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Transcript
Panel 1:
Commodore Jeffrey Bannister: What just happened?
Commander Dale Zurkett: Hell... the gravity waves! They threw off the sensors.
I overshot the exit point.
Lieutenant Commander Natashia Starrat: Sir, I'm detecting 20 starships in our immediate vicinity. Tajaran support cruisers and a Flying Slug.
Dale: Shields!
Lieutenant Zack LeRoux: Way ahead of you. I also polarized the hull plating!
Panel 2:
Jeffrey: What about the distress signal? Escape pods? Life signs?
Natashia: Negative, sir.
But there are multiple debris fields.
Panel 3:
Ensign Ystelia Hylia: Sir, we're being hailed.
Jeff: Put i on screen, Ensign.
Dale (aside): All gun crews to battle stations. Identify and lock on to primary targets.
Panel 4
Admiral Bokchow: Earthling vessel! I am Admiral Bokchow.
Soverign Overlord of the Third Tajaran War Fleet.
Panel 5
Jeff: Well, I'm Jeffrey Bannister. Sovereign, um... boss... of Federation Star Defense!
Bokchow: Federation Star Defense?
Jeff: Yes, it's a whole new thing. Massive fleet.
By the way, did you destroy one of our ships?
Bokchow: As is our right! They burned under the might of Tajara!
Panel 6
Dale: What a bastard!
Jeff: Easy, Dale.
Admiral, you have violated the Federation treaty with Tajara and will face a war tribunal.
Bokchow: I will face nothing!
Jeff: But for now, you must surrender or be destroyed.
Panel 7
Bokchow: Arrogant earthling. It is YOU who will be destroyed, just like your compatriots!
Oh, you should have heard how they begged for their miserable lives.
Panel 8
Jeff: Didn't I just say we're a massive new fleet?
The Intrepid is only the vanguard.
Panel 9
Bokchow: You will...
...
You will give us a moment.
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