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Uncharted Space, ESDF Flagship Avenger, Year 76892 Military Time

Another blast rocked the bridge of the ESDF Flagship Avenger. Admiral James Ebideezer Cede swore silently to himself and dismissed his aide to go help the doctors in medbay. He glanced quickly at the battlescreen and and frowned. His once majestic fleet was reduced to barely two-hundred fighters and only eight capital ships. The enemy fleet was well over one-thousand strong and quickly gaining ground on the dwindling Eugorian Space Defense Fleet Exploration Detachment Fleet. Admiral Cede watched in horror as the Infiltrator, an ESDF capital ship, was disintegrated before his eyes.

"Recall all fighter wings and prepare to jump," he said quickly to his first mate Lieutenant Carl Opington.

"Aye sir... Sir?"

"Yes Lieutenant?"

"Is it wise to jump here? There are no charted warp routes, and if we guess and are wrong, we could end up in the middle of a planet!"

"I am aware of that Lieutenant. But as you can probably tell, we do not have many options if we wish to return to Eugoria IV and report this new threat."

"Sir, I disagree. We could send out a signal at maximum power containing our position and our plight. Help may come Sir."

"Hmm.... Very well Lieutenant, send the signal, but be preparing to jump in the meantime. I don't want to get stuck out here when their capital ships arrive. I have a feeling that this is only an expeditionary force."

"Yessir, will do Sir," said Opington. He then walked away towards the comm station where he broadcast a message on all frequencies at maximum strength.

This is Lieutenant Carl Opington of the Eugorian Space Defense Force Exploration Detachment Fleet Flagship the Avenger. We have been ambushed by an unknown enemy in space uncharted to our people. We request immediate assistance by any nearby the coordinates sent in this message. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

OOC:This is open to all.

#Tag# for later reading/participation. And just to let you know that I think your writing is worth reading. :)

OOC: Would it be possible to join.? I've not really had much experience with space RP's though.

OOC: Facehuggeria, thanks. Fimble, of course you can join. Please do, this is open to all.

Uncharted Space, ESDF Flagship Avenger, Year 76892 Military Time

Another blast rocked the bridge of the ESDF Flagship Avenger. Admiral James Ebideezer Cede swore silently to himself and dismissed his aide to go help the doctors in medbay. He glanced quickly at the battlescreen and and frowned. His once majestic fleet was reduced to barely two-hundred fighters and only eight capital ships. The enemy fleet was well over one-thousand strong and quickly gaining ground on the dwindling Eugorian Space Defense Fleet Exploration Detachment Fleet. Admiral Cede watched in horror as the Infiltrator, an ESDF capital ship, was disintegrated before his eyes.

"Recall all fighter wings and prepare to jump," he said quickly to his first mate Lieutenant Carl Opington.

"Aye sir... Sir?"

"Yes Lieutenant?"

"Is it wise to jump here? There are no charted warp routes, and if we guess and are wrong, we could end up in the middle of a planet!"

"I am aware of that Lieutenant. But as you can probably tell, we do not have many options if we wish to return to Eugoria IV and report this new threat."

"Sir, I disagree. We could send out a signal at maximum power containing our position and our plight. Help may come Sir."

"Hmm.... Very well Lieutenant, send the signal, but be preparing to jump in the meantime. I don't want to get stuck out here when their capital ships arrive. I have a feeling that this is only an expeditionary force."

"Yessir, will do Sir," said Opington. He then walked away towards the comm station where he broadcast a message on all frequencies at maximum strength.

This is Lieutenant Carl Opington of the Eugorian Space Defense Force Exploration Detachment Fleet Flagship the Avenger. We have been ambushed by an unknown enemy in space uncharted to our people. We request immediate assistance by any nearby the coordinates sent in this message. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
OOC: Consider this a Fancy Tag
“Sir we are receiving a distress call, A Small alien force is under ambush by a much larger force, they seem peaceful!" The comm officer seemed a bit enraged.

The Captain already had made his mind up; they were going to help those poor innocent aliens. “Bring all ships up to combat alert Delta, Prepare to Jump! Bring QCs to full power!" The Captain was full of energy, and begun pacing the bridge!

The Large Fleet begun to move, and a blue glow flashed out from the site as the Flagship and 345 smaller ships performed the Jump.

A mere Second later, the entire fleet was at the site.

The Captain opened a channel to the vastly outnumbered fleet “Greetings you seem to be in need of Assistance! Please allow me to show your buddies what they are dealing with, Tornado, fire your quantum Beam at that Enemy capital ship, 30% power."

The smaller ship moved in front of the 12km Flagship and picked out a Target.

"Titan Ready, Firing”

A Blue beam shot out of the 1200meter ship, one of its Quantum Beams fired.

The enemy fleet had a 12km Ship to deal with and 345 smaller ships, what would they do?

OOC: These are the unknown aliens.

Uncharted Space, Quinnzon Flagship Reprimand, Year 76892 Military Calender

Fleet Admiral Kwick Turzor screamed as the blue beam hit his ship, desintegrating the Reprimand at the sub-atomic level, and completely annihilataing it after twenty seconds of pure pain for anyone inside as their sub-atomic structure was ripped apart.

"SIR! we're reciving a signal... form people under attack. They-"

"did they supply co-ordinates?"

"Yes sir, but-"

"Prepare the fleet to jump. Get all non-esential people off in the charge time."

"Yes sir!"

A few hours later, the ISF fleet was preparing to jump. Several million people had been offloaded to the planet below, being nonesesntial.

The fleet jumped, as many ships packed into the docking bays of the 20 km long Devastator or docked to it as possible. the other ships had enough power to make the smae distance as the massive ship.

They jumped.

"Set the clock. And get everything tied down that can be. And..." The lord Commander issued orders during the 5 hours 33 minutes untill they got there.

% hours 33 minutes after they jumped they arived in the system, to see the Reprimand being desintigrated. He recognised the beam as being from a weapon of one f their allies, so he said "I think we have our bad guys. Undock all ships, get them fighting. Keep us at back, we're a giant target here. Engage jamming, and turn off all running lights. Limit transmissions, and only shoot things that sopt us. We have too many people on board.

OOC: ISF Order of battle"
Helion-class mother ship Devastator: Aproxamate number of people on board: 10 million.

2 Battleships.

6 Crusiers

6 Destroyers

1 Command Carrier

2 Fleet Carriers

3 Light Carriers

(Loadouts of each ship can be found here: http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=389828 Numbers are off, as I havn't goten around to updating it. A command Carrier is about the size of a Fleet Carrier, but carries about the same as a light carrier. It commands most of the small craft)

Uncharted Space, ESDF Flagship Avenger, Year 76892 Military Calender

Admiral Cede gaped in awe as both the ISF and ECF fleets came to their aid, and hailed both ships.

"Greetings. I am Fleet Admiral James Ebideezer Cede, and on behalf of Eugoria, I wish to thank both of you. But we are not out of this yet. We fear that these ships may be nothing but an expeditionary force, to test our strength. By coming here you have put yourselves in danger, and I thank you."

