Mad Moxie's Reconditioned Starship and Shuttle Emporium

Mad Moxie’s Reconditioned Starship and Shuttle Emporium (Moxie’s prices are IN-SANE!)

There has never been a starbase in the Nimbus system, which some people attribute to the lack of immigration to the so-called Planet of Galactic Peace, Nimbus III.

Mad Moxie’s Reconditioned Starship and Shuttle Emporium, located in a prestigious and no doubt honourable (just ask them) metastable Lagrangian point between Nimbus III and one of its two moons, is one of the most expansive orbital constructions in the system.

Mad Moxie’s Reconditioned Starship and Shuttle Emporium was not much of a starbase as a modest (but still no doubt honourable) 100 Displacement Tonnage space station with several moorings surrounded by several starships in varying degrees of being salvaged or reconditioned.

While numerous defense satellites and drones patrol the area, one can fly directly to the docking port of the office station without much difficulty.

Entering the airlock, a halting overpronounced voice recommends to changing the settings on your universal translator to not translate music. Klingon opera can be heard being bellowed by a recognizably Klingon female contralto voice.

Fans of Klingon Opera will recognize that it is a popular modern remake of the classic opera Aktuh and Maylota. There is a popular Klingon acid punk version of it also. The classics never die. There is an acid punk remake of almost all Klingon music. Why even listen to Klingon music if it is not acidic and punky?

May-LOHHH-TAAAAA, MAY-lohhhh-taaaaa

'ej HumtaH 'ej DechtaH 'Iw

'ej Doq SoDtaH ghoSpa' Sqral bIQtIq

'e' pa' jaj law' moch jaj puS

jaj qeylIS molor mIgh HoHchu'qu'

Depending on the quality of the universal translator being used, the results might be:

Maylota, Maylota

And the blood was continuously sticky on all sides.

And the River Sqral continuously flooded red before going onward.

That there day is most superior,

The day Kahless truly and clearly killed evil Molor.

More sophisticated translators will reveal:

Maylota, Maylota

And the blood was ankle deep.

And the River Skral ran crimson red.

On the day above all days.

When Kahless slew evil Molor dead.

While some people are critical of the classic opera Aktuh and Maylota, and find it to be little more than discordant and dissonant, it is near the top of the scale for chord and melodic complexity, and upper scale for Chord-Melody Tension and Chord Progression Novelty. AI love it. The Chord-Bass Melody is on the low end of the scale and that makes it fell dissonant to some unsophisticated listeners.

Aktuh and Maylota is written in the key of C♯ Minor. C♯ Minor is the 9th most popular key among Minor keys and the 21st most popular among all keys. Minor keys, along with major keys, are a common choice for popular music. The three most important chords, built off the 1st, 4th and 5th scale degrees are all minor chords (C♯ minor, F♯ minor, and G♯ minor).

Regardless, this particular performance was much more akin to bellowing than actual singing, and definitely offkey.

Crossing the foyer and lobby, styled in neoclassic Klingon brutalism, which is popular in home renovation programming, there is only a single door with a sign which say 'Open’, which some lower grade translators will translate as 'Welcome'.

The office has a desk, a few chairs, computer and a small makeshift stage with Karaoke monitor, microphone, and speakers.

There are pictures of Klingon Ballroom Dancing Competitions, and posters of popular Klingon music industry celebrities.

A strikingly tall meaty looking Klingon woman wearing traditional phaser resistant armour is finishing up her set, seems pleased with her performance, she greets the young Orion woman, "All who are honourable are welcome to Mad Moxie’s Reconditioned Starship and Shuttle Emporium, the best prices this side of Galorndon Core. Mad Moxie’s is honourable, but his prices are INSANE! Anyone who says otherwise is without honour and risks my wrath and most righteous fury. I am Urdmudkina of the Most Honourable House of Urd. Buy, Sell, Trade, Salvage, what do you want today?"

Zoe stepped forward and pulled back the hood of her cloak, freeing her long black hair.

