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Karl was inspecting his new frigate, KSLF-3. It's name was KS Vengeance. With him were Lieutenant Sharpe and Ensign Tumar. He brought them with him on his new ship. Upon arriving to the flight deck, the fighter pilots were assembled in formation.
"Sir!" one of the pilots addressed him "I am Lieutenant Ingwe, commander of the fighter wings, we are ready for inspection!"
"Very good, Lieutenant! These are Lieutenant Sharpe and Ensign Tumar. Give me a status on the fighter wings!"
"Yes Sir! We have three wings here on the Vengeance! They are Alpha, Beta and Delta! All our pilots have seen combat and Vengeance just got out of the dry dock. Our last CO died in battle several weeks ago. Vengeance has been updated and now has modern state of the art equipment that all new commisioned frigates have. Only thing we are lacking is the AI. WE still have a basic one! Standard protocol."
Before Ingwe could say anything more, the command deck relayed this message:
"This is Fleet Admiral Hoffman! Nukrell is under attack by a Qalik fleet! All standing ships that do not need repairs are to proceed towards Nukrell and defend it under command of Admiral Septim!"
"It seems that I will get the chance to see what this crew can do! Sharpe, Tumar! To the command deck! Lieutenant Ingwe, ready your men!"
The three arrived at the command deck minutes later.
"Captain on deck!" said one one crew member.
All on deck saluted the new commander. Delran seated in the captain's chair.
"Ensign Tumar! Take the helm! Lieutenant Sharpe! First mate chair! Men, you heard the Admiral! One of our planets is under attack! We make for Nukrell!"
Delran turned on the ships internal ComLink.
"This is Captain Dark! All hands battle stations! This is not a drill! The ship is heading towards Nukrell! I repeat! All ships actions stations!"
"This is Ensign Tumar! All hands prepare to leave the docks!"
The ship left the dock and headed for the flag ship.
"Lieutenant Sharpe! Hail the flag ship!"
"Yes Sir! We have them on ComRadio!"
"Admiral Septim, Sir! This is Captain Dark of the KS Vengeance! What are your orders, Sir!"

"All ships prepare for WormTravel on my count...3...2...1!" and with that, the fifth fleet out of Koam flew towards the Garan system and the planet Nukrell.

***

The Titan flew out of the wormhole, followed by the other ships of his fleet. They all came out in perfect formation. On their sensors were around thirty ships: one heavy cruiser, two carriers, two cruisers, four large frigates, eight small frigates, and thirteen destroyers. There were also twenty or so corvettes and a lot of fighters.
"Release fighters," said Septim.
The commanders of the other ships followed his order as they cruised toward their enemy, finally, he said "Deploy shipbusters."
"Yes sir," said Alice as the shipbusters fired.
The two missiles flew through space and split apart around a mile from their target, they then flew individually into several key parts of the ship, such as the sensors and the bridge. Within seconds, the heavy cruiser was blown apart.
"Excellent job," said Septim, "Lets mop up these bastards and go home..."
And with those words, the Battle of Nukrell began.

The Tolriel and support ships moved closer towards the enemy fleet.
"Captain Dark, that carrier is directly in the middle of their fleet.  Their hive mind would tell them that you are going to board it and they would most likely destroy it before you can take it.  They would probably even wait until your men are onboard!"

Gordon cursed under his breath before calling Lieutenant Avery.  "Fire all warheads at the other carrier and a cruiser.  Fire torpedoes at the smaller frigates." Gordon said.  "Yes sir, firing salvo now." replied Avery.  The Tolriel lurched ever so slightly as a number of warheads struck the remaining enemy carrier, blasting it into pieces.  More warheads pounded away at a cruiser until a hole punctured the hull and it decompressed.  Torpedoes barraged two of the light frigates, crippling one and decompressing the other.  "That was a hell of a salvo there Avery! We got three ships at least! Maybe four!" shouted Gordon over the ship comm.  "Reload and fire again at the other cruiser and some large frigates!" ordered Gordon.

Matthew climbed up to the bridge and worm-traveled to the battle. "Sorry I'm late." said Matthew. He fired all his warheads at the enemy ships and destroyed 1 heavy Frigate and destroyed 3 Light Frigates. He fired a torpedo and critically damaged a cruisers engine. 3 Fighter groups launched and destroyed a corvette. "We're back in the game!" said Matthew.

Gordon cursed and swore several times as he shouted orders.  "Mr. Tiffin get us back to Koam ASAP! Lieutenant Avery reload everything and be ready for another attack.  Koam is under attack! All crew prepare to fight again.  All support ships gather up fighters and get moving." shouted Gordon over the comm links as he slammed his fist down on the arm of his chair.