"For putting ourselves in danger? It's our jobs! And we can't stand by and let people die. Once this battle's over, come to the Devastator. But for now- GET THAT CRUISER! IT'S GOT SOMETHING UP IT'S SLEEVE! *turns back to camera* I have a battle to fight"

bump

Admiral Calloway frowned as the three ships appeared in space a few lightseconds from the battle. After nearly three years in the fleet, he still didn't understand how foldspace worked. Focus now. We're here. As the three ships of his small fleet ( the Avenger, the Layman II, and the Sonora) sped toward the battle, he hailed the friendly ships to alert them of his presence.

Attention Eugorian, ECF, and ISF vessels, this is Admiral Ryan Calloway of the Malkyeri High Fleet. We are coming to you aid, we will be there in a few minutes. We're coming in behind and to your left. Don't shoot in that direction. Calloway out.

He saw the alien fleet, and was glad he didn't have to fight them with old-model cruisers, armed with only ballistic artillery. His new pulse cannons would be a nasty surprise for the enemy.

OOC: Eugoria, I have a good reputation within the FT community as one of the posters here (Central Facehuggria) will agree. I ask a favour; Can I play the attacking alien force using my species, the Sskiss. We are highly territorial. If you say no, then no hard feelings. :)

OOC: Tag, can I get involved? We're a curious but very evil race :D

Bump.

The ships flew in a triangular formation, with the Sonora leading and the other two following. Once they reached the battle, Calloway ordered all ships to fire at the unknown aliens. The pulse cannons fired, and hit several of the ships.

HMS Sonora in flight (http://www.farscape-one.de/images/ships_talyn.jpg)

OOC: consider this a descriptive bump

OOC: Sskiss, sure, playing two sides is pretty hard for me anyways. Chronisia, sure, which side would you like to play? Malkyer, HEY! Good to see an old ally. How is Haleon IV?

IC:
Uncharted Space, ESDF Flagship Avenger, Year 76892 Military Calender
Admiral Cede smiled as he saw Eugoria's old allies, the Malkyeris, join the fray. "Comm, get me the fleet."

"Aye Sir."

"ESDF Fleet, this is Admiral Cede on the Avenger. I know that it may seem that all hope is lost, but it is not. Even now, our allies and complete strangers together aid us in fighting these savage attackers. I ask you, serve your planet. Fight now! Fight for our good home! Cede out."

Strangers? That'd be us Thouhg the Lord Commander when he heard the address. Instead of making a response, he ordered the two battleships ISF Defender and Destructor to close on the one enemy cruiser that looked weird. It was hard to get a lock on it, though no one could figure out why.

OOC: This is for the people playing the bad guys to decide what exactly the ship is up to, wether it's a real ship, or what

OOC: Haleon's doing great. About time for me to found another colony, I think.

IC, onborad the HMS Sonora:
Admiral Calloway frowned. The pulse cannons should have done more damage than that. The blasts had hit the enemy ship, but he couldn't tell how much damage had been done. Not enough to destroy it, apparently, and that angered him. Oh well, looks like we may actually have to fight.

"Mr. Mowenstein, are the hostile ships using laser weapons?"

"Hard to tell, sir. Too much going on."

"Right then. We'd best keep the shields down. Helm, engage the nearest enemy ship. Com, information the captain of the Avenger that he have freedom of action. Engage enemy forces on sight."

"Aye aye, sir. What about the Layman II?"

"That's Captain Flannagan's ship, right?"

"Aye."

"Tell him to get close the damaged Eugorian ships. See if they need help."

"Aye aye, sir."

Calloway took a deep breath as the ship accelerated into the fray...

12 homeworld rotation cycles ago....

The incomming invaders had been detected approaching from an antispinward vector slighly to the galactic south. The invaders were headed for the Praak' Krii ("Liquid Covered") starsystem. It was a recently colonized minor Sskiss system populated by some 9.181 million Sskiss. Most of which were present on two habitable worlds, Praak' Krii I & II.

The spoor of the "other" [alien] had been detected. The "Call of Gathering of the Pack" had been sent. The Sskiss reacted immedialty as their ancient ancestral pack hunter brains had demanded of them and their simple hierarchal structured ruling system. They reacted with almost pure instinct.

The command had been given and all obeyed without question, without thought....It was the Sskiss way, the lowest/submissive always obeyed the highest/dominant. It was simply an extention of their ancient pack oriented "pecking order". There was no doubt in their ancient saurian brains. A switch had been set...A switch set inevitably for slaughter....

A call had first been to the "other" [aliens] had been sent and it was not answered. Reponse: attack and kill. It was the simple dictate of the Sskiss....survive or die....

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On Riiss' Sslash, the Sskiss homeworlds......

The Sskiss simply called it "the ancient/old way of being".

But it was not so much victory itself that she enjoyed - although that was definately a part of it. It was something else. . .perhaps it was more the act of ripping apart her enemy tooth and claw. . .Perhaps it was her toothy maw, ripping talons and huge body spattered with the gore of her enemies. Or perhaps it was simply the feeling of her ancient primordial brain and eons of evolution as it was "set for slaughter/and not eating" [killing]. Then again, perhaps it was all these things. . .

Somewhere out in the "vastness/endless" [space], within another "burning creche/multitudes of spheres that give life" [star-cluster?] the "other" [aliens] would arrive in the "posture of beared talon and teeth" [An aggressive intent?]All that mattered is that she was summond to the "chambers where weighty decisions were made/discussed" [A seat of power?] where Khorr' Sskraa waited, was told where to go, and what was required of her and that was that.

It has been this way since the "egg of the beginning" [since the beginning] and will always be so. Her skin muscles twiched in fear of the great ruler, almost twice her mass. Khorr' Sskraa simply stated "agreement of wisdom" with modifers of "absolute obedience" and then she exposed the underside of her neck to the ruler/watcher for good measure - a clear sign of "submission to higher/ greater Sskiss". The Sskiss were rarely one for long discussions. . .or debate!

"The higher command, the lower obey". . .It has always been this way, and always will. . .She could not concieve of anything else. All she knew was "duty to race, duty to ruler, duty to brood/creche" although it was rumered that some of the "others" [aliens] were "different"....

She was to rule/command a fleet of "void striders of death" [warships] with a few hundred thousand hungry Sskiss ground troops. She at least enjoyed that prospect, perhaps she would be granted the right to found a "world creche" of her own when she succeeded. . .maybe. . .

Isss' Raak's, the tyrant/ruler of all Sskiss rumbled, a sound like a seething volcano deep within his huge body cavity. He merely said "Eat well/devouring of enemies"....

