. Den noticed the Nausicaan's shooting and muttered, "Well, that works, Khal'Gon, thanks."
. At the far edge of the clearing, Shadow sensed the loss of communications through the tension in Sandy and Patterson. He reached out telepathically to his Shayana, LtCmdr. Relok, up on the Penumbra, ~Relok, we're okay, so far.~ He took aim and released his explosive-tipped, armor-piercing arrow at one of the Kyrathian Soldiers, then quickly drew another and let it fly at the same target. The Soldier went down.
. Hearing Patterson's announcement of "Weapons free", and hearing (and seeing) the WAR weapons fire and Den's phase rifle, Tabby readied his bat'leth, backing towards the Medical and Science Team members and edging towards the building designated as their bunker. He said, "Bevin, I don't know how good you are at fighting, but I'm gonna need you and Shadow as a distraction so I can study the movements of the upcoming threat. I may be Klingon, but I think like a Romulan."
. Up on the Penumbra, Relok heard Shadow's message and reported, "Shadow says they're OK so far, but ... he feels pretty tense, Captain!"
. Zak's face had formed into a grim frown. He stood and said, "Standin, phasers on that shield. Punch a hole!"
. Standin, the Vulcan Tactical Officer filling in for Den, nodded and said, "Aye, sir, full phasers in tight beam. Firing!"
. Above the shield bubble, Sandy in Delta 2 called the other Delta Flyer, "Delta 3, form on my wing with the Tanagra, target that damn shield. See if we can punch a hole or anything!" He knew the Runabout wasn't exactly designed for combat, it was more a transport vessel, but it had phasers and everything would count ... he hoped!