9/22/24:
The first day of fall is here. I already miss summer :(

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None for this installment!

Transcript
Panel 1:
Natashia Staratt (TV): The Supreme Advisor has gone rogue and destroyed the particle defense system!
    He has thus abandoned everyone on the surface to die.
    The time for fighting is over! Now we must find a way to survive.

Panel 2:
Natashia (TV): Please, go to your basement if you have one. Try at least to get indoors. Stay as far from windows as you can. Protect yourself with furniture or anything with padding.
    We have roughly ten minutes till impact with the storm. Do not waste time!
    We are doing all we can to protect the people and restore the particle defense system. But do not count on success! Protect yourselves and your families!

Panel 3:
Romulan Guard Woman: What should we do? We have orders!
Romulan Guard Man: To hell with orders! The advisor is gone! No doubt fled to the bunker while we are sacrificed to aid his escape.
    The queen is gracious. I will cast my lot with her. Perhaps we have a chance.
SFX: Drop!

Panel 4:
Natashia (TV and in person): If you are near enough to the palace, come here quickly!! The doors stand open!

Panel 5:
Ensign Hylia: The fire fight at the palace has ceased, sir! She's done it!
Colonel Hank Reynolds: It won't matter, dammit! The particle defense system is a crater.
    I doubt more than a handful will get lucky and live through this.

Panel 6:
Lieutenant Zack LeRoux: But what can WE do? We're in space!
Hank: And so is that particle field. Yana... set a course. Put us between the planet and the particle storm.
Helmsman Yana: Sir, our shields can't withstand that intensity of impact for long!
    And the Romulans are still firing at us!
Hank: Then it's a good thing the ship is armored, too.