EPISODE 07
THE TRAP
UESS Enterprise BS-65A
ALFA SYSTEM
The Mercury Class Battlestar Enterprise was sailing between asteroids in the belt Erebos it was an asteroid belt was fine between the orbits of Tauron and the gas giant Zeus.
The ship was sailing very slowly through the asteroid that had a mile distance between them.
The Admiral Sarah Cross was on the bridge with the Admiral Kyle Woods, Woods Cross looked at and then she said:
"Are you sure you want to do this, this place seems a little tight"
Woods Cross and then look at folding his arms said,
"According to intelligence information that we got there a parked Battlestar Erebos between asteroids, we will destroy"
Cross nodded, but she had a bad feeling about this, she looked through the windshield of the bridge as they sailed between the rocks.
Suddenly one of the officers of the bridge, look Radar Console Cross.
"Sir, the radar detected a ship in front of us, is a Colonial military vessel"
Cross nodded, then she and Woods looked at the front end of the colossal ship and then make a left turn in front of them appeared a Battlestar Class Odin.
The Celestial Battlestar was a ship of 1200 meters long with four thrusters in the stern, each having a nozzle at the entrance and exit of the each one of them.
The ship looked thin and narrow, with two capsules on both sides fastened by three rigid arms, each capsule had a flight deck.
Unlike Class Mercury or Class Columbia, Odin was a class stealth ship whose batteries fire missiles alone.
Woods Cross looked at with a smile looking at the Battlestar between them, which was stationary between asteroids moving around it.
"Weapons, prepare the Mass Drivers" Woods said with a.
"Yes, sir," said an official from the console.
Cross watched the Battlestar; she really did not seem to move at all, while the Enterprise was approaching the Celestially like a wolf about to attack their prey.
The feeling that something was wrong, but did feel that more harm Cross, Woods looked worried and then she said:
"That's something very wrong here, this is too easy"
Woods Cross looked at and then said:
"What are you talking about," said Woods looked like they were closer to the Battlestar Celestial, who did not move "they were not yet aware of our presence"
Cross shook his head saying.
"No, you do not understand, this is too easy, the ship and should have known of our presence and should have already made an evasive maneuver, but has not done that"
Woods Cross looked at with a frown, he trusted in the ability to cross it was a good officer and a good XO, but she could not enjoy things when they went well, they were easy prey in front of them and she was questioning whether they should attack or not.
The officer in the Weapons console and then look at Woods said:
"Sir, Mass Drivers are already loaded, ready to shoot his order"
Woods look at Cross and then said with a shocked expression:
"We have to get out of here, this can be a trap"
Woods look but do not pay attention, he could not miss an opportunity for just a hunch.
"Weapons, select target and prepare to fire"
"Yes, sir"
The Enterprise Celestial closer and closer, suddenly the ship began to move, and rotate toward them, one of the officers exclaimed.
"Sir, the ship is moving, is changing course!"
Suddenly the officer exclaimed Radar Console:
"Sir, two unknown vessels are approaching our position from the asteroids"
Woods looked to the officer and then exclaimed.
"IFF?"
"Ships unknown, sir"
"What is their position?"
"They come from port and starboard, sir"
Woods look at Cross, she was right, it was a trap and they had fallen into it.
Before he could give the order, Cross was ahead and then she ordered:
"Weapons, shoot the Mass Drivers to the enemy ship before us"
"Yes, ma'am"
The Enterprise shot two areas of energy to the Celestial, an impact on one of its flight deck burst into pieces and making the following impact on gulf on its back, causing two huge explosions, the ship shook violently from the impact causing her stop its rotation and is inclined slightly to one side by the force of the explosion, the starboard flight deck was partially destroyed and covered in flames.
Meanwhile, emerging from the asteroid came two Class Battlestar Mercury went with all to the Enterprise that was beginning to move away from Celestial, the official of the Radar console told Cross and Woods:
"Sir, the two Battlestar flanked us, there no place where we can escape"
Woods look at Cross and then she asked:
"We can make emergency FTL Jump?"
Woods look at Cross, tension had risen the most and now the adrenaline was coursing through their veins, they had never faced such a dangerous situation since the beginning of military operations in space Colonial ships also never had much resistance to his attack as now.
Woods shook his head.
"We are very close to the asteroid, making a FTL Jump could be very dangerous, we need more space"
"What about fighters?"
Woods shook her head.
"Very little room to maneuver"
Suddenly the Radar official said
"The batteries of the two unknown ships and began firing"
Woods looked to Navigation and then the command:
"Evasive maneuver" then play his headset and then said, "Here speaks the Admiral, all prepare for the impact"
The Enterprise began to navigate through the asteroid but was not quick enough to escape of the bullets of two Class Battlestar Mercury was to port and starboard.
Artillery fire impact violence in the outer hull of the Enterprise, causing the ship to shake slightly, Woods Cross could hear the hollow sound of the impacts from the Bridge.
The situation in front of them was no better as they were a sea of asteroids in front of them, Woods knew they had to act fast and get out of there before the two Battlestar will destroy the Enterprise.
