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The Achilles class Battleship Patroclus, second of the Achilles class to be produced for Klonor use, slowly began to move forward. Sliding out like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon it speeds out of the shipyards, moving out towards the edge of the Gamma Draconis system and towards its new home.

Captain Myrmid, newly promoted and newly in command, stood on the bridge of the Patroclus and repeated four soft words to himself

"Space ........... the final frontier"

Captain Myrmid was a history buff, specialising in old time radio and television programs. He'd even gone so far as to earn his own HAM radio license. Well, since HAM radio didn't exist anymore he didn't actually earn the license, but he took the ancient tests and passed every one of them. He'd even learned the outdated and unused Morse Code. Now, he reflected back on the old TV shows that had depicted space travel centuries before it had been fully realised.

"Ah, if only Kirk could be here. The Patroclus would put even the Enterprise to shame. No matter, we have the same goals. To find out what's out there. To find out what's beyond that final frontier. To explore. Such has been the aim of mankind since it first awoke on Earth, and we shall further that aim."

Turning from the viewport he makes his way to the Helm station, giving Third Lieutenant Mells a pat on the back as he reads over his shoulder.

"ETA to the systems edge?"

"3 hours and 17 minutes, sir. The Nexus engins are being prepped as we speak."

"Good. Make sure they'll checked out from top to bottom before we reach the systems edge, the Achilles engines doused the entire crew with 200 rills of radiation each jump. They didn't even notice it till two weeks ago. It's a miracle they even discovered it then, if they hadn't that entire crew would be dead now. I don't want that happening to us. Those engines will be in tip top shape, or this ship goes right back into drydock."

"Yes, sir. Engine check proceeding as planned."

"Notify me if there's any change, I'll be in my quarters. Commander, you have the bridge."

"Yes, sir" responds Lieutenant Commander Hurley from next to the Captains command station. With no more ado he walks forward, assuming the role the Captain had just vacated.

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2 hours 19 minutes later............

The ships intercom suddenly blared to life, painful alarms reverbating throughout the ship

"Attenion! Attenion! This is a Tactical Alert! All crew to Alpha stations! Captain to the bridge! This is not a drill! Move!"

The Captain jerked up in his seat, briefly wondering what the hell his first officer was thinking. A tactical alert in Gamma Draconis? Impossible! It was Klonor's primary military base, it'd take more ships than the entire Klonor fleet to even begin to threaten it. What could be the danger?

he bursts onto the bridge, prepared to find out

"Commander! What the hell is going on?"

"Sir, it's the Nexus engines! They're building up a magnetic charge!"

"What? Who authorized this?"

"Nobody, sir. It's part of the standard testing procedures, there's a trickle charge sent through the engines to test for any blocks. Somehow the charge built up, there's a loop in the intake! It's building upon itself. We'll have Max Mass in under 1 minute!"

"Shit. Have we reached the systems edge yet?"

"No, sir. Not for almost another hour."

"Are we at least close enough for Coordinate conversion?"

"No, sir. And we wont make it in time."

"Son of a bitch! So, what are our options?"

"We stay here and get blown to hell, or jump to Nexus flight. Jumpt to uncharted Nexus flight."

"We don't hav a choice. Signla down to the engine room and announce it to the ship. Nexus flight in 15 seconds."

Everybody on the bridge moves towards their seats, bracing themselves in and prepared for the worst.

"Nexus flight in 3......2.......1......Jumping!"

With a blue flash the Patroclus was gone

"Emergence in 20 seconds."

"All hands, brace for emergence! Impact status!"

With another blue flash the Patroclus was back in space, floating through the void

"Okay, I need an all decks status report. Any casualties should report to sick bay at once, we need everyone working at top efficiency. Sensors, tell us where the hell we are."

"I'm reading a blue giant star approximately 3 AU from our current position, 7 planets in orbit. I'm also reading some kind of artificial object in orbit around the star........it's a space station!"

