NationStates Jolt Archive

OOC: This is probably going to be the biggest thing to ever happen to my nation to date (well, since I started roleplaying, anyway. Many big things have happened in AO's history)

Uxal:

“Sir, I’m getting some odd readings in this direction” reported Lt. Sara. Commander Xal walked over and looked at the readings in Sara’s tri-coarder.
“Interesting” he said. He then looked over to Lt. Cal. “Inform teams Alpha and Gamma of our progress”
“Of coarse sir” replied the Lt. They where in Uxal’s great Northern Desert. Twice as big as Earth’s Sahara Desert, it was the only major desert on Uxal. The 3 teams where scouting out a long abandoned complex. Whatever it had been used for, it was definitely high tech, perhaps higher then AO’s current tech levels.
“This way” Sara said, as she and 2 others turned around the corner. The room ahead held many technological wonders, all covered in centuries of dust.
“I wonder if anything’s still working” said one of the Ensigns, as he tinkered with the controls.
“Everything it ancient Atlantian in design” said the other one.
The 1st Ensign continued tinkering with the control panel. Suddenly everything came to life, lights and noises filled the room. A holographic control interface appeared on top of the control panel.
“Whoa” he remarked, suprised.
“Ancient Atlantian Runic Symbols” reported the other Ensign, as Sara walked over to the now active display panel.
“Commander” called Sara through her Cell-phone
“Xal here” responded the commander.
“I think you should get in here”


“Amazing” Xal remarked, as he studied the interface.
“Can you read it?” asked Sara.
“No, unfortunately” sighed Xal.
One of the Ensigns pushed a button on the panel that was blinking. “I wander what this does”


In Orbit:

The Olympia was stationed over Uxal. Commander Vega waited for his teams reports.
“Sir, I’m getting some odd subspace readings” reported Lt. Sing.
”What kind?” asked Vega, walking over to Sing’s station.
“Eh....like a jump node”
“There’s no jump node in orbit around Uxal”
“You see my problem”
“Have weapons on standby. I want to be ready in case something comes though. Lt. Verna, get me Commander Xal on the surface.”
“Ay sir”


Minutes later, Xal was in the conference lounge with Vega, Sing, and Sara. “Interesting. Options?” asked Vega, after hearing about what had happened on the surface.
“Well...we could send a probe though the node” said Sing thoughtfully.
“I like. Alright, have a probe sent though. And have Lt. Verna contact the Anubis, they’re in the same system, they can get here quickly.” Ordered Vega.
“Of coarse, sir.” Responded Sing.
“Meeting adjourned” said Vega, as he got up. “Sara, Xal, you 2 may head back down to the surface”


“The Probe’s been sent. We’ll get results in a few minutes” reported Sing. “And we’re being hailed by the Anubis. They’ve just entered the area.”
“On screen”
Commander Thall appeared on screen. “Commander, nice to see you. We’ve gotten word that some odd things are going on”
“You could say that” responded Vega.
“Sir, I’m receiving info from the probe” Reported Sing.
“Transfer the info to the Anubis” ordered Vega.
“Done and done” replied Sing.
The probe was picking up debris. ALOT of debris. The probe also picked up the remains of a planet, just before it was hit by debris, and went off-line.
“What do you think caused it?” asked Sing.
“I donno. Only one way to figure it out. Send a ship in” responded Thall, from the Anubis.
“It seems we have no choice” said Vega. “Alright. Tell the guys on the surface and the High command where we went” said Vega to Thall.
“No problem”


The Olympia arrived in the debris field, with small pieces of ships and rocks bouncing off of her Armor.
“Sir, we’re in....the middle of ancient Zoir space” reported Sing, a little confused. Everyone on the bridge seemed a little uneasy as well.
“Sir...” said Sing, now shaky.
“Yes?” asked Vega.
Sing focused the controls on one of the largest ships in the area. It was the same class as the Poseidon’s fury.
“No....” stated Vega, bewildered.

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sigh....
why do all of my RP's just *die* or flop?

OOC: This is probably going to be the biggest thing to ever happen to my nation to date (well, since I started roleplaying, anyway. Many big things have happened in AO's history)

Uxal:

Minutes later, Xal was in the conference lounge with Vega, Sing, and Sara. “Interesting. Options?” asked Vega, after hearing about what had happened on the surface.
“Well...we could send a probe though the node” said Sing thoughtfully.
“I like. Alright, have a probe sent though. And have Lt. Verna contact the Anubis, they’re in the same system, they can get here quickly.” Ordered Vega.
“Of coarse, sir.” Responded Sing.
“Meeting adjourned” said Vega, as he got up. “Sara, Xal, you 2 may head back down to the surface”


“The Probe’s been sent. We’ll get results in a few minutes” reported Sing. “And we’re being hailed by the Anubis. They’ve just entered the area.”
“On screen”
Commander Thall appeared on screen. “Commander, nice to see you. We’ve gotten word that some odd things are going on”
“You could say that” responded Vega.
“Sir, I’m receiving info from the probe” Reported Sing.
“Transfer the info to the Anubis” ordered Vega.
“Done and done” replied Sing.
The probe was picking up debris. ALOT of debris. The probe also picked up the remains of a planet, just before it was hit by debris, and went off-line.
“What do you think caused it?” asked Sing.
“I donno. Only one way to figure it out. Send a ship in” responded Thall, from the Anubis.
“It seems we have no choice” said Vega. “Alright. Tell the guys on the surface and the High command where we went” said Vega to Thall.
“No problem”


[OOC: Hey, the Anubis was my first ship!!! I am a little offended here at you stealing it. But maybe you made it first, but I know that I didn't copy it. Anyways I will join.]

A Techon science vessel orbited around an hostile world. It was so hostile, that no living organism lived on it, it was just a big lifeless desert.
"Alright men," Harry King said. "Lets find out what the baby can do."

Two hundred miles away, in another prototype ship, a capital ship. A new type of weapons was being tested.
It was giant, over half a mile long.

"Hit it!" Someone yelled over a comlink.
The prototype ship was abandoned, becuase no one knew what the weapon would do. A remote controlled robot when throughout the annel, flipping switches, and hitting buttons.

Then it fired, a great big neon purple beam shot out. It flew at the planet. Hitting the surface the effect was pretty obvious from the Science vessel.
The beam seemed for a while to disapear, but on scanners it was clearly there. Then, a bright flash came, and a red ring spread out from were the beam hit.
"Woah," King said, and everyone else was speechless.

"King!" A tech yelled.
"What?" King asked, annoyed to be taken away from this project.
"Nella ships have appeared!"
"Oh no," King said.

At the edge of the system, a Nella fleet hopped out of hyperspace. Four capital ships. All the ships were jet black, and smooth, there were no extra edges sticking out anywhere. Fighter launched from all bays.

"Redirect the cannon!" King yelled. On a moniter he watched as the prototype ship was slowoly turned, facing the Nella fleet.
"Fire!" He yelled.
The beam shot out, and flew past the science vessel quickly.
"Shields are taking damage!" Someone yelled.
"It must be the heat, even the coldness of space can't stop it all," King said.

A Nella capital class ship had just moved to the front, and the beam split right through it like a bullet through butter. The ship didn't even move because of the speed. Then it exploded, from front to back it exploded bit by bit.

"Yes!!" King yelled.
Then a mighty rumble was heard, everyone looked towards the planet.
"The core was ruptered." Someone said.

The planet shook violently, then from the inside out it exploded, rocks and molten magma flying every where.

"Get us out of here!" King yelled.
The vessel turned around, and as they picked up speed King watched as a giant chunk of rock colided with the prototype.
"Not good," He said.

It exploded, and it wasn't good. The blast created a shockwave, a purple shockwave, that soared past them, they were completely blown off course. Everyone was kncoked off their feet, and 99% of the entire crew was knocked out. The shields of the vessel exploded, and the ship was damaged. Then they jumped into hyperspace, to were the Atlantian Outcasts were at.

