The propulsion system misfired as expected – generating a distortion field that disabled all of the Romulan ships. Scott readied the warp accelerator for one last test, then sent a coded message telling the Enterprise how to shield themselves. Starfleet Intelligence operatives armed the Confederate's auto destruct, but the miracle worker had one more idea. They had enough power for a 30- second burst at warp two, which got them within sight of the Enterprise, but they came to a dead stop on the wrong side of the border. Scott provided limited shields and maneuvering thrusters, enough to launch the Confederate and escape the depot's defensive gun emplacements. With six ships dispatched from Atnox Depot to support Mirek, the facility was only lightly guarded when Montgomery Scott and a commando team landed and sneaked aboard the Confederate.

just as I must look for his slightest slip, the slenderest excuse to destroy him. Under normal circumstances, such actions would seem reckless and foolhardy, but I am dealing with James Kirk, and therefore I must look for a deeper purpose. The Federation ship prowls the edge of the border. Commodore Foley hoped to recover the ship, and sent the USS Enterprise to the edge of the Romulan Neutral Zone as a lure. Unfortunately, the engineering section was recovered by Romulans and brought to their Atnox Depot for study.

It failed, forcing all personnel to evacuate in the saucer section. In 2268, its inventor dismissed it as too unstable, but Starfleet built it anyway. The USS Confederate field tested a warp accelerator that theoretically could yield transwarp speeds. Publisher's description From solicitations Scotty joins Starfleet Security in a covert mission to rescue a captured Federation starship - a ship with a secret! Summary

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