Rogue Huntress

[Tenacity]

<... Location: Somewhere in Sigma 13, 0900 Hours ...>

Aki snapped awake as the ship shook suddenly with the distinct sound of a torpedo hitting her shields. She rushed out of her quarters and onto the bridge, out of uniform, "What the hell is going on, Mathews?"

Mathews didnt turn to look at her, he was sitting in the XO seat staring intently out the bridge viewport at the attackers, "Wilde, Admiral, they came out of the nebula, we didnt detect them until just before that torpedo hit..." Mathews turned his attention to the Control Officer, "...Con, launch fighters!"

The control officer nodded with an aye-aye as he directed fighter squadrons one and two to launch and intercept the attackers. On the opposite side of the bridge, the tactical officer chimed in, "Commander, they're too fast for our primary turrets, shields are at seventy percent and falling fast, number of contacts has increased to six... four fighters and two bombers... wait..." he turned back to his screen and tapped a button, "New contact incoming sir, rheinland gunship, organic weaponry detected!"

Aki rushed to her seat at the center of the bridge, "Tac, ignore the fighters and bombers, focus pulse cannons and turrets on that gunship. Con, how many squadrons are out?"

"Two, Admiral, squadron 3 is prepping and will launch in thirty seconds."

"Direct all fighters to engage the Wilde Bombers, forget their fighters, they arent a threat right now." Aki stared out the viewport as the Bastet came about, unleashing a barrage of pulse blasts and turret fire into the gunboat as it appeared from the nebula. The ship's shields went down after two salvos, and Aki gave the signal to the tactical officer, "Tac, fire the mortars!"

The Bastet shook from the force of it's own guns as it's twin mortars bore down on the rheinland warship. The first mortar tore through the front of the ship, severing two of it's turrets and it's forward gun, while the second hit the engine compartment of the craft, causing it to explode in a flash.

With the gunship taken care of, Aki turned her attention back to the smaller craft, "Tac, bring the turrets around and focus on the bombers, Con have squadron 3 engage the fighters."

After a short, but fierce battle, the Bastet was left alone, surrounded by the debris of the assailants. Aki sighed in relief, "Damage report?"

"We lost one fighter, the pilot managed to eject and has been retrieved by his squadron, all pilots are returning to deck now. Pulse 2 and Turrets six, seven, and nine were damaged, shouldnt take too long to repair... other than that we're fine, Admiral."

Aki nodded and stood, walking back towards her quarters to change into uniform, "Let's get back on course for Chugoku."

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