The Omega Six

[Commander Elio Jason]

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"Sir! Decks 7 and 8 on Kalshion's shp have been affected! They've sealed them off now. More ships but they all appear to be some sort of transport."

"Let them have it then!"

My ship's p.t.a lasers lanced out towards the ships and they were easily destroyed. My fighters mopped up the remaining ships.

"Anything else?"

"No sir.I have also found out where we actually are. We are in null space. Between Pluto and Earth."

"OK. Have the Omega 2 get us to Pluto. Less conspicous there."

"Yes there."

Damnit. Why the heck are these things happening?

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[Emmett.hendrick]

"All stations report ready to depart SIR!" Snapped LT CMDR Talla.

"Very good" replied James with a smile, he had clock watched the crew preparations for departure and was please to note another reduction in time taken!

He turned from where he stood, looking out the bridge window, and returned to his command chair.

"Then take us out!" he ordered.

Outside the ship in the docking bay repair and maintenance shuttles scrambled to get clear of the hulking capitol ship. While on the bridge the chatter of the crew rose as each station reported in.

The Andromeda's running lights illuminated her great hull and her two lengthy launch runways were illumated. The docking arm which had been used to ferry personnel and equipment to and from the slumbering behemouth was withdrawn as the great goddess awoke.

With a thunderous roar Andromeda's engines ignited. The roar subsided slightly but quickly rose again as power was applied and the Ship slowly made her path towards the docking bay doors. The doors silently slid open as she thundered her way towards them and she gracefully escaped the confines of the docking bay and back to the freedom of space.

"We are clear and free to navigate sir. Hyperdrive engine on full charge!"

"Best speed to Pluto then!"

The lumbering goddess slowed for a moment before she was enveloped by the azure dance of hyperspace.

[Commander Elio Jason]

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"Sir we are at Pluto now."

"Good.."

Right then I thought all that was missing was another Gammulan fleet trying to destroy us.

"Sir! Gammulan stormcarrier de-cloaking!"

Surpise, surprise.

"Capture this one. I don't want to spend my whole time on it. Assign every ship to this one. Then we go on Stargazer."

"Yes sir. Activating all weapons systems."

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[Emmett.hendrick]

With a Flash the massive frame of the Andromeda emerged from the Lyrius/Pluto wormhole.

"Sir I have the Invader on scanners"

Puzzled James opened the com line

"Commander Jason would you mind telling me what is going on. Galcom have you listed as MIA!"

[Kalshion]

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The ship decloaked and moved up to the invader, her hull was peppered with black spots,"All stop","All stop aye sir",our ship began to slow... then she stoped,"Sir what do you think R and D will do with this ship?","I can't say.. all I know is that this search is beginning to get interesting","Interesting? we where almost killed 3 times already","Each battle improves who we are Lt." I got up from the chair. And walked off the bridge, my uniform was driched in sweet,"I need a shower"

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[Commander Elio Jason]

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"Sir receiving a message from the Andromeda."

Commander Jason would you mind telling me what is going on. Galcom have you listed as MIA!"

"Send this response."

We were at Majoris defending the station from ta Insurgent/Gammulan force. After we stopped them Kalshion found a jump to Earth. His squad jumped but to our surprise it was a one-way jump. We did the jump and found ourselves to what looked like the Earth region but we soon found out it was all actually null space. We have no clue how Earth and GalCom HQ were projected like that because we found out the station had no ativity. We are currently going to Stragazer to continue our mission.

I sighed heavily.

"Very well then. Prep us to go to Stargazer soon."

"Yes sir."

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[Emmett.hendrick]

James was more confused after he read Cmdr Jason's response.

"Sir the Invader is moving off!"

"Follow them I have a feeling things are about to get worse!"

[Commander Elio Jason]

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It had been such a long mission this thing...I checked the date..

February 8,3010

1300

Centris region

I sighed. At least this mission was almost over and now we would be cruising through friendy territory.

