The Hunted

[Firebird]

New Berlin: Devastator 10km out from New Berlin

The Devastator, on approach to the planet, began emitting a broadband signal. The fighter that had been engaging Firebird quickly broke-off and made for the Devastator at an incredible speed. Meanwhile, the Rheinland Fleet consisting of three Rheinland Battleships and their supporting craft stood in the Devastators path, ready to open fire once the ship entered range.

But nothing ever goes exactly as planned, without warning several Phantom fighters, including members of the Death Knights, decloaked and flanked the Rheinland fleet from both sides. Not powerful enough to destroy the Rheinland battleships but just enough to be a very effective distraction. The Death Knights concentrated specifically on eliminating any Rheinland bomber forces that were lining up to fire on the Devastator.

The Phantom ships successfully created enough confusion that a hole opened up in the fleets defenses. The Devastator seeing its chance moved in. The only ship left in its path, the RNC-Bremen, flagship of the Rheinland Military, and for good reason. Upon entering weapon range the Bremen opened up with a powerful barrage of missiles and green energy blasts, giving the Nomad ship a heavy pounding. Returning fire, but having already taken damage from the Magnificents high-yield warheads this was a fight the Devastator couldnt win. The fire between the two ships was intense, Rheinland and Nomad fire passing each other in bursts of green and purple, missiles launching and exploding against both ships. It would be suicide for a normal fighter to attempt to fly in-between.

Out of nowhere the agile unknown fighter, nicknamed Mayhem, moved in and began attacking the Bremen, drawing fire away from the Devastator. With its superior agility and speed it easily dodged the incoming missile fire. With the Bremens fire divided, the Devastator continued on course towards New Berlin. But with its shields gone, the Devastator was beginning to take heavy damage to all sections of its outer hull.

With the Devastator now only 2km away from New Berlin, the Phantoms had efficiently drawn off the Rheinland fleet. The Bremen giving chase was continuing to fire upon the Devastator, but with most of its energy devoted to the engines the Devastator was slowly pulling away and looked to be unstoppable.

Captain Achilles: RNC-Bremen target the Devastators engines, were coming in!!!

With focussed fire on the Nomad ships aft section, the Devastators engines exploded in purple fireball. But momentum and the planets gravity continued to pull the Devastator towards the planet at an ever increasing speed.

Captain Achilles: This had better work BRACE FOR IMPACT!!!

The HMCS-Magnificent traveling at full cruise had circled around and was approaching the Devastator at full-speed from the side. It rammed the Nomad ship hard, deflecting the Devastators trajectory in a tremendous collision. With the Devastators engines dead and the ship drifting off-course the Bremen moved in.

RNC-Bremen: FINISH IT!!!!

Fire from the Bremen shattered the main hull of the Nomad battleship and in a massive explosion the Devastator, plague of Rheinland, broke in two.

Upon seeing the purple explosion in space, the Phantom forces retreated, activating their cloaking fields and escaping back into the shadows.

Hidden by the explosion Mayhem swung around and picked up a single escape pod from the Devastator before disappearing off scanners.

The Magnificent, having rammed the Nomad ship with its shields down, suffered significant damage to several of the forward sections of the ship. Firebird, moved in to survey the damage...

The entire bridge section was completely destroyed.

[End of Thread]

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Retired

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