The Empire has caught the USS Prometheus spying on their base in former Federation space. A Star Destroyer and three light cruisers are in pursuit.

Federation Captain: Can you get us moving any faster?

Helmsman: We're already going above safety limits, the ship can't maintain this speed much longer!

Federation Captain: Are we outrunning the Imperial ships?

Helmsman: No sir. We're going faster than this ship was meant to go and their still gaining on us!!

Federation Captain: Very well then. Prepare to drop to warp 9.5 and initiate Multi-Vector-Assault-Mode on my mark.

On the Star Destroyer:

Imperial Captain: How long until we catch the Federation vessel?

Officer: If they can maintain their present speed, 3 minutes. It doesn't look like they can handle it for much longer though.

Imperial Captain: Good. Shields to full and charge weapons. They won't reach Federation space alive.

Back on the Prometheus:

Federation Captain: Now!

Helsman: Aye, Aye Captain!

The Prometheus slows down a bit, causing the distance between it and the Star Destroyer to shrink even more rapidly.

Officer: They've slowed down! Collision in 7 seconds!!

Imperial Captain: What?? They wouldn't!?!

A second before colliding the Prometheus breaks up into its three attack modules. Each swerves a little to avoid hitting the Star Destroyer. As one they each fire a prolonged phaser burst accompanied with two Quantum torpedoes. The SD continues to pull ahead as the Prometheus fires multiple short blasts into it. Five phaser blasts and three Quantum torpedoes scar the rear of the SD before it pulls out of range.

Officer: WHHHAAAA!!! *explosion sends him flying*

Imperial Captain: Damage report!

Other Officer: We have three hull breaches, shields down to 64% and three of our sublight thrusters have been heavily damaged!

Imperial Captain: Bring out of hyperspeed and prepare to engage.

Helmsman: The Imperial ships are moving to sublight speeds!

Federation Captain: Reform the ship and prepare to come out of warp.

The Prometheus drops out of warp almost on top of one of the lighter craft. The Prometheus fires 5 phaser blasts and four Quantum torpedoes into it sending it adrift. The other 3 Imperial vessels turn to face it and charge weapons.

Imperial Captain: I want every weapon on each ship to fire at once. There should be one huge bolt that totally pulverizes that thing!

The Imperial ships charge up and fire all weapons. It basically is one huge blob of energy rushing at the Prometheus.

Federation Captain: SHIT!! Attack separation!!

The Prometheus quickly splits into Multi-Vector-Assault-Mode and the en-masse weapons fire passes harmlessly between them. The Prometheus pulls back together as soon as it passes.

Imperial Captain: ….freaky.

Federation Captain: Fire full phaser and torpedo spread!

The Prometheus fires multiple phasers and quantum torpedoes into the Imperial ships. One of the lighter cruisers gets the brunt of four Quantum torpedoes and blows in two from a phaser blast. The other two take it in stride however and pound the Prometheus with return fire.

Helmsman: Shield layer one is at 50% and shield layer two is at 70%! The other Imperial ship is coming up behind us!

Captain: Rotate 1 and 2 off and replace them with 4 and 5, leave 3 running and focus on repairing layer one!

The Imperial ship that the Prometheus left for dead comes up behind it and the Prometheus is tossed about in the crossfire. Two turbo lasers blast through and hit the Prometheus's hull with enough force to fling it end-over end. The Federation starship is thoroughly wounded by hundreds of turbo lasers.

Federation Captain: Report!

Helmsman: Shield layers four and five are down! Number 3 is at 72%, raising 2 and 6 to compensate! 2 of the outer phaser strips are down!

Federation Captain: Multi-Vector-Assault-Mode! Target; light Imperial vessel to our front, attack pattern theta three!

The Prometheus splits up again, dodging many of the blows aimed for the merged ship. The three parts fly far apart in a triangular formation, placing the Imperial craft in the exact center, the Federation warship fires multiple phasers into it quickly demolishing it.

Federation Captain: Computer, acquire new target. Imperial Star Destroyer, attack pattern Beta 4!

Two section fly in close formation and pump Quantum torpedoes into the bottom of the Star Destroyer while the other flies over the SD and fires phasers at machine-gun rate. The Star Destroyer lashes back and heavily damages all three sections. The lighter Imperial ship attacks the two bottom-bound sections from behind.

Helmsman: Captain! Section Alpha has sustained massive damage! We may lose it!

Federation Captain: I've got an idea, separate section Gamma from computer control.

The lowermost section of the Prometheus turns to attack the Imperial ship, it only fires a few phasers before the two collide. With all 7 shields forced into play the computer-guided, unmanned Prometheus section cuts straight through without being blown apart itself.

Officer: Sir, two of the sections of that ship are heavily damaged, I think we can take them out.

Imperial Captain: Continue to fire at all three ships, we don't know which one's manned.

Officer: Well, the one that rammed our ship certainly isn't.

The manned section of the Prometheus charges the Star Destroyer's bridge assembly. Firing phasers the whole run the shields are nearly put out of commission and the hull is breached in several places. The Prometheus Beta section pulls up just before hitting the SD and fires a few more phasers into it. Meanwhile section Alpha and Gamma have lost much of their shielding, have hull breaches, and a few key systems offline.

Federation Captain: bring us below the Star Destroyer and remerge the ship. Have all ship sections fire full weapons spread!

The two Prometheus sections fire full arsenal into the looming Star Destroyer cutting gashes into its hull. The Beta section flies in firing Quantum torpedoes and phasers to cover the computer-controlled sections. The ship re-merges and continues to fire into its larger adversary.

Federation Captain: Direct all non-essential systems to weapons and shields. Transfer Multi-Vector-Assault-Mode weapons power to the outer phasers. Continue to fire Quantum torpedoes and bring us up for another run on the bridge assembly.

Imperial Captain: Damage report!

Officer: We're leaking radiation and plasma…shields are gone and half our weapons are offline. Hull breaches on every deck…it's starting to come apart.

Imperial Captain: Who would have thought any of the Federation's ships could possibly be so advanced?

The Prometheus fires two phasers directly into the bridge. They continue to fire for 10 more seconds until the bridge completely explodes. A few more Quantum Torpedoes tear apart what's left of the main body.

Federation Captain: I'm glad that's over. Set a course for the nearest Starbase. Oh, and…damage report?

Helmsman: Only 3 regenerative shield layers are still functioning. The computer controlled battle sections are all but offline and we have 5 hull breaches along with most of the ablative armor blown off.

And so, the Prometheus, the baddest mutha--hush yo mouth!--in' ship the Alpha Quadrant has ever produced* returns from its newest victory.

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*I mean it…this thing tore apart a federation ship while under Romulan control with like 2 phaser bursts, took a pounding from 3 Federation Warships and three Romulan Warbirds for several minutes, and then tore apart one of the Warbirds quite handily! And this was while it was still being tested and developed!!