"Ladies and gentlemen, we have a problem," began the briefing officer. "We have lost two of our Deep Space outposts, DS2 and DS7."
This announcement brought a wave of exclamation from the officers seated around the table.
"From what?!" asked one.
"A large force of unknown ships" was the reply. "There are approximately 60 warships in this fleet."
"Do we know where they are going? We have got to reply to this unprovoked aggression! How many ships do we have that can respond?" asked another officer.
"We have over 200 ships ready to attack," replied the briefing officer.
"What?! I was only aware of a total of 125 ships!" exclamed Admiral Thor.
"Well, sir, we have been constructing many ships in secret, and have a few "black projects", such as an updated version of the Galaxy class, which is designed to serve as a warship, using the extra space in the hull for storage of quantum torpedoes."
"Any word from Enterprise, Challenger, Yamamoto, or Defiant?" Thor asked.
"No sir."
"Great, just what we need: to lose two Sovereigns, a Nova, and a Defiant!" Thor shouted.
Another admiral asked: "Have we asked anyone for assistance? The Klingons, the Romulans, anyone?"
The Briefing officer replied "Yes, sir we have. The Klingons have dispatched 5 ships, which will be able to attack within hours. The Romulans have dispatched 3 D'Dederix class ships, which will not be able to join us until tommorrow. We have sent them coordinates for a rendezvous. The Cardassian-Dominion alliance has not responded, but we believe that if they are directly threatened, they will join us. The Ferengi have dispatched a few ships, but we will have to bear the brunt of the fighting. Readiness is at an all-time low in everyone but Starfleet."
"Dispatch all available ships, put North Carolina as flag."