"Great. Where the hell is Jeremy..." Seth grabbed Bleeding Hearts. Looking over his shoulder, he left Alyson in charge.
Seth climbed into his EVA suit with four of his best Marines. Sighing, he waited for the airlock.
"Send a message to Porter...tell her we're going in. If Decker is thete, he wont survive."
Seth kicked off with the Matines, heading out of the cruiser and toward thr largwely intact gunboat.
"This is Captain Hunter, we're heading in. Prep for anything."
Seth hit thegunboat with his team. Catching hold, the Marines moved toward the hole. Seth followed.
And then they descended into the belly of the beast.
Natsumi Hideyoshi (The Order) | Alexis Hunter (Liberty Navy) |
The inside of the ship was dark and full of debreas. An occasional arc of electricity would shoot out of damaged conduits. There was no life support, nor any artificial gravity. Junk along with fluids such as engine plasma are able to float freely. Visibility is low even with the highest powered spot lights.
In total 5 bodies would be found, 2 in the engine compartment and the remaining 3 in the bridge section. All appear to have been killed by shots from a Liberty style sidearm.
As Seth and his marines move deeper into the ship and make their way to the bridge, a shadow behind a fallen bulkhead stirs and they feel like they are being watched. From the corner of their eyes they spot a dark blue object moving straight at them. (A nomad juvenile)
Iâll carry this flag
To the grave if I must
Because itâs flag that I love
And a flag that I trust
Aubrey was busy in trying to get up all the sistems that were still operative, when a communication incoming from the Ghost Eye came, he rushed towards the radio, that he found that the radio was damaged aswell. He was unable to reply to the Ghost Eye.
He activated the engines of the fighter, heading out from the Nebula, towards the nearest Order base.
// Can't continue this RP, I'm a bit busy with RL at the moment.
Seth whirls around, bringing his M-76 Revenant machine gun up. Hias Marines shouldered thier M-15 Vindicators. Full auto chatter was mixed with the burst-fire rattling. The Nomad Juvenile lay dead mere feet from them, thier clips empty. Seth drew his M-5 Phalanax and shot a single shot to where it's head would be.
"Ghost Eye, requesting to more Security teams, do NOT have them in red, over."
"Roger that, they will be there in minutes. Should we send out Alpha?"
"Affirmative. Have them orbit this thing. And make sure you and thes Phoenix Fire have a firing solution. I want this thing to burn a second after I speak."
Natsumi Hideyoshi (The Order) | Alexis Hunter (Liberty Navy) |
<the newly revamped sensors of the Fire alerted jimmy of something he did not want to see as his Tactical officer informed him> "Commander,she was quick but we caught wind of her,theres a Liberty gunboat someplace in system,shes transmitting strange energy bursts"
<jim looked up closeing the comlink now dead from the thunderbay after sending a reply requesting her to get here asap> "most likely its Calling for backup.
provided they dident get our engine patterns we can mask ourselves,go to stealth grade 3 try to tap there comms,and sensors ID her and any subsequent Liberty vessels,encrypct any and all comms channels outside the ship and hail the ghost eye"
<the Tactical offiver looked as if he was going to yell that jim should by right hunt down the gunboat,jims cold stare told him otherwise as his hail came up> " commander,weve detected a liberty gunboat,were monotering her and cant localize her signatures,i can guarantee you she called for help expect a sizable force anytime soon,encrypct your transmissions from this point forward and do what ypou can to mask yourself,when the time comms we can try to handle the Navy"
<jim cut the channel and waited,hopeful that both jessica and jack malrone would respond accordingly>
The disturbance started small and began to grow exponentially larger with every electrical Arc. Light blue light began to light up the ship in the area as the electrical strorm nearby grew stronger. In the center of the chaos a vortex, not unlike that of a Jumphole formed and within seconds the shape of an LABC appeared. Just as quickly as it started, the hyperspace jump window began to colapse in on itself, until all the ships were back in the eternal darkness, lit only by their own lights.
The Valhalla Class LABC ThunderBay had arrived.
Jessica Porter sad on her bridge and quickly reviewed the initial scans taken by the ship's sensors.
"Open a secure channel to the other ships"
"Yes Ma'am, replied a young officer as he punched in a few commands
"Jim, Seth, we've arrived and I have a plan but we need to work quickly, I'll get over there as soon as I can with an EVA team"
She motioned to cut the comm channel. With that Navy vessel nearby, it was too dangerous to speak on the open comm channels.
"Allison, have the flight deck prepare the shuttle and have a boarding team ready" Jessica Ordered "John, take command while I'm gone"
"Jess, I should go, you shouldn't risk yourself" John began but was cut off by a look from Jessica he knew all too well. " Just be careful out there"
Minutes later the shuttle left and headed for the damaged Gunboat. Using an old docking port, Jessica and her team boarded the ship after forcing the port open manually.
"Seth, we are onboard and are headed for the command center"
She slowly made her way forward, slowed by the clumsy EVA suit. She carried a rifle in her hands and scanned every nook and cranny as they passed. With her were two security officers, each carrying a rifle of their own, along with various other gear.
Behind them a remote control hover sled followed automatically. Its top covered in various sealed cases and one power generator.
Iâll carry this flag
To the grave if I must
Because itâs flag that I love
And a flag that I trust
Seth stood on the bridge, his Revenant Machinegun on his back beside Bleeding Hearts. His Marines were at four corners with overlapping fields of fire. Seth sighed.
"Get the Oathkeeper on the line, I need Ellie and Izzy here."
A marine nodded and relayed orders.
Natsumi Hideyoshi (The Order) | Alexis Hunter (Liberty Navy) |
The Valiant was close in the shadows but undetectable. The Command crew debated .
Tacticall officer: Ma'am a LABC just appearer on the sensors
Angelina: Is it ours
Tactical: Negative(he gets interrupted by the comm officer.)
Comm officer: Ma'am I am pickinjg up a transmission seems its Jessica Porter but its secure and I can't hack it.
Angelina: Tactical confirm its the Thunder bay
The tactical officer nods
Angelina: Get me a secure comm to Fleet command get em on the line tell them we have the Thunderbay in our sights.
Sensor Officer: Ma'am Readings from the gunboat are growing.
Angelina: What are they doing out there
Sensor Officer: I cant tell
Comm officer: Ma'am I have send a transmission but we are far and god knows when it will reach the nearest ship.
Angelina sits and starts to think,they were cut off from the navy and there was a hostile LABC witch probably was ready to open fire on then the moment they detect em. She sighted and give her orders.
Angelina: Keep out of their sensor range If they detect us we are gonna get screwed. Keep track of their movements and try to brake in to their comms. I want to know what are they talking. Keep your eyes on that Gb I want to know whats going on with it asap.
Porter reached the bridge and moved in, well aware of the scrutiny that Seth's guards were giving her.
"Seth, good to meet you again" she stepped forward and motioned for her guards to take up a defense position.
"We don't have much time but... here is what I have in mind... I brought a small generator, enough to get the main computer online. Once powered up, I brought a data-link so we can download the information on the core to our ships, for further analysis"
They got to work setting up the equipment and slowly the core came to life
"Porter to ThunderBay, begin transfer"
The transfer began and would take a bit of time to complete.
"Jim, any news on our Liberty friend out there?"
She checked the link, its screen showed data being uploaded and downloaded
"She approached Seth, come with, I want to tell you exactly what I'm planning, but in private"
Iâll carry this flag
To the grave if I must
Because itâs flag that I love
And a flag that I trust