The Nella fleet watched as the shockwave flew past them. Then the explosion came, it was firery, completely melting everything in its path. Majority of the ships were destoryed from the planet exploding, but the remaining ones were decentigrated.

The science vessel, which was dubbed Scientific Solan exited hyperspace, a day later after the incident. Slowly it drifted through the debris field, for the crew was stll unconscious, the only ones still awake were the biologist, who didn't know how to run the ship. Also a robot, who wasn't damaged like the other robots, this robot of course was a new type of mood robot, and it happened to be depressed, so it just sat in an airlock, waiting to be ejected into space.
The Scientific Solon got closer to the Atlantean Outcast ships. It got closer and colser, keeping the same path.

OOC: The Anubis was my 2nd ship, back in June. :wink:

IC:

Sing looked at her control panel.
"Sir, the readings are just what we expected. Zoir"
"So...this is it?" asked Vega
"Correct. Sir....we're home" she said speechlessly. "After mellenia, we've finaly found it"
"Sir, I'm detecting energy from a far more recent blast" said another officer on the bridge.
"How recent?" asked Vega.
"Under 24 hours"
"Weapons on standby" reported Sing, knowing what Vega's next order would be.
"Sir, I'm now picking up another ship"
"The Anubis?"
"No, the Anubis is still back at Uxal. It's not Atlantian, or Zoir"
"Hail them"

a small piece of debis hit the Olympia, BUMPing it'self agenst the Ship....

The Scientific Solon just drifted. It was only a few hundred yards away from the Atlantean ships. Then it stopped, some of the crewmen awoke, and halted it.
"HAiling unidentifeid ship," A voice said.
"Umm," A crewman, Philip Hirzel said. 'Hello, thi is the Scientific Solon of Techon."

The Scientific Solon just drifted. It was only a few hundred yards away from the Atlantean ships. Then it stopped, some of the crewmen awoke, and halted it.
"HAiling unidentifeid ship," A voice said.
"Umm," A crewman, Philip Hirzel said. 'Hello, thi is the Scientific Solon of Techon."

"This is the Atlantian Flagship Olympia. State your intentions"


Sing finished scanning the ship. "Sir, it's Techon in origin"
"Do we know anything about them?" asked Vega, quitly.
"No, not realy, but the ship does seem to be heavly damaged"

"Well, to tell you the truth, we came here on accident," Philip said. "WE were ambushed by a Nella fleet, and there was an awesome blast that knocked us off course, not to mention it damaged the ship. So tell me, where are we at?"

By this time, a lot of the crew was waking up, mostly the major dmages were bad headaches.

"Well, to tell you the truth, we came here on accident," Philip said. "WE were ambushed by a Nella fleet, and there was an awesome blast that knocked us off course, not to mention it damaged the ship. So tell me, where are we at?"

By this time, a lot of the crew was waking up, mostly the major dmages were bad headaches.

"What the hell is a Nella?" asked Sing to herself.

Vega answered. "Your in...well...this is hard to explain. Your in what used to be the Atlantian Homeworld, about 10,000 Earth years ago."

"Earth years, ten thousand earth years," Hirzel said, then with the communications still accidentaly on he asked. "Hey, how many Vindar years equal an earth year?"
"1 Vindar year is 1 earth year dipshit," Came the reply.
"Oh, ok," Then in a more clear voice. "Roger that, we are all still pretty beat up from the attack, we could use some help."

Near the edge of the debris field, the KHGV Blood of Saints simply.. apeared; the Dark Valor-class frigate's 350m long form imediatly wraped in a thick layer of ECM to hide it from sensors, while passives strained to reveal what they could without the risk of giving away the ship's existance.

It was impossible to tell for sure, but it looked like the Admiralty's suspicions, based on data collected by a recent interstellar fly-by probe, could certaintly prove true; a potential treasure trove of new ideas and technology, not to mention the raw materials salvage could yeild.

But that would have to wait; first, the area had to be secured; risks assessed and dangers rooted out and neutralised, and any preexisting claimed found out and considered. That was the Blood of Saints' mission; a mission she started out by watching, and listening...

Vega responded. "Would you accept a few shuttles filled with aid and personnel?"

another pice of debis hit the Ship, and BUMPed off....

comeon people...why can't I get people to post even if they where paid?

comeon people...why can't I get people to post even if they where paid?

OOC:

My ship's just watching for the moment, so I don't really have anything more to post for now, but I'm still watching the thread, not gone.

Over the planet, a colorful flying saucer appears out of hyperspace. The letters LRR are written on the top of the spacious bridge in gold.

Of course, what other nation would use a ship based on an ELO album cover? :wink:

The LRRSV George Harrison, a Jungle class excursion cruiser, exits hyperspace over the planet's north pole. The crew gets right to work, and a sensors picture is soon assembled of the surrounding space.

"Looks like something's down on the planet's surface. We'll have a full orbital picture in a few minutes."
"Ok, let's get a corvette down there!"

Captain Henry Sharpton, a robot, proceeds to the docking bay, with a group of 20 naval infantrymen in tow. They board a corvette, which drops out of the docking bay, and enters the atmosphere.

"You should be about 1,200km from the sensors reading."
"Roger that."

[OOC: Sorry it took me a little while]


"Sure, I mean roger, go ahead an send over some guys," Hirzel said.
"Alright Hirzel, this isn't time for an ice cream social," King said.
"Ice cream social?" Hirzel asked.
"Get off!" King yelled.

"gotya. Sing, have 3 Scarab shuttles meet up with the Techon ship"
"aye sir" replied Sing. Then she looked at the sensors. "Sir, I'm detecting a hyperspace sig on the other side of "Atlantis""
Vega looked nurvus. "Keep weapons on standby"
"Sir, they've been on standby for the last hour"
"oh....right"

OOC: Sorry, guess I lost my cool. It's just that I've recently had 2-3 RP's fail in a row.

OOC:So you found the former homeworld rathers whats left.

IC: an Zoir detection device that had been in the system for eons activated and sent an signal relaying to back across multable simlair relays set across anceint Zoir space in the days of the empire heading for the core worlds of Zoir.

OOC: Zoir, glad you could join us.

*an officer accedentaly BUMPed into another, after lifting boxes filled with aid*

OOC:I might be on only limited amount of time but I try to take part.

IC:At an anceint computer in the heart of the Anceint Imperum homeword an long inactive computer came on line as the signal arrived. Multable entries into resticted imperal space ship classes unknown. It worked its way through an automated repsonce of ordering the dectation device to scans of the ships. Meanwhile the Imperum ran on, the Zoir unware that an machine from the Anceint Preanarchy Empire had activated and was acting on its anceint programing.

OOC: this RP is gonna be on hold for most of tommorow. The Quiz bowl team I belong to at my school is going to be compeating

Back at Uxal:

The Athena had moved into the system as well, with an archeologist to help the crew of the Anubis with the symbols on the planet.

“Look at this. Shielding tech....antimatter warheads....Orcalic Phasers...the best we have are Orcalic Lasers” said Sara, astounded.
“And over here, blueprints for many ships...nanotech...genetic research....” continued Dr. Xol
“What’s this...?” asked Sara, as she pushed another button. A new screen appeared. She studied it for a moment, before her jaw dropped.
“It’s plans for a planet destroyer”
“Oh my God...” said the Dr. Xol. He was horrified. To think that his people would be capable of creating a weapon that had the same power as the one that destroyed they’re own home planet.
“Sir...I found the history files”

Atlantis, 12,000BC:

King Chronos studied the map. This was not good. The Atlantian forces had been crushed at Rumo, Jalk, and Epraus. It was only a matter of time until the Zoir managed to reach Atlantis.
“Sir, we have word on the battle of Won” said a commander as he entered the room.
“And-?”
“No survivors. The entire 5th fleet was wiped out. I’m sorry sir”
Chronos looked down and shook his head. 10 years ago, Atlantis had been invaded by Zoir. The called together a coalition of other Nations to help them, and for awhile, it kept the Zoir at bay. But one by one, the Atlantian allies fell to the Zoir. Atlantian systems where destroyed. And finally, after 10 years of war, the Atlantian war machine had run out of gas. Lacking most of the shipyards it used to have, not to mention resources, the fleets of today where nothing compared to the fleets of 10 years ago. No wonder the Zoir where winning.
“How long do we have?”
“About 5 days”
“ready plan B”
“Aye sir”

OOC:Okay, by the way the scanner being used by the anceint decection device is extremely powerful, your know your being scanned.