"Excellent. Open hailing frequencies. Maybe we can find out where we are and how to get home."

"Yes, sir. Frequencies open."

"Attention unidentified station, this is Captain Myrmid of the GDB Patroclus. We have lost our bearings and are not sure where we are. We need access to stellar maps, and perhaps to resources to repair our Nexus drives. May we dock?"

"No response, sir. Wait a sec, I'm reading an energy buildup..... shots fired! We have incoming weaponry!"

"Evasive maneuvers! Bring the ship back to Tactical Alert, bring the shields online, charge the Heavy Beams, and load the Tsunami Launchers. If these bastards want a fight they'll get one."

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OOC: Okay, I'm looking for some nation to RP as the station (and ships that will be with the station) and will engage the Patroclus. I'm expecting some big fights, probably some diplomacy at the end, and maybe an ongoing bigger RP with our two nations. If you want in TG me. Don't post here until you've TG'd me.

For info on Klonor ships and technolog vist the Klonor Ship Stores

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OOC: We have an attacking space station! Sorry, but the space has been filled. Hope you enjoy reading the RP!

*It was another boring, slow day at the Space Station StarForge. Very little activity, a few pirate ships dropping off cargo, a slaver vessel, and a blockade runner wanting to offer his services... Scum from all over the universe came here, a safe haven for pirates, smugglers, slavers, and outlaws, outside of anyone's terratory and jurisdiction.
*The Pirate Queen Emeralados sighed heavily, survaying the activity in the command center with her one good eye. Adorn in an all red leather like outfit, complete with a cliche pirate's hat and eyepatch over her left eye, the female pirate was a walking cliche, but she didn't seem to care. Long locks of blond hair tumbling down from her head, ending just above her firm buttocks. Nestled in a hip holster was a long barrel Plasma Pistol.*

Pirate Tech: "Um... Sir? We got some weird activity on screen... SH*T! A ship just jumped into system! Unknown chasis, Ive never seen it before."

Pirate ComTech: "The ship's haiing us! It's not one of ours... Commencing attack."

*The blonde remained silent. Although she had a ragtag team at the command, they were all skilled in their respective fields, she would not need to issue a single command.*

First Mate Lando: "Grapple Ships are away... Opening fire with main cannon..."

*A sadistic grin came to the female pirate's face. The StarForge boosted having the most powerful Graviton Beam Cannon this side of the Milky Way.*

First Mate Lando: "Cannon charging... Target acquired... Commencing firing!"

*The station shuddered as the main cannon fired, a massive concentrated beam of energy arcing towards the unknown ship, a series of smaller Grappler Ships following in it's wake.*

Pirate ComTech: "Sir, channel open in... Two... One... Go."

*The StarForge forced open a channel with the Patroclus. Emeralados smiled wickedly as she spoke.*

Pirate Queen Emeralados: "Unidentified vessel. I am the Pirate Queen Emeralados. Surrender your ship immediately, and I MIGHT let your crew live."

*Her voice was cruel and full of malice, the kind of voice that struck fear into the hearts of those opposing her. Her first mate, an Elf by the name of Lando Dres, chuckled to himself. If it was one thing Queen Emeralados was known for, it was not taking prisoner. She'd kill every single person on that ship regardless if they surrendered or not, most of them she'd do in herself if they did surrendered.*


((OOC: Grapple Ships are small, fighter sized ships with Grappling arms, usually one, but the larger ones (Corvette sized or larger) usually have two. The Grapple Arm can hold a varity of weapons, but are mostly used to attached onto the hull of a ship and upload a computer virus into it to disable it's system. Um... Is this cool Klonor?))

Check TGs Krowemoh.

Check TGs Krowemoh.

((OOC: I did, but I don't see your TG?))

Incoming message to the Patroclus: "Unidentified vessel, this is SMS Talos of the Grand Duchy of Graudenz. We have picked up your distress call and are currently 3 parsecs away. Do you require assistance?"

