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Mr.Mike. · (This post was last modified: 05-13-2018, 01:10 PM by Mr.Mike..)

May, 13. 825 A.S.

Michael stood by the table, he had an electronic journal in his hands, where he entered some corrections, reread and re-entered the information. That was there - valuable information about the counter-attack aimed at the Gallic Royal Navy. Michael never thought that he planned all this, he expected that in a couple of years the war would end, he remembered at what price the war between Liberty and Rheiland ended: millions of dead only because of the desire to "know the truth." But there was Gallia, who had their motives for the war, which will not ask you who you are and from where and how old are you: one shot and it's over...

Now Liberty was in a difficult situation: the separatists, who are trying to "open their eyes" to everyone else, pirates who, feeling free to act because of the war with Gallia, began actively raiding stations and trading lines, Unioners, who came from Rheiland and are trying make war with Rheiland and Liberty again. Michael still could not come into his head: how could the Unioners get 2 Bismark battleships? If in Liberty the mood of the revolutionaries was supported by democracy, then Rheiland was quite different - from the words of his colleague, Lion Ferdinand, Rheiland is a strict and disciplined house of Sirius, where any word about revolution will end with death, and the attempt to start a revolution is even greater number of deaths. But at the moment, Michael was not interested in what is happening in Rheiland. His main task was to draw up a plan. Every detail is important, any error can lead to huge losses and the most terrible consequences. "Who if not us?" - flashed some very old phrase in the head of Michael. And really - "Who, if not we, will fight the Gallic invaders?"

After reading the plan, Michael put on a form for negotiations. One of those was today's meeting in the Coronado system. Just there will be a discussion of the plan. The negotiations were agreed by the Cratyer Republic, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 3rd Liberty Navy Fleet and the Bretonia Armed Forces. Each side exhibited its person for negotiations. Thus, in the sixth fleet, Michael Blackburn and Karen Mcintosh played the role of diplomats. Michael drafted the plan, and Karen - all the nuances of performing logistics tasks in the plan. To be brief, the plan consisted of the following stages:
1. Preparation.
2. The offensive.
3. Victory and peace offer.

The plan itself consisted of many points, which were the components of these stages. After reading the plan again, already in the form for negotiations, Michael took an electronic journal and headed for the exit. The door has open, Karen, Barney and Albert were standing in the doorway. Karen, in her uniform as a diplomat, looked beautiful. Barney and Albert were in military uniform, which was quite consistent with the logic: they were not present at the negotiations. Alas, but the Crayter Republic allows to launch into the Coronado system only ships, no more gunboats. This explained the presence of Albert here: he was the captain of the gunboat "New Oregon", on which Michael flew in the direction of Coronado.

Michael gave Barney electronic journal and slightly spread his hands:
"Well, how do I look?" - He asked.
"If it's for a diplomat, it's too harsh," - Barney replied. Karen grinned. - "No, well, seriously: you do not get such a form, I'm used to seeing you as сaptain of Hampshire, not as politics."
"Well, what to do..." - Michael drawled. - "If everything was so simple, I would send Karen to the negotiations."
"However, I'm right here, I could do it myself," - Karen said.
"No, I must participate in these negotiations," - Michael replied and took the electronic journal from Barney. - "Karen, can you check out my appearance?"
"Well, for the negotiations, you look very good, Admiral..."
"If to be honest..?"
"Barney was right - you are too harsh in this outfit."
"Allright, let's go," - Michael said. A group of 4 people went to the command deck of the gunboat. The entire fleet for negotiations was the following: 2 gunboats, 2 fighters, 2 bombers. Namely: "Fire Dragon", "New Oregon", Alpha-1, Alpha-3, Beta-1 and Epsilon-3. The composition was assembled so that in the event of an attack the entire group had the opportunity to inflict maximum damage, as well as not get under fire due to the speed and maneuverability parameters of all the ships in the composition. The whole group was 10 minutes from the hyper-gates to the Cortez system. Now they were near the Riverside station and discussed the details of the plan before proceeding. Approaching the bridge, Karen and Michael had a heated conversation and actively discussed the plan:
"So, the training was discussed," - Michael said. - "I mean military exercises. As for logistics, this is your business. Tell me, it's not too late."
"We'll figure it out on the spot, I think," - Karen said. - "All the same, some details will have to change over time."
"N-yes, you are right," - Michael replied. - "Okay, let's go..."

