Sector 2300
Planet 2304
October
21, 2052
Johnson
led his fleet towards the opposite of the planet where a small
blockade was scattered as the ships flew to assist the frontal
assault.
“Papagiannis,
we need to punch through the lines and get on the surface quick.”
Johnson transmitted to a fleet of Revelation cruisers beside him.
“You
got it Captain.” Papagiannis replied and his fleet began to
increase speed.
“The
enemy has spotted us Captain.” an officer alerted Johnson who had
stared blankly into space.
“Huh?”
Johnson snapped out of trance.
“Enemy
knows we're here.” the officer repeated.
“Full
thrusters forward. Ready weapons.” Johnson sat on his command chair
and strapped himself in.
Johnson's
Apocrypha demolished the first Exodus cruiser scout with assistance
from his other ships and quickly noted that the enemy have decided to
form a defensive line.
“Arrow
formation guys. We're going to ram through it.” Johnson issued the
command to the ships.
“Solid
copy Captain.” Papagiannis acknowledged as his fleet began to form
in a triangle.
Two
fleets in the shapes of triangles flew tightly together as they
charged towards the defensive line. The enemy ships opened fire and
unleashed a barrage of hex missiles and plasma torpedoes. The
explosives appeared to be equipped with AM detonators as the blast
radius rippled to the nearby ships on the point of contact.
“Hydra
missiles!” Papagiannis shouted as the cluster of missiles tracked
towards them as they got closer.
“Sir,
lead ship is under heavy fire. Shields are taken out!” an officer
reported.
“Cycle
ship formations!” Johnson watched as the lead Apocrypha was pelted
with explosives.
The
lead Apocrypha reduced thrusters speed and allowed the two trailing
ships to pass before going back to full speed. The ship was neatly
protected from the hydra missiles, but were still getting beat up by
the blast radius of the plasma torpedoes. In a matter of minutes, the
lead ship blew up and drifted away from the formation.
“Captain,
there's a venom blocking our path.” Papagiannis reported from his
approach.
“Stay
your course Lieutenant Commander!” Johnson directed.
“But
I'll lose a ship upon impact.” Papagiannis replied as the his fleet
were quickly nearing the venom in their way.
“I've
already lost a ship son. Ram through it and get to the surface by all
means necessary. I don't want to hear excuses...I want results!”
Johnson scolded at Papagiannis through an open broadcast.
Papagiannis
watched as his fleet smashed through the venom barrier as his lead
ship made impact. In a matter of seconds, the lead ship was
disintegrating in space as the hull lost its integrity.
“Damn
it.” Papagiannis muttered under his breath as his ship flew past
the debris of his dead Revelation cruiser crew.
Papagiannis
sat in his chair in frustration as he watched other ships approach
the surface of the planet.
“We
did it guys!” Johnson congratulated everyone on comms.
“But
at what cost?” Papagiannis thought to himself.
