The Claw in Motion

[Cptn Corizon 0]

A wing of Scorpiad fighters formed up on the flanks of their two Vampire-class scout ships just ahead of a group of some twenty-five G'Jak-class battleships and their attendant escorts. The black bio-organic hulls of the imposing ships glinted off the sunlight from New Bajor's class-L star.

 

On the bridge of the lead scout, Major Gchk'Qu stood on the command dais looking at the holographic projection of the gathering fleet behind his vessel. “Signal the fighter wings and the Looking Death to cloak and follow us through to warp.”

 

“As you command.”

 

The two scout vessels and their fighters shimmered and disappeared into the darkness of space, ehaded for their target.

 

On the larger, more complex command dais in the war room of the the leadship of the gathering Scorpiad fleet, Lt. General Ei-Kii’h`n looked at a similar read out. His black-blue Emri carapace glinted under the low lights, and his eyes filtered from the holographic projection to various read outs and officers.

 

“How long until our fleet is fully assembled?”

 

“Another seventy-two hours, sir.”

 

“Excellent,” he said. “Once they've arrived we can make course for the target system.”