At the wheelchair the captain's assistant, Ilon, commanded:
"Admiral on the bridge!" - All instantly jumped from their seats and aligned, waiting for orders.
"Sit down," - Michael said. After everyone again returned for their seats, he continued: "So, gentlemen, as you already know, we are not just gathered together, we have a goal - to launch a counter-attack against Gallic Royal Navy. From all our actions, the future may depend Liberty: If it works out, Liberty will victory Gallia, and if the plan fails miserably, Gallia will just crush Liberty. I believe that no one here wants to be a slave, you've all been faithful to the fleet until the end, I've never heard that one of the Sixth Fleet should think about starting a revolution against the government and and even worse - go to the separatists... As you know, betrayal is the most disgusting trait of a man, and I will not tolerate it in the Navy. In simple words..." - here Michael thought, but immediately picked himself up and continued: "...who if not us?"
"Nobody," - said Albert for all.
"It is," - Barney picked up. - "If we will die, Admiral, then with music."
"I hope that no one has any questions?" - Michael asked. Having received a general answer: "No, Admiral!", He continued: "So, the negotiations will consist of arriving at Coronado, discussing all the details on the neutral ship, and only then returning to Liberty. a neutral ship will disconnect all means of communication, there will be a vote for a plan that seems more viable against Gallia, not for Bretonia, Liberty or Сrayter. Karen and I will be present at the negotiations. We have built in special sensors that show the pulse," - with these words, Michael tapped his middle finger across the glass of the panel, which depicted his body and his condition at the moment: a pulse of about 90-95 beats per minute. - "If the pulse becomes zero, then you can fire on a neutral ship without an order." - Michael took off the bracelet that counted his pulse: the glass turned red, the appropriate signal sounded. Then he put the bracelet on again: the glass turned green again. - "If suddenly I or Karen want to remove the bracelets, then we will have special alarm buttons that will notify you about it." - Michael pressed the yellow button and took off the bracelet. The screen no longer glowed red, but took on a white tint: the pulse readings stopped, the figure stayed on 92 strokes. Wearing the bracelet again, Michael pressed the button again: the data began to be tracked again. - "Please note that if we press the button, then you do not need to open fire. Wait for a red signal from me or Karen: only then you have every right... To kill us. After the negotiations, we will return aboard the gunboat, as I said, and then back to Liberty. That's all, you can go back to work."

Such distrust of negotiations was strained by the crew. In fact: what could Liberty's allies do with the navy admiral who is actively fighting against Gallia. Michael also asked himself such a question, but Liberty was mired in riots, attempts at revolution and betrayal: that's what made him resort to precautionary measures. The only one whom he trusted in these negotiations was Victor Steiner, an officer of the Breton Forces, with whom Michael had conducted more than one battle against Gaul. Nevertheless, the Sixth Fleet never yielded to the propaganda of the separatists, so the word "betrayal" for people in the fleet was not familiar.

Correcting the shape of Karen, Michael commanded:
"Start moving to the Cortez Jump Gates!"
"There are! "Fire Dragon", Alpha-1, Alpha-3, Beta-1 and Epsilon-3 - given the green light, we can start!" - said Albert on the radio.
"This is Alpha-1, for the launch in Coronado is ready!"
"This is Epsilon 3, wait... Yes, everything is ready, waiting for orders. Reception!"
"This is Beta-1, the weapon is loaded and ready."
"Says Alpha-3, I'm ready! Receive!"
"This is "Fire Dragon", the sixth fleet! Crew is ready, the weapons are loaded, the shields are raised, and we are ready to move. Reception!"
"All the ships are ready, Admiral," - Albert reported. - "Confirm the start of the departure?"
"Yes, I confirm, we begin," - Michael ordered.
"Yes, to all the ships, the green light is confirmed. I repeat - the green light is confirmed! Line up in the formation, prepare for departure!" - With the gunboat "New Oregon" the "Fire Dragon" came in front of them, Alpha-1 and Alpha-3 stood before them, and behind them were Beta-1 and Epsilon-3. All the ships were located in such a construction, so as not to interfere with each other, if suddenly it is required to open fire.
"The formation is built, we are ready!" - reported the "Fire Dragon".
"Then forward to the Cortez system," - Albert ordered.
"Aha, we start moving..."