OOC:Okay, by the way the scanner being used by the anceint decection device is extremely powerful, your know your being scanned.

Gotya. I'll post it in next time Techon posts. BTW: your allowed to post about stuf in the past, on the Zoir side if you wish. You know, what the Zoir where doing and thinking on the eve of victory.

"Alright, we will hope to see them," King said. "And many thanks."
The crew of the Scientific SOlon All waited for the help to arrive.

"gotya. Sing, have 3 Scarab shuttles meet up with the Techon ship"
"aye sir" replied Sing. Then she looked at the sensors. "Sir, I'm detecting a hyperspace sig on the other side of "Atlantis""
Vega looked nurvus. "Keep weapons on standby"
"Sir, they've been on standby for the last hour"
"oh....right"

OOC: Sorry, guess I lost my cool. It's just that I've recently had 2-3 RP's fail in a row.

In orbit, the George Harrison cruises along in orbit.

"Detecting some other ships. Look like some AO cruisers and some Techon ships."
"Ahoy! Techon and AO ships! This is the LRRSV George Harrison. So, er.....what's going on?"
"The Yellow Peril reports that it is inbound to our position with an ecologist and an archaeologist on board."
"Very good."

(The Yellow Peril is an Olof Palme (http://screens.relicnews.com/fanart/images/Shade003.jpg) class explorer frigate. About 1/7 the size of a Jungle class cruiser, and unarmed, the Olof Palme is a very fast ship.)

Back on the planet's surface, the corvette nears its destination.

"There looks like there's some folks down there."
"Set us down on that big metal dune."

The corvette lands on top of an old building, which sticks out above the desert sands. The captain and science team, accompanied by a group of naval infantrymen disembark from the back of the corvette. They begin wandering around the area. Not finding a way into the big slab of metal they landed on, they jump down into the sand.

"Any information on the biology of this planet?"
"Doesn't look like anything. Apparently not a popular destination for our Olof Palmes."
"You've all read Dune, right?"
"Sampson here hasn't."
"Watch out for sandworms."

The group quickly moves over to the next bit of stuff, and look for a door.

OCC: A Jungle (http://www.kulichki.com/cddisk/elo/outoblue.jpg) class cruiser. There are four seperate docking bays, 7 fighters and 2 corvettes each. Most of red and gold portion is armor. Weapons are not shown in this picture, but they are mostly laser PD nodes and ion cannons.

"Alright, we will hope to see them," King said. "And many thanks."
The crew of the Scientific SOlon All waited for the help to arrive.

The 3 ships left the shuttle bay, and headed for the Solon...

"Sir...we're being scanned, and hailed"
"on screen"
"Ahoy! Techon and AO ships! This is the LRRSV George Harrison. So, er.....what's going on?" came the hail.
"your in what used to be the Atlantian homeworld. Now if you don't mind, would you please stop scanning us?" Vega asked, annoyed

OOC: Atlantis and Uxal are 2 diffternt planets. Uxal is in AO territory. The Anubis and Athena are there with the landing party. Atlantis is a decemated planet in Zoir space, where the Olympia is. the 2 are connected by a recently opened jump node

"Hey LRR," Hirzel said, back on the controls. "Wassup?"

"Alright, we will hope to see them," King said. "And many thanks."
The crew of the Scientific SOlon All waited for the help to arrive.

The 3 ships left the shuttle bay, and headed for the Solon...

"Sir...we're being scanned, and hailed"
"on screen"
"Ahoy! Techon and AO ships! This is the LRRSV George Harrison. So, er.....what's going on?" came the hail.
"your in what used to be the Atlantian homeworld. Now if you don't mind, would you please stop scanning us?" Vega asked, annoyed

OOC: Atlantis and Uxal are 2 diffternt planets. Uxal is in AO territory. The Anubis and Athena are there with the landing party. Atlantis is a decemated planet in Zoir space, where the Olympia is. the 2 are connected by a recently opened jump node

OCC: The Harrison is at Uxal.

IC:

"Oh, sure we'll stop. Hey, are we scanning them?"
"Not really. Nothing but the standard mappers. They shouldn't be buggedby those. Every ship has something like it."
"It doesn't look like we're scanning you. I wonder what is. It doesn't look like there's anything that would be scanning you here."

OOC: oh, lol. Then forget the whole scanning thing. Your not talking to Vega

IC: Thall spoke. "Your in Atlantian space. Please state your buisness, and why you are tresspassing on our territory"

Atlantis:
"Sir, we're being scanned' said Sara.
"Where?" asked Vega
"I can't get a reading"

OOC: oh, lol. Then forget the whole scanning thing. Your not talking to Vega

IC: Thall spoke. "Your in Atlantian space. Please state your buisness, and why you are tresspassing on our territory"

Atlantis:
"Sir, we're being scanned' said Sara.
"Where?" asked Vega
"I can't get a reading"

'Well, we saw this planet here, and it got some sensors readings that were a bit out of the ordinary, so we decided to come and investigate. We assumed that since we helped you out in that little civil war you had we would be allowed?"

The power scans increased as the device attempted to find the nature and the race the ship belonged to, in fact The Device in scan began to go through the Atlantian ships computer records to find an match, as the anceint computer tried to determine what to do.

12,000 B.C. the Grand Fleet of the Earl of Brani

Earl Borx Berx Derx the LII, sighed on the bridge of the Imperal Destroyer that was his command ship. Soon e would launch an final suprise attack, they would be not expecting him this soon. He had arranged that they would decect what seemed to be his main forces, 5 Gaxatic time days away however in reality the Grand fleet was much closer than the enemy would ever expect. It was time for the final push that would end this war. Which had lasted much longer than was expected however his was only the forces of an lower noble, it was not the forces of an of count, an Grand duke, an Prince or the Imperal fleet otherwise the war would have over much sooner. In fact he couldn't get the help from any of them because offical Imperal Policy now frowned on wars of expanison of an empire that was near Galaxic inscale. The only reason he even had an Imperal destroyer, the only imperal class ship he had was he was an distian cousin of the Imperal family. The rest of his ships were Zoir Classes of ships avialable to nobles and it was hardly the largest. He sighed this war had lasted longer than he expected however but soon it would be over. Victory would be swift and brutial. He sighed again, only if the Atlantians had surrendered. They would have been treated well, their government would been left in place and all they would have to pay was an minor tribute in resorces, Imperal Engeers would have came in and improved their lives with all the comforts of the Imperum. The Imperum belived in enriching the lives of the all its peoples so that they were all better of then they were outside the empire. However as the Atlantians would discover, resistance even to the expenion conducted by an minor noble was crushed completely and ruthlessly after all they could become an threat to lured foolishly into the paws of the anceint enemy. even if this expanion was not sactioned by the Imperum, the same rules applied.

Present: In orbit Around Uxal
"Yes, but with that whole Mothership project, we do not know who to trust" replied Thall.

12,000BC:

Chronos looked out his window on the Flagship of the Atlantian fleet. 19 fleets had already assembled for the final battle. Only 3 days remined until the enemy would supposely arrive. Another 7 where expected to arrive within a day. this was the Atlantian fleet in it's entirty. The orbital weapons platforms where up.
"Sir, we have the info transferred to the base on Uxal. There it will be safe. The 5 Colony ships are also ready. The Hope, Poseidon's Fury, Revenge, Vengence, and Zeus"
"Excelent" replied the King. He knew the battle was comming, and he knew that it would probably end in defeat, but Chronos knew that the Atlantian race would continue. Hopefully, they would even find the info on Uxal someday.....
"Sir, I've just recived word. The scouts on the edge of the system have engaged the Zoir"
Those words made Chronos's stumich flip.

