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Chapter 2
Beta-Delta 98743
The star system, Beta-Delta 98743, was one of the more important systems that the TEC had rushed to control. It was also one of the first to come under attack. The TEC were having
a tough time driving the Vasari out of the system. Although the Vasari only had three out of the many planets, the phase gates allowed reinforcements to keep on coming in. Freddy
Cormac and the fleet under his command volunteered to try to drive the Vasari out of the planet Tarcil, designated target Alpha. If he was successful, he was to push on the target
Beta, Ranchin. Freddy's fleet consisted of three Kol Battleships, two Marza Dreadnoughts, a Akkan, a dozen Kodiak Heavy Cruisers, a couple of Hoshikos, five Percheron Light Carriers,
fourteen Cobalt Light Frigates, twenty Javelis LRM (long range missile) Frigates, and three Krosov Seige Frigates. The ships engaged phase drives and disappeared, leaving trails of blue
exhaust.
The ships arrived at Alpha. The opposition consisted of three Kortul Devastators, and four Skarovas Enforcers. The Dreadnoughts fired nukes. The Kols fired Guass cannons at the
Devastators. The rest of the ships fired missiles, lasers, and projectiles. The surprise attack took out two of the Devastators. The last Devastator activated Power Surge. Knowing that
it would be futile to try to overpower the Devastators shields, Cormac ordered the ships to focus fire on the Skarovas Enforcers. Before the Devastator could activate Power Surge
again, Freddy ordered the Akkan to disable it with an Ion Bolt. The Kortul, now disabled, was a sitting duck as a mass of fire obliterated it. The fleet returned attention to the Enforcers
and the Enforcers too were dealt with.
The fleet then turned on the Phase Stabalizers, which allowed the reinforcements to come in. Without the Stabalizer, the planet quickly fell. The Akkan colonized Tarcil, and the TEC
regained control. It was then that the Vasari responded to the TEC attack. Four Devastators with a compliment of thirty Enforcers and thirty Kanrak Assailants entered the fray. Two
Devastators were again destroyed as the TEC concentrated fire. The Akkan also managed to disable one with an Ion Bolt. That Devastator was quickly dealt with. Guass Defense
Platforms finished building and also added to the TEC fire. But the Vasari too fired. Ten of the Javelis were destroyed. All of the Kodiaks were heavily damaged. The Hoshikos worked
hard to save them, but to no avail. The Kodiaks were destroyed as well. The Vasari then went after the Hoshikos. The Hoshikos were destroyed as well. Freddy cursed. Without the
Hoshikos, casualties would quickly mount up. The Vasari did not destroy the Hoshikos without cost though. Twenty Enforcers were left, as well as fifteen Assailants.
The LEV Construction Frigate finished a repair bay. Freddy was relieved. Although his fleet would suffer casualties, they would not lose.
Meanwhile, Robert was pushing at the last planet Gamma. He had colonized it and suffered losses like Freddy. Both Robert and Freddy phased to the last target, Beta. They were
unlucky. A new batch of Vasari reinforcements arrived. Freddy and Robert focused on the enemy capitals first. The enemy capitals fell quickly, though one of Freddy's Kols was destroyed
in the process. Without the capitals for support, Ranchin quickly fell. Beta-Delta 98743 was safe.
For now.
