Communication channel opened... Encryption:Arriba Origin:Trenton Outpost, New York ID:Cmdr. Ignacio Rivera Subject:New York: An Exercise in Excitement
Where do I even begin?
I started off the day as XO to Captain Beckett on the Canberra responding to an alert about hostile warships in range of West Point. When we arrived, we noticed Marshals holding point at the Academy with three Outcast heavy dreadnoughts not far away. It didn't take long before we were forced to engage, and though the fight got hairy at times, a squad of Rogue and Outcast gunships coming in to spice things up, the law came out on top.
Beckett ordered the Canberra into port at West Point to spot repair damages before returning the Norfolk, so I took command of the Turner Joy for the duration of the day's work.
First aboard the gunship was a fighter bearing a Gallic IFF in range of Manhattan. We gave chase, since I'd recognized the ship from another case a week before. He fled into the Badlands, shouting some very interesting word choices. We kept pursuing until he fled to Texas, wherein I decided to break off and let the authorities there try and catch him.
We then responded to a hostage situation near the Pennsylvania gate, and upon arrival witnessed two Rogue gunboats holding a Zoner at gunpoint. I left it to the Marshals on scene, who handled it well, and though the Rogues fled the transport was safe. On the sideline, Navy Patrol Tango-7 was engaged in a duel with an Outcast fighter. He promptly won the fight, and we moved at last to West Point.
I'd thought the patrol was over then when we got back to West Point, and then an Outcast flattlecruiser de-cloaked on our ass. This prompted everyone in orbit at the time, a few Marshals, a 46th bomber, and some other assorted friendlies, to move to take it on. I'd planned on staying out and letting them handle it, but shots at the Joy forced us into the fight. It got hairy, but we came out of it alive, and the 46th pilot even got to flex his arms a little.
We returned to Manhattan and put in at Trenton temporarily.
By far one of the craziest days I've seen since enlisting.
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