Information on the system is as follows;

Praak' Krii Starsystem

Primary: G8V main sequance orange/yellow dwarf

System bodies

Praak' Krii I - A huge high gravity (2.19g), very hot tropical world (42c) ideal for Sskiss habitation. A rather dense atmosphere (1.46 Terran standard). Land area is thick with lush vegatation. A Sskiss biosphere is also present (Saurian/ Reptilian). Seas also team with life (Reptilian/Icthy/Mollusca). Radius: 15,693Km. Distance from primary: 78,322,786Km. Moons: 3. Population: 5 million. Colony type: Habitation and food production. Defences: 1 heavy orbital platform and 3 orbital torpedo satellites.

Praak' krii II - Another fairly high gravity world somewhat larger than Terra (1.48g), a warm oceanic world (20c), again quite habitable to Sskiss. A rather dense atmosphere (1.37 Terran standard). Both seas and available land surface team with life - Saurian/Reptilian on land and Reptialian/Icthy/Mollusca in seas. Radius: 7851km. Distance from primary: 96,267,187km. Moons 1. Population: 3 million. Colony type: Habitation and food production. Defences: 1 heavy orbital platform and 3 orbital torpedo satellites.

Praak' Krii III - A large and extremely dense planetoid very rich in mineral resources. Radius: 540km. Distance from primary:199,666,160Km. Population: 10,000. Colony Type: Mining, Military Industrial Complex and Fighter base.

The fighter base contains the following;

5600 "Death Leap class Offensive Drones, 4800, "Relentless Scavenger" class Defensive drones, 450 "Confuser of Senses" class ECM/ECCM drones and 240 "Deadly Stalker" class Hvy command drones. 2200 "Slaughterer of Prey" class Medium fighters, 800 "Far Killing Claw" class Hvy Torpedo fighters and 100 "Marauding Hunter" class Hvy Gunships are all hidden within the planetoid.

Praak' Krii IV - a large gas giant roughly the same size and mass of Jupiter. Moons: 14 plus two rings. Moons 1,5,8 and 11 -14 are inhabited. Colony Type: Mainly mining settlements and a sensor outpost. Total population (all moons): 1.171 million. Defences: None

Praak' Krii V - basically a larger version of Pluto and somewhat larger than Mars. Radius: 3907km. Uninhabited.

Additional information: Fleet elements present within system before Eugorian fleet arrival. 256 "Slasher of Flesh" class Hvy "Prowlers" (frigate equivalent), 68 "Lurking Death" class Destroyers and 48 "Slicing Claw" class Hvy Destroyers.

The system is also mined at key points with Monopole mines.

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Fleet elements arriving from Riiss' Sslash ("Ancient Creche") some 3 rotation cycles before the battle are composed of the following. 4 "Protectors of the Greater Creche" class Hvy Carriers (Fighter compliment: 388 Medium fighters, 124 Hvy fighters and 68 "Plunderer of Flesh" Class Bombers), 16 "Keeper of the Killer Brood" class Lght Carriers (Fighter compliment: 240 Medium fighters), 148 "Lurking Death" class Destroyers, 86 "Slicing Claw" class Hvy Destroyers, 16 "Crushing Bite" Class Mdm cruisers, 4 "Gaping Maw" Class Battleships and 1 "Devouring of Victory" Class Dreadnaught.

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Seeing that your people never been to this system and we detected you, I will assume you were ambushed. Is this reasonable to you?

Data on most Sskiss warships, other craft and ordinance are found here. Those that are not are within reason as to their abilites.

http://www.esusalliance.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=860

If you need more infomation, just ask.

OOC: This war is a tragic event that starts because of a simple misunderstanding. Due largely to a lack of understanding of each others language. This is in part due to the fact that a portion of the Sskiss language is based and body movements, various "signals, "modifiers" and "posturing". All of this will likely be lost in the communication that we attempted with you earlier.

And like many things, it's not really anyones fault....

OOC: We would like to Send a Science Ship in as an observer, as I wish to gather information about the Sskiss in Combat and be able to have first hand information. It would technically be an observer, but I would understand if it came under fire. -Seeing as no one said anything, I'm just going to send one in. If you don't wish it there, just say the word and it'll disapear. Info on the Science ship can be found here: http://www.esusalliance.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=864

-Edit-

IC: The TSP Watchman was traversing space on a randomized research course, scouring the region for any signs of something that could pose scientific importance. The crew was busy analyzing samples collected from pervious runs, and conducting numerous experiments that had been commissioned by the TSP.

Ensign Layman, one of the few TSDC officers assigned to a TSP ship, was drowsing over his control, he never really enjoyed being assigned to a science ship, it was dull. He never saw any action, and even if he did, all they had were a few torpedo launchers for defences, which wouldn't help much if they came under fire from a warship.

It was at that point, that one of the alarms on the multi-panneled sensor arrays went off, one of the long distance ones by the looks of it, as one of the scientists scurries towards it. He reads the information and turns to the Ensign.

"Uh, Sir?" He inquires "We have readings of weapons fire in the region, should we check it out?"

"Run it through the map databases, see if it is anyone we know..." The Ensign mused

"Yessir" Replyed the Scientist "Match, looks like a Sskiss system, should we take a look?"

"Sskiss eh? Well, we have standing orders to collect all information on the Sskiss that we can, as covertly as possible, which would make this a most oportune moment to do so, the Sskiss are likely involved against someone else, and with at least one ESUS member going to aid our Draconian brethren, we should be able to slip in unnoticed." Said the Ensign

"Alright, plotting a course now" Replyed the Scientist

There was a brief feeling of Timelessness as space was folded around them, pulling the space between them and their destination closer together. When they arrived on the Fringes of the system, the found what they were looking for, a large Sskiss battlegroup about to engage an unknown foe. The Ensign was sure that if he could pull this off, he would surely get promoted off this tub.

OOC: :confused: Son of a..... Eugoria, you're a member of Crossman Prime, and therefore an ally of Crossman. However, Sskiss and I are both in ESUS, making us alliea as well. I do not wish to fight friends, but I do want to fight. I might go with Sskiss on this one... but I don't want to piss you off, Eugoria.

*tag* until I figure out what the hell I'm doing.

Away from the battle, the Crossmanian battlestar ICS Atlantia sat unseen, its cloaking device shrouding it from the engaged parties. Captain Dante Armstrong stood in the CIC watching the battle on the monitors. That was the Atlantia's current mission. To watch. Both of the main warring parties were allies of the Imperium and until a resolution could be reached, the Emperor had ordered the Imperium's neutrality in the matter, but wanted the fleet to keep an eye on the situation in case Crossmanian intervention was needed.

Dante thought to himself, So, until the Emperor makes up his mind, or something happens to help decide for him, we wait.

OOC: Sskiss, nice. Crossman, go ahead and join his side. He has no allies yet and I did kind of ask him to take over that part so, go ahead

OOC: Which side is evil? :P Or what can I gain? hmmm...

- ICS Atlantia

"Captain, we're recieving an encoded message from high command", the crewman announced.

Armstrong turned and walked over to the crewman's station. "Decode it then let me see it."

"Aye sir."

