Angels fall first

[Alley]

The torpedoes and the marines were in place. It was now a matter of minutes.

"Straight forward!" yelled Eliza.
"Yes Lieutenant!"

The ANS-Eternity's engines roared to full speed, getting dangerously close to the Coalition fleet.

"Disable everything useless, I want all our power on shields!"
"Lieutenant Emmagan! What are you doing!"
"I'm saving our life dad."
"Eliza ! Come back here immediatly! This is an ORDER! You c-"
The General didn't have time to finish his sentence as she turned off the communication systems.

"Keep going. Marines, as soon as we collide with the cruiser you will only have a few seconds to throw the grenades before the technician open the cargo bay doors, stay sharp and be ready!"
"Shields at 60%! Collision in 25 seconds!"
"Redirect more power!"
"43%!"
"Get us a few more seconds!"
"21%!"
"Grenades! NOW!"

As the marines threw the grenades in the huge stack of torpedoes, the technician opened the cargo bay doors. A few seconds later, the shield went down, and the Eternity was riddled with holes. Eliza looked at the cruiser for the last time as a part of the bridge exploded, sucking everyone into the void. She stayed alive for a few seconds in space, enough to fill her with joy as the Eternity turned into a giant explosion, destroying several cruisers and fighters of the Coalition. Using this opportunity, the Sleeper Ships went through the scrap of the explosion and disappeared forever, heading to the unknown.

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Alley was right.