"Greetings," she says with a warm smile, "I am in the market for a ship. Small and discreet. Able to quickly insert itself into situations of opportunity - and even quicker when there is a need to extract itself from a situation or when the opportunity has passed." She continues, "It should be able to take punishment - and return the favour. It should be able to grapple, immobilize, run concealed and ...." She pauses and regards the woman before her, looking her up and down before adding, "...and I might be interested in some of that armour."

Dessa Urdmudkina (of the Most Honourable House of Urd) makes her best no doubt seldom practiced attempt to return the smile, but only managed a fierce baring of her teeth, which she obviously recently had polished and sharpened.

"You will not go wrong with traditional Klingon battle armor. Flattering to the figure, and functional. I don’t think they come in your size, but I will see if I can find children’s sizes. I think I have a junior miss catalog around here."

"Red Carborundumoid will block most kinetic attacks, 500 times the tensile strength of structural steel, and fashionable for every work or social occasion, but the bulk is Duranium/Tritanium Alloy. The Duranium/Tritanium Alloy is the key. Even though it is not as strong per unit mass as the Carborundumoid, it is the key to being phaser resistant. The rapid nadion effect of phasers utilizes Nuclear Destructive Force which converts matter into neutrino’s, but is less effective against elements with high atomic weight such as Duranium. It also reduces the NDF cascade effect. Held together with Diamondoid Iron Whisker Carbon nanotube Adamantium and Graphene and Carbyne, even if your remains have to Mobe buried in a bucket, your heirs will still enjoy displaying this relic of your honour and glory."

"If you are like me and enjoy Old School Newtonian high-G acceleration maneuvers without Inertial dampeners, Woven Borene Nitride Nanotubes undercarriage is the bonus feature. Tightly bound nano scale springs, absorbs the kinetic damage. Even when a Taurus Anthropoid tossed me against granite rockface, it absorbed the hit. It might not seem like much right now, but ever G counts."

"Don’t be fooled by Tungsten Carbide High Carbon Steel knockoffs."

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You’re probably wondering if there could be a ship that meets all of your needs.

Perhaps the most successful starship design in history, the honourable and proud Bird of Prey has been in service in larger numbers over more subtypes for a longer time than any other class in known space. First fielded as the D11 class in the late 2240s, the ship was built from the start to fill a variety of roles. As a special operations ship she could use her cloak to penetrate Federation border defenses and attack lightly defended targets such as sensor outposts, communications relays and cargo craft, creating confusion in advance of a Klingon fleet attack. She was also a natural scout ship, ideal for locating and tracking Federation fleets from under cloak. During the long period of tensions between the Federation and Klingon Empire, many D11s operated as raiders, cruising deep inside Federation space to pick off occasional lone vessels or outposts.

It's a classic, and well regarded for good reason.

So versatile that it can fly in a terrestrial atmosphere, Jovian Troposphere, or Solar Corona, and even land on a terrestrial planet. Three reactors, antimatter, deuterium magnetic confinement fusion, and a robust fission reactor. Warp Drive Propulsion that can be boosted over warp-8. 1000 G Acceleration Impulse Drive. 7 G Acceleration Newtonian drive for when impulse does not function. The Hull, even without Structural Integrity Field can withstand 7 Gs of acceleration.

I have a completely reconditioned 23^rd century D11, we just finished. This Bird of Prey conforms to Klingon norms, with a single torpedo tube at the extreme forward point of the hull. The command centre is above this, with crew quarters - such as they are - located in the 'neck' section directly aft. The rear of the ship comprises the engineering compartments and a small cargo bay. A pair of wings carry small disruptor cannon at their tips. The wings allow the B'Rel to operate in an atmosphere and landing gear is fitted, the first Warp capable craft known to have this ability. Both a large and medium torpedo launcher, which can also be used for probes.