SMS Talos, Hyperion-class heavy cruiser
http://hyperspace.isnnews.net/ea/eahvcr_lg3.jpg
OOC: pretend it says Talos on the side of the ship, not Hyperion

Incoming message to the Patroclus: "Unidentified vessel, this is SMS Talos of the Grand Duchy of Graudenz. We have picked up your distress call and are currently 3 parsecs away. Do you require assistance?"
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((OOC: Hmm... Well, I did kinda made the setting deep in Pirate controlled terratory, unless you and Klonor already planned something like this out, then you can just ignore my gripping. lol ^^;; ))

OOC: It wasn't really planned with Klonor, but we can make it 30 or 300 parsecs if you want. I just want to RP a little:)

If you want in TG me. Don't post here until you've TG'd me.

OOC: Is this that hard to understand? Seriously, every RP that I make (that requires a TG invite) has people who just barge right in without doing what I ask. It's not that hard. Only one or two sentences in a TG. What's the difficulty?

Graudenz, I don't mean to sound harsh (Well, I actually do, but I'm trying to seem nice about it :wink: ) but it really would be nice if you'd read the opening posts

"Sir, we have incoming ships. Numerous fighter sized craft on an interception course. Also, we're receiving a message!"

"Put it on speaker 3"

"Unidentified vessel. I am the Pirate Queen Emeralados. Surrender your ship immediately, and I MIGHT let your crew live."

The captain pauses for a second, then can't help but laugh

"Pirates? We're being attacked by a pirate space station? We're flying an Achilles battleship and they attack? Wow, I thought we might be in trouble for a second. What's the ships status?"

"Shields are up. The shot impacted before they were fully charged, but the armor took care of it (my shields are nothing special, but my armor is exquisite). I'm reading cosmetic damage only on the molybdenum sheathing. We have full charges on the Beams and Turrets, the Tsunami launchers are armed, and the Flak Cannons are prepped."

"Excellent. Now, let's show this 'Pirate Queen' why there hasn't been a successful pirate raid on a Klonor vessel in 73 years. Target those incoming ships, have the Flak Cannons shred them to pieces. Any that survive, have the Laser Turrets finish them off. Helm, move us closer to the station. Once we're in optimal range bring the heavy Beams to bear, slice that **** in half."

"Ys, sir."

With barely an warning the guns and engines turn on, moving the ship towards the pirates doom.

Priate Tech: "Sir... The vessel is moving closer!"

*A smirk came to the Pirate Queen's face.*

Emeralados: "So they want to fight? Tear them to shreds."

First Mate Lando: "Prepare for broadside firing. All Cannons and turrets target vessel, fire at will."

*The StarForge was built on and in a large asteroid orbiting this system's star, offering to suburp natural armor. A series of Plasma Turrets and TuroLaser Cannons rose up from hidden compartments on the StarForge, swivelling to bear on the incoming battleship.*

Pirate Tech: "All weapons systems online and active. Commencing broadside barrage firing now."

Priate Tech 2: "Sir? Our Grapplers are being shredded out there! Whatever this ship is, it has excellent anti-fighter defenses."

First Mate Lando: "Keep up the barrage firing, try to put as much pressure on that ship as possible. How long until main cannon finishes recharging?"

Pirate Tech: "50 seconds and counting!"


((OOC: I'm guessing that the Graviton Beam cannon is about as strong as the Patroclus's heavy beam cannon. Want some more info on the StarForge? It's a SW space station.))

EDIT: Double Post

A short distance away, a pair of LRR destroyers move in towards the pirate station ready to capture it. While LRR ships have nothing to boast about in terms of special weapons, what they do have is manouverability and speed.

"Picking up a Klonor-type vessel near the station.....there's a battle, it looks like."
"Klonor vessel, this is the LRRSV Sitting Bull. We see you are under attack, and are inbound to your position."

A short distance away, a pair of LRR destroyers move in towards the pirate station ready to capture it. While LRR ships have nothing to boast about in terms of special weapons, what they do have is manouverability and speed.