***TO: ICS ATLANTIA*** Battlegroup en route to your location. Assist Sskiss forces. Maintain cloak until fleet arrives. ***End Message***

Crossmanian forces en route to assist Sskiss:

for pics (not all stats are up yet): www.freewebs.com/uic-navy

5 Reaper-class carriers
15 Eagle-class escort carriers
20 Galactica-class battlestars
22 Sovereign-class battlestars
35 Excelsia-class battlestars
40 Pulsar-class gunstars
44 Scharnhorst-class cruisers
85 Trafalgar-class destroyers
100 Nighthawk-class corvettes
125 Wallace-class corvettes

OOC: Chronosia, neither side is evil - refer to the end of my first post. Torontonias, you slimy bastard :D Since you plan is a good one, I will let it succeed perhaps because we are more focused on the battle. Its quite possible we could have missed a single ship taking precautions. Crossman, your support would be welcomed because you are an ally. Eugoria, thanks for the complement.

Khorr' Sskraa of the "Ruler" [commander] caste had planned an ancient Sskiss fleet manoeuver based on an even more ancient hunting manoeuver of the ancient past. The Sskiss called it "Hunters seen/Hunters unseen". The Sskiss had divided their fleet into 3 portions. The first portion would be easily detected by the incomming enemy - a trap....

The other two portions were hidden. One at the huge gas giant in low orbit - The reactionless monopole drives of their ships coupled with the intense radiation belt of the huge jovian provided an ideal hiding place. The last portion of their fleet was station on the opposite side of the planetoid.

The incomming Eugorian fleet detected only one of the "hunters" - the other two, hidden, laid in wait for an ambush. The plan work well, the enemy was taken by complete surprise. The Sskiss fleet took a heavy toll, inflicted heavy losses. Their "shark style tactics proven effective - bite/claw hard manoeuver again for another strike. All Sskiss weapon mounts were spinal mounts fixed forward two inflict a massive concentrated damage. However, the Sskiss fleet did not go unscathed either. Larger ships of the opposing fleet flired there own deadly volleys of missiles, torpedoes and a barrage of beams and solid projectile weapons. Both sides had clashed and clashed again.

But the "jaws of Death" formation had then closed, the Eugorian fleet seemed doomed.

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"Speak" Khor Sskraa rasped, added the modifier of "dominence'/highest to lowest".

"Dominent one!, spoor detected!" a lean gangly Sskiss "operator of senses" squawked adding modifiers of "important discovery". "others" [aliens] detected"!

"Location/detect"! Her great toothed jaws had oppened slightly....in anticapation.... toxic bacteria laden saliva slowly dripped from her jaws.....

"Visual/seeing"! The holo pit in the center of the chamber where control/commands are given [bridge] displayed the approaching alien craft.

Khorr' Sskraa studied them for only an instant. "Call to packmates [Crossman]/members of the greater creche (ESUS). Khorr' Sskraa spoke in tones of repect and assumed the same posture for added effect. "Pleasure in meeting packmember of Sskiss"....Join us in the kill/pleasure of slaughter.... She then gaped her maw in the "killers gape", displaying her meter long jaws lined with curved serrated teeth. Joy in the eating/killing...hunt with us friend of Sskiss!"

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She eagerly awaited the reply from the Crossman fleet....

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Sskiss Losses (initial conflict between Sskiss and Eugorian forces)

Light Craft (Destroyed)

452 Offensive Drones *
202 Defensive Drones *
26 ECM/ECCM Drones *
16 Hvy Command Drones *
42 Medium Fighters
19 Hvy Torpedo fighters
18 Bombers
4 Hvy Gunships

* - Considered expendable.

Capital Ships (Destroyed or Damaged)

2 Light carriers
2 Destroyers
1 Hvy Destroyer (Heavy Damage)
1 Mdm Cruiser (Moderate Damage)
3 Battleships (Light to Moderate Damage)
1 Dreadtnaught/Flagship (Light Damage)

OOC: I havent had a good War RP in quite some time. Being ESUS, I would join in on the festivities on his side. Although first I would have to meet him. My own fleets are composed by few ships, you are unlikely to see 20 Siesatian Warships, unless you pissed them off, or stumble across our border patrol, making up for numbers, they are all the top of the line. PS: What is your view on Temporal Tech?

IC (Fancy Tag):

Congress was in session, they were in the middle of a debate over the recent uncovering of the of Research Station 124. It was nearly 4:30, when urgent news came in... 'Activity on ESUS channels. Conflict in ESUS member space. Requesting immediate authority to assist member in the repulsion of intruders.'

Now they had to make a descision, to stay out of what could be a costly war, or uphold the ESUS articles.

Bump.

Tag for intrest, and to see some more expierienced hands Rp space battles.

Bump, yet again.

OOC: SSkiss, if you'll post damage done by my ships, I'll post a reaction.

OOC: Could someone tell me whats going on? I kinda forgot, I'm in front of an enemy fleet trying to save the " good '" guys.

OOC: SSkiss, if you'll post damage done by my ships, I'll post a reaction.

OOC: Malkyer, I never post opponents damage or losses except my own. It's up to you to post your own. Your last post was rather vague, you arrived within the system with three ships. First, I have to get some stats on these ships - to compare them with my own. And second, you should also realize, that one, your forces are entering an uncharted system, and two, you are massively outnumbered. When you do these things, then I can make a post. I'll assume you arrived after Eugoria's fleet, but before Crossman's fleet.

Eugoria IV: I need to know your original fleet composition (numbers, composition, class etc...), and your technology as well before I post my own losses. I will take all this and more into consideration when posting my losses.

- ICS Atlantia

The yound crewman looked up from his monitor. "Captain! A large fleet has just dropped out of hyperlight. They're ours!"

Armstrong smiled, "Open a channel! This Captain Dante Armstrong, ICS Atlantia. Good to see you guys."

The viewscreen in front of Armstrong flickered on and there stood Lord Admiral Ayumi Hamasaki, the second in command of the Imperial Navy, "Good to see you as well Atlantia. Regroup with the fleet and decloak. We shall then rendevous with the Sskiss fleet and commence battle."

"Yes Admiral."

"Good. Hamasaki out."

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- ICS Iron Duke

Lord Admiral Hamasaki turned from the view screen.
"Comm, send a message to the Sskiss fleet."

"Aye ma'am"

"This is Lord Admiral Ayumi Hamasaki of the Imperial Crossmanian Navy. Emperor Crossman sends his regards to your people. I would like to say it shall be an honor engaging in glorious battle alongside you." She nodded and the comm officer closed the channel.
"Open a channel to the fleet. All ships prepare all wepaon systems and await my order to fire. Ready all fighters and bombers for launch. Hamasaki out."

IC:

Eugorian Space, Eugoria IV, Inner Sanctum of the Hierarchs, Year 79682 Military Calender

"Honorable Hierarchs, there has been a tradegy. The Expeditionary force sent to explore new regions has come under fire by an alien race calling themselves Sskiss, and many more have come. The battle rages on still."