The flight was about 10 minutes. Trading lines were clean from pirates, which only accelerated the movement of the group. Near the gate only military patrol ships flew.
"Big hello to the Sixth Fleet!" - someone said on the radio.
"And you have a good time of day, gentlemen," - answered Albert. - "We are moving to the patrol in the Cortez system, we need permission to open the gates. Reception!"
"Permission is granted. Note that there is an increase in the activity of the Gallic troops in Cortez, the same situation is in Magellan. Be careful!"
"Yes, we will keep in mind, thanks! End of communication!" - With these words, Albert switched to the frequency of the fleet: "I begin the process of opening the hyper-gate to Cortez, I enter the code..." - The huge gate began to open. On the back there was a glow, which only intensified - it opened a hyper-transition to the Cortez system. A huge corridor of hyper-transition began to appear, illuminating the dark space with light...
"The gate is open," - Albert reported. - "We are ready to jump, sir."
"Great," - Michael said. - "Start moving to Cortez."
"Aha..." - Albert stretched out and sent the gunboat straight to the crossing. - "Before the move left: 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... We start the transition!" - The gunboat entered the passage, its speed increased in millions. The ship was in the tunnel of hyper-junction. - "Attention, we leave the hyper-speed after 3... 2... 1..." - A bright flash lit up the command deck of the ship. "New Oregon" made the transition to the Cortez system. Two more fighters, two bombers and one gunboat appeared behind him.
"This is Alpha-1, in the Cortez system, waiting for orders! Reception!"
"This is Alpha-3, the leap to the Cortez system was successfully accomplished. Reception!"
"This "Fire Dragon", the sixth fleet. We have successfully made the jump, waiting for your orders, Oregon."
"This is Beta-1, the leap to Cortez was successfully carried out." We are waiting for your orders. Reception!"
"This is Epsilon-3, I report: the leap into the Cortez system has been successfully carried out, the means of communication with the allied ships are in place. Waiting for orders. Reception!"
"To all the ships:" - said Michael, - "start moving to Curacao planet. They will be waiting for us there."
"It is accepted! The wings Alpha, Beta and Epsilon - go into the formation, start moving to the planet," - ordered the captain of the "Fire Dragon", Anna Gibson. The ships got into the formation and started moving towards the trading line. Activating it, the joint movement to the planet began, which took about 20 seconds. Near the planet, Anna reported: "Admiral, unidentified targets in 5 kilometers!"
"This is Crayter Military," - came the reply. - "We are pleased to see the sixth fleet in the negotiations. Please follow us to the Coronado system. Reception!"
"Accepted, we begin the movement," - Michael replied, and then gave orders to his ships: "We're starting to follow the Crayter fighter."

In the distance, there really was a Crayter Military fighter. Moreover - he was not alone, he was accompanied by 3 more bombers, who were waiting for orders. Blackburn knew that Crayter would not miss anyone in Coronado, so he knew that they would be escorted to Coronado. The flight was about an hour. In the distance, a bright glow appeared - a hole in the hyper-transition to the Coronado system. Bombers Kraytera made the jump first.

The fighter reported: "The sixth fleet, this hole can quite miss the ships of your size." You can safely jump, I'll wait for you at the back end. Reception!"
"Okay, let's jump," - Michael answered. - "Albert, direct."
"Admitted, Admiral... Wow, this is risky." - answered Albert.
"Spit on the risk, we're the sixth fleet," - joked Barney. - "Come on, nothing will happen to us."
"As you say, all the ships - we start the jump to the Coronado system. Will go to hyper-space: 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... We start the transition!.."

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