THE DAMNED

[The Damned]

Chapter III - *...And from the mist he came...*
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Date: 10.01.3606 year
Sirius Sector
Planet Denver, Colorado system

Lt. Jennifer Jaymes Commander of 35th Liberty Navy air patrol reporting:

"Me and my wingmen were covering the Tradelane leading to the Hudson Jumpgate. We didn't
encountered nothing special - just 2 Liberty Rougues on the wat to the jumpgate. We blowed
one of them, the other just turned his back and flew away. The thing to report was a strange
encouter we had on the way back to Battleship Mississippi. We were half way back and on the comm-
link we were talking some daily stuff, Bob was telling a joke, when suddenly our scanners picked
up something big 1500m away from us is South-west position. we dissengaged cruse engines and
moved closely to the signal. About 800m away it revealed - a battleship of a Liberty design,
but I have never seen like that one before... and then the unthinkable happened - it's turrets
opened fire... And untill we could withdraw my winmen were all blow up to pieces... Bob, Carlos,
Adrian,Rodrigues ... While all the systems of my defender were screaming warnings all I heard
were their screams on the radio... and then silence...The battleship has dissapeared as he had
appeared. I could scan nothing , neither track any escape pods. This was ... I can't ... they
all died..."
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Date: 10.01.3606 year
Sirius Sector
Planet Denver, Colorado system

2nd Battleship Armada patroling near planet Denver
Consisting of the following units
Battleship SS "Nemesis"
Cruser SS "Dissolver"
Cruser SS "Allieagance"
Cruser SS "Revenge"
Cruser SS "Saviour"
Gunboat wing consisting two battle-ready units
Fighter 41st squadron consisting 4 battle-ready fighter units

Black box of Battleship "Nemesis" recording :

" ...<static> sir we are picking unindentified reading infront the nose of the ship ...<static> distance 3000m
and closing...<static>...orders? ...<static>...turning to left board...<static>...to all ships, execute manoeuvre
...<static>...contact is on 1200m and closing...<static>... fighter group check it out...<static>...oh my god it's a...
<static>...fighters pull out!...<static>... 41st squadron is destroyed...<static>...man all stations...<static>...
gunboats watchout!(explosion sounds)<static>...all remaining units open fire!..<static mixed up with blast sounds>...
were loosing the "Dissolver"... <static>... concentrate fire on that...<static>... "Dissolver" has been blowed...<static>
...he is moving to the stern...<static>..."Saviour" is heavily damaged and retreating...<static>... unsucsessful...<static>
...destroyed...<static>..."Revenge and "Alliegance" regroup! ...<static>...(heavily distorted explosion sounds mixed up with static)...man! ON YOUR POSITIONS!..<static>... He is on the left board...<static>... FIRE WITH ALL CANNONS!...<static>...
commander we lost 2 cannons...<static>...lost life support...<static>...Hurry evacuate, ABANDON SHIP!Launch escape pods...
<static... increase in the distorted noise and suddenly end of all noise>"
End of recording
Status of any survivors unknown...
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Liberty Navy HQ
High commanders - names unknown

"...-What do you think of these incidents?..."
"...-It's definetely HIM..."
"...-We didn't calculated the risk when we tried to get rid of HIM..."
"...-Yeah, now HE has the most sophisticated prototype class Battleship..."
"...-And HE knows how to use it-looks like HE has a cloaking device..."
"...-We couldn't reasearch that technology...How had HE succeeded?..."
"...-I Don't know, but we better think of some explanation for the press..."
"...-This same unknown ship, probably the very same we have here, has attacked
battle groups all over Sirius - Kusari,Bretonia,Rheiland..."
"...-This is getting bigger than we thought..."

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&quot;Comm. Adama:
-Starbuck whadda 'ya hear?
Starbuck:
-Nothing but the rain sir!
Comm. Adama:
-Then grab your gun and bring in the cat!
Starbuck:
-Boom , boom , boom!&quot;

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My characters:
- =BSG=Starbuck ; Maj. Kara Thrace(fighter pilot)
- =BSG=Galactica ; Commander Lee Adama(Battlestar)
- =BSG=Helo ; Lt. Karl Agathon (bomber)
- Colonial 795 (trader)

- [Phantom]The_Damned (oopps a baddie)