Captain’s Log – Apr 19, 2158 – Delta Crateris – Yellow Alert
Well, there was always part of me that was wishing that we would somehow immediately know when we had entered the system containing the infamous Sa-Matra, but encountering a bunch of Ur-Quan and Kohr-Ah holding hands on a “merry-go-round” wasn’t exactly what I had in mind!
I of course immediately established a time portal entry point before we proceeded, and we set course for the uh… circle of death.

Um… maybe we should try that again… Zelnick out.
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Captain’s Log – Apr 19, 2158 – Near Delta Crateris V – Red Alert: General Quarters
Not wanting to face 14 Kohr-Ah Marauders, I activated the time portal so we could try again as the Kohr-Ah began hurtling some name-calling in our direction:
“FILTH! You may NOT approach the Sa-Matra. Your death was inevitable, but now it is also imminent.”
The second time around we approached more cautiously, and we made our way to the other side of the circle so our sensors could focus in and magnify their circular perimeter:

Incidentally, it also allowed us to be more selective in our approach of the massive horde:

There! That’s much better. Well, sort of…
We are heading to Battle Stations! Captain out.
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Captain’s Log – Apr 20, 2158 – Near Delta Crateris V – Red Alert
The Ur-Quan Kzer-Za, much like the Kohr-Ah, also didn’t want us to approach the Sa-Matra, which they referred to as their “symbol of Ur-Quan dominance.” We fought off all 14 Dreadnoughts with the Vindicator, and our flagship only took one Fusion Bolt during the entire battle, and that was only due to an Ur-Quan warping in at weapon’s range and already pointing in our direction before we could get up to top speed.
We didn’t even bother with crew transfers, choosing to instead focus our attention and efforts into quickly moving through the circular line of Ur-Quan. We remained at action stations in anticipation of the entire ring enclosing around us to prevent our escape, but they remained content in their circular motion as we continued on course towards the planet… but then, something came up on sensors as we neared closer:

That must be the Sa-Matra! We are going to Battle Stations! Captain out.
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Captain’s Log – Supplemental:
It doesn’t look like we’ll be fighting the Sa-Matra today.
Well, this has been fun, but I think it’s time to go:

Damn. Zelnick out.
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