GAIA
SEWS outpost 36,
Confederation space,
Fen Habbanis system,
2396
There are two guardsmen sitting at their posts watching their monitors intently for any signs of incursion. Currently, the heightened tensions between the confederation, the Bright Compact and the Ty'Lneesi Empire are at their highest since the last war in 2178.
Suddenly their monitors light up, and an emergency message is immediately sent towards Gaia, the Confederation home world. And at that very moment, a massive space fleet comes into view. 6 Colossi, 12 Titans, 24 Dreadnoughts, 36 Battleships, 48 Cruisers, 60 Destroyers, 72 Corvettes and a 100 army transport ships.
Within seconds, SEWS 36 is nothing but vapour and dust.
Gaia,
Outpost 1,
Heart of Confederation Space,
10 minutes later
"Chancellor Friedrich, our nations have not been at the best of terms since our split 250 years ago. But, I think that now is the time to set aside those differences. The Bright Compact and the Ty'Lneesi Empire represent a threat to the entire quadrant. The Tchaaskerans, the Goxians and the Confederation of Planets all stand united against them. We need your help and the UNE's to protect this part of the galaxy, otherwise both of our democratic experiments will fail, miserably, and we will all become slaves to the Bright Compact and the Ty'Lneesi Empire or be eradicated by the Skanuri Star Destroyers".
"Confederator Ioanna. Very well spoken. But we had warned you, that if the COP broke from the UNE, you would be destroyed. And we have nothing more to say".
"What a pity Friedrich, even after all these years you can't let go of your hatred. How tragic. Nevertheless, whether you participate or not, we will ensure the protection of the entire quadrant. Ioanna out".
Riskamore,
Riskamore System,
Confederation Space,
Same time.
"Admiral Vanthor, hypercomm request from Gaia"
"Patch it through"
"Starfleet, this is Ioanna"
Everyone in the entire fleet is at rapt attention.
"I wish to apologize to you. Currently, a massive fleet has amassed in Fen Habbanis. The BC and TE wish to destroy us and our allies and for that I need to ask of you two things. The Tchaaskerans are bravely holding off the combined fleets of the BC in their space. While we and the Goxians will have to hold them off here at Riskamore. I know what you're thinking. Fen Habbanis is our industrial juggernaut, its loss will half our nation's industrial capacity. And yes, we will have to sacrifice the Geqietem system and its 70 billion people. This is the hardest decision I've had to make as my role as Confederator in the last 150 years. Having you attack now to save Geqietem, while vastly outnumbered will leave the entire Confederation open to destruction. We have to wait, the longest wait in my life, while I and everyone in the Confederation will have to hear the screams and witness the horror of this omnicide. The Goxians will take a month to reach Riskamore at Max Warp. In that time Geqietem will be defenceless and it's probable that we will lose all four planets. I have ordered a mass evacuation of the system, but I don't know how many lives will be saved. So, there's a choice which Admiral Vanthor will have to make, both of which will require the sacrifice of Geqietem and your lives. One, you will enter the Geqietem system and assist with evacuation, but which will lead to your certain death, or two, sacrificing Geqietem, but living to fight another day. I wish I was there with you, I'm here doing nothing, while you'll be there dying. I apologize for having failed you all, all my people. I promised so much and yet delivered so littleā¦
Admiral Vanthor cuts the Confederator short.
"Confederator, if I may. All of us here swore an oath to defend the confederation from the depths of the Panthalassic to the edge of the galaxy for as long as we live. We have no qualms in dying for the Confederation, or for its people. We will cover the evacuation of the Geqietus people, we will hold off the aggressors for as long as we can, or till the Goxian fleet reinforces us"
"Thank you Admiral. Thank you, my brave fleet, the Confederation people will never forget this act, nor this day, nor you. Godspeed Admiral, Ioanna out"
"Attention Starfleet. We will be emergency warping to the Geqietem system. Go to red alert, man all battle stations, divert 90% power to weapons, the remaining 10% and aux power to sensors along with life support. Wear your spacesuits, everyone. Make your engineers Hypercharge your zero-point warp reactors. We're going all out on this! Danger Close formation! Not one ship lost till we get kills!"
Geqietem Quartus
Geqietem System
That very moment
"Captain, we've secured the planet, the planetary shield is at max power and all the citizens are underground in bunkers. We're as ready as we'll be, ma'am"
"Alright everyone, fall back to your fortresses, the moment those ships come through, we start blasting them with everything we've got"
As she said this, she saw a massive fleet warp into the sky. The Colossus was aimed right at her.
Before anyone could look away, the beam of the Colossus lit up the entire sky and blinded everyone who was looking at it.
