10: Something Silly's Going To Happen

I've brought you out of hypersleep. We are ready to strike. I have the Commander cornered, and this time there will be no mistakes. It has been two days since you rescued me from the containment facility. During that time, I have set in motion a plan to trap the Commander. He is currently residing in one of his asteroid cores, the better to coordinate his ongoing search for our ship. The Commander travels between the Pfhor outpost on Khe-n'ga'tr and his orbiting cores by tranmsitting himself through a series of relays. For the past twelve hours, the S'pht'Kr have been moving into firing positions in the asteroid belt. In 7 hours and 24 minutes, when the Commander's core reaches apogee, they will strike. The Commander will be left out of range of any other relay, and he will remain so for 14 minutes. This will provide more than enough time for me to destroy his transmitter from orbit. Then, with the Commander trapped in his dying core, you will activate the base's self-destruct device. Report to the downlink terminal in the Engine Room, on the lower deck, for further information and insertion.

Our little ambush will have to wait. The Pfhor cruiser T'kahr has detected us and is closing rapidly. This ship is no match for a Pfhor warship, but we have an ace in the hole: Your captured Juggernaut, which survived the wreck of the Ospedale. The Pfhor may not build them well but they build them tough. Its firepower is also tiny compared to the T'kahr, but it is small enough to be teleported through the cruiser's shields. Report to the bridge for insertion; this terminal does not have a teleportation system.