Present, Uxal:
Sara smiled. "Kinda Ironic, isn't it? They sent out the info just for us, and we found it"

12,000 B.C. the Earl's Grand Fleet had arrived and to their enemies it was even bigger than what the enemy could have belived. There was also some secondary fleets that had gone to attack any Atlantian fleets not at the homeworld and that prupice was to insure no escaping ships of the enemy but the bulk of the forces including many that had never taken part in the war previously were attacking the Atlantian homesystem. The Earl watched from the bridge of his Flagship, however even as this was going on he was unaware of an Imperal fleet that was coming to arrest him on the charges of Treason, violating an Imperal decree forbidding conquest even by nobles of races that did not attack the Zoir Imperum. However this massive fleet would not arrive in time before the war would come to its destructive end.

Present day: Zoir space, the ruins of the Atlantis system.

The dection device continued its scan of the Atlantian ship, scanning even its computer system for records. Meanwhile an Imperal Zoir Patrol Ship( enter the system on retine patrol. Back on the Zoir Imperum homeworld the anceint computer had desided descion to activate an Robotic Invesgative ship hidden in the debris to invesgate and possably destroy the interlupers.

Bridge of the KHGV Blood of Saints, Ruins of the Atlantis system:

"Sir, scans are continuing; between passives-only and all the crap around us I still can't locate it's point of origin. I'm pretty sure they haven't spotted us through our ECM, or they're ignoring us; maybe think we're debris."

Captain D'vires nodded, "And the two other ships?"

"Largly unchanged; the recent arrival's launching shuttles at the cripple."

"Good." After a moment of consideration, he continued, "Tack ECM and high-gain sensor packs onto a 'bane and launch it stealthed and ballistic out to atleast half an MSK, then have it close with that pair of ships and snoop things out."

"Aye sir."

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Outside, the frigate hung in the lee of a ruined vessel thrice it's size; absurdly advanced and through ECM and the absorbive nature helping to hide it, for now.

Descretly, a small, matt grey vessel no more that five meters long departed it's mother craft, hidden behind it's own layer of ECM; a simple, ballistic trajectory would carry it through a gaping hole in the ruined alien wreck, then out five hundred thousand kilometers with only a few collisions with small fragments of debris. There, it would quietly reorient itself with internal gyros and engage an intercept course for the New Atlantian and
Techon ships with it's emmisionless inertial direct-drives; 'slow and lazy' so as not to stand out from the surrounding debris any more than necessary, while advanced ECM worked to mask the tiny, quiet ship's presence.

12,00BC:
a massive firefight had begun over the skys of Atlantis, as the Zoir fleet moved in to finish the job they had begun 10 years ago.

Chronos watched this from the flag ship.
"The 4th and 5th fleets are in position, ready to let loose the "present"" reported the Commander.
"Do it"
Near the end of the war, the Atlantians had been devising a number of destructive weapons for this day. Planet Destroyers (although that project had never gotten off the ground), Bio weapons, Ion desrupters, chemical weapons, nukes, etc. The 2 fleets opened fire, delivering a barrage of Ion destrupters. Elsewhere, the Atlantian fleet was being smashed. And still other places, the Atlantians had been able to hold the line, even though they knew they wouldn't be able to forever.

On the surface, 5 mighty colony ships, with their populations in the hundered millions each, lifted into the sky, each one with a spacific desegnation in Mind. Several systems in another part of the Galaxy had seemed to be very sutible for Atlantians. Vega, Alpha Centauri, Sirius, Pollux, and Sol.....

Today, Atlantis:
"Our database is being scanned" reported Sing.
"Nither Ablative Armor, OR Sheilds are blocking it?" asked Vega.
"No. And I still can't get a pinpoint on it"
"keep trying"

12,00BC:
a massive firefight had begun over the skys of Atlantis, as the Zoir fleet moved in to finish the job they had begun 10 years ago.

Chronos watched this from the flag ship.
"The 4th and 5th fleets are in position, ready to let loose the "present"" reported the Commander.
"Do it"
Near the end of the war, the Atlantians had been devising a number of destructive weapons for this day. Planet Destroyers (although that project had never gotten off the ground), Bio weapons, Ion desrupters, chemical weapons, nukes, etc. The 2 fleets opened fire, delivering a barrage of Ion destrupters. Elsewhere, the Atlantian fleet was being smashed. And still other places, the Atlantians had been able to hold the line, even though they knew they wouldn't be able to forever.

On the surface, 5 mighty colony ships, with their populations in the hundered millions each, lifted into the sky, each one with a spacific desegnation in Mind. Several systems in another part of the Galaxy had seemed to be very sutible for Atlantians. Vega, Alpha Centauri, Sirius, Pollux, and Sol.....

Today, Atlantis:
"Our database is being scanned" reported Sing.
"Nither Ablative Armor, OR Sheilds are blocking it?" asked Vega.
"No. And I still can't get a pinpoint on it"
"keep trying"

12,000 B.C.

The Earl Grand Fleet continued its assault on the Atlantian forces and finally the Earl ordered his flag ship, the massive Zoir Imperal Imperal Destroyer into the battle against the Atlantians, seting an course so it could destroy the planet Atlantis else where secondary fleets intercepted the 7 Atlantian fleets that had not arrived and any other Atlantian fleets. several Battlegroups waited to intercept and destroy any fleeing ships.

Present: Several events took place at once, finding that the ship was Atlantian, the anceint computer acted on an ancient protical it Ended the scan and made its orders to its ancient devices. It ordered that the Robotic Invesgative ship attack and actived two more simliar craft to attack as well. At the same time an Zoir Imperal Patrol ship on retine patrol entered the system and the Detection Device self destructed.

12,000BC:

The Hope and Posiedon's Fury where the 2 colony ships in the lead, followed by the Zeus. The Revenge and Vengence held up the back. The Zoir punded them, but the Atlantian's had made sure that the ships where almost invurnerable. What would happen in the next few minutes would not only change the history of the Atlantian people forever, but it would forever alter the development of another race of beings, who lived on a planet that orbited 3rd from Sol. The primitive people who lived there would in turn shape galactic history in just a few eons....

Now:
"Sir..the Scans have stopped, but I'm detecting something"
"what is it?"
"I don't know. there's too much debries in the area. I think it's a ship"

Present: In orbit Around Uxal
"Yes, but with that whole Mothership project, we do not know who to trust" replied Thall.

12,000BC:

Chronos looked out his window on the Flagship of the Atlantian fleet. 19 fleets had already assembled for the final battle. Only 3 days remined until the enemy would supposely arrive. Another 7 where expected to arrive within a day. this was the Atlantian fleet in it's entirty. The orbital weapons platforms where up.
"Sir, we have the info transferred to the base on Uxal. There it will be safe. The 5 Colony ships are also ready. The Hope, Poseidon's Fury, Revenge, Vengence, and Zeus"
"Excelent" replied the King. He knew the battle was comming, and he knew that it would probably end in defeat, but Chronos knew that the Atlantian race would continue. Hopefully, they would even find the info on Uxal someday.....
"Sir, I've just recived word. The scouts on the edge of the system have engaged the Zoir"
Those words made Chronos's stumich flip.

Present, Uxal:
Sara smiled. "Kinda Ironic, isn't it? They sent out the info just for us, and we found it"

"Oh, that's nothing at all. It seems to have kind of stalled. So, what's goin on here? I hear from our Olof Palmes that there is a jump gate close to here that leads to Zoir space. What's that all about?"

Meanwhile, the LRRSV Yellow Peril arrives over Atlantis.

"Hey, is this where we are supposed to be, eh?"
"Who knows? Its somewhere. And there are AO and Techon ships up ahead."
"Hey, guys! What's up?"

