Captain Iifrit Tambuur'Sa and the HCS Tambuur'Sa: Rebellion
Space unfolded around the HCS Tambuur'Sa as she came out of hyperspace and entered the Nell System. The frigate glittered as its newly rebuilt and repainted armor reflected the stars light. The blue spatial fold disappeared from around the ship and the fusion drive powered up as the HCS Tambuur'Sa headed into space dock at Nell's outer space port.
Huge expanse of metal that formed the space station was wrapped around a natural slip gate and skirted it at the gates maximum radius. The station was smooth except for the gaping maw of the frigate docking port near the star side of the station.
"Sir star dock is asking for docking codes and ship I.D." Lt. Shoow reported across the small bridge of the HCS Tambuur'Sa.
"Then let's not keep them waiting. Transmit the codes." Captain Tambuur said turning his chair to face the communications officer. Shoow entered a small series of numbers on the communications console and there was an audible beep. Tambuur turned his chair back toward the main screen and held up a hand as the slip gate opened its blue white maw wide and ejected a massive Quarr-Jet class heavy cruiser.
The slip gate collapsed into its dormant state, a small glowing orb in the middle of a sea of black. The Quarr-Jet on the other hand powered up and began to move. It turned toward the main bay of the station. And began to move towards that.
"Um that's not right." Hiigans said his deep voice echoing slightly. "She is much too big for that docking port."
"Yeah you are right." Tambuur said as he leaned forward, his right elbow on his right knee. "Shoow what are the channels like?"
"Chaos sir. They say..." he paused listening to the communication channels, "that she is imperialist." He finished and every one caught his or her breath.
"That is really not good. Do you suppose that they heard about our attack on that destroyer?" Lt. Sinira said.
"No, but how could an Imperialist Taidani cruiser come through a slip gate that exits in the center of Republican Taidani space?" Tambuur said.
"Maybe they struck deep into Taidan territory?"
"Not possible, the proximity sensor web would have detected the hyperspace conduits way before then, would they not have?"
"Yes they should have. Lets see what their reaction is to a Kushan assault frigate wanting access to the bay first. Open up a channel."
"Channel open." The left-hand side of the main screen flickered and turned into a Red faced Taidani Commander.
"What is it? I am busy!" He barked.
"Well," Tambuur said coolly, "If we aren't a bit feisty."
"If you are just going to waste my time I will... wait what is a Kushan assault frigate doing in the middle of Taidani Territory?"
Tambuur stood up in brisk Taidani military fashion and saluted, "Kiith'Sa Iifrit Tambuur, captain of the Hiigaran Capitol Ship Tambuur'Sa. Reporting in to drop off the freshly captured crew of the TIS Kun'Daark, a rouge Taidani destroyer in the Sevren sector. Sir." He sat back down and smiled at the shocked look on the cruiser commander's face.
"Well Mr. Tambuur'Sa, I have to regret to inform you about your demise."
Tambuur had not planned on this kind of reaction. He couldn't mask the confusion on his face. "What?"
The cruiser commander stared blankly on. "This sector is now under military jurisdiction by decree of the Taidan Republic and I am ordered to take any action I deem necessary to keep the peace. And I can't have rouge Kushan captain flying around in my sector of space. Good day captain."
"Sir, the cruiser is powering up the Ion Turrets. We could make the gate if we burn it."
"Alright, I am not willing to risk my ship on a cruiser. Fire up the fusion drives." Tambuur was pushed back into his seat as the engines began to burn harder than before.
"Sir, energy cannons coming this way."
"Alright then all engines full ahead!"
"Aye sir." The helmsman followed orders and sent the Assault Frigate straight at the Quarr-Jet as fast as the fusion torches would allow. "Uh sir?"
"Yes?"
"Won't that send us straight up the Ion Cannon turrets?"
"No, but one would think that. Just keep heading toward the center energy cannon turret, that is all."
"Aye sir."
"Captain! Weapons impacting on hull." The ship shook with impacts of hey voltage energy that melted armor away from the Assault frigate.
"Return fire!" The viewing screen flashed blue white as the forward plasma bomb launchers fired a double round of shots towards the cruiser.
"Direct hit!" The W.O. shouted as a blinding blue white beam cut across the viewing screen and blanked out half of it.
"Damage report!" Tambuur yelled as a second beam impact slammed into another flank.
"Sir we have hull breaches. Our port energy cannon is offline!" The sensor chief exclaimed.
"We're doomed." The W.O. said as he fired another round of energy cannons into the flank of the cruiser. "Sir when can we get out of here?"
"Distance to target?" Tambuur said as the forward plasma bomb launchers unleashed another strike.
"Fifteen hundred meters."
"Good, when we are within one-hundred dive under the her and fire up the hyperdrive!"
"Where too sir?" The hyper drive tech said as she keyed in the coordinates in the navigational computer.
"Hiigara." Tambuur looked out at the cruiser filling up more and more of the screen.
"Aye Kiith'Sa setting course for the Homeworld." The Hyper-tech said as she keyed in the exit coordinates.
"Sir, two hundred meters."
"Dive!" The ship lurched forward and dived down under the Taidani cruiser.
"Engage hyperdrive core!" The engines burned hard but the ship began to slow down as the hyper-spatial gravity held the ship in place so the singularity could form and slide over the beaten frigate.
"Good bye Taidani!" Tambuur said before the hyperspace singularity folded around them.
"Sir all drives are functional and responding. The only heavy damage was to the deck above us and the lower two decks."
"Good. Begin inner repairs ASAP and as soon as we exit hyperspace send the repair droids to do their jobs." Tambuur said and yawned. "Ladies and gentlemen I believe we have just been booted from our Taidani stalking grounds. Time to move on. But first I suggest that we all get some sleep. Good night."
