Star Trek Assimilation

Star Trek Assimilation part 3

Exiting the mine Thomas had to cover his eyes while they adjusted to the bright sunlight. His dog Bandit wag his tail and ran around happy to be out of the pitch black mine. Looking around Thomas found he is on the far side of the mountain far from the town of Tucker that is over run with Borg. Walking slowly with a injured leg he followed the small path which he hope lead to people.
After walking for and hour he came upon the miners equipment site. As he look around the site looking in every vehicle and building , Thomas didn't find a soul around. Then Bandit took of running, he called the dog to come back but the dog wouldn't listen. Chasing after his dog , his leg still hurt making it hard to run. Fortunately the dog didn't go far , finding Bandit trying hard to get into a building. Thomas realize why, it is a disaster bunker that would be filled with supplies. He opened the metal door then turned on the light. The bunker had shells and box's with all sorts of items one would need to survive . Thomas rushed over to a large box and tore off the led. Inside are Starfleet rations and water. Grabbing a arm full he set it all on the ground . He drank five bottles of water and ate rations till he felt his stomach would burst. Thomas put water in a helmet and gave food to a starving dog.
Then Thomas grab a medical bag off the shelf and fixed his leg. The medical regenerate healed his leg as Thomas ran the device slowly over the wound. Once he was done, the leg felt 100 times better as he put weight on it. Then he planned his next step , call for rescue. Looking around the large bunker it took some time to find it, A Federation distress beacon. After reading the manual , Thomas inspected the device very carefully it looked to be in working order and turned it on. All the machine did was blink two lights and beep every few minutes. Now all he could do is sit and wait for Starfleet to come. But as he sat there Thomas's mind repeat the last 12 hours. The merciless attack from the Borg as they assimilate the towns folk who begged for help . Remembering his father and mother's sacrifice so they could escape. Then watching the Borg take away his sister who screamed for his help. Seeing how sad Thomas is, Bandit licked his face attempting to cheer him up.
Snapping out of his trance , he decided to stay busy so not to remember what happened. Taking a backpack he filled it with what he would need to stay alive. Food, water, survival tools , medical kits and a few tricorders. Then he spotted the weapons locker. Staring at it he remember his father's warning never to touch the dangerous weapon . But now circumstance were different now, so he put three hand phaser's in the pack and attached one to his pajama pants. Then he picked up a phaser rifle, it was heavy and big but the nine year old believed he could carry it.
All of a suddenly Bandit started to bark at something outside. Thomas ran to look and what he found made his stomach chern. The Borg entering the mine site. Snatching up the pack , Thomas ran with Bandit following by his side. He ran till he couldn't run anymore more, so he walk until all his strength was gone. On his knees he tried to catch his breath as his mind tried to deduce how he was found. He could come up with only one conclusion the Borg traced the distress signal. Thomas was trap on this planet with murders machines with no hope of rescue. He didn't have the energy to cry.
Three months had passed and Thomas had taught himself how to survive on this empty world. He and Bandit scavenge the things they need to live from homes and buildings on the far edge of the town. Never sleeping in the same place twice or always never developing a pattern for the Borg to find him. He always kept safe but it was a lonely existence, if not for Thomas's k-9 companion he would not be able to continue on.
Camping in a hidden spot without a fire that would give away his location, Thomas watch the aurora Borealis and tried to remember the time his parents first showed him. Happy days he said to himself under the blankets with Bandit . Slowly he drifted off to sleep but he didn't dream he had nightmares. He could see his family be turned into Borg and scream for his help. All he did in his nightmare is run away like a coward. Then wake up with tears. Thomas knew he couldn't keep living like this because of two things. First eventually the supplies would run out . Second the Borg would find him, so he decided he and Bandit would being leaving Archer 3 , he just didn't know how.
One week later Thomas found his means of escape . To the south is the small starfleet outpost that is left in touch by the Borg. There is a launch pad there that space probes are sent off to search for new planets to colonize. After closely looking at one Thomas felt a little hope that he may escape now. For two days he read diagrams and repair the probe he would use. Thomas also had to make space for Bandit and himself removing everything that wasn't needed. Life support for the trip is a oversized spacesuit for him and a large helmet for Bandit. Once in space they would be in deep status to save power and life support. This could work he thought.
All of a sudden the sky grow dark and the ground shook. Looking up above Thomas saw why this is happening. Three Borg cubes were drilling into the planet. Thomas was running out of time.