I already knew the Andromeda was following us. Good to know we had another ship with us.

"Keep weapons and shields up. I'll be in my quarters. Number one, you have the con."

"Aye sir."

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[Kalshion]

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We moved off to another RnD, seing how the gammulens are after this ship, elio needs time to think and relax. We proceeded to Mar's, where there was another RnD base, small, and was surrounded by sensor jamming equipment making it near impossible to detect the base or anyone in there.

We arrived in the system, no signs of any enemie activity, we had a small escort fleet of 4 Warmongers. We entered the planets atmosphere and proceeded to land at the base.

"Where on the ground sir","Good.. deploy our marines in a search pattern, I don't want anyone or anything sneaking into the base","aye sir"

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[Commander Elio Jason]

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February 8,3010

1500

I sighed as I layed back in my bed. I looked at the logo of Prime Fleet just above the door.

I looked outside into space. So lonely and cold.

"Sir we are one jump from Stargazer. We are going to make preparations at Majoris."

"Alright. Stand down weapons. Notify the Andromeda. I'm coming back to the bridge."

"Aye sir." and the comms line went off

I got up and fixed my hair. I was still in my uniform and went to take the turbolift.

Invader Bridge

"Commander on the bridge!"

I saw everyone stand up and salute, then go back to their duties.

I looked at yet anther plaque that was just above my set.

It said, "Fortitudo et Immolo!"

Those words rang in my head. "Bravery and Sacrfice."

"Alriht people. One more jump to Stargazer. Prep all figters."

"Yes sir."

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[Kalshion]

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I paced back and forth on the command deck, the base was taking the ship apart and learning its secrets.. "Sir..", I turned around and noticed a Female Ensign, she was handing me a data pad,"Thank you Ensign", I looked over the data, I Found something interesting.. a notice that said they found a weapon that was inside the ship itself, I made a note for them to check it out and see what it is,"Can you send this data to Elio please?","I can sir.. but he's on assignment.. the best we can do is send it to a station where he'll be notified that its awaiting his return","Very well please do that"

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[Emmett.hendrick]

The Andromeda sat silently orbiting Mars. Her silent but very deadly form deceptively quiet. Two Ic's buzzed her dim flight deck patroling for any sign of enemy activity in the system. Smyth had parked the Giant carrier 1000Km off the orbiting ODS system, now the slumbering godess and her crew waiting for contact from Commander Jason or Kalshion, in the meantime the crew were enjoying some well deserved down time!

[Commander Elio Jason]

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"Alright. We're in. Fighters launched."

"Ship decloaking. Droidan Aestrom. It's hosile and it seems not to be part of the Omegas."

"Alright. Direct our attention towards it. Then down to business."

"Yes sir."

We fired off our main cannons but as soon as we fired the ship disappered.

"What the? That's odd.....Keep us on red alert."

"Yes sir."

I only wonder what is up......

"Give me TACOPs."

The screen of the whole sector came up. Just my ship and my 4 other fighters. Just then I saw several ships decloak. All were Aestrom. Whta caught me off guard was that they were ALL identified as a Omega ship.

"What the hell! Those all have the signature of the Omega squadron!"

My fears were confirmed when a p.t.a beam shot right past us.

"Message from the lead."

I looked at the screen to see a Gammulan face.

"Leave now if you want to live."

"Never! Tell all ships to uncloak!"

"Yes sir!"

The fleet I had earlier uncloaked and launched ll of teir fighters.

Before my own eyes, a huge space battle had unfolded.

Bring them on!

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[Emmett.hendrick]

As the Invader left Mars orbit James ordered the Andromeda follow, cloaked. Silently the massive carrier followed the ship as she jumped towards Majoris. As the ship approached her destination the crew of the Andromeda returned to their posts and slowly the slumbering, massive ship awoke.