Within a minute the fighters had managed to return to the ships and were secure enough.  The KS Tolriel managed to follow the KS Titan into the wormhole as quickly as he could.  Gordon thought for a moment about how he was going to make the Qalik pay for this.

"All fighters back to the ship now!" ordered Karl as soon as he heard the admiral.
The fighters flew directly towards the hangar bays without entering formations. It was a risky maneuver, but all were experienced fighters. As soon as the last fighter was secured, Karl opened the ships call link.

"Men, it was a good job! I am proud of you! But this day doesn't end here! Koam is under attack! You have seen part of the fleet leaving! We are going to follow them and most likely we will arrive in full warzone! Do not leave your stations! All pilots remain in your fighters, you will be released again into combat as soon as we arrive. Ensign Tumar, take us back to Koam, full speed!"
"Aye aye, Captain!"

Vengeance opened the wormhole and passed through it, following the Titan.

"Engaging hostiles!" screamed Gordon over the comm system as his ship exited the wormhole.  Fighters launched and then weapons fired.  "Fighters, engage hostiles and keep them busy until we can get the chairman out of here! Mr. Tiffin begin evasive manuevers.  Lieutenant Avery fire everything we have at their ships!" Gordon screamed again.  "Firing for maximum effect sir!" replied Avery as the ship lurched with the emptying of all of the torpedo and warhead tubes.  A cruiser and two large frigates were immediately taken out of the fight with a massive display of firepower. 

The KS Lorias was on the right side of the KS Tolriel when it wa*beep* by a massive beam.  "Sh*t! Just like before!" gasped Gordon as the Lorias got a hole blasted into the side.  "Those goddamn bastards!" said Lieutenant Mace.  "Sending more of those f*ckers straight to hell!" said Lieutenant Avery.  "Admiral Kyphus, this is Captain Lindon of the KS Lorias, we are gonna have to pull out of the fight.  We have taken heavy damage and are barely holding together." the captain said weakly.  "KS Telrion, cover the retreat of the Lorias until it is safely away." ordered Gordon.  "Roger that Admiral!" replied Commander Indigo of the Telrion. 

The KS Tolriel fired salvo after salvo, but it was not doing enough damage.  Gordon already has lost dozens of fighters, a handful of corvettes, several small frigates, and one large frigate.  "We are taking too many casualties likes this! We cannot hold on much longer sir." said a crewman.  A number of rockets slammed into the shields of the Tolriel and Gordon was thrown off of his feet.  "Report!" he screamed as he got to his feet.  "Sir! Command controls for the warhead launchers has been disabled." replied Avery over the comm systems.  "I am working on launching them manually!" he continued.  "Get it done lieutenant! I am counting on you!" said Gordon.  "Sir! Shields are at about 25% after that hit.  We cannot take another or else we may not make it out of here." said Mr. Tiffin.  "Realign the shields to where the enemy fire is coming from.  Manually shift the power distribution." Gordon said.  "Yes sir." replied Mr. Tiffin.  "Mr. Wilson how are the engines holding up?" said Gordon over the comm.  "They are doing fine at the moment sir.  Don't get them hit and we should be good." was the reply.

Matthew was inraged when he popped out of worm-travel and rammed an enemy Destroyer. "WHAT IS UP WITH THESE ACCURSED WORM-ENGINES?!" he screamed. He fired all warheads and torpedoes and destroyed a battleships engines before the entire rear exploded internally. "Wow...did I do that!?" said Matthew. A loud explosion engulfed a large frigate accomponied with a huge ball of fire. "Maybe they had a self destruct button?" joked Matthew. A torpedo just barely missed the ship, exploding right in front of it. For about 5 seconds, Matthew couldn't see. When he could, he saw a large beam cut a hole through the KS Lorias. He fired all his guns and another warhead that had just been reloaded at another Cruiser, and it made a spectacular explosion. When the debris cleared, the ship was more-or-less intact, but the entire rear had been blown open, and the vacuum of space crushed everything inside. Just at that moment, a large UO (Unidentified Object) slammed into his ship. "Holy..that thing smashed one of the auto turrets and almost destroyed a fighter hangar!"

10 Minutes later in the battle, 3 Fighter squads and one bomber squad emerged. The bombers shot their bombs at a cruiser, wrecking the controls and bridge. The fighters destroyed most of the warhead launchers, while some of the warheads went off before launch, resulting in a massive fireball that engulfed 2 Light Frigates.