12,000BC:

The Hope and Posiedon's Fury where the 2 colony ships in the lead, followed by the Zeus. The Revenge and Vengence held up the back. The Zoir punded them, but the Atlantian's had made sure that the ships where almost invurnerable. What would happen in the next few minutes would not only change the history of the Atlantian people forever, but it would forever alter the development of another race of beings, who lived on a planet that orbited 3rd from Sol. The primitive people who lived there would in turn shape galactic history in just a few eons....

Now:
"Sir..the Scans have stopped, but I'm detecting something"
"what is it?"
"I don't know. there's too much debries in the area. I think it's a ship"

12,000 B.C.

The Zoir Imperal Destoryer came into range of the Planet and then it fired the fatal shot that would destroy the planet even as the Grand Earl Fleet over welmed the Atlantian defenders. The Zoir ships were not worried about the resulting destuction that would follow, unlike their opponents the Zoir ships were well prepared for such events. The Zoir prepared go after any surviving ships.

Present: Three Robotic Invesegation ships fully activated raised their shields, armed their weapons and set an course for the Atlantian ship, they were half the size of an Zoir Imperal Patrol ship and slightly less than half the size of an Zoir Noble Battle Cruiser and less armed then ether but they were ungodly armored and sheilded even by Zoir standards. At the same time, the robotic ships were detected by the Zoir Imperal Patrol ship who were quite alarmed. The Zoir had belived the last of these ships had been destoryed. Even during the Thousand year Anarchy and at the end of the frist Imperal period the Zoir had set out to destroy all those ships as an threat to the galaxy as they had been found to an threat to non Zoiran races and even to Zoir ships that had not been reconized by their databanks. They set an course for the ships and set an message requesting reforcements.

Uxal:
"Great, we're being overrun by LRR ships" remarked on Lt. quietly
Thall turned around and glared angrily at him.
"Yes, a complex on the surface seems to be generating a node to Zoir space. In fact, it seems to be linking to our old homeworld."

12,000BC:
The resulting explosion from the planet created a shockwave going at super high speeds. It 1st decimated and Revenge and Vengeance, and soon followed up and swallowed the Zeus. The 2 final ships, the Hope and Poseidon's fury, had their jump engines ready.
Chronos watched the shockwave approach his flagship. He was incinerated.
"NOW!" ordered the commander of the Hope. Both ships engaged jump drives, but the Fury was hit by the shockwave, and was thrown off course. It survived, but it never found a planet to settle on...in time it would become a derelict in space. The Hope however, landed on the 3rd planet in the Sol system....

Atlantis:
"Sir...It's a Zoir..."Battle Ship". That’s all I can really say to explain it. And it’s heading this way”
Vega walked over to Sing, and studied the panel. “Shit. It’s got weapons on-line. Get the Anubis and the Athena over here. We’re gonna need all the firepower we can get”
“Aye sir”
2 of the 3 shuttles had made it to the Techon ship, but the 3rd one was still always off when the warning about the Zoir ship came in. They immediately changed course, to the ruins of one of the colony ships.

Uxal:
“Sir, we’re receiving a distress call from the Olympia” said one of the Lt.’s on the Anubis. Thall looked over. “Take us in. And signal the away team on the surface, tell them to keep exploring the complex.
“Aye sir”
Thall turned to face the LRR commander on the view screen.” Sorry, but we’re gonna need to cut our meeting short”

PresentL: The Three Robotic Invesegation ships entered the area of the debris feild near The Atlantian ship and prepared attack. Meanwhile The Imperal Patrol ship was rushing to get to the fight attempting to hail the now detected Atlantian ship.

12,000 B.C.: Altantis Debris field formly the Altantian homeworld. T

he Earl who had been cebrating his victory had his cebration cut off when an Zoir Imperal fleet with much bigger and more powerful ships appeared arrest him on charges of high treason and conducting an Illegal war.

The repairs had just been finished on the Scientific Solon
"Thank you Atlantean," King said. "By the way, what is this debris field?"
He looked out the window at all the giant rocks and such.

"Let's hope the other ships get here in time. I don't know how long we can last without backup"
"Should I open fire sir?" asked Sing
"No, wait for them to attack 1st"

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"This would be what's left of the Atlantian Homeworld" said the Lt. in charge of the operation. Just then, the Techon alarms went off, as the Zoir ships closed in.....

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"Docking.....now" said Lt. Sol, as the 3rd Shuttle, which had never reatched it destenation due to the Zoir threat, docked with the remains of the Zeus....

One of the Robotic Invesgative ships broke away and attacked the Zoir Imperal Patrol Ship which shuttered and returned fire while the other two began their attack on the Atlantian Ship intend on destroying it. Deca Commander Vernxi was cursing as her ship shuttered under the attacks. "Bloody frigid hells. I am going find out how those Robotic ships Invesgative ships manged not be found in ordered to be destroyed and then heads will roll. Comm continue to try to raise that Atlantian Ship."

The bridge of the Olympia shuttered as the 1st few hits blasted agenst the sheilds.
"Sir, we're being hailed, by another Zoir ship. Their under attack as well"
"put them on"
"Aye sir"
sparks flew as the attack continued. The Olympia returned fire, giving it everything they had at it, including launching fighters.

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Sol walked down the hall of the ship. This compartment of the Zeu still had oxygen, and it was extreamly stale. Finaly, he and several others walked into a room on the end of this part of the ship. Inside where many stasis chambers, with many Atlantians inside.
"Oh my god" remarked Reth, one of the persons with Sol.

Deca Commander Vernxi spoke over the comm. "This is the Imperal Patrol Ship Gamxi, on retine patrol, Deca Commander Vernxi commanding to Atlantian Vessel. I hope you got reforcements coming otherwise we got an serious problem on our hands. I've sent for reforcements but we're dealing with some dangerious anceint techology within the attacking vessels."

"The Crusers Anubis and Athena are due here any minute." replied Vega. The bridge shook agian.

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"Any of them still alive?" asked Sol.
"I'm not reading any life signs...wait" reported Reth. She pointed her scanner at a corner of the room. "That one's still alive" she said, pointing at a young woman in the corner.

Deca Commander Vernxi replied as the bridge of the Gamxi shuttered again. "Good, the problem will not be fire power, those Robotic ships only got the firepower as of an one of those acursed Zoir Warlords light Destroyers, but since they don't need an crew they got an ungodly amount of armor under the sheilding. This isn't going to fun, I thought the last of these ships were destoryed centuries ago and I never heard of there being three of them in one system. If I had time machine I would go back and kill who ever placed them here."

Vega smiled. "I'd like to be able to change time as well" he said, as he looked at the remains of Atlantis. The bridge shuttered agian.
"Sir, the jump node's opening. I'm reading the Anubis and Athena, on a direct course to our position"

The 2 Atlantian crusers flew into range, and opened fire.
OOC: This is my last post for awile, I don't want to get too far ahead of everyone else

Uxal:
"Great, we're being overrun by LRR ships" remarked on Lt. quietly
Thall turned around and glared angrily at him.
"Yes, a complex on the surface seems to be generating a node to Zoir space. In fact, it seems to be linking to our old homeworld."

"Very interesting. Could we, mabye, stick around? We've got some weapons on the ship here."

The Scientific Solon just sat in space, watching the battle unravel.

Uxal: "Sure, stick around. We got things to do" And with that, the Anubis and Athena flew into the jump node, and strait into the battle

Atlantis, a few moments later:
The battle was in full swing. But something else was happaning on the Zeus.
"Stand back, we don't know if being stuck in suspention for mellenia is good for the brain. She could be mentaly ill" said Sol, as he opened the case, releacing the Young Girl from her eternal prison.
"Who-where are we? Did we make it to Vega?" she asked. Sol stood silent, as did everyone else.
"We've got a lot of explaining to do" said Sol.

Listening in on the exchange between the Atlantian and Zoir vessels, Captain D'vires decided it was probally as good a time as any to reveal their existance.