The cloak is a standard C-7, which was standard for nearly a century. You can’t fire beam weapons or torpedoes without revealing locations and you can’t run deflectors or tractor beam at the same time. But the ship is loaded up with every hull option available. The ship has very well balanced energy deployment, which means you can switch off the cloak and power weapons and deflectors quickly. You won’t have to waste precious second waiting for weapons or shields to power up. Klingon technology is designed to operate in real time. Waiting is for kuve. Slowpokes die.

Take notice that in addition to tractor repulsors, this beauty also has grappling hoods and breeching tubes.

This beauty is a classic with all original parts. STC-1 Dilithium Conversion Graph Unit by honourable contractor K’tchar Komari of Q’onos. KID-1 Deuterium Energy Fusion Units by honourable contractor Hyinga of Kinkuthanza II. Sech’Nar Fission Reactor System by honourable contractor Rajiks Wu of Xontari. Two Ovlarka Moy Force 134 Gravitic Disruptors by the most honourable contractor Boskon Weapons Facility of Bosklave. One T-Yagust Force 127 Magno-Photon Projectile Launcher by Char’Yagust of Yik’Cha, Q’onos. Zigarkren Deflector Plating & Generation custom made by auteur Frich Tigar of the Tomanki Military Outpost on Toman IV. Original Kaekus Kal first series Cloaking Generator by Kiktar of Q’onos.

Karn Vector Tensor Analysis Unit, Su-Brak Level 17 Central Processor, and Karink Vwe-Cha Tactical System. All the best the Klingon Empire had to offer, still in pristine condition.

Bres’kil Life Support System by Trin’shak of Sif III, which includes emergency cryostorage for up to 15 warriors.

The reason this ship has so much of its classic parts is that Klingon Imperial Military Technology built to last. 20 years between minor refits, 40 years between major refits, and 60 years between major hull maintenance. Your results may vary depending on individual usage.

I carry more than just Klingon wares, but you should know it can be difficult to obtain Romulan parts especially in Federation Space. Free trade is a myth. Our reconditioning team is working on an Arisian-class Scout ship which has an even earlier cloaking device of Orion manufacture. Reconditioning was delayed because we had to order out all the way to Rigel for some of the key components. The Rigel Trade Authority guarantees delivery, but it won’t be ready for a few more months.

If you are looking for something specific, we have access to salvage of Gorn, Cardassian, Ferengi, and Kzinti ships. With our extended warranty, you can get parts anywhere without having to worry about meddlesome locals. Mox the Magnificent operates throughout the Geminga Sphere and the Rigel Trade Authority guarantees delivery anywhere in the Tannhauser Domain.

How will you be paying for your purchase? Cash or trade ins?

Have a drink while I bring out the armor catalogs. There are also some brochures about our extended warranty.

Gargh Breakfast Burrito, they are popular with kids these days. We are all out of the hot pockets.

Ammunition, probes, and consumable sundries are sold separately, but we top up the fuel.

Zoe nodded politely at the suggestion of a drink. She approached the offered chair running the tips of the fingers on her left hand - enjoying the unique texture.

" I am interested in the Bird of Prey," she says as she sits, curling her legs up in the chair, "Would you happen to have a copy of the ship schematics?"

Zoe produces a small folded note from inside of her cloak and offers it to the Klingon woman. "And as for trade - I have a few items that might interest you."

The note is a list, hand-written in a delicate cursive script.

Rigellian Antimatter Moderator Crystal Chamber

Diatomic Lithium Diallosilicate HeptoFerranide Lattice Crystals

Dlithium regulators

Antiproton injection seals.

A quantity of Andorian Cryoprotective Chemicals

Ansible Interocitor for FTL comms

 

"I also have a quantity of Tholian Silk," she adds "if you have a buyer."

Very interesting! How new?

Authentic Tholian Silk? People react very poorly to knockoffs. It will have to be scanned.

Zoe holds her hand out palm upward as if weighing an item, "A few years old perhaps. We can discuss some or all of the items on that list. I will need resupply after all."