Yes, we know this. Please, find us the chart of that force, we wish to know it's build-up.

OOC: Expeditionary Force Size at Dispatch

25-Fator Class Frigate
http://www.bobsyouruncle.net/Low_poly/image001.jpg
Length: 897 meters (Extreme)
Width: 102 meters (Extreme)
Crew: 587 (87 officers, 250 enlisted, 250 guard compliment)
Engines: 3 Eugorian Mk. II Tipanium reactors
Duration of Mission: 18 months
Armament: 1x Eugorian Hyperion Heavy Circular Rail Gun,
2xEugorian Pulse Lasers
1xEugorian Heavy Pulse Laser
10xEugorian Anti-Matter low-strength torpedoes
Shields: Eugorian Mk. III Medium Strength Shields
Armor: 3 meters of space grade Titanium
Price: $7.6 Billion

Used mainly as heavy firepower for the fleet, the Hyperion Heavy Circular Rail Gun is capable of tearing through almost any material, and if charged for 2 minutes can tear a hole through most medium or light strength shields.

2-Halo-class Fleet Carrier (CVF-100 series)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...Halocarrier.jpg

Dimensions:
Length - 1000 m
Beam - 460 m
Height - 240 m
Mass - 61.92 million metric tons

Armaments:
- 175 Heterodyne laser PDF turrets
-- 200 gigajoules/ 2000 gigawatts

- 200 BFAS-24 "Peregrine" Strike Fighters
-- internal launch bays
-- variable weapon loadouts

- 50 FBS-18 "Eagle" Heavy Assault Fighters
-- internal launch bays
-- variable weapon loadouts


Armor:
- 200 mm WUC
-- 2400 mm RHA equivalent

Energy Shields:
- 2 Class 7 NPA shield generators
-- 5 exajoule overload rating

Powerplant:
- 3 heavy Icefire-reactors

Performance:
- standard accel, 260 gravities
- max for 30 seconds, 310 gravities
- rotation rate, 65 degrees/second
- endurance
-- 1 year non-combat operations w/o refueling
-- 96 hours combat operations w/o refueling
-- 5 year supply of life-support and rations w/o replenishment


Drives:
-Sublight
-- 15 Daybreak NPA thrusters
-- 60 emergency Nightfall motors

-FTL
-- Gen 4 Tachyon Drive, 5.35 ly/day

Sensors:
- fast recycle full spectrum active/passive scanner
- tachyon active/passive early warning scanner
- high sensiticity tachyon mass detector, range 10 AU

Stealth:
- Gen 3 ECM/ECCM
- SCFC around vital areas

Crew:
- 700
-- 150 officers, 550 enlisted

- 300 pilots
- 200 BFAS-24
- 100 FBS-18

Cost: 130 billion USD

1-Cetus-class Battle Dreadnought (DRB-100 series)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...thia/Cetus2.jpg

Dimensions:
Length - 2800 m
Beam - 760 m
Height - 290 m
Mass: 493.7 million metric tons
Armaments:
- 3 Class 10 LinAc cannons
-- 10 exajoules/ 60 exawatts

- 100 Class 8 LinAc Turrets
-- 50 petajoules/ 200 petawatts

- 250 Class 6 LinAc Turrets
-- 500 terajoules/ 2500 terawatts

- 450 Class 5 LinAc PDF Turrets
-- 500 megajoules/ 4000 megawatts

- 100 Heterodyne Lasers
-- 10 petajoules/ 200 petawatts

- 10 torpedo/missile tubes
-- magazine of 500 Mk.2Type V Preserver Missiles
-- magazine of 500 Type V Nemesis Torpedoes
-- magazine of 275 Class D Ragnorok Missiles

Armour:
- 3000 mm WUC
-- 36000 mm RHA equivalent

Energy Shields:
- 6 Class 8 NPA shield generators
-- 500 exajoule/ 4000 exawatt OvLd Rating/generator

Powerplant:
- 4 heavy Icefire-reactors

Performance:
- standard accel, 275 gravities
- max for 30 seconds, 300 gravities
- rotation rate, 45 degrees/second
- endurance
-- 3 year non-combat operations w/o refueling
-- 128 hours combat operations w/o refueling
-- 10 year supply of life-support and rations w/o replenishment

-Sublight
-- 25 Daybreak NPA thrusters
-- 100 Nightfall emergency fusion rockets

-FTL
-- Gen 1 TCG drive, 10 ly/hour

Sensors:
- full spectrum active/passive scanner
- tachyon active/passive early warning scanner
- tachyon mass detector, range 6.9 AU

Stealth:
- complete SCFC
- Gen 3 ECM/ECCM

Crew:
- 3400
-- 700 officers, 2700 enlisted

- 10 marine platoons, 300 marines
-- 20 officers, 280 enlisted

Cost: 600 billion USD/unit

1-Fermi-class Battlecruiser (BC-100 series)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...ia/cruiser1.jpg

Dimensions:
Length - 510 m
Beam - 310 m
Height - 150 m
Mass: 18.9 million metric tons

Armaments:

- 2 Class 9 LinAc Cannons
-- 500 petajoules/ 1500 petawatts

- 4 Class 7 LinAc Cannons
-- 800 terajoules/ 3200 terawatts

- 30 Class 6 LinAc Turrets
-- 50 terajoules/ 200 terawatts

-150 Class 4 LinAc PDF Turrets
-- 100 megajoules/ 300 megawatts

- 6 Heterodyne laser turrets
-- 5 terajoules/ 15 terawatts

-16 torpedo/missile tubes
-- magazine of 100 Type IV Preserver missiles
-- magazine of 100 Type V Nemesis torpedoes
-- magazine of 10 Class A Ragnorok missiles

Armor:
- 200 mm WUC
-- 2400 mm RHA equivalency

Energy Shields:
- 2 Class 7 NPA-shield generators
-- 5 exajoule/ 20 exawatt overload rating per shield generator

Powerplant:
- 2 Standard Icefire-reactors

Performance:
- standard accel, 259 gravities
- max for 30 seconds, 304 gravities
- rotation rate, 56 degrees/second
- endurance
-- 1 year non-combat operations w/o refueling
-- 96 hours combat operations w/o refueling
-- 5 year supply of life-support and rations w/o replenishment

Drives:
-Sublight
-- 9 Daybreak NPA thrusters
-- 50 Nightfall emergency fusion rockets

-FTL
-- Gen 4 Tachyon drive, 5.35 ly/day



Sensors:
- full spectrum active/passive scanner
- tachyon active/passive early warning scanner
- tachyon mass detector, range 3.6 AU

Stealth:
- Gen 1 ECM/ECCM
- SFC around vital areas

Crew:
-345
-- 97 officers, 248 enlisted

- 1 Marine platoon, 30 marines
-- 2 officers, 28 enlisted

Cost: 67 billion USD

Burmecia, Gaia, Gaia System...