Tho technicly classifyed a frigate, the Dark Valor class' size belied absurd strength and endurance, which had garnered them the nickname 'pocket dreadnaught; it was more than deserved, as her commander intended to prove.

"Low profile combat mode; missiles only, ECM to full," he ordered, "Flank speed for the nearest hostile contact, and don't mind the road bumbs."

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Outside, the angular shadow that was the Blood of Saints began to move towards the nearest of the two ships attacking the Atlantian vessel; plowing through the milenia-ruined vessel who's lee she so recently resided it, her Dark Forge Battleplate armouring, forged to near perfection over the course of a century, wasn't even scratched as she continued onward.

As another wreck rebounded harmlessly off of her ECM-sheathed form, the trail of stirred debris in her wake made her presence known to those attentive enough to look; a nearly invisible harbinger of destruction speeding to the assistance of those who knew not her very existance.

It was only with the sudden apearance of seventy five high-yeild anti-capitalship missiles that her existance became undenyibly known, even if her exact position remained hidden; the volly of matter-energy conversion warheads weaving through the intervening debris with a nimblness decidedly uncharacteristic of heavy missiles as they closed with the robotic ship on their mission of self-immolation.

The bridge shuttered agian, and sparks where flying everywhere.
"Sheilds at 32% and falling. Ablative armor at 98% and holding" reported Sing.
The bridge shook agian.
"How are the Anubis and Athena holding up?" asked Vega.
"The Anubis has taken light damage. Things arn't looking so good for the Athena. They've lost sheilds and Ablative armor is at 54%"
"shit. Status on the Zoir ships?" asked Vega.
"One has moderate damage, the other one is still at full power. The one attacking Commander Vernxi's ship is too far away to get accuret readings in this debeis field"
"sir, another ship has opened fire on the Zoir"
"good or bad Zoir?"
"bad"

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"Where is your ship?" asked Atlantia, as what the young woman's name turned out to be, in an urgent voice. Sol had attached a transalator so they could communicate.
"Just down this hall" replied Sol, as he walked back to the shuttle.
"With any luck, the Zoir have despersed by now"
"your still at war?" asked Atlantia
"No, we're allies"
Atlantia had a confused look on her face. "If your allies, then why are they-"
"long story" replied Sol, as the Shuttle detached from the Zeus, and headed back into hell....

Uxal: "Sure, stick around. We got things to do" And with that, the Anubis and Athena flew into the jump node, and strait into the battle

Atlantis, a few moments later:
The battle was in full swing. But something else was happaning on the Zeus.
"Stand back, we don't know if being stuck in suspention for mellenia is good for the brain. She could be mentaly ill" said Sol, as he opened the case, releacing the Young Girl from her eternal prison.
"Who-where are we? Did we make it to Vega?" she asked. Sol stood silent, as did everyone else.
"We've got a lot of explaining to do" said Sol.

The George Harrison's corvettes speed back up into the docking bay, and the cruiser proceeds through the jump node. Several seconds later, it comes out over Atlantis.

"So, what have we got here?"
"Some Atlantian, Zoir, and Techon ships and some un-ID'd hostile vessels."
"Open fire on the hostiles!"
"All plasma and ion batteries on-line. Point defense on-line. Shields are fully charged."
"Fire at will!"
"Which one's Will?"
"Just shoot the hostiles, ok?"

The George Harrison begins firing on the robotic ships with its eight ion and 15 plasma cannons.

bump...need Zoir to respond

bump

bump...come on Zoir...

bump...come on Zoir...

Deca Commander Vernxi Cursed as the Gamxip blasted back and forth with the attacking Robotic ship. The Robotic ships were slowly being reduced, the only strong suit was the massive armor under the sheilding which had by now failed under the combined assaults and slowly the weaponary was being knocked out by the assaults on the three robotic ships. At the Same time in response to the news of the robotic ships, five more Zoir Imperal Patrol ships, four more Zoir Imperal Corvettes and three three Imperal Corvettes, two Zoir Imperal Destoryers and an Zoir Imperal Cruiser were on route to the system as an precaution.((Talk about over kill))

The George Harrison continues to batter away at the robotic ships......

The robotic ships begin to fire upon the Scientific Solon, which is unarmed, and defenseless.
"Shit," King said.
"Sir, we have an EMP on board," Hirzel said.
"Fire it," King replied.
A tech hit a button, and a EMP shockwave spread out from the science vessel, it knocked itself, and all other mechainical, or robotic things in the area off line.

The power on all 3 Atlantian ships shut down.
"aw crap" sighed Vega

The sensors aboard the George Harrison detect the sharp drop in the energy signatures of the Atlantian ships.

"Uh-oh. Looks like the AO ships have kinda, well, run outta juice."
"The hostiles are attacking the Techon ship."
"Hmmm...... what do we do now?"
"BRING ALL BATTERIES ON LINE!!!! AND, er.....what else is there?"
"Torpedos?"
"Yeah, launch some of those too."

The Harrison launches torpedos indiscriminately at the robotic ships, and also fires on them with ion and plasma cannons.

The sensors aboard the George Harrison detect the sharp drop in the energy signatures of the Atlantian ships.

"Uh-oh. Looks like the AO ships have kinda, well, run outta juice."
"The hostiles are attacking the Techon ship."
"Hmmm...... what do we do now?"
"BRING ALL BATTERIES ON LINE!!!! AND, er.....what else is there?"
"Torpedos?"
"Yeah, launch some of those too."

The Harrison launches torpedos indiscriminately at the robotic ships, and also fires on them with ion and plasma cannons.

OOC: ehh........no the Atlantian ships where shut down along with everything else in the area. The Solon shot out an EMP wave

Neither the robotic ships or The Zoir Imperal Patrol Ship are really effected in the case of the Patrol Ship protected by literally 8 to 12 feet of battle armor and protecitve phyical sheilding and by the shields and even more armor on the Robotic ships. However their sensers are damaged leaving the robotic ships, which had no means of repairing quickly themselves blind in space. On the Gamxi repairs to the sensers and other more minor areas began and work began to get the sheilds back online.

All the scientists sat in the dark.
"Well..." Hirzel said.
"Give it a mintue," King said.

OOC: god I hate this server.


IC:
The scarab shuttle was dead in space.
"I hope you know how to get this thing running" said Atlantia
"Eh...." replied Sol

"I want shields and weapons back on line. Engians too" ordered Vega. "what's the status of the Armor?"
"Armor is operational. Sheilds and Weapons should be up soon. Hopefully"

Finally the Scientific SOlon was back online. There was a triumphant cheer from the scientists on board.
"Umm, is anyone still out there?" Hirzel asked into the transmission device.

Deca Commander Vernxi responded to the transmission. "This is Deca Commander Vernxi of the Zoir Imperal Patrolship Gamxi. Who is this and what the Heck was that, it brought down what was what little was left of our sheilds and damaged our external sensers."

Vega responded. "The Techon ship shot out an EMP wave. Every ship here is dead in space"

Deca Commander Vernxi responded back. "We might as well be dead, our external sensers are down and intil we can get them up again we are blind in space but if its any comfort, the robotic ships are just as blind and they can't repair anything very quickly so until they finish slowly repairing themselves their blind in space. Reforcements should be coming soon. But excluding that, every ship here should be able get up and running before those robotic invesgation ships do."

"Hey, we aren't quite dead here. The EMP shielding we've got is better than most. But yeah, some stuff's on the fritz. Do you guys need any repair help?"

Deca Commander Vernxi responded. "Unless you are familiar with Zoirian Geranis external sensers because if you don't have any people familiar with them I am afraid we will have repair the damage our selves."

The lights came back on the bridge.
"I GOT THE LIGHTS WORKING!" shouted a Lt.
"Ok.....now how about those weapons/engians/sheilds?" asked Vega
"Oh...um...right"

The Kanuckistani vessel hardly noticed the the EMP; a thin sheath of superconducter protecting all but a handful of high-gain radio-frequency antennas, herding the deluge of free electrons safly into high-capasity volt-sinks.

