09-13-2026, 01:15 PM
As the Aquila approached the system, it was joined by the USS Inaieu, an older mark of Sovereign-class Explorer. The Inaeiu was commanded by the recently-promoted Rear Admiral zh'Ollan, an Andorian with a reputation as an aggressive combat officer who relied on brute force more than finesse to see him through a battle. The orders received were brief, simple, and totally in keeping with the man's reputation - follow the Inaieu in and shoot anything without a Starfleet transponder.
The two ships dropped from warp right on top of a blossoming firefight.
"RED ALERT." shouted Brooks as the Aquila quickly banked to avoid phaser fire.
The Yeager, ramshackle as she may have seemed, was throwing torpedoes at the Dreadnought as fast as her launchers could while engaging in evasive maneuvers and eluding any return fire directed her way. The Keldons and their escorting Hidekis had turned to pursue the smaller Starfleet vessel.
[Concentrate fire on that Dreadnought. Their entire strategy will rest on that one ship.] came the command from the Admiral.
"Understood Admiral."
The Inaieu dove straight for the gargantuan vessel, spitting both Quantum and Photon Torpedoes from its bow launchers. The Hutet's shields wavered, briefly flickered, and returned at full strength as power was shunted to face the new arrival.
Then it was the Inaieu's turn to suffer.
Heavy plasma torpedoes erupted from the Dreadnought's flank weapons bays, followed by slashing beams of energy from the heavy disruptor emitters studding the hull. Of the same design as those mounted on automated weapon platforms, they were decades-old technology, but brute force more than made up for technological crudity. Impacts that had shredded an Akira-class Cruiser, or even a D'Deridex-class Warbird in seconds thirty years earlier took almost half a minute to collapse Inaieu's shields and pierced the hull.
There was a blinding flash as the venerable ship blew up right in front of the Aquila.
The Aquila herself was spared a similar fate as the Dreadnought began to veer off its current course, and the three Keldons placed themselves between the two capital ships while the Hidekis chased down the evading Yeager.
"Helm take us into attack pattern delta 3, lock on and full spread of torpedos and phasers."
"Commander Talion shall we attempt your way of disabling the dreadnought." said Brooks holding onto the command chairs armrests.
"Helm bring us about and keep us out the way of that dreadnoughts fire, if at all possible try to cover the Yeager."
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The two ships dropped from warp right on top of a blossoming firefight.
"RED ALERT." shouted Brooks as the Aquila quickly banked to avoid phaser fire.
The Yeager, ramshackle as she may have seemed, was throwing torpedoes at the Dreadnought as fast as her launchers could while engaging in evasive maneuvers and eluding any return fire directed her way. The Keldons and their escorting Hidekis had turned to pursue the smaller Starfleet vessel.
[Concentrate fire on that Dreadnought. Their entire strategy will rest on that one ship.] came the command from the Admiral.
"Understood Admiral."
The Inaieu dove straight for the gargantuan vessel, spitting both Quantum and Photon Torpedoes from its bow launchers. The Hutet's shields wavered, briefly flickered, and returned at full strength as power was shunted to face the new arrival.
Then it was the Inaieu's turn to suffer.
Heavy plasma torpedoes erupted from the Dreadnought's flank weapons bays, followed by slashing beams of energy from the heavy disruptor emitters studding the hull. Of the same design as those mounted on automated weapon platforms, they were decades-old technology, but brute force more than made up for technological crudity. Impacts that had shredded an Akira-class Cruiser, or even a D'Deridex-class Warbird in seconds thirty years earlier took almost half a minute to collapse Inaieu's shields and pierced the hull.
There was a blinding flash as the venerable ship blew up right in front of the Aquila.
The Aquila herself was spared a similar fate as the Dreadnought began to veer off its current course, and the three Keldons placed themselves between the two capital ships while the Hidekis chased down the evading Yeager.
"Helm take us into attack pattern delta 3, lock on and full spread of torpedos and phasers."
"Commander Talion shall we attempt your way of disabling the dreadnought." said Brooks holding onto the command chairs armrests.
"Helm bring us about and keep us out the way of that dreadnoughts fire, if at all possible try to cover the Yeager."
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