Welcome to the STS Battle Zone!  Tonight’s fight is a modified weight class competition.  The K’Vort Klassic is only open to K’Vort class vessels.  A Captain's Log will be in play and every ship will have its matching commander aboard.  Since the ships are evenly matched-up, each ship will have these additional enhancements: a Bynars Weapon Enhancement and a Plasmadyne Relay.  Range isn’t a factor at the Battle Zone, so the Range enhancement from the relay isn’t counted.  Any ship that loses an enhancer during a battle will have it automatically restored at the start of the next fight.

Now introducing the ships and their matching commanders:

1—IKC Ning’tao, commanded by Kor
2—IKC Koraga, commanded by Worf Son of Mogh
3—IKC Pagh, commanded by Kargan
4—IKC Hegh’ta, commanded by Kurn
5—IKC Lukara, commanded by Kang
6—Naprem, commanded by Dukat
7—Alliance K’Vort, commanded by *Korvek
8—IKC Rotarran, commanded by Martok

*Regent Worf is a BIG fan of the Battle Zone, so he encouraged Korvek to be a better commander of his vessel.

In the Eastern Conference we have the 1st seeded IKC Ning’tao vs 8th seeded IKC Rotarran.  Then the 3rd seeded IKC Pagh vs 6th seeded Naprem.

The Western Conference features the 2nd seeded IKC Koraga vs 7th seeded Alliance K’Vort.  Then the 4th seeded IKC Hegh’ta vs 5th seeded IKC Lukara.

Our first Eastern quarter final contest featured the IKC Ning’tao going up against the IKC Rotarran.  Kor is a crafty veteran of combat and he certainly showed that here tonight.  However one should never underestimate a proven general and a superior starship.  The Ning’tao immediately targeted the Rotarran's Weapons but that 1 extra point of shielding gave the Rotarran the edge it needed to avoid damage.  The Ning’tao could have used that shield help because it took some damage from the return fire.  Kor came back with the guns blazing, firing a Quantum Torpedo, but even that attack wasn’t enough to penetrate the Rotarran’s shields.  Once again Martok poured it on and delivered another crushing blow.  In a final desperate attempt, Kor used the Picard Maneuver to avoid damage, but it was too late.  The Ning’tao was too badly damaged to mount any kind of offense.  Martok sent the Dahar Master to Stovo’Kor.  Winner=IKC Rotarran.

Then next Eastern quarter final featured the IKC Pagh against the Naprem.  If anyone could sneak himself into a Klingon challenge it would be Dukat.  He’s out taking the Naprem for a spin and looking for trouble.  Unfortunately for Captain Kargan he met the nasty viper in a very bad mood.  The Naprem's first shot knocked out the Pagh's Bynars Weapon Enhancement, and it was all downhill from there.  Kargan was outclassed by the slippery Dukat as the Pagh was destroyed a few rounds later.  Winner=Naprem

[Eastern semi-final- 8th sd IKC Rotarran vs 6th sd Naprem.]

The first Western conference quarter final battle featured the IKC Koraga against an Alliance K’Vort.  The elder son of Mogh targeted the mirror ships’ shields and hit!  Unfortunately for Worf, the Alliance vessel was also targeting shield generators and Korvek scored a hit as well.  That hurt the Koraga as her shields were already weak, and the universal K’Vort didn’t let up at all, scoring a direct hit that buckled the Koraga.  It was all over for Worf as he died an Honorable death.  If you get very quiet you can still hear the Klingons’ Yell.  Winner=Alliance K’Vort.

The next Western quarter final bout featured the IKC Hegh’ta going up against the IKC Lukara.  The fans got their latinum worth with this fight as Kurn and Kang went head-to-head!  Each ship hit every round as damage markers went flying.  The Lukara took major damage from a disruptor blast but fought back and scored a hit of its own.  The Hegh’ta was losing shields fast but with plenty of power still flowing to its weapons systems, she managed to destroy the Lukara.  A few Photon Torpedos meant the end to Kang, as the younger son Kurn emerged victorious.  Winner=IKC Hegh’ta.

