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The timeline must now stop entirely until Oasa returns. You may still make commentary, speak among your allies. Do nothing that progresses the time in the story. You have been warned, and i'm afraid if you do progress the timeline before Oasa posts again those posts will be totally revoked.
Don't worry, it'll give everybody time to think about their plans. Post again as soon as Oasa is back.
------------------ It is not fear that will destroy you, but the absence of it.
I think I can post this because it probably would have happened before I went to bed anyway.
"Oasa, your defense will be there. The Renegades are eager for battle but they are not stupid. They know that we have destroyed many ships and that we have a superior fleet, our enemies will not attack Svass knowing that they will lose, but we will still send some ships. I am sure that we will have to wait a while and Svass alone wont be able to support my entire fleet. ;)"
Two, now giant, war fleets enter the jump stream from opposite sides of the Universe. 20 CW's, 5 Igadzras, 30 Aradas, and the Icorus's wing. These ships are brand new but about half of them have Voinian Upgrades.
------------------ ---------------------- "Better to remain silent and be thought an idiot, than to speak and remove all doubt."
(This message has been edited by daedalus (edited 12-03-2000).)
To my recollection, the Ambrosia site has been down all today until now. Oasa, please notify us when you get back on so we can continue.
If you were wondering Daedalus, that is an acceptable timeline as it is only conversation between allies. It will NOT be removed.
I'm here, will be here until about 11PM EST.
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Seeing the Renegades' reluctance to fight, Oasa comitted another five war frigates to the effort. They would arrive one day after the rest of the Voinan fleet.
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The Corocian fleet began to pull out of the stream at Svass. Shields and Weapons were activated. Tactical: "I'm reading a moderate fleet...mixed renegade and Oasan...multiple vectors." Buba: "There's a large outpost. Heavy power emanations." The ships moved into attack formations, toward the flat barracade of Oasan ships in a crecent formation. Comm: "The Corocian frequency is being distorted by the energy emanations. However, i'm recieving an anonymous transmission, GD4 Data Structure." The Comm Officer displays the transmission on the vidscreen. It read: "CER-(84)73". Rooster thought for a minute. Rooster "CER...Corocian Event Recordings?" Buba seemed to agree. The sci officer brought up the record for that code. It was the time in which the Rooster copy was picked up by Intimidator. It showed energy emanations on a gamma radiation phase. Rooster: "What about gamma emissions....oh my god....pull up, pull up!!" The entire fleet began to pull up to avoid engaging the Oasans. The proximity was however too close, and one of the CWs (The C.W.S. Farra ) lost a wing and engine power. It had to be brought away from the planet's pull by the Vibrance and the fleet entered the jumpstream to Cthlus. Miranu: "How did you know?" Rooster: "It was the same holo-technology emissions that came from their hologram of me. Now they won't be able to fool us and their renegade fleet will be behind....
Upon arriving at Svass Daedalus begins issuing orders for the defense.
"The Saratoga has something planned, if they attack it will be with strategy. I want 5 Aradas and 1 cresent Warship into each the Mihal and DNS-8359 and Naogza systems. Send the Voinians except for one cruiser and 2 frigates to Voinia and have them on stand-by ready to jump in. The Igadzras with 2 CW's will be in ready state in the Chens system. 4 CW's and 4 Aradas to each the Cthus and Durala systems. All remaining ships except for the Icorus's wing will be in Svass. Test your afterburners, you may need them.
A want a navigation and communication node at all hyperlinks. Send advanced scouts to 3 jumps away from Svass. Also scatter 5 Kraits at each entrance point into Svass. I dont want cloaked ships getting in unnoticed."
Oasa, your defense is ready.
"Ships stationed in Cthus, do not engage, gaurd Tiento exit vector. Voinia ships hyper into Cthus. Svass ships, also hyper in. We've got them trapped. Remaining ships, close in but do not enter Cthus, remain on stand-by."
Durla ships enter Duram along with Naogza ships.
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(This message has been edited by roostersw (edited 12-03-2000).)
The Corocian fleet pulls out of jumpstream at Cthlus. Science: "No gamma, cap'n. It's clean." Tactical: "That's not a good thing. I'm reading 15 CWs, 35 Cruisers, and 30 Aradas. Full vector, they're guarding the jump points, blocking us in." Rooster: "That's plenty, but it's not half as much as we expected." Buba: "Is Daedalus that stupid that he put all his ships at the corners of the system instead of guarding the base?!" Miranu: "Looks like it. I'm only reading 5 CWs, 10 Cruisers, 5 Aradas, and the Dreadnought." Nav: "It'll take those ships at the jump points 10min to get here, and by then we'll be able to pull through them and escape, assuming they do rush us." Rooster: "All ships, straight ahead!" The Corocians move to engage the baffled Oasans. Rooster commands the drone release as laser fire starts. Tactical: "Drones away!" With a flash of light, 10 tactical drones pull away from each side of the ship. Four CWs and 6 Aradas move to attack the Renegade fleet. The others move straight ahead for the Oasans. Two renegade CWs fall along with the Farra. The Saratoga and Vibrance destroy six cruisers, but they lose 3 CWs and the Vibrance takes heavy damage. 3 CWs, 4 Cruisers, and 3 Aradas remain for the Oasans, 8 CWs and 14 Aradas for the Corocians. The Saratoga moves to attack another cruiser, both still at full power with the renegades still far away at the jump points....
I'd like to point out that the energy emanations from Svass were real ; daedelus dropped off a prefab research base. At Cthlus they would not be able to notice it was a hologram unless they ran specific scans on it. Scans they would only run if they suspected holography.
