Angels fall first

[Alley]

The fleet of the Alliance was in orbit of Ganymede, ready to defend the sleeper ships launching site to the end. It didn't take long, a few minutes after the arrival of the ANS-Eternity, the huge fleet of the Coalition appeared on the scanners.

"What the... they're already here? All ships! Prepare for battle!"

The last battle begun, and the first ships already started to explode. The Alliance had a massive fleet and suffered less losses in the initial contact, but the coalition had what seemed to be an infinite amount of ships arriving by waves.

"It's... it's...Launching site! You need to speed up! The sleeper ships must depart NOW! "

Less than two minutes later, the first sleeper ship, The Bretonia, launched from the site, followed by the three other ships. The remaining ships of the Alliance fleet began to protect the sleeper ships, since the Coalition ships were dispatched to act as a giant blockade to prevente the sleeper ships from entering hyperspace.

"Lieutenant! We have several hull breaches on deck 9!"
"Seal the deck!"
"What!?"
"SEAL IT!"
"Deck 9... sealed."
"When I give you an order you do it immediatly!"
"Forgive me Lieutenant."
"Don't ask for forgiveness. It's not going to help you for the last five minutes of our lives. Direct all the shield power forward, and set our course straight on this cruiser! We must make way for the sleeper ships."
"Yes Lieutenant! Engines at 75%!"
"Do we still have the torpedos ?"
"Yes, 265 torpedos still haven't been launched."
"Good, stop firing torpedoes, and order to a full transfer from deck 23 to the cargohold. Get me a marine squad there too, with grenades."
"It's... a suicide mission right?"
"Don't be silly, you knew it."

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Alley was right.