[4thdimension]

X'theren braced herself against her console, her eyes staying on the tactical read out that hovered lazilly before her. The three dimensional display blazed as two more transphasic torpedoes ripped through the hull of the Dominion warship and exploded from within. Hirogen cruisers by the dozens zipped by the Stinger, firing plasma from every direction.
"Shields down to sixty percent,that's it X'theren, pull us up." Ortiz called through gritted teeth from the next seat over.
"Do I have to?" She growled. Ortiz grimaced and pulled up the sensor grid, honing in on the upper atmosphere.
"I didn't bring you because you think like a Klingon. Fly the plane." X'theren stiffened in her seat. Ortiz's tone had become cold and distant. Below them two more transphasic torpedoes hit the Dauntless, then Ortiz felt the Stinger rising through the thick atmosphere. There was a shudder, and the sky filled with bright blue flash.
"What the hell was that?" Ortiz cried.
"Tri-cobalt devices." She said. Ortiz shot her a look of utter unbelief. "What? You wanted to leave them a Dominion warship to study?" She called up a holo-image of the carnage below. The ground where the Dauntless had been a moment before was a black crater.
"Didn't need to waste all those transphasics." Ortiz muttered under his breath as he routed tactical to his station.
"Look around you." She shot back. Ortiz glanced over at the hovering holo-image of the surrounding sky. The Hirogen cruisers were holding back,circling the ascending Stinger. "One thing any alien understands is superior firepower." Ortiz smiled.
"Nice" He set back in his chair and closed his eyes, trying not to think of the bodies that lay mangled in the cargo bay. "The Prometheus is in multi vector attack mode, their under attack. Better load the rest of those torpedoes." Three shrill beets came from the helm.
"Sensors are picking up" She glared at the screen.
"What?"
"There's a cloud. A cloud above us." Ortiz shook his head, ran a hand through his hair. X'theren shot him a deadly look. "No. An artificial cloud. I don't know how the sensor sweep missed it from the surface but saw the Prometheus. Must have something to do with the interference their generating. It's blocking long range sensors." Ortiz set up, his fingers on the trigger.
"Take us in."