[ST-IMF]Sailing Away
4s...@webkorner.com
NRPG - make sure you read the NRPG at the end of this post!
RPG -
SSC HUNTER: Cash's Ready Room
The door to Cash's ready room opened and a yellow-white light
spilled through the opening. A woman's silouhette filled its space.
Cash looked back from the window he stood in front of. The silouhette
belonged to Wanda.
"The ship is prepped and ready for you to take us out," Wanda
said.
"And the Fleet?" Cash said, looking back out the window at the
massive amounts of ships filling the orbit over the blue planet of Steele.
"The SSC Fleet PRIME has already moved into TranSpace Warp to meet
the alien force head-on. Our Fleet, the BLACKSTAR Fleet, is set to move
to Waypoint Alpha on your command. We should leave within the next half
hour to ensure we get behind the Alien race and lend support before the
PRIME Fleet is wiped out." Cash nodded in silence. "Is everything
alright, Admiral?" Cash took his attention away from the window and
looked at Wanda with question on his face.
"Admiral? What ever happened to 'Cash'?"
"I felt that in our current situation, rank should be respected,"
Wanda explained.
"So be it, Commander. I'll take the Fleet out in ten minutes,
our... special guest should be here by then," Cash replied. Wanda nodded
and left the doorway, the door sliding shut behind her. The room fell
dark once again and Cash turned back to the view from his window.
Outside, ships of all types circled in preperation for TranSpace
Warp. Science vessels, medical vessels, battleships, and several
citizen-owned vessels which Wanda was quick to label as 'farmers with
pitchforks' all made up the BLACKSTAR Fleet. Cash didn't like the idea of
throwing anyone with a ship into battle, but the counsel of Steele
enlisted IMF as one of their own and Cash was under orders just like
everyone else. An idea he wasn't too fond of. Another idea he wasn't too
fond of was the help of several mercenary ships, one of which was part of
BLACKSTAR. That one being Eric Wolf and his Hellions. Cash glanced down
to the leather flight jacket on the back of his chair. On the sleeve was
a patch for 'The Team.' The Team was possibly the most professional
Mercenary Guild ever to operate in space. There wasn't one Merc unit
today that didn't know the stories and legends that they created. But The
Team operated for honor, not for monetary value, and they were quick to
shut down any Merc Unit who didn't do the same. This made a lot of
enemies for The Team and eventually became their demise. Cash was the
only surviving member of the attack. After he buried the dead bodies of
his teammates, he never looked back and never looked at another Merc unit
the same again. They were all guilty for destroying his teammates. He
tightened his jaw and looked away from the jacket.
[Cash, Personal Transport Delta has requested permission to dock]
cut in Wanda over the ship's comm system. [I have cleared them for bay
nine and they should be docked within the next few minutes.]
"Understood," Cash replied. "Send the ship through final systems
check one more time and let's get this over with."
[Aye, aye Captain] Wanda replied.
Cash took a deep breath and then exhaled. He looked one last time
out at the Fleet surrounding the HUNTER and then made his way out of his
ready room and onto the bridge.
SSC HUNTER: Bridge
"Admiral on the deck," announced Wanda. The bridge staff snapped
to attention.
"At ease," replied Cash, sending the bridge crew back to what they
were doing. "Commander, what's the status on that last system check?"
"Just finished it, Admiral," Wanda replied. "All systems have
checked out one hundred percent save a slight variation in the TranSpace
Drive that wasn't there ten minutes ago."
"Will it be a problem?"
"Correcting," Wanda replied. "Done. TranSpace Drive at one
hundred percent. All systems ready and waiting."
"Give me an open comlink and video feed to all BLACKSTAR vessels
and bring me an image of the Fleet onscreen," Cash requested. The
communications officer toggled a few switches and moments later nodded to
Cash. At that same time an external view of the BLACKSTAR Fleet came
onscreen. Cash stood at ease with his hands behind him and started to
talk. "Crew of the SSC BLACKSTAR Fleet, this is Admiral Cash. In the
following moments we will be jumping into TranSpace Warp. Our mission
objective is to provide support for SSC PRIME Fleet. We will first be
jumping to Waypoint Alpha, then we will drop out of TranSpace to redirect
to Waypoint Beta. This will bring us behind the alien fleet. Our primary
objective is to disable the 'planet destroyer' class vessel that
accompanies the alien fleet. With this ship out of commission..."
SSC HUNTER: Obrady Pub and Eatery
[... Steele's odds of survival improve tenfold] said Cash, who was
visible over the ship's monitors.
SSC SUNDANCE, Deep Exploration Vessel
[Some of you are trained for combat...]
PARROT, Civilian Cargo Ship
[... and some of you have never seen combat before. But all of
you are considered valuable to the salvation of Steele. The courage you
show for joining this Fleet is a courage which I respect. In which Steele
respects.]
FURY, Bounty Hunter Vessel
[The enemy we are going to face is an enemy that has never before
been reported. The rumors you may have probably heard are more or less
true. They are of superior technology. But one man fighting for his home
is more powerfull than one hundred men fighting against that man. I look
out amongst you and I don't see an inferior fleet...
SSC HUNTER: Bridge
"I see brave men and women defending their homes. Defending their
families. Defending their lives and their space." Cash ducked his head
in a moment of silence. He then raised it, fire in his eyes and a wicked
grin on his mug. "So what do you say about going and kicking a little
alien ass?" Wanda snapped her attention from her console to Cash's
position with a flustered look on her face. Cash was grinning evily, the
cheers from the decks below could be heard. A cheer that she was sure
every ship in the BLACKSTAR Fleet was echoing. A cheer that she knew was
hopeless. This alien race was more powerful than theirs. She knew it.
Cash knew it. And everyone out there knew it. It was only a matter of
time before that loss was a reality. Cash glanced at the communications
officer and she ended transmission. "TranSpace Warp on my mark," he
commanded. "Mark!"
The stars surrounding the SSC HUNTER Flagship started to blur with
vibration as the ship's TranSpace Drive was activated. The inertia
dampners onboard the HUNTER kept anyone onboard from feeling the change in
force. Seconds later the space in front of the HUNTER created the image
of a tear in space with an illuminescent light protruding from within. The
tear pulled at the HUNTER and within the blink of an eye the HUNTER was on
its way towards Waypoint Alpha. One by one the remainder of the BLACKSTAR
Fleet followed its Flagship into TranSpace Warp.
NRPG -
ARGH! You don't know how painful it was to write this post. I have like
the hugest mental block right now. But I promised it and so there it is.
I hope you enjoy it :)
IMPORTANT -
Okay... get a few posts out while we're in TranSpace. Someone can even
take us through Waypoint Alpha and the START of Waypoint Beta. BUT I will
be posting us coming out AT Waypoint Beta and into the battle so nobody
post any ship to alien ship battles until then :)
-Kevin
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