"This is Carrie Lee, for SINC (Siesatian Intergalactic News Channel) with breaking news from inside the Congressional Building. Upon the news of the Invasion of Sskiss, an ally nation in the ESUS alliance, the vote went for 64 - 16 in favor of direct confrontation with the enemy. It is rumored that the First Fleet will fly out to assist, and now to the recent demolition of the Deadrix Missile Silo..."


First Fleet HQ, In orbit above Terra, Gaia System...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/UthRptr2/Fleetstar1.bmp
(Transmissions between First Fleet HQ, and the First Fleet Flagship, USS Dali)

"Dali 1, this is FFHQ."

"FFHQ, this is Dali 1."

"Dali 1, orders and instructions are being transmitted to your main computer, you have been given direct orders to stop the incursion into Sskiss territory, and uphold the ESUS constitution. Use any force necissary."


First Fleet Ships:
USS Dali (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/UthRptr2/wcpmidway.jpg) - Bladerunner II class Temporal Battleship (Flagship)
4 Bladerunner class Temporal Battleships
2 Freestar Class Temporal Carriers (2000 fighters total)
6 Devastator Class Temporal Destroyers
1 Hades Class Experimental Temporal Battleship

TO: Siesatian forces
FROM: Lord Admiral Hamasaki, ICS Iron Duke
http://www.freewebs.com/nation-of-crossman/Cmdr%201st%20Flt%20-%20LordAdm%20Hamasaki.jpg

It's good to see another ESUS nation represented here. May your men fight well this day. Glorious victory shall be ours.

To: Lord Admiral Hamasaki, ICS Iron Duke
From: USS Dali

Indeed, Glorius Victory to all the ESUS allies. We shall repel the invaders with extreme prejustice. Please alert the Sskiss to our intentions, as we cannot seem to reach them.

OOC: Eugoria IV, just posted my losses. I assumed a number of factors, such as home ground advantage, Sskiss fleet tactics, possible surprise, number of ships on each side, the tech level of both fleets and pure randomness.

OOC: Eugoria IV, just posted my losses. I assumed a number of factors, such as home ground advantage, Sskiss fleet tactics, possible surprise, number of ships on each side, the tech level of both fleets and pure randomness.

OOC: Ah, Sskiss, detailed as always

OOC: Well gentlemen, I'm off for the night. If I'm not on during a major thing, Sskiss, I want you to take over my forces. Just saying they're shooting or what not. I've got some stats up on the site.

I should be on tomorrow, not sure when though. Tomorrow should be pretty busy for me. Until I return, dear friends, ta ta!

OOC: Is someone gonna notice my 352 Ship Fleet laying around?

OOC: What about me? You can't miss a ship 20km long!

and Sskiss, were are your losses, I can't find them

OOC: What about me? You can't miss a ship 20km long!

and Sskiss, were are your losses, I can't find them

OOC: Stellar Nations, my losses are posted on page two of this thread. Check my posts, you'll see them. Also, I only (so far) RP'ed my engagement with Eugorian forces. He arrived first, so my forces would attack him first. Remember (this goes for all posters in this conflict) that there is a time factor to be taking into consideration here. We do not all arrive within the same area at once.

I'll get back to you and the others later. Be patient.

they arn't there. at least I can't see them

they arn't there. at least I can't see them

OOC: Second page, Post # 28 at the bottom of the post.

OOC:ah, right. I thought the were a post by themselves.

SO it's East Coast and I that will come in next, in that order, too, i belive, for the time of our responses (IE we posted first). Or is it otherwise?

OOC:
TAG for future deployment.

The first fleet disengaged from FTL, and into normal space. However, half the fleet instantly cloaked, slipping into the fold between the 3rd and 4th dimensions. The fleet now looked to be half the size, and half the power.

The Dali, which had stayed uncloaked, sent out the following message.

Electronic Communique to Sskiss Vessels:
This is the Siesatian First Fleet. We have come to assist in the repulsion of the intruding force. We await any special orders, but otherwise, will engage any ship that stands in our combined way.

The vessels moved towards the battle site, once they got into range, the charged torpedo banks, would let loose a volly of AM-DM Temporal Torpedos into the nearest enemy capital ship. It would teach them a lesson right quick.
The nearest enemy vessel came into range, a Halo Class Fleet carrier.
"Fire, two bursts." The captain calmly ordered. And 6 torpedoes screamed out of the launcher, heading to key points on the ship.


OOC: It took me over 4 months to get Dark Matter Technology. I was researching it since September, Indra can verify this (If he ever comes back) I think Arizona can too. AM-DM stands for Anti-Matter/Dark Matter. THe mixture, when also combined with a temporal disruption wave, and 12 vollies, has been known to collapse small stars. One of the reasons they are only used on capital ships.

OOC: I have a new RP i'm doing, so I have to pull out of this one. W'e'll just say they left before all this happened, keeping it short and stupid
*************

" Move the Fleet back to Simga Octvois! "

The fleet disappers to a new RP, because I have no time to write a decent retreat!

From aboard a "Slicing Claw" Hvy destroyer, the vicious form of Ka' Rool appeared within the holo pit of Khor' Sskraa's warship. Although he was slightly smaller than Khor'Sskraa, Ka' Rool was both terrifying and vicious even by Sskiss standards. He was given command of the second Sskiss "pack" [battlegroup] that laid in wait in low orbit at the "vast gaseous
sphere" [jovian].

A mottled deep green battle scared male with jagged black spines running down his back, Ka' Rool was a thick set, grizzled specimen of early middle age. His head possessed a jagged profile of bony ridges, rugose bony growths and blade-like hornlets.

He showed all the the signs of a hard life; a fractured maxilla, a triple puncture wound on his thigh from a "spinetail" [Stegosaurus]. Another time, another strike, it's barbed tail had ruined an eye and damaged his hearing. Lesser scars marked his body. But all this only seemed to add to his fearsome reputation....

"Speak" Khor'Sskraa commanded, signaling "great strength of presence" and added modifiers of "Respect to lower Sskiss".

"Several spoors have been detected within Praak' Krii dominant one - two "of the greater creche" [ESUS allies] and two unknown/other. One of the unknown/other spoors is large, dominant one..." Ka' Rool's holo image dissapeared and was replaced by various views and data readouts of the alien fleets and their ESUS allies.

What are your orders/dictates dominant one?"....

"Your pack and Hisss' Ruuk's is to join us at Praak' Krii II to protect and add your strength to it." Ka' Rool knew what Khor'Sskraa was referring to - and also knew it was a good battle plan. Adding all their fleet strength to the orbitals around the Praak' Krii II made sense to Ka' Rool sinse the element of surprise was now lost.

Also, the first creche world, Praak Krii I was on the opposite side of the systems primary. The enemy would have to fight through them to get to it. In addition, Ka' Rool new there was an "Area of Death" [minefield?"] which would lie between them and the their opponents, where the "eggs of death" [mines] waited silently...

