The halls of the liner were cramped. Wires,
hull plating, and scattered pieces of equipment layed all about the decks, making it seem
like an obstacle course. As he ran to the emergency briefing room, Trafalgar wondered what
Orbital Spa and Cruise would think of their former luxery cruiser. From out in space it
looked more like a crab-shaped debris with tenticales all over. With thirteen launch bays,
two emergency hangars, and countless troop pod quarters, it was a sight to behold. Three
times the size of an ancient aircraft carrier yet only the armor of five gunboats.
As
Trafalgar entered the briefing room archway he was greeted by Captain Harris, a short, pudgy
old man whos military carrier wasnt the brightest. He only has two Rheinland cruiser kills
when Britona and the Fatherland were having some major political turmoil a few years back.
He was finally busted down for insuborination and retreating against orders.
"Ah,
welcome Junker," Harris gave a quick and informal salute and went back to his pipe, "We have
a code violet."
"Violet, sir? Isnt that for only for possible HQ destruction?"
"Yes
Trafalgar, it is. We have recieved satallite photography of a contingent of the Confederate
14th Fleet."
"The 14th.....isn't that the old Ice Pirate branch?"
"Yes it is, and
they have found an old wormhole that the navy used to use to transport top secret goods
before the Nomadic War. The fleet is now only seven hundred kilometers from Planet
Crossfire."
"What?"
"Yes, they got past our defenses and found our fifth jumpgate hub.
I've just found out that they are the fighters that have been destroying our bases and
convoys so far into our own space."
"Which squadrons of the Ice Pirates are we dealing
with?"
"The Jades, the Stingers, and the infamous Blade Runners. Your old friends, I
assume?"
"Yes...the times change though. The old IP order has crumbled. Its mostly just a
bunch of impatient jump jocky recruits. So when do we leave?"
"You guys launch now. You
will be joined by the Vegabonds and the long range fighters of Base Ithica III. The Star
Ocean will group up with the Bremen II, the Lance Caster, and the HGRS."
"The HRGS? Whats
a hypergate research ship got to do with this?"
"I'm not sure, either bait of those tank
brains on Cela Dor have new toys with us to tinker with."
"Very well sir, good luck and
stay clear of those Mark fours."
"We will, this thing isnt the prettiest but she has more
turning power. Good luck son."
The Chaos scenes will be posted next....havent
gotten that far into the writing yet 
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