On:

{Front HQ, Chimesa front, Venlos}
:: First Officer Malino O'vsky was outside the command bunker only 3
kilometers from the front. It is two hours before dawn.
Two years of 'convincing' and training new special units had finally
paid of, Malino O'vsky's new tactics had been approaved by his
goverment.
He had spent four months preparing for the upcomming offensive.
His 'morale' officer and his second in command walked up beside him,
Second Officer H'rat Xest. ::

O'vsky: "Yes H'rat?"

H'rat: "In one minute, Sire."

O'vsky: :: Sighs :: "May Y'lut protect them."

H'rat: :: Looks at O'vsky. :: "Y'lut, Sire?"

O'vsky: :: Chuckles :: "I am a soldier, H'rat. I have been out
there." :: Indicates toward the front. :: "Everyone prays out there."

H'rat: :: Nods :: "I understand, Sire." :: Looks at his
timepiece. :: "Its time." :: The new rocket artilleri opens up from
their camouflaged positions and the entire sector seems to burn as
they begun hitting their carefully selected targets. ::

{Elsewhere}

:: For several hours during the night crack units of specially
trained soldiers have infiltrated the no-mans land between the army
of the Elegante Totality and the army of the Muta Republic. They had
cleared paths through the minefields and was now in position to take
out the Muta Republic foward units.
Within 20 minutes they cleared the trenches and bunkers with small
arms, grenades and flamethrowers.
At the same time paratroopers begins to land at strategic location
behind enemy lines. They capture bridges, cut communication lines and
attack enemy rear units.
Only minutes after the first artilleri barrage foward tank units
begins to roll toward the cleared minefields.
At the same time foward airfields are attacked by ground attack
aircrafts. Within an hour the Elegante Totality's airforce achieve a
total air supremacy over the Chimesa front.
Elegante Totality's commando units, dressed in Muta Republic
uniforms, cause havoc behind the frontline.
Withing three hours a _major_ breakthrough has occured in the
frontline and mechanised and tank units pour through the gap
created. ::


{Capital city, Nor Taren, Muta Republic}
:: President Desq Tyne is rudely awaken by Miss Clart, she is clearly
in shock. ::

Clart: "Mr. President, please wake up."

Tyne: "What is it?"

Voice: :: From the door. :: "We must evacaute, Mr. President." :: Its
his chief of security. ::

Tyne: "Whats going on, mr. Fine?"

Fine: "We will brief you on the way to the airport, first we need to
get you to safety, sir."

Tyne: "I said _whats_going_on?"

Fine: :: Almost forces the President to dress himself. :: "A major
breakthrough on the Chimesa front. Our front divisions are in
_complete_ disintegration or has been been completly destroyed. They
have achieved total air supremacy over a very large area... including
over the capitol, sir. Commando units and paratroopers are operating
behind our lines."

Tyne: "May Y'lut protect us." :: Finishes dressing and is escorted
away. :: "What about re-inforcements?"

Fine: "Either they are in retreat, surrounded or pinned down by their
airforce and groundforces."

Tyne: "How much time?"

Fine: "The information is chaotic but we estimates their foward units
will reach the capitol in two days."

Tyne: "What about the new weapon?"

Fine: "Unfourtunatly we have lost contact with the testing area, but
we have reccieved chaotic reports of commando units and paratroopers."

Tyne: "Damn."

Fine: "I agree, Mr. President."

:: Within twenty minutes they reach the airfield. despite the convoy
is ambushed on the way. The harbour is burning from an bomber raid
and several military installations too.
Soon the aircraft is airborne and is flying toward safer airspace.
The President with family and most of his goverment is being
evacuated on the plane.
Suddenly their fighter escort is attacked by hostile fighters and a
dogfight begins. However two enemy fighters targets and succeds in
shooting down the aircraft with the President, from 19000 feet there
are no survivors, only a burning crater. ::


{Bridge USS Eccalibur}
:: Ingoldo taps his combadge. ::

Ingoldo: "Fellow crewmembers as of this time I assume command of the
Excalibur because our Captain is temporary missing. But rest assured
that we will make every effort in locating her... its our top
priority." :: Sighs to himself. :: "But before we can do _anything_
we will need to repair the damage the alien transport beam caused...
but I am confident in you _all_. As temporary XO I choose Lieutenant
Calhoun. Commander Ingoldo out."
:: He turns toward the Bridge Crew. ::
"I want to know everything there is to know about the Supervisor 194
also known as Gary Seven, Number One. Work with Ensign Dantu. Make
communication, navigation and sensors a priority, Lieutenant
McCloud." :: There is a series of aye sirs around him. ::
"Counselor, you are to monitor an find ways to boost the crews
morale." :: She nods ::
"Analyse any data we have from the alien transporter beam and come up
with a solution that lessens or negates its damage on our systems,
Lieutenant Mem.
Ensign Sadeen, repair the navigation systems. I want to be able to
manouver ths ship.
Lieutenant McAllister, I need you help Ensign Sadeen _and_ assist the
Vulcans." :: Meaning keep them away from ships operatiopns. ::

McAllister: "Yes sir."

Ingoldo: "I want a progress report in _person_ in the Conference
Lounge in three hours time."

Calhoun:: Everyone moves to their duties. :: "Anything else,
Commander?"

Ingoldo: :: Nods sadly. :: "Yes ask Mr. Barns to come up to the
_Captains_ Ready Room."

Off: *Smiles* Only one thing is certain in war and that it is un-
certain. "Inspiration" for the events on the planet was the Soviet
invasion of Manchuria in August 1945. In a period of nine days the
Soviet ground forces occupied an area in equal the size of Europe
(one of the most swift and decisive victorys in the history of
warfare.)
What will happen now?

Commander Ingoldo
Executive Officer
USS Excalibur NCC-2997