Grand Admiral Worm gazed out a window on the bridge of his flagship the
Wormeara. His fleet had salvaged most of the Watana fleet, but he and his
enemy the Worm Republic were in no shape to fight the even greater threat
posed by Emperor Wanzanar and his Scarab armada.
The battle of the Watana fleet had been a disaster.they had lost a Worm Destroyer and almost two hundred starfighters and bombers. It would take years to recover. Years he didn't have.
He turned to Captain Welleon by the fire-control consoles.
"Weapon systems ready?"
"Yes Sir," came the reply. Worm grinned.
"Let's teach those Scarabs not to mess with us," he paused. "Launch!" With that the Wormeara, along with her escort of ten Watana fleet Wormnaughts jumped. A modest force, but a force to reckon with.
After a couple hours the taskforce stopped to make a fix on their position. Worm then turned his attention to one of the sensor consoles. He saw a horrifying sight.
A single blip 22 clicks away. A Scarab Battlecruiser, the most powerful ship in the galaxy. He cocked his head to the port-side crew pit as he plotted his next move.
"Launch Termite Interceptors, twelve degrees left!" he ordered. The fighters were launched as the massive capital ship came into view. Forty Scarab Gunships emerged from its hangar. The battle was on.
After a few minutes the Interceptors were almost gone with little damage to the gunships, and a Wormnaught exploded in a ball of fire and metal.
But the Wormeara and the remaining Wormnaughts had the cruiser cornered into a trap. It slung to its right, to be greeted by a barrage of Ion cannon and Turbolaser fire. It turned back and struck another Wormnaught which too exploded.
Like a giant bear stung by a horde of bees, it died. A couple minutes later it was all over.
The battle of the Watana fleet had been a disaster.they had lost a Worm Destroyer and almost two hundred starfighters and bombers. It would take years to recover. Years he didn't have.
He turned to Captain Welleon by the fire-control consoles.
"Weapon systems ready?"
"Yes Sir," came the reply. Worm grinned.
"Let's teach those Scarabs not to mess with us," he paused. "Launch!" With that the Wormeara, along with her escort of ten Watana fleet Wormnaughts jumped. A modest force, but a force to reckon with.
After a couple hours the taskforce stopped to make a fix on their position. Worm then turned his attention to one of the sensor consoles. He saw a horrifying sight.
A single blip 22 clicks away. A Scarab Battlecruiser, the most powerful ship in the galaxy. He cocked his head to the port-side crew pit as he plotted his next move.
"Launch Termite Interceptors, twelve degrees left!" he ordered. The fighters were launched as the massive capital ship came into view. Forty Scarab Gunships emerged from its hangar. The battle was on.
After a few minutes the Interceptors were almost gone with little damage to the gunships, and a Wormnaught exploded in a ball of fire and metal.
But the Wormeara and the remaining Wormnaughts had the cruiser cornered into a trap. It slung to its right, to be greeted by a barrage of Ion cannon and Turbolaser fire. It turned back and struck another Wormnaught which too exploded.
Like a giant bear stung by a horde of bees, it died. A couple minutes later it was all over.