A.N. Hey guys, sorry for the long update time. I was busy with my other things that I had to do for school. So here is the next chapter. Hope you like it and please review!

13th October 2625

The Slipspace Portal

UNSC Trident-Class Super-Battlecruiser, The Mantis

"Sir, we have successfully transitioned through the , we appear to have hit an EMP field of sorts. All power is lost. The only reason I am still online is due to the fact that I shut down myself before We went through." Venti said.

"What about our emergency Reactors? The auxiliary Reactors?" The Commander asked worriedly.

"No Sir. We are evidently, sitting ducks at this point." Venti confirmed.

At this point, the Commander decided to look around the outside of the bridge. He noticed that all ships, RSN included, have been affected by the EMP field. Then, his ship's lighting came to life. The hum of the auxiliary reactors were music to the Commander's ears. The ship's illuminator lit up the space in front of it. Then a shimmering gold light surrounded the ship as it's shields started regenerating.

"Auxiliary and Secondary Reactors are online. Shields are at 20%, all Point-Defense-Guns are online. We have regained control over the external tracking systems and Archer Missiles. Engines are kept stable at 15%. MAC guns are still offline though." Venti reported.

"Very good. Keep stable. What about the other ships?" Robert asked.

"Their system are going online as we speak. We should be able to move in half an hour time." Venti replied.

Suddenly, 12 bullet-like black ships entered the area. A quick stand-off lasted before the unknown ships fire 24 red beams of concentrated lasers struck the Storm Fleet.

"Sir! Shields are down! Permission to engage?" The defense coordinator asked.

"Engage! Launch longswords and Frigates! Get me the firing solution for the Archers! Any MACs ready? Venti! Take care of this battle!" Robert shouted.

50 Longswords launched from The Mantis, racing away to engage the enemy ships. 25 Archer pods raced away from the Super-Battlecruiser, blowing 3 ships to oblivion.

"Sir, MAC guns firing!"

That blew all the ships to nothingness. Relieved, the Commander recounted on how he paniced. Mentally slapping himself for losing control and having his bridge crew see him panic. This has clearly made the crew skeptical on his abilities reguardless of who he is. If this continues, he may have a mutiny on his hands. In mid-thought, however, the Bridge Leader came up and talked to him.

"Commander, relax. It is your first Command of a ship. You are a ground Commander. It is normal for you to be like this." He said.

"No! Its my fault. I did not prepare and this is what I got for it." The Commander said before annoncing to the rest of the bridge. "I appreciate you guys for the support. I hope you can forgive me for panicking and causing confusion."

The Storm Fleet gathered itself after that. All 33 ships, damaged or not, gathered in a Phalaax Formation.

"Now lets see what we have here."

A.N. Sorry for the short chapter update. Im hoping to keep to a rough 800 word update weekly. Thanks for bearing with me.