“Commander Fowler, follow me right away. Commander Marsh, you have the bridge.”

“Aye sir! ” was all that was heard as Liam and Nydia exited the bridge, their faces still white as snow.

Going to this desk, he opened his computer, and it flashed the classified “authorization code required”.

“Commander Liam Dioramante, Authorization Code: Dioramante Alpha 09 Zulu.”

“Access code accepted.”

Liam sat down, looking at his computer and the data that he had received from the commodore.

“What will we do, Liam? “Asked Nydia.

“Most of the crew haven’t even seen the Borg yet, much less in battle. They aren’t even combat ready yet. You know well as I do that they have seen the horrors of the Borg from a third perspective, which is already bad as it is.” Leaning back, Nydia felt a huge migraine coming.

“Well, we have standing orders to join the Fourth Fleet in their mission for the Borg, but we don’t have a choice now, do we? We can’t do anything but hope that we survive this encounter,” but at the back of his mind, Liam doubted that they could survive an encounter as he had seen the horrors the Borg had unleashed personally. All that he could do was hope for the crew to survive and live to see another day.

“According to the data the commodore just sent us, the Borg technology is apparently “showing life” again? ”

Liam was very puzzled at this statement.

“Aren’t the numbers of the Borg lessened significantly by now, after what happened during Frontier Day?” Replied Nydia, still curious as ever.

“According to the information sent, “Starfleet sensors detected Borg activity in the far reaches of the Beta Quadrant,” and defunct Borg technologies are activating a homing signal,” said Liam.

“Homing signals, hmmm.”

Nydia is still wondering how defunct homing signals are attempting to contact the Borg as to their location.

“Nydia, what do you know about Borg technology? “I wondered, Liam.

“Not as much as you do, but I have been debriefed about their technological and tactical capabilities,” replied Nydia.

“Good, we need to catch up on the current information about the Borg and their whereabouts.”

“Contact your own colleagues in Starfleet Intelligence and see what you can find out.”

“We still have a big problem on our hands, you know,” said Nydia.

“Indeed, I’m still going through the information sent, but it might take a while,” Liam replied crisply.

Liam was still unsure of the Encinitas’s ability to face off against the Borg, as it was just a simple utility cruiser with limited tactical powers.

“Nydia, give me a moment, please.”

Liam was planning to ask the Commodore for a more tactically advantageous ship within the service, such as the California-class; well, it’s good for day-to-day missions to keep the Federation running, but it wouldn’t hold up against enemies such as the Borg.

“Aye, sir. Back to the bridge, I suppose? ” asked Nydia.

“I’ll call you back here within a few minutes.”

“Aye, sir! ”

As soon as Nydia leaves, Liam opens up his computer and enters his authorization code.

“Commander Liam Dioramante, Authorization Code: Dioramante Alpha 09 Zulu.”

“Accepted.”

Heavy thoughts started to weigh on Liam’s mind, as this decision could possibly change the fate of the crew itself.

“Contact Commodore Ekwueme.”