Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres stopped and pounded her fist ... ... against
the cold stone barrier in front of her. She couldn't expect any help
from the ship. For all intents and purposes, she was on her own.
Gritting her teeth, B'Elanna pushed away from the cave wall and fired in
the direction of her adversaries. As her ruby-red beam lanced out, she
heard a grunt and saw one soldier slump to the ground. A lucky shot. At
least it seemed so at first. Then a whole bunch of them came roaring
into the cave, scalding the air with a wild barrage of seething blue
energy. Suddenly the shot didn't seem so lucky anymore.