"They're charging weapons," the tactical officer said.
Drake said, "Evasive manouvres, let's try and conserve shields since we're a little out-dated. Let them make the first move, and then target their propulsion systems to make sure they don't go after the science vessel." Drake was uneasy; why had the Caisons attacked without any warning whatsoever? Were they now declaring open war on the Federation? Drake decided to try something else. He said, "Hail them, let's get to the bottom of this." However, Drake's attempts at diplomacy recieved no response. He thought, I probably should have hailed them before we put our shields up. They probably took it as aggressive action. Starfleet will have my head for this one.
The tactical officer then said, "We're being hailed; it's another starfleet vessel."
Drake nodded, and the other ship came up on the view screen. Damon said, "Nice to see a friendly face. Mind giving us a hand here?"