Ensign."
"Sir, the escort had 320 Mulluran onboard, no survivors. The cargo ships had 200 Jem'Hadar and 12 Mulluran crew. It appears we have a flawless victory Captain." Razek said turning his chair half way around to inform the Captain of what had happened.
"Helm plot a course home. Warp 13.5. Mister Sovick you have the bridge." Wallace said walking into his ready room.
Once in his ready room Wallace took a deep breath and thought of how he had taken those lives so easily with out any real thought. It bothered him how they had gone about it and not the people he killed. Richard walked over to his desk and took a seat and picked up a PADD and tried to put the events in a report. Then his computer terminal beeped. He turned to see the screen flashing an incoming message. Richard quickly turned it on.
Captain Roberts appeared and spoke. [Captain outstanding recon of the Morristown system. Colonel Tarik is planning the invasion now. You have anything to report?]
"Yes we struck and destroyed a Supply Convoy. It was carrying Jem'Hadar and other useful supplies. The fight lasted less then three minutes." Wallace was quite he almost wanted to say he had slaughtered the enemy but knew better then that.
[I expect a detailed report when you return. What is your status?]
"Where heading back sir."
[Negative Captain. I want you to Patrol for another day. Hit and disable any attacking ships heading into that sector. The star ship Lexington will arrive by 0430 hours and continue the patrolling. Remember Captain keep the heat on them. Roberts out.] The screen went blank, and Wallace took a big sigh of disbelief and pressed his comm badge.
"Helm halt course to SB901, turn us back around and patrol the Morristown Star System again. Wallace out."