Xeno Alliance communications (iRP) (FO)

[Tubalcaine]

--INCOMING SIGNAL--
-Ouray Base- Colorado System- Liberty-
--Priority Low
--Source identified_ Checking database
--Source recognised- Designation Tubalcaine
-- Signal Interrupted --

Connection Re-established

--Combat Log

Met outside Ouray Base with XA-Copperhead and two other pilots. After this we proceeded as a group to a nearby tradelane in the hopes of catching passing targets. Unforunately, the only real targets we stopped had done no real wrong, and did not deserve any kind of fate we could bestow on them. Some however, were found to be carrying fellow Xeno pilots in their cargo holds. Outraged by this we demanded their release, intimidating them in pursuit until they complied and returned them. One pilot escaped with the captives in their hold.

We Identified two valid targets in system- one of which was a Harvester unit, reported to be nearby. While Copperhead investigated the other two Xenos and I held the trade lane, interdicting similar traffic to what we previously encountered. Copperhead discovered the location of one of the two targets, but they fled through the jump gate to New York. We sat wondering what to do next as Copperhead pursued the target, and he reported back to us with word of an Order assault on New York via the Alaska jumpgate. We took this major distraction as a chance to raid supply depots and accomplish some of our goals.

On our way to the New York Jumpgate to meet with Copperhead we found and engaged two hostile ships, designated 'Space_Ball' and 'bow'. Golden and I attakced the pilot known as bow and the other Xeno engaged Space_Ball. Space_Balls' vessel was ravaged by the other pilot and bows' 'Raven Claw' was severly damaged by my Starblazer and Goldens' Eagle. As we fought close to the Gate the third pilot joined in, and for some reason, be it Ionic wind or something else, 'bow' was swept away from the battle at great speed, and did not return. We continued into New York.

By this time the Order Assault on the system was in full swing, the main battle taking place inside the Zone-21 Minefield. Copperhead was hovering high above the battle. After telling us his location we decided that we should use the commotion to perform a raid on the Police supply depots in Manhattans' orbit. I and 'Golden' performed the task. In the more heavily armoured Eagle fighter, Golden took the direct approach across Manhatten to get to the depot, while I in my weak Starblazer cruised around the back, using its' gravity to slingshot me there after we left the Fort Bush-> Planet Manhattan trade lane. The tables turned on me however, as on the far side of Manhattan I came face-to-face with a Liberty Dreadnought. Its' powerful guns lowered my shields and crippled my hull. However I used some of my stored batteries to bring the shields back online and activate my cruise engines, while dodging cruise disruptors and weapon discharges. I used my cruise speed to fly along the length of the battleship, metres away from its' hull, to throw the gunners off.

As soon as I reached my top speed I ran toward the supply depot, in time to catch Golden there.
They were empty. The depots had already been raided, my ship was hurt badly, and we had a small fleet on our tail. I did not disengage my cruise engines, and headed straight for the trade lane to Fort Bush.

I luckily found some spare nanobots and shield batteries floating alone in space, so I did not hesitate in bringing them into my ship and making repairs with them. Recovered from the encounter, I RV'ed with Golden and we notified Copperhead, and set a course for Zone 21.

With the battle still raging on inside the deadly minefield explosions and weapon discharges could be clearly seen from all over the system, with the most noticable things being the massive Legate-Class Order (Corsair) Dreadnought and a Liberty cruiser locked in battle. As we neared Zone- 21 we could see that is was not only the LSF and The Order doing battle, but many other factions, including the Navy and some unlawful elements. Naturally, we decided to join in. As we entered the mine field the battle became much more clear, and we picked our targets carefully. Stupidly some ill-equiped civilians entered the fray, exploding easily due to collateral fire. Moments later phrases like 'OMG RULS BREAKER!!!' could be heard being screached over the comms. I ignored this and engaged an LSF heavy fighter. I slowly but surely did damage to the corrupt fool, and I survived his best attacks, as his slow, blundering fighter could not hope to match the manouverability of my Starblazer, and thus he could not hit me.

I disengaged and ran distraction, taking the fire and notice of many of the Liberty Forces craft while Copperhead and the other Xenos did grave damage. Soon I noticed a fighter on my tail, dealing average damage to my shield. I tried to turn around to face it, but its' manouverability seemed to match if not excel my own. Eventually I took its fire flying in a straight line, killed my engines, turned, and began to fire, facing backwards at it. I stopped firing as the realisation hit me that it was not an LSF or Order or Naval fighter shooting me, it was one of those same, ill-equiped civilians that had been unwittingly an undeservingly destroyed by the Liberty forces. I couldn't help but remember my family, my mother, the death of who had been caused by these Liberty forces, just another civilian killed. My mind froze. He continued shooting me. My shields continued to fall. My mind was blank. I was in an empty world. The battle, the ship, the LSF... none of it felt real anymore. The thrill of the combat disappeared. The thrum of the engine behind me faded away. The 'Thump, thump, thump' of this civilians' weapons on my fading shield wasn't there. All too late I snapped out of it. All too late I remembered where I was. BOOM! There was a thunderous screech of bending metal as the ship was torn apart behind me. As the air was sucked out of the cockpit the Escape Pod mechanism sealed what was left of it around me, as more mines detonated behind me. Forunately, the force of the blast on the debris of my ship projected my pod away from the mines. I thank that old Starblazer for saving my life once again. The civilian was not so lucky- his shields were brought down by the debris from my craft, and his was vapourised around him by more mines. Fortunately for me, my pod flew into the path of a fellow Xeno, who picked me up, and later took me back to Ouray.

The rest was a mystery to me, as I sat cramped in my escape pod, wondering who had picked me up.

I always wanted to get out of that Starblazer, but now that I have, I almost miss it. Looks like I'll be grounded untill the engineers can some how infiltrate Zone-21 and reconstruct that beautiful 'Blazer from the chunks it rests in, or I get a new ship.

I just hope that what is left of my poor Blazer doesn't become some Junker table...

Tubalcaine out.

--Message Ends--

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