As the Invader emerged in the Majoris system the Andromeda's four IC craft were ready in her launch bays. Their engines primed for a fast launch. James smirked as he realised he was correct to have them ready. He watched as a number of Aestrom class ships decloaked in front of the Invader and a PTA shot crossed her bow.

He was not surprised when the Galcom fleet de-cloaked, it would be wise of Commander Jason to have brought support, and he was kind of relieved as the Andromeda and the Invader would have been out gunned otherwise.

James stood up from his command chair.

"Alright lets join the fray!" Commanded James "Ahead half speed target the lead Aestrom and tell the fighters to engage target 1 also!"

The lumbering form of the Andromeda emerged from cloak as her fighters screamed from her launch bays. Her PTA turrets quickly found their target and opened fire.

In strict formation her 4 fighters raced along the hull of the lead Aestrom, they fired at whatever target of opportunity they could find as the Andromeda drew ever closer continuing her punishing barrage against her foe.

[Emmett.hendrick]

As soon as the first volley impacted her hull the lead Aestrom switched targets and opened fire on the Andromeda as she closed range. Missiles arched from the Aestrom and raced for the lumbering carrier.

On board the carrier Smyth grabbed the console in front of him to steady himself as the ship rocked from the Aestrom's inital volley.

"Incoming missiles!" called LT CMDR Talla from her station "EMD activated!"

"Bring us to a new heading, 45 degree left turn and a 10 degree dive" Commanded Smyth as the incoming missiles started to waver from their course.

The missiles majoritively missed the massive ship but one impacted about half way along the starboard launch runway, the explosion was felt on the bridge as the ship rocked.

"Fatal designate that ship and prepare to fire!" called Smyth as he made his way back to his command chair, "Helm reverse your turn hard to starboard!"

[Commander Elio Jason]

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Amidst the battle, my ship bombarded the enemy and saw it targting the Andromeda.

"Have my fighters protect the Andromeda by atatcking ha Aestrom!"

"Yes sir!"

The fighters swept in and pounded the lead Aestrom but he quickly cloaked.

"Damnit! Not again! Shoot anything that's red on your radr!"

"Yes sir."

It was chaos. Aestroms and fighters going everywhere. I saw several ship explosions. Most where Aestroms but I saw some of them part of my fleet.

I cursed under my breath.

"Target that next Aestrom. Have the fighters keep the enemy figthers busy."

Little flashes wre everywhere. From he guns of fighters passing just in front of my ship to missiles from both sides nearly missing us.

We launched a volley of missiles at an Aestrom target and then followed with our main gu fire. It fired back but we where too mch for him. The Aestrom exploded under all the pressure.

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[Kalshion]

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I continued to look over the data,"Lt. Remember back in Gammulen space, where we got into that big battle.. then out of no where an omega ship appeared and suddenly stoped the battle","Yes sir","If Elio gets into a battle then Omega might just show themselves",An ensign walked up to me and handed me a pad,"Commander Elio is in battle already.. do we have any ships that no one here is using?","only a Battlecruiser MK 1..","I would've expected a fithter to be free... not a cruiser",I got on the coms and ordered all my people into the MK 1 but most had to stay here on Mars.

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[Emmett.hendrick]

Gammulan fighters made a streaking attacking against the Andromeda as she forced herself back on her X axis. Her well trained fighter crew intercepted the threat early and most of the fighters never made it to the carrier.

Andromeda's fighters were relentless following the Gammulan ships along this ships hull and catching the few surviving ships in a deadly cross fire between their weapons and her PTA turrets.

[Commander Elio Jason]

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After what seemed like hours of watching various explosions, the battle finally widdled down and it was over.

I sighed and opened the comms, "That seems to be all. However we still have one enemy ship unaccounted for."

I checked my TacOPs and saw the Omega 2 just sitting still in space. In the spot where the Omegas first appeared.

This puzzled me, "Juno. What's going on over there? It's over."

I saw a Gammulan face appear, "Not yet it is."