Still, it slowed, and for several long minutes discontinued it's attack, while assessing the condition of the other ships.

Then, carefully, the KHGV Blood of Saints began stalking the nearest of the two robotic ships that had been attacking the atlantians and their allies, still hidden amidst it's powerful ECM; a good clean shot wasn't hard to aquior despite the debris, as hawking reactors began spooling up, and the three spinaly-mounted cryo-atomic particle beam cannons that the ship was built around began building up power; carefull to keep reactor output relativly low, should it's prey not be as blind as it apeared. Still, they closed to twelve thousand kilometers; point-blank range for a Kanuckistani vessel; there was no way they could miss.

Finally, capasitors fully charged, her captain ordered what he expected to be the killing blow; a trio of angry red beams instantly and without warning lancing forth, screaming across an interveining distance that was nothing to lightspeed, to stab at the very heart of the ancient Zoir ship with fourty five gigatons of raw, destructive fury.

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TRIPLE POST

The lights came back on the bridge.
"I GOT THE LIGHTS WORKING!" shouted a Lt.
"Ok.....now how about those weapons/engians/sheilds?" asked Vega
"Oh...um...right"

"Hey, you guys need a tow?"

The George Harrison continues to fire at the largely disabled robotic ships with plasma and ion cannons, reasonably powerful weapons which are meant to defend against medium offensive ships, the Jungle class cruisers being relatively large vessels (flying saucers with a 400m diameter).

OOC:Well nothing but 20 feet of alrightly scarred battle Armor but hey, its still going to be toast one way or another

The Robotic ship shuttered vilently under the Kanuckistani attack extremely vilently, being literally propelled by the blast into an massive peice of rock in the debris feild, the battle armor horreniously scarred and inside the Geresi cores began to began an fatal explosive/Implosive reaction that utter destroy everything in an 7,000 Kilometer sphere around the Robotic ship as multable anceint fellsafe devices failed at once and massive internal damage was done to the anceint cryztaline onboard systems. The other Robotic ships helpless shuttered under the blasts being thrown at them completely blind in space and thus helpless as their massively thick battle armor was slowly destroyed.

"There's a major IR spike in one of the robotic ships.....ITS A REACTOR CORE EXPLOSION!!!!!!!"
"MAXIMUM ACCELLERATION!!!!!! RUN AWAY!!!!!!"

The George Harrison fires up its drives and starts away from the robotic ships as the hyperspace drive charges.

Deca Commander Vernxi let lose an curse over the comm as the scanners were repaired and scanners detected the energy spike from the Robotic Ship and forgeting she had the comms still up and open to the other ships she spoke. "Bloody hell, the ancient Geresi cores in that robotic must be overloading. That will vaperize everything in an 7,000 kilometer in an Explosion/Imposion reaction, not to metion the debris it will send hurling and the damage caused by the energy sent out. Even if all the ships here survive the damage, it may set of the other two robotic ships into reactions. Scan the area for any shuttles and the statius of the other ships. we got 15 minutes before everything going to go to the frigid hells."

"Hit confirmed, hostile looks to have been mission-ki... oh hell; power spike. Apears that whatever's left of their power systems are building up to an overload... looks like it'll be a big one, too, sir; probible hazard to the other ships if they can't get underway."

D'vires nodded calmly, "In that case, I don't think we're going to give it time to do so; target their reactors, and bring SLDS drives online, just in case."

"Yessir; Spinal battery carged and locked."

"SLDS primed for a hasty withdraw, sir."

The Captain took another moment to consider the situation - the intercepted Zoir commsend said they'd take fifteen minutes to overload; that would be a damn long time. There was also no way of knowing how long the other ships would take to get their drives online. If they could gut that ship befor the overload could progress very far, logicly, hopefully, the resulting explosion would be but a small fraction of it's intended yeild...

"Slave systems to skip us back an MSK the picosecond that thing detonates"

"Sir."

'Cross your fingers', he thought ruefully, "Fire."

And so once more the Blood of Saints let loose her fury upon the crippled vessel...

OOC: sorry guys, been a little busy

IC:
"sensors are up...weapons are up...sheilds are up...all that's left is the engians. But no need to worry about that. I mean, who the hell is gonna attack us right here, right now? We got us, 2 other Atlantian ships, A zoir ship, a LRR ship, and more."
another Lt. Spoke "uh...sir, I'm reading a power spike. The LRR ship is engaging engians. We have fifiteen minutes before everyone here is blown strait into the River Styx."
Vega grumbled. "Great, just perfect."
"Sir, I'm also detecting on of our shuttles. It must have been hit by the EMP wave also. Their dead in the water."
"Sir, the Kanuck vessel has opened fire on the ship with the power spike." Sing turned to face Vega. "whatever you do, you had better do it soon"

the second blast destoryed what was left the battle armor and destoyed much of the inneral of the robotic ship leaving the Geresi cores exposed. It was also blasted away many of the remaining failsafe devices controling the cores, Geresi cores used in the robotic ships were highly dangerious because of the deliate safrty devices keeping the controled explosive/implossive reaction that produced the cores power under control. the reaction began to get out of even more control.

Deca Commander Vernxi cursed and ordered. "Lock and trator beam on the Altantian shuttle and then move as close as to the Atlantian ships as pausable we going to attempt to bring them along in the jump feild." One of the Techions paled. "But Commander, that will drain the Zernsi Core badly, we'll be all but dead in space when we come out of subspace, the ship will be helpless." Deca Commander Vernxi responded coldly. "I am not any ship helpless behind if I can help it. Do it." The Techicion sighed and gave the orders and the Imperal Patrol ship jumped into action.

"Sir, the Kanuck vessel has opened fire on the ship with the power spike."

OOC:
They've been operating under heavy ECM, in low-profile mode, and are unmarked with no active transponder; you'd have a hard time telling they were there aside from the telltails from the weapons fire. Identifying who they are would be nigh-impossible for one of my ships, if not told ahead of time they'd be there.

IC:

The Kanuckistani ship didn't let up; it's tactical officer once more directing the full fury of the ship's primary armament into the exposed heart of the robotic ship a mere fistfull of seconds after the second strike.

Meanwhile, the sensor-packed automated fighter continued it's sweep, ignorant of the conflict and it's imminent repercusions; stealthed under heavy ECM and operating with only passive sensors so as to remain undetected, the tiny five-meter craft began a quick, unpowered ballistic pass of the Atlantian vessel. With any luck, it would be mistaken for nothing but a bit of debris and ignored.

[OOC: Is a Techicion a tech? Or is it supposed to be one of my guys?]

The Scientific Solon began to move away, preparing to jump into hyperspace.

Just before the Harrison jumps into hyperspace, the sensors pick up what appears to be a stranded Atlantian shuttle.

"CANCEL HYPERSPACE!!!!!!!!!!!! LAUNCH A TOW CREW!!!!!"
"Tow crew A, launch immediately!"

The robots who make up tow crew A rush to their Sherpa class corvette, and take off towards the stranded shuttle.

"The LRR ships have the shuttle. Engians are coming back on line"
"what about the other 2 Atlantian ships?" asked Vega. Then he saw 2 crusers fly by. "Nevermind"
"Sir, the explosion is in one minute"
"GET US OUT OF HERE!" The Olympia engadged engians, and began to head for the jump node, right behind the Anubis and Athena

The Scientific Solon put in the same jump coordinates as the Olympia did. Then they jumped.

"The LRR ships have the shuttle. Engians are coming back on line"
"what about the other 2 Atlantian ships?" asked Vega. Then he saw 2 crusers fly by. "Nevermind"
"Sir, the explosion is in one minute"
"GET US OUT OF HERE!" The Olympia engadged engians, and began to head for the jump node, right behind the Anubis and Athena

The Sherpa drags the shuttle back aboard the Harrison.

"HEAD FOR THE JUMP NODE!!!!!!!!"