Matthew heard a loud roar a short time later, and saw a torpedo smash into the shields. "Agh..shields at 75%!" said a Drew. Another torpedo hit the shields and penetrated, smashing off 5 auto turrets and destroying 3 fighters that were trying to shoot down enemy fighters. "This has just turned from bad to worse!" screamed Matthew as another explsion was deflected. "Shields can't hold out!We'll have to try and focus all shield force in front if we want to survive!" said Drew back to Matthew.

Vengeance exited the wormhole several minutes after the Titan. It arrived in full war zone. He picked up Hoffman's transmission.
"Deploy fighters! One wing is to escort the chairman out of here, the rest are to support the fighters from the other ships! Prepare all tubes, I want salvo after salvo shot at the enemy. Target carefully, as I do not wish to lose to many warheads. They outnumber us and if we remain without munition, we are dead!"

The battle was raging on as the Keraitian fleet fired salvo after salvo against the Qalik fleet. When the vortex appeared, Karl took his ship to safe distance and continued to fire at the Qalik's. His shields were almost out of power but he ordered the auxiliary systems of the ship to be closed and energy diverted to life support, weapons and shields. That enabled him to recharge the shields partialy. The fighters were sustaining medium loses, so he kept the into battle.

After hering a human voice telling everyone that he cannot do more and scanning the space near the vortex more carefully, he received a ray of hope. But that was little, as the Qalik fleet was to large.

"Lieutenant, hail the Titan!"
"Aye Aye, Captain! We have them on ComRadio."
"This is Captain Karl Dark of KS Vengeance! Admiral, if the chairman doesn't leave soon and we need more time, I will take my ship and ram it into theit mother ship! If you disagree, then I await your orders!"

The battle raged on for several minutes, with the Titan destroying many ships. Eventually, the Chairman and High Command escaped through a Wormhole, and Septim turned to Ace.
"Engage wormdrives! Follow the escape plan! Go to Harakin," said Septim.
"Yes, Admiral," said Ace as he pressed several buttons, the other men in the bridge did the same, and a few seconds later, the ship pulled out through a wormhole. Septim hoped that the others in his fleet would do the same rather than fight for their homeworld.

Matthew fired all his guns twice at the mothership, creating a pretty good fireworks display on the auto turrets and warhead launchers, but otherwise leaving it intact. Suddenly he heard a slowly loudening groan. He screamed as his boat was helplessly dragged into the vortex, slamming into the side of Admiral Septim's ship. The auto turrets started firing until he turned them off, logging the ship as friendly.

The KS Titan pulled out of WormTravel and the rest of the fifth fleet was behind him. Before him was the Harak system, with Harakin being the capital planet of the system and the second most populated planet in the Keraitian Empire behind Koam. It housed the main shipyards for the Kerait Navy, along with the second most productive and well funded research stations in the Empire, again, right behind Koam. The planet itself was a Koamlike world, with fifty-six percent of the planet covered in water.
"Alice, perform a diagnostic, I need to know what is damaged," said Septim.
"Right away, Admiral," said Alice.
"You all did good out there," said Septim, "Koam is lost, and there was nothing we could do. Admiral Septim out," said Septim.
"Freelancer Demonsul is trying to contact us, Admiral," said Communications Officer Maxwell Levun.
"Patch him through," said Septim.
After a few seconds, the Scythe was linked with the Titan.
"We meet again, Demonsul. That meteor trick helped a lot, I'm sure Benson will be generous. Was there a reason you tried to contact me? The KS Kerait has Grand Admiral Candor and Chairman Benson on board. I would think that they would be better people to contact," said Septim, "But, you never do something without reason, that I know, so there has to be a specific reason that you contacted me rather than them..."

[[Get on the IRC then...]]

[[OOC: ...]]

Matthew emerged from the same vortex and smashed into a meteor. "This is really not my lucky day, and now Koam is destroyed!" he said. He shot a warhead at the meteor and made it violently explode. "Those warheads don't have that much explosive power!Theres got to be some kind of mineral in there!" Matthew said. He tried shooting auto turrets at another until it cracked, then saw a glowing, silvery-blue metal come flying out. I wonder what that is, and if the Qalik are using it!  he thought. He sent out fighters to tow it in for inspection.

[OOC: Can you deal without me for a while? Consider my ship has taken heavy damage and it's in the dry dock. As I said in the tavern, I can't login to much now, as I have exams.]

/me quits

Screw it.

[[OOC:NOOOO NO SCREWY IT KEEP GOING!!]]

[[There are too few people for this to be worthwhile, so yes screw it.]]