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Chapter 1
0800 Hours September 8, 2552 ( Military Calendar ) /
Lunar System, Lunar UNSC Military Complex,
Planet Lunar, Main Command Center
Fleet Admiral Shay Kennedy looked on the command board at the progress. After Reach was lost the UNSC needed a new base of operations. Lunar was the perfect choice. It already had orbital space docks, ship yards, and ship repair facilities. It had originally had 10 orbital Mark V MAC platforms, but now has 20. The ship yards are producing ships at maximum rates, and Admiral Kennedy's Fleet of 30 ships is there.
Admiral Kennedy's flagship, Enterprise, is the first battle cruiser of 3 ships in the fleet. She supports 6 MAC guns, 50 oversized Archer Missile Pods that launch 50 missiles at once and can be reloaded from 4 huge armories that are stocked with missiles, and 100 fifty millimeter auto-cannons for point defense. She is 2 times the size of a Marathon class heavy cruiser and has a crew of 1000, 600 crew and 400 marines.
"Sir, all defenses are up and running", said the Lt. Commander in charge of defense.
"Thank you Commander, get my shuttle ready for transport to the Enterprise".
"Yes sir", he said.
He arrived on the ship 20 minutes later and went to the bridge. The lift doors opened on the bridge and he walked out. "Admiral on deck", someone shouted. Everyone jumped up and saluted him. He saluted them back and said, "at ease". Everyone returned to their tasks, he went to the small lift at the back of the bridge and went up to the second level of the bridge. The first level is ship operations, the second is fleet operations. He sat down in the admirals chair and turned on the main board. "Fleet status", he asked the fleet tactical officer, Commander Flaud. "Fleet is operational at 100% sir and at combat alert charlie". "Good, a fleet of 25 ships from the 25th Inner Fleet will arrive shortly to join our ranks. We will then make hit-and-run attacks on covenant targets."
1248 Hours September 8, 2552 ( Military Calendar ) /
Lunar System, Lunar UNSC Military Complex,
UNSC Battle Cruiser Enterprise, Flagship of Fleet Admiral Kennedy's Fleet
Admiral Kennedy walked onto the bridge from his ready room. "Sir, the 25 ships from the 25th Inner Fleet have arrived and are in position", said Lt. Commander Hally at the Fleet Comm. station. "Good. Assign them black squadrons." "Yes sir." A fleet of 55 ships was a good size fleet for the times. He turned on his board to look at the ships in his fleet. He had 25 frigates, 25 destroyers, 2 carriers, 2 cruisers, and his flagship. Just getting one cruiser was hard enough these days , but he got two.
"Sir?" He looked away from his board and looked at the comm. officer. "Yes?" "Sir, all new ships have black squadrons." "Good, send them targets for covenant supply convoys, and..." "Sir, Alpha Priority Message from Lunar." "Put it through to my ready room." "Yes sir." He got up and walked into his ready room.
He sat down and turned on his computer. "PLEASE STATE YOUR COMMAND CODE" the computer said. "Fleet Admiral Shay Clayton Kennedy, command code Alpha Bravo Charlie 369, Fox 2 88." "VOICEPRINT CONFIRMED, COMMAND CODE CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED." The file opened and read:
United Nations Space Command Priority Transmission
82619B-72
Encryption Code: Alpha
Public Key: N/A
From: Lunar Fleet Operations Headquarters, Planet Lunar
To: UNSC Fleet Admiral Shay Clayton Kennedy
Subject: Thyner System Threat, Imitate Action Required
Classification: Classified ( BGX Directive )
/start file/
Admiral Kennedy, eight to ten covenant ships detected at the edge of the Thyner System. Believed to be headed to Thyner 5. Move in and destroy covenant fleet.
/end file/
Press Enter to close file
He closed the file, and brought up a map of the Thyner System. "Sir, data coming from command for you." "Pach it through." The data came up to show the direction the covenant were coming into Thyner. "So, they are heading for Thyner 5." Thyner 5 has a weapons factory and cannot be lost. He got up and went to the bridge.
"Gentlemen, the covenant are heading for Thyner 5. Get 7 frigates, 8 destroyers, the Lancer, and the Enterprise ready for combat and in position." The bridge was silent for a minute, then they said, "sir, yes sir", and went to their tasks.
1255 Hours September 8, 2552 ( Military Calendar ) /
Lunar System, Heading to Rally Point Delta,
UNSC Modified Halcyon Cruiser Lancer
Captain Paul Ralston looked at his orders again. Fleet of 7 frigates, 8 destroyers, his ship, and the Enterprise were going to Thyner 5 to fight off a covenant fleet of 10 ships. "ETA to Rally Point Delta", he asked. "ETA 5 minutes sir", said Lt. Elizabeth McMahan at navigation. "Good. Lt. Latka.", at tactical. "Bring the ship to combat alert alpha. "Aye, aye sir." The alarm for general quarters sounded and the lights turned red. "We are now at combat alert alpha sir." "Thank you Lt.." "Sir, we are at Rally Point Delta", Lt. McMahan said.
