Unification

[Soul Reaper]

~Unification~

Incoming Missile!
Incoming Missile!
Beep beep beep be-

Shut up already! Ugh.

Randy was half blinded by the intense light of the Tau 23 star -the shades weren't working properly-, his hands a blur over the controls as he tried to keep the battered Nyx flying between asteroids at high speeds that missed him by only a few inches to spare. There was a high pitched cyclonic sound in the cockpit as several countermeasures were coughed out by the launcher, the radar screen displayed a splash of red and orange lines that pointed out the countermeasures were effective, the missile alarm died out, although that didn't necessarily mean his hunter ran out of them.

The Sabre was always right behind him, Randy could see the angry red lines of energy slashing away to the sides, some missing and some hitting. He thought he was doing a good job evading, although his shields really never had the time to recharge properly until they were shot into nothing yet again. He checked his electronic warfare scanner and saw the Sabre had built up energy again, Randy immediately swerved to the side just as the bubble of antimatter flashed passed him hitting a random asteroid that dissolved into bits and pieces of flowing matter.

Hell no I'm not gonna die to that retard this way.

He was just about to try a risky maneuver that would probably end both of their lives when his communication unit started buzzing, a young man's voice, a bit younger than Randy's came through.

Sir, we found you at last, it looks we went too far though, coming up on your 1 o'clock.
Damn it Shahal, next time, when a fight is splitting up, don’t leave the Nyx alone, yeah? Another gunboat can take care of itself.
Yes Sir, sorry sir, so, standard blow-the-hunter-up procedure?
Yes.
Target locked, launching missiles.

The Hydra class gunboat was only a few clicks off when it launched two missiles; Randy could see them on his HUD display and was waiting for just the right time. The Outcast didn't seem to care about the gunboat and kept on hammering the Nyx in front of it with everything it had, his aiming was getting better. Just then flashes of light popped behind the Nyx, launching all the countermeasures it had. This gave the Outcast a startle as the intense amount of light and heat messed up with his targeting systems for a very short amount of time, enough time for Randy to deactivate his stabilizers, do a 180 turn and thrust head to head with the Sabre; the maneuver hammered in so many G's that anyone less than a seasoned pilot would have instantly blacked out. The Outcast, surprised by the sudden collision-warning swerved to the side as the Nyx launched a mine that blew in the Sabre's face, dissipating it's shields. One of the Hydra's missiles hit the Sabre from the side with the force of a freight train that made it slide to the side spinning like a top as it smashed into an small asteroid, a split second later the second missile, which had decreased it's velocity to compensate for the new target location, exploded on it's already twisted hull, tearing it to pieces.

Nice explosion you made there Shahal.

Randy turned his ship around and with a single shot blew up the escape pod, the Outcast had pissed him off way too much, he wasn't in a forgiving state either.

My comm's are damaged, send a message to the Rubicon and have them get my other Nyx ready, this one's been punched like hell, let’s hope the cruise drive works..

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Major.
Yes, what do you want Summer, won’t I have even a minute of peace and quiet?

The projectors at the edges of the room lit up, a dispersed and crude holographic image appeared next to Randy’s couch in his office and sharpened soon after to display the body of a young woman with long blonde hair, blue eyes, a fair face and outlined in a thin, long white dress. She circled behind Randy’s couch and stopped when she was right near the large, polished wooden table.

No, it looks like you won’t, you’ve been ordered to dispatch with a wing to Coronado and temporarily take command of the HK wings. It seems like Captain Nakamura was given another assignment, you will be covering for him.
The hell, was it the Commander that arranged this?
Yes, the order came down directly from him, he thought you would ask, so his exact reply to you before-hand is ''it’s YOUR problem Randy, I can’t be assed.''
Great, get my Nyx ready, pick Justin and Mark as my two escorts and notify the TAZ that I’ll be passing through Baffin beforehand, don’t want to waste time.
Of course Major, good hunting.

Randy was already in his flight suit, he mostly was anyway. Quickly checking his sidearm and ammo he walked out of his office, quickly pacing towards the hangar, several pilots and crewman passing by saluted while doing so. As he passed one of the pilots’ quarters, two tall men came out and followed Randy on each side, by the time they arrived at the hangar, three Nyxes were already warmed up and at the front of the sortie line, ready to go.

At least I can get some quiet when passing through Baffin.

A few minutes later the three Nyxes undocked from the Rubicon, the Colonial Flagship, and cruised towards the Tau 29 jump hole, the first few minutes were passing without action, even when the passed by Cali base. Meaning that the outcasts didn’t really care for them at the time being, Randy couldn’t explain the amount of relief and pleasure he felt for that, it was going to be a smooth flight.

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