"Picking up a Klonor-type vessel near the station.....there's a battle, it looks like."
"Klonor vessel, this is the LRRSV Sitting Bull. We see you are under attack, and are inbound to your position."

((OOC: Did you ask Klonor via TG? If not, ya might want to consider it before posting again. This IS a closed RP, after all.)

OOC: A SW station? You mean a Star Wars tech station? Dude, you are gonna get trashed. No offense, but SW tech really isn't that good. Don't get me wrong, I love Star Wars, but their technology isn't good here. Comparitively, 1 Orion class Destroyer equals about 2-3 Imperial Star Destroyers. The Patroclus, an Achilles class Battleship, is way beyond an Orion. So, unless this is some weird SuperStation, there wont be much of a battle. :twisted: (You can find out the specs of the Orion, and how much an Achilles overpowers it, at my ship store)

Oh, and what happened to the station from my attack?

Also, no posts from any non-invited nation will be acknowledged. It's really easy, JUST TG ME! It's not that complicated.

OOC: Comparitively, 1 Orion class Destroyer equals about 2-3 Imperial Star Destroyers.

OOC:
The guns on an Acclimator(sp?) landing assault transport in Attack of the Clones are officially rated at 200 gigatons. Given this kind of firepower is on a (comparitivly) old assault transport, an ISD would be markedly heavier in armament, with shields to match.

This is absurdly wrong, stupid, and should never be used in RP, but it's offical, and that makes it Star Wars canon. So saying star wars mil tech isn't good, based on the movies and offical material, is wrong.

EDIT: And TAG

((OOC: No, I don't just use SW tech for the station, while the StarForge IS based off of Star Wars (If you've played Knights of the Old Republic, you'll recognize the StarForge as the spacestation/ship yard which creates the swarms of Sith Starfighters and weapons. This StarForge isn't that one, but a smuggler base turned self sufficent space station/shipyard), but I mixed in a mixture of Anime references. For example, the Grappler ships are from Outlaw Star, the Graviton Beam Cannon is from Maritan Successor Nadesico (which by it's own right is one of the powerful Cap ship weapons in the Anime Universe), and the Plasma Turrets are inspired by the triple barrel Plasma Gun Turrets from Halo. It has mines that are similar to the ones used in Banner of the Stars, which IMHO is the one of the best sci-fi space animes I've ever seen. Anime has always been an underlying theme for my RPs and nation.
Also, it IS a pirate space station, so expect lots of illegal weapons, such as nuclear warheads, biological weapons, and even kamikaze ships. ^.~
Also, you haven't posted an attack yet Klonor, so I can't post the results to an attack that never toook place, honey. ;)))

Klonor, my pic of my Masada is the StarForge she is talking about, if that helps you.

Klonor, my pic of my Masada is the StarForge he is talking about, if that helps you.

((OOC: "He?" But I'm a girl! *Sobs!*))

"Helm, move us closer to the station. Once we're in optimal range bring the heavy Beams to bear, slice that **** in half."

"Ys, sir."

With barely an warning the guns and engines turn on, moving the ship towards the pirates doom.

I thought it'd be obvious that my ship was shooting. I didn't think I'd actually need to say "I shot".

((OOC: lol. Sorry Klonor, was assuming you wanted to RP that part out yourself, since it is a cap ship and cap ships are notoriously slow. Okay, anyways so heeeere we go! ^_^))

*The Klonor vessel moves closer to the StarForge, amid a hail of energy blasts from the mobile space station. As it reaches optimal range, it opens fire with it's heavy beam cannons. The beam energy weapons spews a lance of death at the Pirate station, arcing across the void to strike deep into the heart of the station. Armored with light shields, the blast from the heavy beam cannons drop them like flies, impaling the armored hull of the space station, taking a large chuck out of it. Red alerts sounded in the com com.*

Pirate Tech 1: "Sir!"

