Hiei of Alesia

Chapter 1

Guts and Glory

On the corners of the Pegasus Galaxy, somewhere along the edges of Lantean space, the Angelan was doing a routine border patrol. The ship is a rather large destroyer class starship; the first of its kind. Captained by Commander Amann and Lieutenant Commander Hiei Jaganshi, the bridge was filled with many fine officers and enlisted troops just doing their day to day jobs. Towards the font Hiei and Amann where having what appeared to be a minor argument.

Hiei looked at Amann with cold red eyes and said, "No Disrespect intended sir, but you have an eye for politics. You want to be on the council. I get that. However my goals are purely military. Guts and Glory are my dream. Long expeditions on the fringes of the galaxy where there are little or no casualties best serves your interests. Flying sorties over Atlantis where we are under constant threat of Ori attack would better suit mine… sir"

Amann chuckled a bit and replied, "Hiei, your dedication is admirable, but you don't seem to understand. Everything is politics these days. The council has its hands in everything… all promotions to general require council approval."

"Sir…"

"And stop calling me sir. You should get used to calling me Amann."

"Amann. I'm not even a Ships Commander yet, let alone a Fleet Commander. It will be years before I'm even eligible for that kind of job, and my resume will be more impressive if I'm in combat more often."

"In a couple of months I will be in the Lantean Council. At which time ships command with transfer to you. While I'm in the council I will be working on securing you command of a fleet."

"And exactly which fleet would best be suited by my command style?"

Amann reached out towards Hiei placing a hand on the mans shoulder and said, "All in good time."

An alarmed corporal shouted out from the back corner, "15 Ori ships, dropping out of hyperspace behind us. Their opening fire."

Amann turned around as the ship began to shake violently and alarms went off. Red lights flashed all around and what was somewhat order immediately turned into chaos. Amann shouted across the noise, "Raise shields. Turn us around and fire on their lead ship. Prep all boarding craft for departure. Launch all fighters. Hiei…"

Hiei was running towards the launch deck, but was stopped by Amann's voice, "your not a fighter pilot anymore. Put on your armor and get on one of the boarding craft. Lead the charge!"

Turning around Hiei slammed his fist into his right breast and bowed saying, "For guts and glory."