All this took an instint for the battle hardned form of Ka' Rool to grasp. He merely said, "Dominant one, your mind is sharper than the claw of the greatest hunter!" and then assumed the posture of greatest respect.

Khor' Sskraa's message to the Crossmans and Seisata fleets was abrupt, blunt and to the point. It simply said "hunt/kill as you must".....

..............................................

The entire Sskiss fleet had regrouped at Praak Krii II adding the orbital firepower their to their own. They assumed a "Jaws of Death formation" (basically a broad "U" shaped battle formation) with the heavier fleet elements forming the "gullet" and the lighter fleet elements the "jaws". Thousands of drones and hundreds of fighters of various types swarmed around the fleet and would provided both an offensive and defensive shield.

Battle was joined, and the first beams stabed out in the void. Missiles, torpedoes, drones and fighters groups hungrily seeked out targets....

OOC: I have a new RP i'm doing, so I have to pull out of this one. W'e'll just say they left before all this happened, keeping it short and stupid
*************

" Move the Fleet back to Simga Octvois! "

The fleet disappers to a new RP, because I have no time to write a decent retreat!

OOC: I understand, I can only focus on one RP at a time as well. Too bad though, maybe some other time.

Bump.

The ship shook again, shreaking unearthly with the impact. "DAMAGE REPORT!" the captain called. "SIR, WE'VE LOST ANOTHER BATTERY OF EMCs!" The lieutenant was screaming, the air filters running at maximum, in adition to teh repair teams trying ot get control back to the stations that were detached by the last barrage. "THAT LEAVES US WITH THREE BATTERIES OF LASERS, ONE BATTERY OF EMCs, AND ONE EMD(Electromagnetic distortion thingy, it's kinda like a destructive tractor beam)" "IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET US OUT OF HERE ALIVE?" "MOST LIKELY NOT, SIR!" "Damn...WHERE'S THE SUSPECTED ENEMY FLAGSHIP?" The lieutenant looked at a working console. "BEARING 53, HEADING 312" "HELM! STEER US ON THAT ROUTE! HAVE ANY REMAINING SMALL CRAFT CONCENTRATE ON THE SUSPECTED ENEMY FLAGSHIP. CONCENTRATE ALL OUR FIRE ON THEM, AND HAVE THE RELIANT(a cruiser) COVER US, THEN GET OUT IF IT CAN. IF IT CAN'T, HAVE IT RAM TOO!" with that, the captain of the Defender, the newest destroyer of the fleet in it's maiden battle with a green crew, sealed his fate. Hopefully it would eliminate the flagship, or fialing that, seriously damage it.

OOC: Stellar Nation's losses:
Battlegroup 2:
1 Battleship
2 Cruisers
1 Destroyer
15 Blizzard-clas shutles
10 tornado-class shuttles
5 Talon fighters
1 Victor-class bomber

nah i cant, sorry

OOC: I understand, I can only focus on one RP at a time as well. Too bad though, maybe some other time.
Sorry. I have 3 Small RPs, and one major one starting. So my plates full.

OOC: Stellar, who were you aiming at? Sskiss, or one of his allies?

The Ensign was wringing his hands in delight, they had gotten so much information from this engagement, it would keep the Techs back at the TSDC HQ and the TSP busy for months. He had sat there, with his accompanying Scientists at their stations, as the oppositing fleet, verified as one "Eugoria IV" has blundered into a trap set by the industrius Sskiss, them, along with their allies the "Stellar Nations" were soon met by the Hammer of the Sskiss battle formation, both fleets were pulverised into space debris, with the Sskiss taking minimal damage.

As suspected, a few Battlehardy ESUS nations came to help defend the Sskiss, and the ensign was in fear for a few moments that they might have been detected. Although the ESUS tolerated many things, the ensign really wasn't sure how well spying in a member nations territory would go over. If that did happen, he would most definately be Blacklisted by the government and "dissapear" as many other citizens had who opposed the government or stirred up trouble.

The Battle looked like it could have had a dramitic turn with the East Coast Federation showed up, but just as they arrived and set up supporting positions, they left, leaving what remained of the two fleets to be obliterated by the now strengthened Sskiss armada.

They had gotten it all, Sskiss battle tactics, formations, and general stratedgy, if this could be coupled with information from future engagements, they could develop a reliable battle stratedgy against the Sskiss, -in the event they ever went to war that is- which was a slim possibility.

The Overzealous Ensign, blinded by his newfound luck, simply could not wait untill he got back to the realitive safety of deep space, he needed to send these results right away. Althought not completely stupid or incompetent, he did wait untill what remained of the "Stellar Nations" fleet went on a wild firing rampage in a desperate attempt to cover a retreat, then, as the backwash clouded sensor arrays, hopefully for all sides, he sent off a heavily encrypted burst transmission back to the Epsilon Indi system.

For the unattentive officer, the transmission would seem like generic spatial background noise, but if someone were to be looking for that sort of irregularity, it would stick out like a sore thumb.

All of this was disreguarded as the Ensign ordered the ship in closer so they could get covert scans of the local Planets that the Sskiss were working so hard to defend.

Do NOT tell me what i did, Torontonias. That was only a single battlegroup. Though i do belive the essence of the conflict was Elugoria and I were fighting a retreat to begin with.

And i was aiming at the Sskiss

now, back to rping:

IC: Andon stood at the command console in teh Devastator and wached the losses of his ships. "Put me on the Elugoria IV channel, along with ours." The officer nodded, tehn signaled him that he was on. "Ships of the ISF and ESDF Fleets. It is obvious we will not win this engagement. This is an order to ISF fleet elements, and a sugestion to ESDF fleet elements. REcover all small craft and jump away from here. Go somewhere unexpected. Jump no later than 2 Terran minutes from now. Small craft: If you are left behind, look for a freindly ship. The Devastator Wil stay for an extra 30 seconds after both fleets have left to pick up any small craft that can make it to our co-ordinates."

WIth that, the Stellar nations fleet grouped around itself, bringing in it's small craft, and it jumped. the Devastator waited for a minute longer, in the middle of the ESDF fleet. It accepted any ESDF ships into it's docking bays. Then it jumped

OOC: The jump drive is unknown in how or why it works, but it gets me from here to there in 5 hours 33 minutes. Always 5 hours 33 minutes. so i have a 5 hour 33 minute window in wich do do some analyzing of tactics and such of the sskiss

IC:
Additional losses:
Capitol ships:
1 cruiser
Small craft:
15 hellhound fighters
4 victor-class bombers
4 Tornadoe-class shuttles
2 blizzard-class shuttles

OOC: Elugoria, f ytou stay, you will be slaughtered. Go somewhere.

Admiral Cede sighed as he watched the ISF ships jump, and looked to the Malkyerians. The three ships were fighting valiently, but it was a losing battle. He opened a line of transmission to their ships and heard a small amount of static that sounded almost like.... But no, it couldn't be. He talked to the Malkyeri Admiral.

