Commodore Pike sat in his chair being very aware of the present crisis. He more then ever wanted to stop the Kelvan Battle Planet in it's tracks.
"Sir. I am Lieutenant James Taylor. I was assigned several days ago to be your tactical advisor. However, things being what they are you haven't gotten around to seeing me sir, so I sought you out."
Pike looked up and saw a man older than the rest of the crew. Pike then remembered Admiral Ross assigned his best staff member. "In my ready room Lieutenant," Pike said walking towards his ready room.
The two walked in and Pike grabbed a PADD from his pile of PADDs that cluttered his desk, and started to read it. "Well Lieutenant. You've been in Starfleet for twenty-one years, seventeen of those were at tactical. So you know what your job is."
Taylor knew he had to get to work right away and it was the one thing he needed to do quickly". "Sir, I need to know your present battle plan," Taylor said.
Well, He's a 'cut to the chase' officer. I like him, Pike said to himself. "Our present plan is to build a Genesis Device as you know, that will destroy the planet."
Taylor didn't know much about the device and felt free to question it; that was how he and Ross worked together. "Sir, have you studied the effects of the device?"
Pike said, "Our chief science officer and chief engineer are building it now. Why don't you ask them yourself Mr. Taylor?"
Taylor thought for awhile and then asked another question. "Sir, when will the Kelvan Planet reach Earth?"
"In twenty-nine hours," Pike said with disgust in his voice. Pike then handed Taylor a PADD that had the information on the Genesis Device.