Captain Iifrit Tambuur'Sa and the HCS Tambuur'Sa:
Fires burned deep in the heart of the radioactive nebula as a pair of plasma bombs impacted on the Taidani destroyer's hull. The bombs erupted on the decking, spewing their plasma and burning through the inner decks as the destroyer turned to face its foe.
The HCS Tambuur'Sa rotated along its central axis firing off its turreted energy cannons and ripping a greater hole in the heart of the destroyer.
"I repeat myself Tambuur, I will not be taken by the likes of you." The Imperialist Taidani officer repeated over the communications channel.
"And I repeat myself, you imperial scum, I will not rest until you are aboard my vessel, dead or alive." Captain Iifrit Tambuur sat on the metal framed chair on the bridge of the HCS Tambuur'Sa. He was surrounded by the best and brightest officers that where willing to sacrifice their life for the cause of bringing all Imperialist Taidani to justice.
The Destroyer finished its turn and Tambuur could see the Ion charge begin to build up in its Ion Cannons.
"Bring us about and let see how she likes a broadside Mr. Sinira."
"Aye Kiith Sa." The Frigate responded slowly to the pilot's demands and began to pull up along side the sluggish destroyer.
"Mr. Hiigans, Fire."
"Aye sir." Keying in the fire control Sigaar Hiigans fired the pectoral and dorsal energy cannons into the destroyer's flank. The Destroyer rocked away from the impacts as plasma began to leak from the damaged Ion Cannon conduits.
"Sir I am reading a fluctuation in their Ion Cannon circuitry." The sensor chief reported.
"Good let see if they'll surrender now. Mr. Shoow give me a comm. line." Tambuur resettled himself in the chair pleased at how the battle was going.
"Already done sir."
"Good man." One half of the viewing screen flickered and a very disgruntled looking Taidani replaced the view of the destroyer's hull. "Ah. It looks like my methods of persuasion are getting to you. Will you come aboard peacefully or will I have to get the crowbar and pry you out?"
"I will never give up. Never."
"Your powerless without your cannon." Tambuur was referring to the now useless port Ion Cannon. "And if you don't come peacefully I will just continue taking your ship apart."
"You can't do that, my ship is a Taidan destroyer. It will never fall against a frigate such as yours."
"Oh? You forget that a frigate such as mine took out three of the very same type in the battle of The Great Wastelands. How easily you Taidani forget..."
"Here is my answer to your presence!" His picture faded out and again Tambuur could see the destroyer's hull.
"Sir, he is charging up the fusion drives, he is going to make a run for it," the sensor chief said.
"Well he will have good luck then. There are now slip gates in this sector and the radiation in this nebula makes hyperspace impossible."
"Sir he is turning this way..." Mr. Sinira reported.
"What?" Tambuur focused on the picture his screens where showing him. "Why would make that maneuver except to...oh God..."
"What?"
"He is going to ram us, sound collision! Mr. Sinira evasive tactics now!"
"Aye." A high pitched whine echoed out of old hanging speakers resting on the walls of the cabins and corridors of the old ship. A groan of power moving from one section of the ship to another was heard and then the stars began to pass the viewing screen much faster than before as the ships engines burned at their maximum.
The deck plates hummed as the ship sped out of the destroyer's path. Sinira turned the ship slightly as Sigaar turned the cannons about to target the engines of the retreating destroyer. The energy shards blew deep into the delicate fusion drives and the whole destroyer shook with the explosion. The drives glowed for a while. An unhealthy white-hot glow and then went out.
"Call them up again Mr. Shoow." Tambuur said slowly.
"Aye sir." Shoow began to key up another communications line. After a few seconds he called out into the stuffy bridge. "Sir, there is no response, we seem to have blown out their power systems."
"I have confirmation on that. Power levels on the destroyer are dangerously low."
"Any life support?"
"Yes, but under back up power they only have forty three hours left."
Tambuur licked his lips. A tricky situation like this could be a trick. "Is there any way we can contact them without getting into their ship?"
"Not easily, and not with our assets." Shoow said.
"Okay then, find their hatch and prepare docking clamps. We're going in." Tambuur stood and left the bridge. The Tambuur'Sa maneuvered its self toward the destroyer's side. A long cylindrical tube extended beyond the gravity range of the Tambuur'Sa and connected with the hull of the stricken destroyer.
When the boarding party entered the destroyer they made their way toward the bridge only to find the corpse of the Taidani captain dead in his chair with a plasma wound on his right breast.
The boarding party brought the captain aboard the Tambuur'Sa and tried to save him, but found that it was too late. His corpse was as dead as a doornail as the old Kharakian saying went.
The survivors of the destroyer where detained in the cargo hold of the frigate and the destroyer was tugged into a declining orbit around a dying red giant star.
The Tambuur'Sa exited the nebula with a job done and charged its hyperdrive core for the journey back to Nell, the nearest Taidan Republic outpost.