"Admiral, we thank you for aiding us in our time of need and will tell the Hierarchs on Eugoria proper of it. I believe they will reward you properly. (A planet for expansion perhaps?) Now, we urge you to flee. Fly from this place and seek sanctuary. We are leaving now, we wish you the best. Cede out."

With that, the Eugoria Fleet jumped.

OOC: Stellar Nations, I did not mean to upset you, but you have to remember, I am not god, what I say in my posts about other nations does not means that it happened that way, it is just how I describe it. Perhaps the Science ship only saw that one battlegroup, and interpreted it as the whole fleet, also, referring to the point above, Retreat is what the Ensign assumed, maybe he thought he has stumbled into an invasion-in-progess-gone-bad, but it may not be what actually happened. I try my best to uphold the RP Calibre, and I make it a point to avoid situations like this, but when they happen, I am more than happy to explain my reasoning. Also, I designate any formation of Space faring ships a "Fleet" even though it may not be considered one by other players.

IC: The Small Science ship watched the two fleets jump in a hasty retreat and lingered a bit longer in order to get the scans of the planets surface and defencive positions.

The battle was over. All that was left was to close in for the final kill.....The invader had attempted a desperate manouever. They had largely ignored the "jaws" portion of their battle formation and instead focused on the larger Sskiss ships that made up the "gullet" of that same formation. Khor' Sskraa and the members of the "Ruler/Soldier" [Commanders] caste had seen the desperate attack immediately.

As the warships that composed the jaws of the Sskiss battle formation closed in for the kill, several vollies of anti-matter, plasma, proton, and chronoflux torpedoes were fired first and when in range, various energy weapons; partical, plasma, phased disruptors and anti-proton based weaponary.

The enemy destroyer, along with a number of other ships had fired all it's weapons at what it perceived to be the Sskiss flagship.....

.............................................

Khor' Sskraa and the Ruler caste that made up the bridge crew looked dispassionatly at the wreckage that was left after the battle. The battle was over. Their ship had taken three main hits, but was otherwise still intact. In time it would heal and repair itself, but the large enemy mothership had made good their escape. This meant to Khor' Sskraa that they had preformed one tactical error. However, they had concentrated on the enemy fleet elements
that were most determined to destroy her flagship. But the main task was successful; The enemies of the Sskiss were vanguished and driven out of their territory.

Khor' Sskraa was disturbed by the approach of a low ranking Sskiss half her size and 1/5 her mass. The other Sskiss showed fear in all it's movements.... indeed, it stank of fear....

Khor' Sskraa sensed something, something terribly wrong, but her movements remained unreadable - she showed no outword signs of what she felt or thought.

"Speak" she rasped and added modifiers of intense impatience. Her tail twitched slightly for added effect of her impatience.

The smaller Sskiss trembled before her, fear and terror in his ever movement, but he had gathered his composure and spoke/gestured...."Dominent one/ruler above all, your brood is dead/destroyed - cessation of your progeny....An egg of death from the enemy.....he then signaled "ending".....

It was the last thing he did......

...............................................

From the vast cold impacable depth of space, Khor' Sskraa's horrible rage went unheard....and unheeded....

But three Sskiss crewmembers (including the one that gave the news) and one organic data nodule were not so fortunate....

Sskiss Losses (Destroyed)

45 Defensive Drones
26 Offensive Drones
4 ECM/ECCM Drones
2 Hvy Command Drones
6 Mdm Fighters
1 Hvy Torpedo Fighter
2 Hvy Gunships

Capital Ship Losses

4 Frigates (Destroyed)
1 Destroyer (Destroyed)
2 Hvy Destroyers (Light - Moderate Damage)
1 Mdm Cruiser (Moderate Damage)
1 Battleship (Moderate - Heavy Damage)
1 Dreadnaught - Flagship (Moderate - Heavy Damage)*

* 22% of crew killed or wounded. Khor' Sskraa Brood of 8 killed.

OOC: What exactly is a brood? I think it's children, but i'm not sure.

If it is, i belive i've pissed off someone/thing that I really shouldn't have

OOC: What exactly is a brood? I think it's children, but i'm not sure.

If it is, i belive i've pissed off someone/thing that I really shouldn't have

OOC: Sskiss lay eggs and yes the brood was her progeny, her "children" as you said. Don't worry, I thought up this post yesterday, and yes she's really ticked off ;) Anyways, good RPing by everyone.

"Admiral, we thank you for aiding us in our time of need and will tell the Hierarchs on Eugoria proper of it. I believe they will reward you properly. (A planet for expansion perhaps?) Now, we urge you to flee. Fly from this place and seek sanctuary. We are leaving now, we wish you the best. Cede out."

As the Eugorian ships jumped, the Admiral nodded.

"Mr Mowenstein, take us back to Haleon."

"Aye aye, sir."

With that, the ships winked out of space.

OOC: That was fun, broke my lull in Rping, I need to get involved in more so I don't feel like a lurker.

IC: Satisfied with his scans, and not wishing to lurk in the system any longer, the Ensign made the order to jump out of the system, on a random vector of course, to discourage followers to the much hidden location of the Torontonian Capital system.

Again, with a quick feeling of Timelessness, the Ensign sighed and hoped he would never have to come in contact with those Dinosaurs again...

OOC: Sorry guys that I haven;t been on. I've had some very pressing RL matters the past couple days.

OOC: Hey Sskiss, if you ever want to explore the severe differences in our two cultures. Just ask. It might be fun, my own Raptors would think the experience interesting, don't know about yours.

The captain smiled, the enemy had been vanquished, as had been expected.
"Open channel to the allies" he said to his comm officer.

Transmission to Allied ships...
We are victorious, and our enemies lay in pieces about us. There are still several life signs within the various wreakage and compartments. We have already picked up several downed pilots. All prisoners will be handed over to the Sskiss, unless they are wished to return to their planet of origin. I will toast to our victory at dinner.
Plagert Out~

The ISF fleet apeared at the empty system, re-oriented themselves and jumped again. Some repairs had gone along, but they could not do anything more than leave a sensor buoy for the Devastator to find a minute later to follow them. After 20 such jumps they paused and waited. The Devastator apeared a few minutes later, and the badly damaged ships flocked to it, landing on or in it. Crews of engineers quickly emerged and began working on it.

Andon looked over the reports of ship losses. "Too much.... way too much lost. We need more help!"

He then started searching over his contact information of the other FTL nations, and searched for those that would be best suited.

OOC: Hmm.. i can see no way any of us can be re-united anythime soon. no one knows where the others have gone, and they certainly wouldn't broadcast it. I'm thinking splitting off on my own RPG. Sskiss, would you mind?

OOC: Hmm.. i can see no way any of us can be re-united anythime soon. no one knows where the others have gone, and they certainly wouldn't broadcast it. I'm thinking splitting off on my own RPG. Sskiss, would you mind?

OOC: Mind? Of course not. Go ahead. I enjoyed the RP and from what I can tell,
everyone else did to.

OOC: OK then, done. I most likely will not be posting here again IC