They suspected holography because of the transmission and the correlation with the event recording and the emissions. Any prefab base i'm sure would not be as large as the real one since daedalus was busy allocating all those ships as well...
(The Corocians lose two more CWs and half of the tactical drones...it looks grim as the closest fleet moves to engage the Corocians (6 CWs and 6 Aradas to total 9 of each for the Oasans along with the Icarus' Wing and the Dreadnought, 8 CWs and 12 Aradas for the Corocians along with the Saratoga and badly damaged Vibrance )....
Before I post, I must clear up some of my characters actions.
First of all, Intimidator and Carnotaur are still allied with the Corocians. Those diplomatic missions were to get the "Azdgari Government" out of the war, not Carnotaur and Intimidator. And Carnotaur and Intimidator are definitely NOT allied with Oasa, yet...
---------- Back to the story... ----------
Then one day, Intimidator is given a tremendous honor: The Azdgari people have elected HIM president! Carnotaur and Intimidator are very happy.
Anyway, after Intimidator takes office, Carnotaur decides to go back to fighting, but for whom? Carnotaur goes to the battle betweem Oasa, Daedalus, Roostersw, and Buba and decides to see who wins.
(Since Carnotaur has a relatively large fleet with him, 2 Azdgari warships and 2 Igazras and 1 CW, either Oasa or Rooster could ask him to join them.)
------------------ To Escape Velocity: Nova and Beyond! -------------- Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it. Coming to the EV Chronicles.
--- as the battle rages on, seven Voinan frigates jump into Cthlus, and begin to fight. ---
"Rockets away!" Shouts Daedalus as he jumps in from Duram with 8 CW's and 10 Aradas. Launch fighters and Pursuit Missles. Full engagement don't let them escape." The Voinian ships also jump in from Voinia leaving the only escape route back to Svass where the ships have just entered the hyper stream or run the weak blockade and jump to Tiento.
Fortunately Daedalus's navy obeyed the command to guard the jump points and the rest of the fleet had time to jump in.
The Corocian fleet and Renegade forces cought in the middle are devastated as Rockets Pummel them from the North and pursuit missles from the South. Explosions and flying debri blind all parties temporarirly. The Saratoga and 4 CW's manage to use the confusion to escape but sensors are slow to realize which route they took and it will be 10 min before it is known.
And Carnotaur still waits for someone to ask him to help them.
I don't knew if you had already assumed that all my bordering forces have jumped in. If you did ignore the part about the Voinia forces and Svass forces. This would leave 3 escape routes. Unless Oasa's forces jumped in from one of them.
------------------ Message from the Icorus's Wing to Carnotaur, "Go eat yourself, you will pay for your past crimes. To think that I would let you join me! You have 5 minutes to leave system! You have murdered many of my men." ----------------- Sorry if that is a little harsh but it is in character of a cranky Renegade. ---------------------- "Better to remain silent and be thought an idiot, than to speak and remove all doubt."
My people dont escape :). Especially when it means abandoning the fleet.
CONTINUATION: The Saratoga is shaken with multiple hull breaches. The Vibrance's core begins to breach. As it does, an Oasan cruiser picks up 8 of it's escape pods including Miranu's. Nav: "I'm reading another fleet with Adzgari signature. It's Carnotaur, he's just outside of the system." Rooster: "Comm, call for their aid in--" Comm: "Already doing so, Cap'n." 2 more Corocian CWs are destroyed, bringing Corocian count down to the Saratoga, 4 CWs, and 6 Aradas. Oasan count is beyond the damaged Saratoga's sensor comprension as another volley hits. Comm: "Commander, we're recieving another transmission on all subspace bands, same format as before." Through the battle on everybodies ship intercom, an Emalgha girl sings a demonic tune. A jump rift opens, and 6 immense copper colored warships jump in. They have Emalgha and Corocian signature, however they are of no known class or size. A strange weapon (noted by some to be a mix of neutron and emalgha turret) begins flowing from the fins of these ships at the Oasans, their shields phase and warp, and in some places the beams cut through momentarily and breach the hulls. The demonic girl continues singing. The Oasans fire at the Emalgha, and their shields fail after some time, and a segmented hull begins to dent and warp but does not breach yet. Soon most of the Oasan ships are disabled or destroyed leaving 2 CWs, 4 Cruisers, and the flagships. The Emalgha fleet lay in ruin, only 1 ship really capable of further battle. The Corocians move for the Dreadnought, but 2 of the 8 CWs swerve and fall to the base on the planet. The Saratoga, an Emalgha, and 6 CWs move to attack the final Oasan fleet....
a transmission comes in over subpace to daedelus' ship:
note to daedelus: go for the saratoga with the remnants of the fleet, please. try to take out rooster once and for all. just buy me more time. can send reinforcements if needed. -oasa
(This message has been edited by oasamostexianu (edited 12-03-2000).)
"Renegades and Voinians, now is the time to use the after burners. If the dreadnaught can be saved we will be ultimately victorious. Ram the Corocians! All shields forward! May Ares be with be with us."
Leading the Renegade and Oasan fleet the Icorus's wing accelerates towards the Corocians. Both fleets collided with guns blazing and with a roar and cheer from the attackers every ship's hull was ripped to fragments, hundreds of escape pods flew out of the billowing mushrooms, turrets were still seen firing as they were ripped from their ships.
Daedalus was unconcious in an escape pod with blood running down his face from a shockwave, tears streamed down his cheeks, the Dreadnaught was safe... for now.