Then a cataclysmic quake. A 14 on the magnitude scale rocked the entire planet and nearly tore it apart. The place where the planetary shield building was, was a massive crater a 100 km across, the quake made all the volcanoes on Quartus erupt, starting a volcanic winter. The Oceans sloshed, with massive 3 km Tsunamis which went a 1000 km inland. Entire underground bunkers were reduced to rubble. The ground opened up so much and so deep, that some people swore that they could see magma. The planet was nearly torn apart, and in minutes, entire cities were dust and 15 billion people died just like that.
Through the blinding pain of 3rd degree burns, broken bones and singed eyes, Captain Merzma ordered,
"Anyone alive, report. They will be sending down the armies, we have to destroy as many transports as possible!"
"Ma'am! We have only 2 batteries online! This is the South Pole! We're out of range. The North Pole will be within range!"
"Ask them to reroute all power and put it into automatic! Push it to the point of explosion! We'll atleast get a few of their transport ships, before they destroy them"
"2! To be precise, madam"
"How many soldiers are ready to fight?!"
"All armies are down ma'am, but the entire airforce is airborne, ma'am. But the turbulence is making them lose fighters and AWACS quickly!"
"Ask them to fire all they have at the transports once they're within range! Before the corvettes destroy them! And ask the Navy to fire their Missiles!"
"Yes, Ma'am!"
"What about our nukes?"
"They're down. But the Airforce and the Navy are at 50% capacity, ma'am"
"Good!"
"They're within range!"
"Fire everything!"
In warp between Riskamore and Geqietem.
"Admiral, we will be reaching the Riskamore system within 2 minutes"
"That's too long, push the reactors as close to self-destruct as possible, we'll do everything else under impulse power"
"Engineering, push to near-self-destruct! Shut off engines as soon as we're out of warp and switch to anti-matter and impulse power. We will enter the system within 20 seconds, sir"
"Good"
They warp into Geqietem.
"Sir, extreme range. We're picking up 50 transports destroyed. They've held off the main invading force sir, but, their entire armed forces have been wiped off. They managed to get one barrage off, that's it"
"Target all weapons at the Colossi. If we manage to destroy them, we may buy the people enough time to finish their evacuations. Target them one at a time."
"Yes, sir"
"If I had my way, I would've warped into them, and then we'd have seen how they liked being outmatched"
"Yes, sir"
"One more thing. Have a Destroyer evacuated and transfer all the fleet's warp reactors to the Destroyer. That'll be our last surprise for the bastards"
"Yes, sir"
"Once I say fire, have us move at ramming speed towards them. We're going to kill as many of them as we can. Set the AI to self-destruct once all remaining vessels have been destroyed. There's no retreat from this"
"Yes, sir"
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"Destroyer loaded, sir, all weapons at max power, we're within range of firing"
"Ramming speed and fire at will!"
Goxxian fleet
Geqietem system
7 days later
"Extreme Range, Uthkxss'Vazxull"
"Yes"
"Debris shows 5 Colossi destroyed, 11 Titans, 18 Battleships and innumerable other ships"
"They have left Geqietem Quartus a Tomb World. Geqietem Tertius is being bombarded sir. Their ships are making quick work of the Planet"
"That's it, this madness ends here. Quarzhkull! Fire at will!"
Gaia
Outpost 1
1 month later
"Beast Chancellor Ioanna. This is High Emperor Nox. We're willing to settle a Status Quo between our two Empires. Be thankful that we did not use our entire fleet. Accept or be destroyed"
"High Emperor Nox, our nation happily accepts the cessation of hostilities. We look forward to a new cooperation between our nations and peoples, built on mutualismā¦"
"Stop! Beast woman! Don't defile our Great Emperor and his philosophy. His ears will not be defiled by any beast, least of all a beast woman! Your egalitarian bile and Xenophillic whoring will be destroyed by our empire! You will be cast into the dustbins of history with your blasphemous poison! We will murder all your cubs within our sight! We will carry out a cleansing of your 'Nation' and instead replace it with the stamp of order which is our Empire and the benevolent, just and divine rule of our High Emperor!"
Once the avian was done ranting, his head was severed swiftly by the Emperor.
"I don't suffer insolence, even loyal insolence. So he is now begone to the wastes of his ancestors, where he will fly till his wings fall off!"
"Beast Chancellor, we accept your surrender! This 'status quo' is but a step towards your nation's destruction! Begone Queen-Bitch Whore!"
With that the Emperor cut the connection.
"Verbal insults! Oh whatever shall we do Confederator?!" said Ghuum facetiously. And the entire office laughed.
"Indeed Ghuum, we have humiliated them beyond measure. They will think twice about attacking us Now that even the UNE has signed a defence pact with all of us"
"Ghuum, while Geqietem and Fen Habbanis are being rebuilt. I need you and your excellent science vessel. G'thor the Unimpressed to travel to the Geqietem system and bring back research for upgrading our technology and rebuilding our fleet. When you come back, I want to aid with research along with all our other science vessels. The next time they attack, I want our fleet to overwhelm there's!"
"At once Confederator!"
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