Late model merchandise is more valuable. Kids these day, whenever 'epIl naHmey comes out with the newest model of their I-Ansible, the line to the stores are a qelI'qam.

A lot of what we obtain has been time-depreciated heavily. In this time of detente, there are very few heated confrontations. And many of them escalate to leaving very little to be recovered. The Federation, Klingon, and Romulan Empires have done such a good job of patrolling this side of the sphere, that there is very little piracy except maybe the Azure and Arachnid Nebula, or out on the other side of Canopus. Out near Gorn, Kzin, Talarian, and Tzenkethi space, there is still a bit of piracy.

I think it is only fair and honourable that I point out that newer tech depreciates faster nowadays. We find equipment from even 500 years ago which can still be reconditioned, sometimes usable as is, but a ten year old Talarian Replicator is scrap metal. The hulls from sleeper ships never die.

Are you interested in becoming a supplier? Depending on your vending volume, there are some valuable discounts on parts. If you are going to be buying a 250 year old ship, you are going to want the extended warranty. Even with quality reconditioned parts, you are still going to have to come up with ten to twenty million credits each month. As my mother used to say, battle needs honour and courage, but you still need hard work and Darseks to run the house. That's her out there on the Arisian Scout, welding on some ablative armour. Mom likes to keep busy. Don't wave, Mom is a little twitchy.

You can never go wrong with dilithium.

There are key components of transporters which are easy to remove, and are conveniently portable for the busy salvager on the go. Replicator coils are very portable.

Any part of the Matter/Antimatter Assembly.

Nadion emitting crystals are going to hold their value, it is not like anyone is going to figure out how to replicate those anytime soon, not cheaply.

Transwarp Coils.

Compressed Tetryon Beam Pistol, illegal even in the Klingon and Romulan Empires, but carry a fine bounty.

There is always a market for the highly illegal Varon-T Disruptors.

Subspace Disrupting weapons are highly illegal, but extremely valuable. That includes Tri-Cobalt Devices, although hard to seem to be illegal. Federation hypocrisy, amiright?

Cobalt Thorium G

Subspace Transceivers

Tractor Beam Emitters

Phaser Emitters

Sarrium Krellide

Photon Torpedoes

You can trade an entire ship in exchange for a Romulan Plasma Torpedo.

Cloaking Device, Hull Holotransmitters, Masking Circuitry

Muon Particle Beam, sometimes mislabelled as Meson Weapons

Koshallian Illudium Pu-36 Explosive Space Modulator, sometimes called Q36 Explosive Space Modulator.

Calligarians Illidium Pew-36 Explosive Space Modulator, a cheaper knockoff, but it still works.

I don't know what it does exactly, but there are pre-orders.

Tholian Silk, as I see you've already guessed.

Archebyte, Sirillium, Naquadah, Kironide, Cavorite, Strangium, Illudium Phosdex, Metallic Hydrogen, Collapsium, Curtosis, Dalekium, Beskar, Yautjavian, Zortium

All the usual stuff, but that is the stuff that tends to go at a premium, we have a waiting list for some of them.

Zoe looks through the ship schematics as she listens to the Klingon woman. She glances up from time to time, nodding as the Klingon lists valuable items of salvage.

"One question," she says, "Mad Moxie's Reconditioned Starship and Shuttle Emporium.... who is Mad Moxie?"

Moxie is just something the marketing department came up with. The real Mox is Mox the Magnificent of House Ozhpri, vinters of one the most prestigious blood wines in the empire. They are also known as the inventors of the Raktajino. Their ancestors are thought to have introduced Festivus to the Klingon Empire. Mox the Magnificent is a well known ballroom dancing champion, acknowledged master of the Klingon Milagra and even the Andorian Tango. Renowned entrepreneur, famous for his Klingon Fast Food restaurant chains known throughout known space. Operates one of the most widespread starship salvage operations and parts distributions. From a famous line traced back to the time of Kahless, his father was The Magnificent Balzsac. Explorer, Entertainer, Entrepreneur, he was all things to all Klingons.