Woods Cross and then look at the command:
"Seal off the bridge, now fully navigate using the Radar"
Cross nodded, then she handed the order, making two huge metal plates around the bridge were closed, leaving dark, the lights lit, poorly lit but only the bridge, the lights of the consoles was the more illuminating the bridge.
The navigating officer, tense about what was going on, look at Woods Cross, and then whispered:
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Fasten your seatbelts; this will be a trip a bit rough"
He said holding the steering wheel that controlled the huge monster that was the ship, the Enterprise sailed at full speed between asteroids, being such a large ship, had very little room for error, so I could not avoid some asteroids impacted in its outer hull causing the ship to shake violently.
Meanwhile the two followed him closely Battlestar firing their artillery fire, which the Enterprise could hardly return fire because she was only four batteries facing aft on the edges of the capsules in which they were flight decks.
The impacts of projectiles the asteroid impact caused major damage to the hull of the Enterprise.
Woods was tense gave a grunt of frustration and then told Cross.
"We can not keep running well, we have to fight"
The bridge was strong shaking every time an asteroid slammed into the hull, the damage was only enhanced by enemy fire support.
Cross looked at his superior officer and then she asked:
"And how is that we do that?"
Woods gave a heavy sigh and then look at a radar screens was in the panel into the pit of them, she could see astronomical objects were marked in yellow, while the two enemy ships were behind them were marked in red.
Woods looked to Navigation and then said:
"Navigation, when we get to clear in front of us a turn of three hundred sixty degrees"
The pilot looked at Woods, as if he was crazy, like Cross, Woods then looked at Weapons:
"Weapons, prepare four Mass Drivers, I want to point and shoot for my signal, we are only going to have a chance to do this well"
"Yes, sir" said the officer in Weapons.
Woods Cross looked as if she were about to do something crazy, then she asked grabbing his arm.
"What do you going to do?"
Woods Cross looked at and then he said simply:
"Get us out of this situation," then ordered him "I want you to prepare an emergency FTL jump when the two ships will destroy us jump out of the system"
Cross nodded.
"I hope you know what you're doing"
Woods gave a nervous smile, and then said:
"Me too"
Navigation officer between shocks Bridge said:
"Sir, we are entering the clearance between the asteroids"
"Very well made the turn"
"Yes, sir"
While Cross was running for the FTL console and distributed orders, Woods ordered at the Weapons console:
"Arms prepare to select targets and fire on my mark"
The colossal Battlestar entered the clearing was an area between asteroids where the distance was more than a mile, giving him space to the ship to sail.
The Enterprise to enter the course at once began to make a turn of three hundred sixty degrees which seemed impossible for a ship of its size.
At the bridge, the navigation console screens were all red, and the turn in a confined space was causing all alarms jump and the same exact full rotation and then exclaimed:
"Turn completed, sir"
Woods looked at the console of Weapons.
"Select the target, fire at will"
The two Class Battlestar Mercury came into the clearing behind the Enterprise that was waiting, her hull was badly damaged by artillery fire and asteroids, but she was willing to keep fighting.
The Enterprise shot four Mass Drivers, the four energy balls out of energy left the ship and then hit in the head just forward of the ships, causing huge explosions and opening large sections of the hull itself and the ships continued to advance and shooting, as the impacts were not important sections.
The officer said console Weapons:
"In the target, despite the severe damage, the ships are moving"
Woods knew he could not do much damage without damaging a substantial section on the Battlestar; the ships were designed to withstand multiple nuclear impacts, and that alone could cause serious damage but not completely destroy the spacecraft.
Woods barked.
"Cross, FTL jump away"
Cross nodded, but before she could give the order, the two Class Battlestar Mercury fired two nuclear missiles to the Enterprise, but these failed to target and landed in some asteroids were near the ship causing a blinding explosion.
Even so the shock waves hit hard the Enterprise causing it to shake violently and causing everyone on the bridge hit the ground.
The alarms started ringing and red lights began flashing, and it clung to the seat Cross console FTL, the officer who sat on it had lost consciousness when his head impacted the console panel, so it with all their efforts up and then she pressed the red button starting the Jump.
Before the Battlestar continue launching more missiles, the Enterprise disappeared in a flash of light.
They were very lucky to escape this alive, the next maybe they would not be so lucky.
DEEP SPACE
The Battlestar Enterprise appeared in a flash of light, its hull was full of cracks and charred black on the multiple impacts that had been inside the ship had many wounded, possibly dead.
At the bridge, the medical team was taking the wounded from the consoles and the Damage Control team was reviewing the consoles, the ship had received a punishment, but they were still alive.
Woods walk to where Cross was sitting in a chair while a medical officer she closed a wound on his forehead, looked at Woods Cross and then said:
"Well done, Sarah, you have saved the lives of everyone"
Cross was still sore, but she was grateful to be alive, she looked at Woods, and then she said with a faint smile on her lips.
"It was nothing, sir; your tactical knowledge is what brought us out of this situation alive"
Woods nodded, but he had made a mistake and it almost cost him the lives of his crew, now the Enterprise needed to be repaired and the injured needed to be healed, the dead needed a decent funeral, were the first casualties on their side of the board since military operations began.
He swore to himself that he would not make the same mistake again.
END