The cruiser, a very fast ship, zooms for the opening of the Jump Node.

Deca Commander Vernxi cursed as the Kanuckistani ship fired again in an blast that would unleash the explosive/Implosive reaction even sooner and sure enough the shot distoryed the conctament core along with the remaining restraining devices. The full force of the reaction was unleashed pulling in everything nearby before exloding in an massive explosion that would soon vaperize everything in an 7,000 Kilometer radius and sent superplasmized materal hurling outwards outwards as well as sending and debris flying as the fleeing ships. Not having time to jump into subspace the Imperal Patrol ship fled towards the jump node as well hoping to reach it before the deadly debris and plasmized materal reached it.

"We're not gonna make it!" shouted Sing. The shockwave grew closer and closer. The Anubis and Athena jumped a few Kilometer's ahead of them.
"Impact in 3...2...1!" The ship shuttered as the shockwave cought up the the flagship of the fleet. Sparks flew on the bridge.
"We're riding the wave!" reported Sing, as the ship rocked agian.
"We'll reach the jumpnode in 15 seconds" reported another Lt.
"Sheilds are failing!" reported Sing.
"We'll hit the jumpnode in 3...2...1!"
The Olympia dissapered with the flash of a blue wormhole.

The Gamxi reached as the Jump Node and jumped right on the tail of the Olympia almost. It had been close, if it hadn't been for the ships armor they would have space dust. Vernxi set lose an prayer to all her gods for the fact that the ship made if if barely. from the warning lights flashing from various concules, her ship would be under repairs for months to undo the damage.

The lights on the bridge came back on.
"Where are we?" asked Vega urgently.
"Scanning....Uxal, sir, along with just about everyone else" replied Sing.
"The jump node?"
"Gone. The shockwave must have distabilized it"
Vega cringed. He had hoped to be able to send more ships in, to get more tech, to learn more history. Sing seemed to know what he was thinking.
"At least we still got the outpost on the planet below us"
Vega sighed. She was right. Then he ordered "Get the LRR ships on the comm link. Let's get our shuttle back"

They looked around the room.
"We are ok," A tech said.
"Yah, it appears basically everyone jumped to this system." Another said.
"Well, at least we are staying together." King said,

Vernxi spoke as the Gamxi came to an stop. "Statius report." One of the Techicans called out. "The our drive are fried, our armor has been half slagged only one of our shuttle bay bast doors will still open, extra solar communation arrays are destroyed along with half our sensers and the ship has taken 30% internal damages. We won't be going anywhere intil we'll towed away for repairs." Vernxi cursed. "It figures. Contact the Atlantians to inform them of the damages and ask if they can get in contact with our government to send an recoverly ship."

"Sir the Zoir are hailing us, they want to know if they can get in touch with their government. They want a recovery ship"
Vega thought about it for a second. "Contact the high command. Orion should be able to punch though"
He then turned around to face Sing. "How did we fair?"
"The Anubis and Athena jumped before the shockwave hit. The Athena has taken modrete battle damage. We got hit by the shockwave, but where able to ride it. We got light battle damage, and the shockwave took away what was left of our sheilds. We have light damage on our Armor"

Deca Commander Vernxi cursed as the Kanuckistani ship fired

OOC:
Just remember there's no way to know that's a Kanuckistani vessel.

IC:
With the detonation of the ancient Zoir vessel, the Blood of Saints' SLDS drives instantly jumped into action; her inertialess drives already preped and fully charged, the vessel quickly accellerated, without actually accellerating, to a hair over lightspeed, befor slowing a scant three seconds later and what would have been a million kilometers away, if not for the fact that the jump node intersected their path. The fighter had been incinerated.

As things stood, the vessel has transited to the Uxal(?) system, tho that would likly take her crew some time to figure out; holding a position relative to the other ships, some 947'000 kilometers distant. Almost imediatly, the vessel powered down weapons as reactors ramped back down into low-profile mode; the space-black vessel desolving back into her ever-present cloud of ECM, perfectly matching the background radiation and gravitic effectors negated it's mass shadow; in many ways, harder to detect than even a cloaked vessel.

The Harrison, with more speed than most ships, had arrived on the other side of the jump node shortly before the Atlantian ship reached it.

The crew calms down after safely getting through the explosion. Systems go back to normal levels, and bridge crew recline in their seats again. Engineers in the engineering compartments begin to recognize shifts again.

"The atlantian ship is hailing us. They want to know about the shuttle we picked up."
"Oh, that. Tell them we have it nice and safe, and the crew is just now being treated to a meal."
"Atlantian vessel, this is the George Harrison. We have your shuttle and crew aboard. You may come over and pick them up whenever is most convenient for you."

Vega smiled. "George Harrison, we read you" He then looked over to Sing. "Contact the party on the surface. Let them know we're back"

"Ok, so you folks are welcome to come over whenever."

Meanwhile, in the crew common area in the ship, a group of five engineers prepare to give a concert. The common area lights are dimmed as they walk out on stage. Their strange sillouettes are visible, however. In the back, the drummer sits at his drumset and the piano player at his piano.

The three sillouettes in the front are somewhat odd. While the singer looks regular, the two flanking him, the bassist and guitarist, appear to be both carrying humungous double-necked guitar/basses. The Gibson Gothic Explorer 2000 Deluxe is the pinnacle of guitar technology.

The piano player begins to play.

"Let's see action, let's see people,"
"Let's see freedom, let's see who cares! Take me with you, when you leave me!"
"And my shell behind us there. I have learned it, known who burned me, avatar has warmed my feet."
"Take me with you, let me see you, time and life can meet!"
"Nothing is everything, everything is, nothing is,
Please the people, audiences,
Break the fences,
Nothing is....."

The LRR crew seem impressed by at least this section of the engineers' rendition of the Who classic Let's See Action. The Atlantian corvette crew, however, look kind of confused.

Veg responded "No, we're fine. But thanks for the invatation"

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Uxal's surface:
Sara looked around. "Well, guess that's everything. Let's get rolling"
Everything had been packed up. Sara would be back here in a few days, with a full team to extract all the info that they could from the outpost.

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Vega sat down on the couch in his quarters. He was thinking about the offer the LRR ship had givin him.
The door beeped.
"Come in"
Sara walked in. "Sir, I got a vauge list of what kind of tech is down there for the taking. We tried getting the jump node working agian, but it's no use. The explosion from the Zoir ship shut it down"
Vega smiled. "Maybe it's for the best. I mean, we could have really turned those massive ships into war machenins, and used them to dominate the Galaxy"
"Isn't that what the recent military buildup is for?" asked Sara, also smiling.
Vega chuckled. "Ya, I guess your right"
As Sara headed for the door, Vega stated "Oh, and tell those people on the George that I think I will accept the invatation"
Sara looked back at him smiling. "Whatever you say, sir"

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Atlantia was confused. Here she was, an Atlantian that had been frozen for thousends of years. Only to wake up to find all she knew was gone. And here she was, on a ship of beings whom she didn't even know the race. And in just a few days, she would meet the "High Council" or the Atlantian government. She looked around. Sol and his crewmates also seemed slightly confused. She guessed that they had never been on one of these ships either.

As time went on, the Kanuckistani ship, sheathed in the ever-present cloak of sofisticated ECM, continued to orbit the planet; tho stealthed, several of her earlier activities were hardly descrete, and anyone reviewing logs from intact sensors during the hasty escape would have little trouble deducing something thusfar unaccounted for had, under indepent power, followed them through the jump node.

Aboard the George Harrison, they recieve Vega's acceptance of their invitation

"Ok. We can discuss what we're doing around here. There looks like some neat stuff on the planet's surface down there."

Aboard the George Harrison, they recieve Vega's acceptance of their invitation

"Ok. We can discuss what we're doing around here. There looks like some neat stuff on the planet's surface down there."

OOC: I think this RP has reached it's conclusion. anymore and we would be dragging it out

(And if your think I'm gonna be doing something with Atlantia in the near future, your right :D )