Fires burned deep in the heart of the radioactive nebula as a pair of plasma bombs impacted on the Taidani destroyer's hull. The bombs erupted on the decking, spewing their plasma and burning through the inner decks as the destroyer turned to face its foe.
The HCS Tambuur'Sa rotated along its central axis firing off its turreted energy cannons and ripping a greater hole in the heart of the destroyer.
"I repeat myself Tambuur, I will not be taken by the likes of you." The Imperialist Taidani officer repeated over the communications channel.
"And I repeat myself, you imperial scum, I will not rest until you are aboard my vessel, dead or alive." Captain Iifrit Tambuur sat on the metal framed chair on the bridge of the HCS Tambuur'Sa. He was surrounded by the best and brightest officers that where willing to sacrifice their life for the cause of bringing all Imperialist Taidani to justice.
The Destroyer finished its turn and Tambuur could see the Ion charge begin to build up in its Ion Cannons.
"Bring us about and let see how she likes a broadside Mr. Sinira."
"Aye Kiith Sa." The Frigate responded slowly to the pilot's demands and began to pull up along side the sluggish destroyer.
"Mr. Hiigans, Fire."
"Aye sir." Keying in the fire control Sigaar Hiigans fired the pectoral and dorsal energy cannons into the destroyer's flank. The Destroyer rocked away from the impacts as plasma began to leak from the damaged Ion Cannon conduits.
"Sir I am reading a fluctuation in their Ion Cannon circuitry." The sensor chief reported.
"Good let see if they'll surrender now. Mr. Shoow give me a comm. line." Tambuur resettled himself in the chair pleased at how the battle was going.
"Already done sir."
"Good man." One half of the viewing screen flickered and a very disgruntled looking Taidani replaced the view of the destroyer's hull. "Ah. It looks like my methods of persuasion are getting to you. Will you come aboard peacefully or will I have to get the crowbar and pry you out?"
"I will never give up. Never."
"Your powerless without your cannon." Tambuur was referring to the now useless port Ion Cannon. "And if you don't come peacefully I will just continue taking your ship apart."
"You can't do that, my ship is a Taidan destroyer. It will never fall against a frigate such as yours."
"Oh? You forget that a frigate such as mine took out three of the very same type in the battle of The Great Wastelands. How easily you Taidani forget..."
"Here is my answer to your presence!" His picture faded out and again Tambuur could see the destroyer's hull.
"Sir, he is charging up the fusion drives, he is going to make a run for it," the sensor chief said.
"Well he will have good luck then. There are now slip gates in this sector and the radiation in this nebula makes hyperspace impossible."
"Sir he is turning this way..." Mr. Sinira reported.
"What?" Tambuur focused on the picture his screens where showing him. "Why would make that maneuver except to...oh God..."
"What?"
"He is going to ram us, sound collision! Mr. Sinira evasive tactics now!"
"Aye." A high pitched whine echoed out of old hanging speakers resting on the walls of the cabins and corridors of the old ship. A groan of power moving from one section of the ship to another was heard and then the stars began to pass the viewing screen much faster than before as the ships engines burned at their maximum.
The deck plates hummed as the ship sped out of the destroyer's path. Sinira turned the ship slightly as Sigaar turned the cannons about to target the engines of the retreating destroyer. The energy shards blew deep into the delicate fusion drives and the whole destroyer shook with the explosion. The drives glowed for a while. An unhealthy white-hot glow and then went out.
"Call them up again Mr. Shoow." Tambuur said slowly.
"Aye sir." Shoow began to key up another communications line. After a few seconds he called out into the stuffy bridge. "Sir, there is no response, we seem to have blown out their power systems."
"I have confirmation on that. Power levels on the destroyer are dangerously low."
"Any life support?"
"Yes, but under back up power they only have forty three hours left."
Tambuur licked his lips. A tricky situation like this could be a trick. "Is there any way we can contact them without getting into their ship?"
"Not easily, and not with our assets." Shoow said.
"Okay then, find their hatch and prepare docking clamps. We're going in." Tambuur stood and left the bridge. The Tambuur'Sa maneuvered its self toward the destroyer's side. A long cylindrical tube extended beyond the gravity range of the Tambuur'Sa and connected with the hull of the stricken destroyer.
When the boarding party entered the destroyer they made their way toward the bridge only to find the corpse of the Taidani captain dead in his chair with a plasma wound on his right breast.
The boarding party brought the captain aboard the Tambuur'Sa and tried to save him, but found that it was too late. His corpse was as dead as a doornail as the old Kharakian saying went.
The survivors of the destroyer where detained in the cargo hold of the frigate and the destroyer was tugged into a declining orbit around a dying red giant star.
The Tambuur'Sa exited the nebula with a job done and charged its hyperdrive core for the journey back to Nell, the nearest Taidan Republic outpost.