I cursed under my breathe, "All stations red alert!"

I saw several more ships uncloak. A BC MK 1, Firestorm, BC MK 2, Warmonger, and an Aestrom carrier.

"Sir they all have Omega logos!"

"Impossible! I thought some of those ships crashed!"

"Looks like some where salvaged sir."

"Attack!"

I saw a p.t.a beam shoot out and hit one of the fleet's ships.

"Deploy all fighters! This battle isn't over!"

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[Kalshion]

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"Sir! the MK1 is ready.. we have also been able to fit it the artifact you found","What is it anyway?","All I can tell you is its name.. PAD, your weapons officer will know how to use it. trust me,however.. due to how hold this MK1 is you'll gave to fire this weapons on short bursts... not sustained like it was made for","Like a normal PTA turret.. but only stronger and deadiler","Yes sir.. you best be going.. seems Elio is in quite a battle",I turned to the bridge crew.. and ordered them to prepare the ship for take off

We lifted into the air.. and soon we where in space.. how old this ship was,was unknown to me.. she seemed in good shape dispite to legend around her.. that any crew who takes her up will not come back alive

We headed toward the wormhole."Battle stations! we don't know what we'll be up against once we get there"

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[Emmett.hendrick]

A sigh of relief was heard on the bridge of the Andromeda as the last Gammulan ship was taken care off.

"Sir only Omega II still remains in the region, the Invader is moving to intercept!"

"Sir I'm not sure thats correct!"

Suddenly a number of ships uncloaked in the region.

"I've got a bad feeling about this!" Commented LT CMDR Talla.

As she finished talking PTA fire shot from one of the ships hitting a Battlecruiser that was flanking the Andromeda. The Invader quickly accelerated to engage.

"Lets Draw their fire!" Called Smyth, "Full speed ahead target the lead ship!"

The massive carrier started to accelerate away from the fleet, who were jostling for better positions. Her PTA systems and main guns quickly found their target and her fighters roared ahead determind to make their impresion on the new arrivals.

[Commander Elio Jason]

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"FATAL missiles on the lead."

"Yes sir....Sir! They didn't do any damage?"

"What?!"

"They just exploded and the shields are not affected."

"Damn."

I tried to think of a solution. More p.t.a beams flew past me, hiting various ships of the fleet ad destroying them. ws getting more desperate as the casualties mounted up.

"What other epons do we have?

"We ave an OTS Bugnor and an E.M.P."

"Load the O.T.S and hange it to be STS."

"Yes sir."

More p.t.a beams flew past me and I could hear the desperate distress calls from the ships.

"Fire!"

The missile launched and flew past the haelstrom of p.t.a lasers and hit the Omega 6 square on it's face. I covered my eyes from the sheer light of it all.

Finally, "Status?"

"Sir...The Omegas are still there!"

I saw the p.t.a beams fly again and more ships were lost.

"....Charge the E.M.P.....It's our last hope. Just go at em."

Everything went in slow motion as the commands were acknowledged and our ship flew foward towards the Omegas. More beams shot at us but just missed. Finally, one of them hitus.

My ship rocked harder then it rocked before and the lights on all decks were flashing now.

"Damage on all deks..."

The reports of the damage kept coming but I found out we still had the E.M.P. I also remembered right then that the E.M.P shut down ALL systems.

"Ready aux life support...Keep going!"

Everything was still going slow and the sparks off the bridgeviewer told that the Invader had seen it's worthiest opponent.

"Fire the E.M.P!"

The electric pulse was released and everything on the bridge went completely black.

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Kalshion, no hampering with the storyline!

[Emmett.hendrick]

"REPORT!" snapped Smyth as the Andromeda was violently thrown as a PTA blast tore into the skin of the carrier. On the bridge the crew grasped desperatly for anything they could to steady themselves.

