Battlestations!!! Part 1
Posted on Tue Jan 4th, 2011 @ 3:32pm by Lieutenant JG Randall "Iceheart" McGraw & Ensign Ewan "Calvin" Fraser & Commodore Samantha York
1,004 words; about a 5 minute read
Mission:
Peace, or Something Like It
Location: ShuttleBay/Space surrounding Turkana IV
Timeline: Current
Randy was already in the Shuttlebay, getting everyone up to speed. The Osprey, while salvageable, would have to wait until they put into SpaceDock. They still had enough fighters to field all his people, it was just going through all the maneuvers, and making sure his people were familiar with who their wingmen were.
"Listen up, we may not have any issues leaving this sector, but the Captain seems to think otherwise, as do I. The Orion Syndicate has an interest here, and they won't take kindly to us meddling in their interests. Until we reach safer space, one half of our crews will be up at all times. I am going to have the other half on standby, and we will be swapping out in 12 hour shifts. Understood?" Randy looked around the room, ensuring that everyone was on the sam page.
Ewan raised his hand. "Are you listening to that gut instinct of yours again?"
Randy smiled. "Yes, and it hasn't led us astray yet."
Ewan laughed, "Well just be glad I am your wingman then, 'cause otherwise, that gut instinct would get you into a world of hurt."
"York to McGraw. We're leaving orbit. We'll continue at impulse until we leave the sector. Launch when ready."
Mcgraw nodded to hie people. "McGraw here, launching a full squadron and leaving the other in reserve. Hoping this will be a quiet trip." He ran to his fighter, and got her running. "This is IceHeart. All Callsigns acknowledge."
"Scorcher here."
"Lucky Fool ready and willing."
"FireDiamond raring to go Chief." Ewan tapped his controls, making sure his ship was ready to take her place at the Commander's side.
"McGraw to York, we are ready to launch, will take up three points around the Calypso. Launching now."
"Very good. York out."
Randy looked around at his people. The display screen confirmed that they were all in position around the Calypso, with Fraser and himself out in front. "FireDiamond, keep on course, I have us all locked in on Calypso's base course."
Randy checked his sensors, then swore. "We have possible incoming people. Ewan, get the other squadron spun up."
"IceHeart to Bridge, confirm or deny hostiles inbound."
"Confirm four hostiles. They aren't responding to hails. Don't fire unless fired upon. At this point we don't know if they mean to attack or make us fire first and claim self defense."
"If they aren't responding to hails, they are more than likely hostile, we will find out for you." Randy formed up his squadron, while leaving the other squadron to defend the Calypso. "Ok, Eagle squadron, on me, we are going to play a little chicken, and see about calling their bluff here.
The four Valkyrie Fighters sped towards the nearest ship, running straight at them in an attack run. They all had their weapons powered up and locked. At the last possible moment they broke formation, going two above and two below, running in between the ships nacelles.
"Lucky, IceHeart. You see any weak points?" Randall and Ewan continued their path towards the enemy ship's wingman as did Simpson and Keller.
Keller looked over his sensors. "Yeah Ice, I have a couple of weak points in the Engineering hull and the Nacelle struts."
"Tag them for the Calypso and Falcon Squadron, send that intel encrypted. Now!"
Sam saw the information come across her console. "We'll take the hull. You take the struts," she replied.
Randall acknowledged at the same time he saw the ship fire on the Calypso. "All Eagles on me, attack pattern Omicron. Hit those struts!"
The four fighters all pulled Immelman turns and then split off into pairs. Two of them launched a blitz of quantum microtorpedoes while the other two fired phasers, in alternating firing patterns.
"Shield strength......60 percent, between our salvos and the Calypso! Hit her again, blitz pattern Theta!"
"Take down shields, engines and weapons on the farthest ship. I'd like to send a Marine boarding party," Sam informed the CAG. "I want to see if we can get any information from them."
"Acknowledged Calypso, we will leave this one to you to finish off. We will hit each of the other ships to soften 'em up a bit and then focus on disabling the last ship. Let us know as soon as the Marines are aboard."
Randall sent the attack coordinates to both squadrons, then lined them up to attack. The four Valkyries below, with the six Razors above. "Iron Eagles, run Blitz Alpha Omicron Two........NOW!"
Simultaneously the ten craft split off in pairs to completely surround the ship, firing phasers, microtorpedos, and phaser cannons. The pattern that they were flying enabled them to be constantly barraging the ships shields.
"Calypso, IceHeart. Their sensors can't track us, they aren't quite up to par, especially with so many of us out here. Target ship is disabled and non warp capable, if you are getting Marines on board, NOW is the time to do it. Before they have a chance to try and blow the ship."
"Excellent. Thank you, IceHeart. Sending Marines now."
"All fighters, phaser cannons only, lets detach the wings from this fly!"
Randall watched as his people slowly but surely ripped one of the nacelles off the ship, thus preventing her from going to warp. He didn't like doing things this way, but these punks had it coming, and he owed them for banging him up anyway. He had three of his Razors stand watch over this ship, then turned towards the other craft that were still attacking the Calypso.
Randy looked around, and saw that the next closest ship's shields were down, and that the ship was maneuvering to warp out of there. "Eagles, attack pattern Theta Zeta 3, engineering hull on the marked ship." He targeted the Orion vessel, and then passed the signal to the rest of his craft. "Execute."
To Be Continued........
Lieutenant JG Randall McGraw
Wing Commander
USS Calypso
Captain Samantha York
CO
USS Calypso
Ensign Ewan Fraser (PNPC)
Squadron Leader
USS Calypso
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