Space unfolded around the HCS Tambuur'Sa as she came out of hyperspace and entered the Nell System. The frigate glittered as its newly rebuilt and repainted armor reflected the stars light. The blue spatial fold disappeared from around the ship and the fusion drive powered up as the HCS Tambuur'Sa headed into space dock at Nell's outer space port.
Huge expanse of metal that formed the space station was wrapped around a natural slip gate and skirted it at the gates maximum radius. The station was smooth except for the gaping maw of the frigate docking port near the star side of the station.
"Sir star dock is asking for docking codes and ship I.D." Lt. Shoow reported across the small bridge of the HCS Tambuur'Sa.
"Then let's not keep them waiting. Transmit the codes." Captain Tambuur said turning his chair to face the communications officer. Shoow entered a small series of numbers on the communications console and there was an audible beep. Tambuur turned his chair back toward the main screen and held up a hand as the slip gate opened its blue white maw wide and ejected a massive Quarr-Jet class heavy cruiser.
The slip gate collapsed into its dormant state, a small glowing orb in the middle of a sea of black. The Quarr-Jet on the other hand powered up and began to move. It turned toward the main bay of the station. And began to move towards that.
"Um that's not right." Hiigans said his deep voice echoing slightly. "She is much too big for that docking port."
"Yeah you are right." Tambuur said as he leaned forward, his right elbow on his right knee. "Shoow what are the channels like?"
"Chaos sir. They say..." he paused listening to the communication channels, "that she is imperialist." He finished and every one caught his or her breath.
"That is really not good. Do you suppose that they heard about our attack on that destroyer?" Lt. Sinira said.
"No, but how could an Imperialist Taidani cruiser come through a slip gate that exits in the center of Republican Taidani space?" Tambuur said.
"Maybe they struck deep into Taidan territory?"
"Not possible, the proximity sensor web would have detected the hyperspace conduits way before then, would they not have?"
"Yes they should have. Lets see what their reaction is to a Kushan assault frigate wanting access to the bay first. Open up a channel."
"Channel open." The left-hand side of the main screen flickered and turned into a Red faced Taidani Commander.
"What is it? I am busy!" He barked.
"Well," Tambuur said coolly, "If we aren't a bit feisty."
"If you are just going to waste my time I will... wait what is a Kushan assault frigate doing in the middle of Taidani Territory?"
Tambuur stood up in brisk Taidani military fashion and saluted, "Kiith'Sa Iifrit Tambuur, captain of the Hiigaran Capitol Ship Tambuur'Sa. Reporting in to drop off the freshly captured crew of the TIS Kun'Daark, a rouge Taidani destroyer in the Sevren sector. Sir." He sat back down and smiled at the shocked look on the cruiser commander's face.
"Well Mr. Tambuur'Sa, I have to regret to inform you about your demise."
Tambuur had not planned on this kind of reaction. He couldn't mask the confusion on his face. "What?"
The cruiser commander stared blankly on. "This sector is now under military jurisdiction by decree of the Taidan Republic and I am ordered to take any action I deem necessary to keep the peace. And I can't have rouge Kushan captain flying around in my sector of space. Good day captain."
"Sir, the cruiser is powering up the Ion Turrets. We could make the gate if we burn it."
"Alright, I am not willing to risk my ship on a cruiser. Fire up the fusion drives." Tambuur was pushed back into his seat as the engines began to burn harder than before.
"Sir, energy cannons coming this way."
"Alright then all engines full ahead!"
"Aye sir." The helmsman followed orders and sent the Assault Frigate straight at the Quarr-Jet as fast as the fusion torches would allow. "Uh sir?"
"Yes?"
"Won't that send us straight up the Ion Cannon turrets?"
"No, but one would think that. Just keep heading toward the center energy cannon turret, that is all."
"Aye sir."
"Captain! Weapons impacting on hull." The ship shook with impacts of hey voltage energy that melted armor away from the Assault frigate.
"Return fire!" The viewing screen flashed blue white as the forward plasma bomb launchers fired a double round of shots towards the cruiser.
"Direct hit!" The W.O. shouted as a blinding blue white beam cut across the viewing screen and blanked out half of it.
"Damage report!" Tambuur yelled as a second beam impact slammed into another flank.
"Sir we have hull breaches. Our port energy cannon is offline!" The sensor chief exclaimed.
"We're doomed." The W.O. said as he fired another round of energy cannons into the flank of the cruiser. "Sir when can we get out of here?"
"Distance to target?" Tambuur said as the forward plasma bomb launchers unleashed another strike.
"Fifteen hundred meters."
"Good, when we are within one-hundred dive under the her and fire up the hyperdrive!"
"Where too sir?" The hyper drive tech said as she keyed in the coordinates in the navigational computer.
"Hiigara." Tambuur looked out at the cruiser filling up more and more of the screen.
"Aye Kiith'Sa setting course for the Homeworld." The Hyper-tech said as she keyed in the exit coordinates.
"Sir, two hundred meters."
"Dive!" The ship lurched forward and dived down under the Taidani cruiser.
"Engage hyperdrive core!" The engines burned hard but the ship began to slow down as the hyper-spatial gravity held the ship in place so the singularity could form and slide over the beaten frigate.
"Good bye Taidani!" Tambuur said before the hyperspace singularity folded around them.
"Sir all drives are functional and responding. The only heavy damage was to the deck above us and the lower two decks."
"Good. Begin inner repairs ASAP and as soon as we exit hyperspace send the repair droids to do their jobs." Tambuur said and yawned. "Ladies and gentlemen I believe we have just been booted from our Taidani stalking grounds. Time to move on. But first I suggest that we all get some sleep. Good night."