Pirate Tech 2: "Enemy vessel closing rapidly. Hull breaches in sectors 15 through 34!"

First Mate Lando: "Main cannon status?!"

Pirate Tech 1: "Ready to fire, sir!"

First Mate Lando: "Well, what are you waiting for?"

Pirate Tech 1: "Right sir."

*The Pirate Queen Esmeraldos merely smirked, not having lost her cool.*

Esmeraldos: "Their ship is powerful, I'll give them that, but sheer brute force doesn't always win the battle."

*She said as the main Graviton Beam cannon returned fire.*


((OOC: You're go, Klonor.))

OOC: Before I post, what is a Graviton Beam? I don't need all the techno babble specifics, just a general description

Sorry Krowemoh, post edited accordingly. I wasn't sure until just after I posted that, when I read another of your posts.

OOC: Before I post, what is a Graviton Beam? I don't need all the techno babble specifics, just a general description

((OOC: Graviton Beam is um... Well... Hmmm... Ya know, I'm not too sure myself. lol It's basically a high output energy beam thingie. The beam itself is flat, and spreads out from the barrel of the cannon so that it fans out, inflicting maxium damage over a large area. The color of the beam is black or dark purple, and it's highly destructive. Graviton Beam Cannon inspired by Maritan Successor Nadesico. ^^;; First used in Episode 1. ( I'm pretty sure their's an explainnation as to how the GB Cannon works, but I don't feel like sitting through Nadesico to find it. V_V)
Sorry for not replying sooner. ^^;;
It's cool Guanyu. And um, I also posted in your other thread. Did you see?))

OOC: So, it's an energy beam? Excellent :twisted:

IC:

The Graviton Beam speeds across space, impacting against the shields of the Battleship. The shields, never really that strong to begin with (In the game where I get my tech the capital ships don't even have shields. I just gave them some simple energy shields so that they could better compete against other NS ships), collapse under the onslaught and barely even shift the Beam. With no more resistance it slams into the Patroclus, effortlessly burning through the molybdenum sheathing that layers the ship. Unfortunately for the pirates, the molybdenum isn't the only defense the Achilles line has. Once through the outer armor the Beam impacts the next armored layer, the energy absorbtion armor (Gotta love that armor). As the Beam pulses more and more energy into the ship the armor absorbs it, shunting the energy into the shields and the weapons.

"Sir, weapons boost is complete. Shunted energy has charged the Massers to 200%."

"Any damage?"

"We have 3 absorbers down, numbers 4, 5, and 9. Cosmetic damage on the break away over number 4 and 5, we have a breach over number 9. I am reading atmosphere venting and 3 Laser Turrets inoperative."

"A mere scratch. Now, let's show them what a real barrage can do."

With that the Patroclus retargets it's Heavy Beams, now charged to twice their previous power, and unleashes its fury right at the Graviton Beam emitter (I presume there is an emitter, or something similar. You know, the place where the Beam actuallycomes out of)

Attention! This is the Corilaliun Battle Curiser The "Eliquinse" of The nation of The Superior Majestic Empire of Hobbeebia. We have recieved an S.O.S from an unknown Battle vessel frm this area. We are here to provide support.

The vessel that called us please send vessel name and Code.
i am not able to provide support until I know these things. But I will ready our space navel base for repairs and rearming.

over and out Supreme Capt. Lagus Alpoux

You know, sending me a TG telling me you're going to join really isn't the same as me giving you permission. I was trying to keep this as a one on one confrontation.

I know I'm sounding rude here, but I instituted the "TG me for permission" thing for a reason. Not just so you can tell me when you're barging in.

*The barrage of heavy beams rips across the void, arcing towards the Graviton Beam emitter, slamming against the shields over it. The shields hold up under the barrage for a short time, before beginning to fail, some of the beams breaking through and impacting the barrel itself, slamming into the armor plating.*

Pirate Tech 1: "Shield Generators one through five, offline! Shields at 20% and falling!"