1315 Hours September 8 2552 ( Military Calender ) /
Lunar System, Rally Point Delta,
UNSC Battle Cruiser Enterprise, Flagship of Fleet Admiral Kennedy's Fleet
"The fleet is in position and ready to go to slipstream sir." "Good, tell the fleet to jump." Green distortions appeared and the UNSC ships went to the Thyner System.
1500 Hours September 8, 2552 ( Military Calendar ) /
Thyner System, Above Thyner 5,
UNSC Battle Cruiser Enterprise, Flagship of Fleet Admiral Kennedy's Fleet
"Sir, the fleet is in the spread out wall formation now." "Good. According to sensors the covenant fleet will be here soon." "Sir, what are we up against?" "It looks like 2 frigates, 5 destroyers, 2 cruisers, and a carrier." "Yes sir." "Launch all fighter squadrons." "Yes sir." "The weapons facility and training bases on this planet must be protected", Kennedy said. "Sir, covenant fleet coming out of slipstream!" "Give me fleet comm. channel." "Channel open sir." "Fleet, put all power into weapons and maneuvering thrusters. We are sending you firing coordinates. Kennedy out." The comm. went off. "Liz?" The female AI popped up. "Yes" "give the firing solutions to the fleet." "Yes sir. Sent." "Good. MAC capacitors?" "100% sir." "Fire!"
All the ships in the fleet fired. Two frigates and a destroyer went into flames. "Covenant fleet status?" "Admiral, 3 ships destroyed and 1 without shields." "Fleet MAC guns?" "At 100%." "Fire!"
The fleet fired again. A lot were mises, but 2 more covenant ships were destroyed. "Sir, they are firing pulse lasers." The blue beams lunged toward the UNSC fleet. "The Lancer has been hit sir, along with the frigates Lewis & Clark, Compaq, and Creative. The destroyers Reluctant and Varsity were hit too." "MAC guns?" "100% Admiral." 'Fire!"
More mises, but one or their cruisers went into flames. "Sir, they are readying plasma torpedoes." "All ships break and attack!" Just as the fleet started to break the covenant fleet fired its torpedoes. "Sir, enemy plasma torpedoes away!" "Prepare to vent atmosphere on all decks but the bridge", yelled captain Jim Mayfield of the Enterprise. The frigates Lewis & Clark, Compaq, and Creative blew into flames. "Fleet status?!" "Admiral, 3 frigates are gone, 3 disabled, and 1 barely operational. Two destroyers gone sir and 1 disabled." "Sir, the covenant fleet is breaking and attacking."
MAC rounds, archer missiles, pulse lasers, and plasma torpedoes launched at one another. "Fire our MAC guns." "Yes Admiral." Six MAC rounds launch from the Enterprise and hit the lead covenant cruiser and destroyed it. The Lancer destroyed the last. "Target the carrier." "Yes sir." Then a plasma torpedo hit the ship. "Venting atmosphere on decks 29 through 39. Done." "Decks 29 through 35 have been burned away, all 40 men on those decks are dead. Decks 36 through39 have been compromised, 20 out of 28 dead. Sections C through G have hull breaches, closing blast doors."
"MAC guns at 75% sir." "Lock onto the carrier with the MAC's and lock archer missiles A through G." "Locked sir. MAC guns ready." "Fire!" Four MAC rounds launch at the carrier along with 350 missiles. The MAC rounds hit and downed its shields, then the missiles hit. Explosions blew allover the hull, then the ship blew in half from the stress of all the missiles. He looked at the two pieces as they fell toward the planet. He looked over to see the Lancer take a plasma torpedo hit her fore bottom decks, she started to spin out of control, then she rightined her self . She started to back off, but a destroyer started to fallow. "MAC guns?" "60% and rising." "Lock on to that destroyer, they don't have much time till they fire again." "Ready sir." "Fire!" Three MAC rounds launched and hit the destroyer. It must have hit their reactor because the ship imploded. "Sir that was the last ship." "Good. Recall the fleet, start looking for survivors and getting damaged ships underway." "Yes sir."
For 2 hours they searched and made crude repairs to damaged ships. He lost 4 frigates, 4 destroyers, and 4 squadrons of fighters. Five ships were being towed back, 3 frigates and 2 destroyers. The Lancer and Enterprise would have to be repaired in space dock. "Sir, the fleet is moving out." "Good, were all nav. banks retrieved?" "Yes sir, just in case." "Good, take us home." The fleet jumped back to Lunar.
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