"A good marketing department can make all the difference," Zoe agrees.

She rests the tips of her fingers on the package of schematics for the Bird of Prey. "I am interested in this ship. I would like to take a look at it and to hear the price.... and to hear more about this extended warranty and discount for suppliers."

She gestures towards the list of salvage she is offering, "Please indicate what items you from that list you are interested in. We can arrange inspection and, I am sure, find a value we can both agree upon. I will also have the Tholian silk brought for verification and valuation."

"I am still very interested in armour, and," she adds as she rises from the chair, "I will need updated navigational charts for Gorn, Kzin, Talarian, and Tzenkethi space. Are we in agreement?""

Those are built into the navigational database, we conduct a lot of business there. Step over to the pod and we can look over your new ride.

Let me take a quick scan then see if we have anything in stock from the Junior Miss Warrior Debutante Department that might fit your size.

I am sure we can come to an honourable and fair agreement. Are you already crewed, or do you need a loaner? We have an ongoing account with Warrior Temps, to always make sure you are fully staffed. Each one thoroughly vetted, bonded, with full coverage life and medical insurance with Kahless Mutual.

She looks around for her drink, "And by all means, we can authenticate the silk. What else are you looking for these days?"

"I am pretty good at guessing people’s coffee orders, I would guess a Grande Venti Double Tall Triple extra sweet mocha hazelnut frapped macchiato raktajino topped with Targ’s milk whipped cream, drizzled with Ktarian chocolate syrup and extra hot caramel, lightly dusted with Araxi Dolce Cinnamon with a double jigger of Saurian Brandy."

Zoe gave a little laugh, "Sounds delicious!"

Urdmudkina looked sternly (it is her neutral facial expression) at the well put together Orion Woman, "It is time." Standing up abruptly and marched rapidly across the expanse of the office, she pressed a button, "The tour pod has arrived, we can inspect the bird of prey."

The pod was not very large, barely 2.5 meters on a side interior space, it operated on simple thrusters.

Zoe quietly follows the Klingon woman as she begins the tour.

Urdmudkina entered in the flight path, "The flight path will allow you to see the aft vents and impulse engines and Torpedo tubes, as well as the impulse vanes. We will also fly past the port wing disruptor and the port neck phaser. We will dock at the entrance of the Bridge B-Deck airlock.

The autopilot was smooth and uneventful. Urdmudkina was slightly unsettled, she did not care for autopilot, a true Klingon pilots her own ship, even when it is just a pod.

The docking procedure was also automatic and efficient.

The air pressure was hot, humid, and above terrestrial standard air pressure, standard for Klingon vessels.

As they entered the ship, Zoe put aside her cloak, revealing an outfit of shiny black leather . It was warm here, like the embrace of a lover.

Urdmudkina, "We have a temporary skeleton crew that we use for ship shakedown testing is later stages of reconditioning. They take a little getting used to, but they know their jobs well. All are well vetted, bonded, and insured."

While still in the airlock, she could hear them bickering.

"What are ye duin' here for? Are ye' banjaxed? No time to be arsing around on the job. We gots jobs to duin, and means duin right. Egress, this ain’t no tuna parlour. Go on! Up the yard. Back to yer dungeon."

"What kind of a thicko do ye we are ? What!? Ye never been in a bridge before? Bleedin' townie. Schlunk outta here."

"Aye, my skunders. I may be a tad windy for a bit. I feel shimbocked like me back doors been kicked in by the starting scrum and had me clackers shoved up me hoop, knicks and all."

"Shut yer hole, Sally, I am your superior officer."

"But my name is Geeble, Skipper, I …."

"I said shut yer hole. If I say you are Sally, then you are Sally. Dinnae go queering me orders, ken?"

"Aye, Skipper."

"Ballsch! Ye upstart Ring Splittin' Slapper! Shut your gobs, you gandering gits. Boss just boarded. Snap to or I will be forced ‘splain yas in fluent punch monkey."

