The Chiss drop ships landed perforce
on Tenupian plains as source
for pause among Killiks and Unu.
The Colony: in retrograde
regrouped, and set forth plans they'd laid
to absent Chiss ships, and then pursue.
A megamaser from on high
with lightning-fast speed vaporized
the still spry limbs of an ancient tree.
With Mogo branches smoldering
and Colony flanks enclosing
some wary Chiss on a sodden berm
were overwhelmed when through their shields
kolosoloks and Solo sealed,
the fate of many Chiss confirmed.
Though clearly not to be out-fought
the Phalanx let fly their onslaught
of insecticide to make debris.