[Western semi-final- 7th sd Alliance K’Vort vs 4th sd IKC Hegh’ta.]

Eastern Semi-Final.  Martok and the Rotarran proved too much for Kor, as the Ning’tao fought a brilliant battle but was defeated by the one eyed General.  And Dukat representing the Cardassin Union made short order of Kargan and the Pagh.  Not even Riker could have saved the Klingon K’Vort as Dukat hit again and again until delivering the death blow.  So it’s Martok against Dukat with the winner advancing to the final round!
Both commanders entered the arena cautiously and slowly advanced toward each other.  Both sets of eyes locked onto the targeting scanners of the enemy vessel.  The men hated each other but each was respected nonetheless.  Then the battle erupted with disruptors and torpedos firing alike.  However the shields were holding on both sides.   The crafty Dukat tried a Picard Maneuver but failed leaving itself open for Martok to lay some damage to the Cardassin K’Vort.  The next few rounds got ugly as Martok unleashed a maximum attack and hit the Naprem with incredible damage.  However the honorable Klingon underestimated the Naprem and Dukat retaliated with a well placed disruptor sequence that not only destroyed the Rotarrans Plasmadyne Reley, but it also killed Martok!  This crippled the Rotarran as the mighty general lay fallen, crushed from a collapsed bulkhead and bleeding a terrible shade of dark red.  Both ships were very badly damaged and the Naprem, with Dukat still alive, fired at the Rotarran and hit.  What’s left of the shields buckle and the Rotarran takes more damage.  They still had enough juice left to return fire, which resulted in a direct hit that shattered the Naprems hull reducing it to dust.  Winner=IKC Rotarran.

Western Semi-Final.  The Mirror universe is perhaps more brutal than our own and Worf Son of Mogh found that out the hard way.  Korvek laid waste to the valiant warrior and destroyed the Koraga to earn himself a shot at the finals.  However Worf’s brother Kurn stands in the way and he isn’t pleased about his brothers’ death.  Kurn almost picked a fight with the mirror commander at the pre-fight press conference, but decided to let his disruptors do the talking for him.  It’s Kurn against Korvek to determine who goes to the final.
The guns erupted early as both Kurn and Korvek came out strong.  The Hegh’ta was hit early on but managed to fire back inflicting heavy damage.  The battle raged on as both ships got pummeled.  The battle was a draw so far as neither competitor could gain the upper hand.  The battle turned though when the Hegh’ta hit the Alliance K’Vort with a Photon Torpedo.  The resulting damage markers not only destroyed the Plasmadyne Relay but also knocked out the Bynars Weapon Enhancement!  This damage was too severe for the Alliance vessel and it exploded the next round, the blast, rivaled by a supernova only.  Winner=IKC Hegh’ta

Championship 8th sd IKC Rotarran vs 4th sd IKC Hegh’ta

It’s Martok against Kurn in the K’Vort Klassic!  Thankfully for Martok, Q was in attendance and we all know how much Q loves a good fight, so he restored the general to keep his chances alive.  Now he’s focusing his one eye across the arena at his new enemy.  Kurn stands tall as he knows what difficulties lie ahead, he won’t back down!  The Hegh’ta has faced greater odds and Kurn wants to win this one for his slain brother.  Who will win the K’Vort Klassic?  Martok and the IKC Rotarran or Kurn in the IKC Hegh’ta?
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Championship Results.  In a less than stellar performance, the IKC Hegh’ta was annihiliated by the Rotarran.  Kurn’s tactics proved inadequate, as he could never penetrate the mighty shields of the veterans’ vessel.  Every round Martok scored a hit, which cause the Weapons and Shields to fall quickly.  He was never touched as he blew Kurn into dust a mere three rounds later.  Cries of outrage echoed through the stands believing Kurn threw the fight!  Security quickly moved in and contained the crowd, but the foul aftermath that remained, left Martok and the IKC Rotarran to claim the tainted Golden Phaser Array Power Cell.
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