 

Or words to that effect, the universal translator struggles with their language, compounded by their self created creole based gleaned from viewing popular entertainment media.

As the airlock door wooshes open, sitting at the Helm, Navigation, and Comms stations were three pantless semi-annelids. Less than a meter tall with narrow bodies with two main arms and six additional stubby arms along the front of their torso, which jutted out of their uniform tops. The black sclera eyes were unblinking beneath two wavering antennae. Their legs have two kneelike joints, and their three toed feet could be seen because they wore open toed shoes.

"Captain on deck!" They all stood up at attention, nearly spilling their coffee as they hastily placed them in their makeshift cup holders, which was not standard bridge equipment. A slimy puddle could be seen on their seats.

"Greetings and salivations, my boss and colleague, once again density has brought us together. Quasimodo predicted this. What delicious ironing."

Urdmudkina was unfazed, "As you can see, the bridge is perfectly restored. We had to replace it completely, the original was completely atomized. Klingon ships typically do not go down gently, sometimes we have to salvage parts from five different ships to complete one.

On the bridge, she quietly takes in the visuals, appraising the view screen, the angles of the bulkheads, the geometry of the room.

"This is Helm SubLieutenant Neeble, but his brothers call him 'Skipper'. Navigation, Ensign Seeble. And at Comms, Ensign Greeble. They are all three brothers. They have worked for Mox on and off for the past 5 years. Pay them the usual scale and make sure you have enough coffee and they are reliable."

"We were originally hired by the Magnificent Ballzsac. Da Magnificent Ballzsac said der'd always be Java. Always."

"Cuppa Jumpin' Joe Mornin' Mud Puddle Venti Drip Mojo Hash Jitter Brain Juice."

"COFFEE! Turkish Grounds. Black, 10 sugars."

"Helm station also controls Tactical and Tractor Beam operations. Navigation Station also handles Internal Security and Deflector Dish Operation. Comms also manages Sensors, Intelligence, Steward and Administrative Duties. Tactical, Tractor Beam operations, Internal Security, Deflector Dish Operation, Sensors, Intelligence, Steward, and Administrative Duties can also be separate stations on the wall panels."

"We don't have time for me to get into the perpendiculars, Boss"

Zoe nods to the crew as they are introduced.

As the Kingon woman talks, Zoe settles into a chair. She runs her hand over the console absorbing the sights and the textures.

"All of the controls are labeled in the original Klingzhai, they are easy enough to customize if you don’t wish to learn. Klingzhai is not difficult to learn, school children on Earth learn it for fun."

When the feeling takes her, Zoe rise from her seat and crosses the floor already displaying a comfort with the bridge bordering on ownership.

"Aft of the bridge is the galley and mess on the port side, transporter room on the starboard. Parts storage in the bins in the connecting neck."

Exiting the bridge, down the corridor to the main B-Deck, the door wooshes open. A repulsively handsome humanlike man stood before them.

"This is Lieutenant Alvez, Medical and science officer. From Son’a."

Lieutenant Alvez stood still long enough for people to be able to bank in his astonishing beauty and his custom tailored ensemble.

Zoe acknowledged the medical officer with a reserved smile. If she had not known better, she would have concluded Lieutenant Alvez was an artificial being given his extensive facial reconstruction.

"Sick bay is small, but serviceable. If you want to keep your scars, you have to let him know in advanced. Klingon facilities are mostly just patch the wounded together enough to store them in stasis. Impressive emergency surgical facilities."

"Briefing room is immediately aft of Sickbay. Immediately opposite is the Officer’s Quarters next to the crew quarters. Additional Crew Quarters on A-Deck, as is the Captain’s Quarters. Aft of B-Deck is the main engineering consoles and battery storage, aft is access to the impulse reactor and impulse drive."

Inspecting the dozen engineering consoles was a 3 meter tall, imposing but stately comported Rigelosaur, who was so caught up in thought that he did not hear the approach, just strokes the catfish like tendrils on his chin with his large taloned hands, while he monitored the engine outputs."

