Quote Originally Posted by thegreatonemal View Post
We broke the barrier around the place when we came through the Empire was simple waiting and moved in afterwards.
I'm almost 100% positive we poked a tiny hole only big enough for the Enterprise to get through. We did not destroy the entire barrier around Azys Lla with a tiny needle. It's even arguable that the barrier would have closed itself back up behind us. I really don't see any reason to believe the ram destroyed the entire barrier.
There's also the fact that they showed up immediately which implies they were already there. It's not like a ship that huge was gonna sneak up on us.