Old and new...

[lw'nafh]

Before the fray...

Delexis stood in the command centre of his Apocalypse "Starkiller", the Collateral Damages... Looking at its lifelessness, no crew, just him and ReLIC.... This was 3 Hours before his first assault mission, he had to hit an enemy fleet, and destroy one of their shipyards. He stood, and asked...

"Why, ReLIC, what's it for?"

The response was delayed by a few seconds, ReLIC was processing Terra bytes of information, mission data, history, etc... And it finally answered,

"Why what? Why this war? Why the senseless violence, Commander?"

Delexis turned to the viewing screen, looking directly out the Moor of the shipyard...

"Exactly that... What is it for?"

"Commander, you realize if they know you're having such thoughts..."

Delexis stopped ReLIC, knowing what is was going to say...

"Yes... I know."

And he left it at that, they never spoke until their mission was given the go-ahead...

3 Hours later, as they commenced mission "Maiden Voyage", it was to be Delexis' first mission, and the first combat exercise of the Collateral Damages... Delexis sat in his chair, and asked another question, this time more relevant to the mission...

"This ship's a bit big for this, yes?"

ReLIC Replied instantly...

"Well, if High Command thinks it necessary, Commander..."

Delexis sat, waiting a moment before replying...

"Very well, we should trust their judgment, yes? Don't answer that, release the docking clamps, bring the engine up to full power..."

The engines hummed lightly, and several jolts were felt as the clamps released, it was all going smoothly...

"We're away from the base, Commander"

Delexis looked at his maps, thinking if the best approach to the Shipyard.

"Hmm.... Initiate rupture, bring us out... Right there..."

ReLIC replied, almost certain that he made the best tactical decision...

"Excellent choice, Commander, what's our attack plan?"

Delexis held his hand under his long, lizard like jaw... Thinking of how they would hit the base, the Cannon or jump into the middle of the shipyard, and destroy it from the inside...

"Bring us out of their sensor range, we'll see them before they see us, and bring the "Big Bang" up, I want to test it out..."

ReLIC replied, sounding confused...

"Big... Bag, Commander? I do not understand..."

Delexis got impatient.

"The main gun! Bring it up to operational! I want to test it on the shipyard!"

Minutes later they came out, just outside sensor range, but well inside the "Big Bang"'s range, and he only gave one order...

"Do it."

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