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AbaKon β€” Before the Storm

Published: 2011-01-23 01:30:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 1279; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 108
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(SUBSPACE LINK ESTABLISHED. EXCHANGING CYPHER KEYS. IKW VIOLATOR IDENTITY CONFIRMED. SECURE LINK ESTABLISHED.)

IKW Violator to Fleet Command. Pack Commander Kon reporting. Transmitting update on our recent encounter with the Federation starship Intrepid.

In an effort to prevent an open outbreak of hostilities with the United Federation of Planets, we have been assigned to rendezvous with the USS Intrepid for a diplomatic meeting. If these negotiations fail, a full scale war with the Federation is almost certain. While the chances for glory and honor in such a conflict would be great, the potential risk to the Empire cannot be overstated. The Federation would be a formidable opponent and, while we would certainly defeat them in the end, the effort would drain strength better deployed elsewhere.

As a safeguard, I have ordered Assassin and Intruder, to keep station at the fringes of the system. In the event of treachery on the part of the Federation, they will at least be able to avenge our destruction. So far, however, there seems no cause for alarm.

Intrepid is standing to at the agreed upon distance and a shuttlecraft carrying Federation High Commissioner Chamberlain’s party is approaching. Political Officer Kern and his team are assembling on the Hanger Deck to welcome them aboard. I wish them success.

As Kahless once said, sometimes honor comes to those who fight at a different time.

Pack Commander Kon ending transmission.

(AUTHENTICATION KEY TRANSMITTED. SECURE LINK BROKEN.)

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Planetary image by Digital Heavens. Truly amazing K'Tinga class ships by Prologic. TOS Shuttle by RDUDA. Image created with Daz and Photoshop.
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Comments: 6

dinobatfan [2013-07-17 15:38:04 +0000 UTC]

This looks great!! Your art is outstanding and I love the accompanying storylines. Wonderful creativity you have!

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AbaKon In reply to dinobatfan [2013-07-17 16:19:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I try to have a good story for every image I make...at least in my head somewhere.

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RobCaswell [2011-01-24 01:35:59 +0000 UTC]

Again, cool image and story! So... do you create the image first, or do you have the story in mind before you start to lay down pixels?

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AbaKon In reply to RobCaswell [2011-01-24 02:12:18 +0000 UTC]

I'm still a writer at heart - even though I don't have time to write much these days - so the stories come first. If I didn't have the attention span of a Doomsday Machine (something to eat over there...oh...something to eat over the other way...no, wait, something to eat over there...) I would love to put together a comic strip or something. Ah well, the drawbacks of being a mental train wreck.

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mdbruffy [2011-01-23 17:24:37 +0000 UTC]

Looks good!

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Hummakavuula [2011-01-23 02:14:01 +0000 UTC]

Sweet.

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