Pirate Tech 2: "Sir, the enemy ship appears to have absorbed our Graviton Beam cannon and used it against us!"

*The elf was annoyed. How much he would give in be in a ship, rather then this spacestation.*

First Mate Lando: "I've noticed. Deploy mines, and cease broadside barrage. Energy is useless against them."

Pirate Tech 1: "Roger! All mine tubes loaded... Firing!"

*A field of large mines shot forth from the space station. The mines were redicously large... You'd have to be blind to not be able to hit them. Propelled forward towards the Patroclus by rocket engines, the mines raced forward to their destination.*


((OOC: A note: These mines aren't normal mines. Once hit by lasers, or whatever, they burst into a cluster of smaller mines (About um... the size of basket balls, while the first stage is the size of a small fighter, so that's about um... Thirty to forty mines per large one, and te StarForge launched about fifty of 'em, so if the Patroclus shoots down all of 'em, that makes er... A whole lot of mines.), which needless to say, smaller is harder to hit. Not to mention the smaller mines are faster and have an onboard auto-pilot which will dodge incoming projectiles, or even hide in debris.
Why is it everyone assumes capships are immune to fighters? It's so stupid.
Now then, presumibly, if your armor can absorb energy, it is possible to overload your weapons by pumping alot of energy into them, via the armor? Just trying to figure out a way to win this battle. What? Just cause I'm RPing the bad guy doesn't mean I don't want to win. ;P))

OOC: Even the bad guy deserves to win occassionally, as long as he gets the **** blown out of him next time :twisted:

Regarding the over-loading the weapons, it's not possible (at least, not that way). I could just transfer the energy to some other system (the shields, the engines, the life support, the lights, the on board TV's, etc.), store it in a battery, or vent it into space. Also, even if I sent all the energy to one system, it would still be really hard to overload them that way. The power source of an Achilles class battleship is a MiniStar II Engine. Essentially, it's a tiny sun. The power emitted there is unbelievably large. So, for you to overload the weapons you'd need to put more energy into them than an entire star can make. But, it's a good thought (It never even crossed my mind. I'll need to think up some defense against that)

You said the smaller mines have onboard auto-pilot and are faster than the big ones. Does that mean the big ones are stationary?

((OOC: Erm... Read my IC post. I said the big ones were propelled forward by a rocket engine. The big ones are SUPPOSED to be hit, hence no auto-pilot AI. ;) These are the ones used in Banner of the Stars, except the ones used there broke into four mines, not forty. ^^;;
Ahhh... I see... I'm not sure what powers my spacestation... I supposed, since Nadesico seems to be a recurring theme as of late, that it could used a Phased Transition Generator, which powers the Graviton Beam cannon. Maybe multiple PT generators?
Awww... V_V You so easily found a way around my brillent plan. *Sobs.*))

OOC: You know, I actually saw that the second after I submitted my post. But, in typical teenage laziness, I didn't bother to edit my post

IC:

"Sir! We are reading nmerous object launches! I'm reading upwards of 50 fighter sized objects moving from the station. They are under power and moving directly towards us. I'd hypothesize either automated fighters, or some type of mine."

"Either way, let's deal with it. Target the Flak Cannons, shred those things to bits."

"Yes, sir. Flak Cannons firing."

The guns stationed around the ship target and fire, propelling thousands of rounds into the path of the oncoming mines in an attemot to shred them to pieces (You said"hit by lasers, or whatever, they burst into a cluster of smaller mines ", does that hold true if they're struck by physical objects?)

((OOC: Yeah, anything strong enough to break the light armor on the mines is strong enough to trigger it.
Um... The flak cannons, are they like modern flak cannons that shoot a cloud of shrapnal stuff, or are they more akin to machine guns, that shoot a relatively straight line of projectiles?))

OOC: Modern Flak guns. Although it's actually a shrapnel/energy blend, not purely one or the other.

And it's your turn to post IC (what happens with the mines)