They reached what appeared to be an armory, and Nat'al turned to Tressa. "All in good time," he replied, entering followed by the others. He passed Tressa, Reifv, and Nat'tak each a Romulan disruptor pistol and a personal shield unit, then armed himself with a similar weapon and shield unit, turning back to the guards. "Let's keep moving."
They left, and headed for the nearby transporter room.
Tressa affixed her personal shield unit and checked the power cells on her disruptor rifle. Everything checked out. She then entered the transporter room with the group.
There was nothing blocking the scans, which surprised Nat'al. One of the doors opened up, and a single Elachi Assault Drone hovered in, firing at Nat'tak, who ducked and started returning fire with his disruptor.
Tressa clicked on to momentary combat mode and pulled her disruptor rifle up, firing a bolt burst expertly into the assault drone. Years of target practice had given her notable proficiency.
Nat'al started working on the console, then stopped, looking up at to Nat'tak. "Wait. Why would they even bother having you sabotage things on New Romulus anyway? The Tal Shiar haven't attacked any of those areas... nor have the Elachi. Even then, why the Elachi? Don't they work for the Iconians?"
Nat'tak didn't seem too impressed, almost worried. "Anything from the console?"
"Oh, right," Nat'al replied, working on the console. "Oh dear," he said, turning back to the group. "There's a specifically classified area beside the command area. Anyone interested in checking that out?"
"Perhaps there is a correlation with the Tal Shiar and the Iconians here?" Tressa surmised. "In any case, I am very interested in checking out this classified area. We must get to the bottom of this." She nodded to them as she continued on. Her subordinate followed, scanning the area for any more drones or personnel.
"Perhaps," Tressa repeated. She turned a corner and came to a turbolift which opened upon her presence. She wondered what the Tal Shiar were planning here.
They took the turbolift to the upper level and snuck around the base, swiftly avoiding Romulans and Elachi. When they reached the corridor behind the command area, they were presented with a locked door.
Nat'al sighed at the locked door. "Of course it's a locked door, what did you expect?"
Nat'tak shrugged.
"Well, I'll try to override the lock and make the door open," Nat'al said, taking to the door operation console and starting work there. Nat'tak, and the 2 guards, covered him in case anyone arrived to cause trouble.
"Hundreds," Nat'al said. "Probably more. Also, got it."
The door opened, and Nat'al took the lead, trailed by a guard, then Nat'tak. The room was quite curiously empty, except for a couple of Uhlans working at some consoles, evidently very occupied with their work.
"Ssssh," Nat'al replied, following them inside. He looked over their shoulders, one by one, reading what they were working on, then came back to the others, whispering to them, "they're analyzing New Romulus defenses and how they were altered by Nat'tak's sabotage."
"Invasion plans?" Nat'tal asked quietly. One of the Uhlans stopped and turned to walk out, spotting the group. "Intruder alert!"
The Uhlans all rapidly drew disruptors as Nat'al's guards opened fire at them. One of Romulans activated an alarm system, and another door opened.
"Well, if you guys won't say it, I will," Tressa continued while aiming her disruptor. "Hello," she said as she shot down an Uhlan. "Hi," she said again, training her aim to another Uhlan and shooting him down. "And, hey there," she repeated, shooting down a far Uhlan.
"Hello," said a robotic, almost ominous voice from an Iconian Herald construct as it shot Tressa with an antiproton beam, doing obvious injury as the guards shot the construct down. Nat'al sighed. "Of course the Iconians are involved. I thought we had some kind of treaty with them."
"Could they be from T'Ket's forces?" Nat'tak asked.
"Obviously. Let's head for that mystery room..." Nat'al replied, heading for the door, followed closely by his guards.
Nat'al motioned to Reifv to care for Tressa, and for Nat'tak to guard them. Nat'al and his guards walked in, greeted by an Iconian gateway. A Tal Shiar captain and the Iconian T'Ket were there to meet them, as T'Ket turned to Nat'al and waved her remaining hand, swiftly disintegrating Nat'al's guards as Nat'al himself backed up.
"You cannot stop what is already in motion, Romulan," T'Ket said ominously, approaching Nat'al. "Die."
Nat'al jumped through the door, evidently avoiding any immediate attempts at death. He started using his communicator at once, looking up at Nat'tak. "Beam us up, now!"
At the other door, where they entered, disruptor and alien fire was heard until another Romulan, holding a Herald staff, backed her way in, in a fire-fight with several Tal Shiar Agents. She worked her staff and knocked down the remaining Agents before noticing the infiltration group.
"Damn arrogant suit-stitchers," she said as she came to see Reifv attending to Commander Tressa, the Reman Nat'tak and the Romulan Nat'al. "Whoa! It's a party?"
Through the other door she could see an Iconian about to disintegrate them. She quickly raised her Herald Antiproton staff and shot a high density antiproton beam into T'Ket, knocking the Iconian off aim.
"The name's Kitsu," she introduced. "You guys have a way out of this hell hole?"
They left, and headed for the nearby transporter room.
Winning.
Winning.
Nat'al started looking around.
Winning.
Winning.
Winning.
Winning.
Nat'al followed from behind, noticing a console down the hall. He headed that way.
Winning.
"You're just excited you have a gun, aren't you?" deadpanned Reifv.
The Commander shrugged. "Hey, I've been on computers and communications screens for the last two weeks. It's a much needed change in pace."
Nat'tak didn't seem too impressed, almost worried. "Anything from the console?"
"Oh, right," Nat'al replied, working on the console. "Oh dear," he said, turning back to the group. "There's a specifically classified area beside the command area. Anyone interested in checking that out?"
Winning.
Winning.
Winning.
Nat'tak shrugged.
"Well, I'll try to override the lock and make the door open," Nat'al said, taking to the door operation console and starting work there. Nat'tak, and the 2 guards, covered him in case anyone arrived to cause trouble.
Winning.
The door opened, and Nat'al took the lead, trailed by a guard, then Nat'tak. The room was quite curiously empty, except for a couple of Uhlans working at some consoles, evidently very occupied with their work.
Winning.
"Invasion plans?" Nat'tal asked quietly. One of the Uhlans stopped and turned to walk out, spotting the group. "Intruder alert!"
The Uhlans all rapidly drew disruptors as Nat'al's guards opened fire at them. One of Romulans activated an alarm system, and another door opened.
Winning.
"Could they be from T'Ket's forces?" Nat'tak asked.
"Obviously. Let's head for that mystery room..." Nat'al replied, heading for the door, followed closely by his guards.
Winning.
"You cannot stop what is already in motion, Romulan," T'Ket said ominously, approaching Nat'al. "Die."
Nat'al jumped through the door, evidently avoiding any immediate attempts at death. He started using his communicator at once, looking up at Nat'tak. "Beam us up, now!"
Winning.
"Damn arrogant suit-stitchers," she said as she came to see Reifv attending to Commander Tressa, the Reman Nat'tak and the Romulan Nat'al. "Whoa! It's a party?"
Through the other door she could see an Iconian about to disintegrate them. She quickly raised her Herald Antiproton staff and shot a high density antiproton beam into T'Ket, knocking the Iconian off aim.
"The name's Kitsu," she introduced. "You guys have a way out of this hell hole?"