For moments James got no reply. He looked up at the almost dark bridge, slowly the emergency lights flickered on bathing the bridge in a red glow. James looked around as the bridge crew struggled to get back to their posts. The Andromeda was listing heavily to port and the gravity generators were obviously malfunctioning as gravity was pulling as though this was her standard keel, forcing everybody to stand at a lean. James pulled himself along a guard rail and back to his chair.

"Damage report!" he commanded

LT CMDR Talla took a moment to review the numerous damage reports on her pad before she replied.

"Its bad sir!" she replied grimly "All decks report Hull breech, Engineering lost almost half their crew blown into space. Interceptor bay 2 and shuttle 3 have been lost and we are dead in space!"

James stared out at the battle unfolding outside the viewport. Above the constant damage reports and command chatter of the bridge he could make out the faint exchange of fire. He was amazed how distant the combat now seemed even though only moments before the Andromeda had been in the thick of the action.

[Kalshion]

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"Sir! im reading an EMP pulse... its coming from Elios location","Get us there Lt!","Yes sir!","Sir!", my combat officer ran onto the bridge,"Sir this ships weapons are offline and I can't get them back online... plus I've discovered a charge rimmed to the generators... someones trying to kill us!","Now I wish I had stayed on vacation", the bridge crew laughed, but the laughing quickly stoped,"Im guessing we can't abandone ship to huh?","No sir...", I sighed..

We ented the battle field and saw several ships exchanging fire.. we noticed the Andromeda,"Science Officer, scan her","Shes in bad shape sir.. one good shot and she could go up.. sir.. I just got a report from the combat officer... weapons are online and the shuttles bays are working.. however","You know I hate it when you say that"," We only have on shuttle.... orders sir?", I wondered if the Andromeda still had coms.. and if she didn't weather I should send the shuttle to tow her to a safe distence from us,"Send the shuttle out.. have her tow the Andromeda to the nearest station"

We where 5 minutes from the battle... I relaxed in the command chair,I got up and headed to the breifing room... and opened my log and made a note about a heavy charge placed on the generator, where we got this BC MK 1 from, and the status of the ship. I keyed in some numbers and a small pod was lauched while we where in hyper the pod would most likly slow down near a planet

We came out of hyper space at the battle.. 2 enemie ships where jocking for postion to attack the Invader.. whiched looked as if it had seen better days,"Only two ships left.. heavy tonage types","And packing more firepower than us.. we can't take them out with our weapons.. but.. the charge rimmed to our generator might help... if we can take it off and attach it to one of our missles.. and set the missle to be a dumb fire one..","I c what you mean...", I turned toward the combat officer,"Can it be done?","Already done sir.. we just can't fire any missles.. but we might be able to.. 'dump' the missle out of the airlock","Do it"

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Your call now Elio.. weather the missle (with a nuclear charge striped to it) will end the battle... or if it'll continue and the charge just won't work (And no im not stealing the spotlight )

[Commander Elio Jason]

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The auxilary systems finally came on and when the viewscreen was restored I saw a bright flash just in front of me.

"What was that?!"

"An OTS missile sir. Launched from an MK1."

I saw that the target ship was destroyed and it was Omega 3 but the rest of the fleet was there but they where dead in the water.

"Receiving message."

"Sir the EMP worked and the fleet is dead in the water. We are transporting marines over now."

I watched as aseveral of the ships came under our command until finally all where ours.

"Requesting orders sir."

"Scuttle them. The rest of the universe has no need to see this power in action."

"And of the Omega 6?"

I paused for a moment, "Destroy that too. I think enough have died because of those weapons."

"Yes sir."the comm line closed

"Sir, i'm reporting fires on several decks. Everything is damaged."

"Everything?

"Yes sir. Everything."

"Comms still good?"

"Yes sir but barely."

"Set out an SOS requesting to be towed to the nearest station that's not hostile."

"Yes sir."

"How many did we lose?"

"15 ships. 20 fighters."

"Well, at least we are going home now."

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