Chapter five: Admiral Jose Gregs
"Lieutenant. Get our ground forces on the line and tell them to be prepared for an invasion." Said Admiral Jose Gregs. "Get the Alcran as well and tell them to get those Longswords and Pelicans onboard. I don't want any single ship fighters in battle yet." He said.
"Yes sir." The communications officer said. She was trying to say calm but couldn't. She had just come out of boot. "Get the Matai and the Pillar of June to defend the station." Gregs said angry. He hated it when the Covenant attacked him. Apparently he had always thought no one else cared except him.
"Sir the Pillar of June and Matai are in position and standing by." Said the communications officer.
"Sir we just lost the Sapphire. The Nyte is falling back with the Washington, New York and the Jager. Sir There heading in between the Super MAC (Magnetic Accelerator Cannon)guns." She said scared. No one has ever put his or her ships in between Super MAC guns. If they were directed to the wrong course the UNSC ships wold be targeted instead. Damn, thought Gregs. He knew they needed to fall back. But where they were falling back to would be suicide.
"Lieutenant. Get the Panzer, Phoenix, Lantern, Robin, Maroon, and Storm to destination 22.00726. Tell the Nyte, Washington, New York and Jager to head the same coordinates. Tell them to spread out in a line and stand by Longsword fighters." Said Gregs. He knew what would happen to the fleet if his plan failed.
He continued talking. "Get my Vulcan fighter squadrons ready in docking bay 23 and 57. Tell them to arm one tactical nuke on mine." He started walking to the lift. He than said "Make sure they find out they shouldn't mess around with the 78th fleet."