"Engineer Lieutenant Yajna, from Rigel."

The lights of the engineering consoles beckoned.

As Zoe listened to Urdmudkina, she closed her eyes and turned her senses to the throbbing of the engines.

After the Klingon woman finishes her remarks, Zoe opened her eyes and politely nods. She then turns to the Rigelosaur.

"The pleasure and honour is mine. Engineer’s Mate Mannix, one of the Gagh brothers is down making final modifications to the brig. It sliced off one of its legs yesterday, it is not an intended feature, the brig force containment wall should be back to original specification by the end of today. Dr. Alvez said Mannix’s leg will regenerate on its own.”

"Lieutenant Yajna," she says, "tell me about the ship. What are your impressions?"

"Like Klingons themselves, these ships are built to withstand punishment. Everything Klingon built is designed to take a hit. Robust albeit simple design, it is small wonder these ships are still viable even 280 years later. Unlike modern Federation ships where they have to send you software updates every month. Klingons don’t tolerate the vulnerability of excessive automation, they strongly prefer to be masters of whatever their domain is even if it means extra work. True Klingons are never afraid of work. Computers should be there to calculate, Klingons should do the actual doing."

"Starboard stairs go up to A-Deck, Port stairs for down to C-Deck."

"Also on A-Deck is additional water and consumables storage, laundry, Life Support Control, and Cloaking Device Control."

"On C-Deck is more water and consumables storage, armory and ordnance vault, space suit and away team lockers, general storage, interrogation room, and brig. Landing Gear and boarding ramp is also accessible from this level."

"Away team lockers contain 12 hand disruptors, 4 phaser rifles, 1 grenade launcher, 48 fusion grenades, 2 rocket launchers, and 6 agonizers. 300 power packs and an antimatter fusion warhead with remote trigger is in the armory and ordnance vault."

Yajna bounded down the steps, "I should point out to you the important parts of the ship."

"Klingon logic, the antimatter storage pods are in the storage locker right next to the cold storage batteries. They might not look fancy, but they can withstand a tremendous amount of punishment."

"Two separate matter-antimatter reactor cores. Obvious really. Klingons are unafraid of investing in extra warp plasma conduits. Every component able to withstand direct phaser or disruptor fire."

Yajna pulls out a component, "Dilithium Housing, the best dilithium from Rura Penthe."

"Here is the competitive edge that people don’t think about as much as they should. Eight separate fusion reactors to operate the impulse engines, allows rapid changes in azimuth and attitude, roll, pitch, and yaw, making the bird of prey the most maneuverable ship over 100 Displacement Tonnage. They are not as powerful of acceleration as warp, but even then it gives them an edge in maneuverability."

"Fusion Thrusters, rated for Klingon Physiology, capable of 7Gs for areas where impulse and warp don’t function. My vague recollection of Orion physiology, Orion ribs don’t begin to crack until 6Gs."

 

“Pulling up the deck plates, you see Klingon Gravity Emitters. They will last longer than living memory."

Leading them back to the bridge, and once again pulling up deck plates, showed the access to the Ship’s computer core.

"To my knowledge, this is the part of the ship that has been upgraded, so it can use isolinear tips. Mox has limits to authenticity. Klingon ships were built to be used, not for collector amusement."

Yajna bowed slightly to Urdmudkina, "Boss, the Gagh has prepared a brief tour of the solar system so that you could demonstrate how the ship handles. I certify that all systems are in working conditions. We are not in an area where we can use Impulse or Warp currently, so I recommend strapping into the crash couches."

Urdmudkina grimaced and grunted, then bellowed, "GREEBLE! You worms shall NOT buzz air traffic control not open fire on any manned vehicle or station. Proceed." 

"Yo Yajj, whats gives? I am putrified with astonishment, I resemble that remark. Youse gots it, Boss. I will be the pineapple of restraint. This trip will be unparalyzed."