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Phase 11:

Location: Run Time Error Gwazine Class Ship.

Designation: Illegible

Estimated Battle Time +0050

"My lady course is now 101 High. All remaining mobile suits are pulling back to defend the ship. Checking thermal patterns. Two MS-9 R2's and one MS-17 prototype."

Another voice replied, "Sir, radio contact from the Phoebe. General Revel has been killed in action. Alienramed the bridge. Control of the solar system has been turned over to us. Orders?"

Kycilia yelled, "All back full! Order all remaining Saberfish and Gattle fighters to form up with us. Cover barrages with mega particle cannons. Load Tam nuclear missiles."

"My lady solar system is recharged. We have full control."

Kycilia replied, "Fire it then, we have to keep their shields down."

"Yes my lady, firing. We are getting confirmed reports, second firing was successful, however, enemy fighters have taken out most of the mirrors, we don't have enough for a third shot."

Kycilia then nodded and answered, "Order all remaining ships to close range, full barrage, mega particle cannons and nuclear missels. Tell our remaining MS and fighter units to defend this ship at all cost."

"One of the enemy ships is in range of our Tam missiles. ZG we have a lock!"

Another crew member yelled, "Unload!"

Four high power Tam missiles instantly launched from the ship. To a military historian they looked like the portable Minutemen missiles from the 1960's America, but with a much higher nuclear payload. The Covenant ship right in front instantly fired counter missiles, anti-missiles plasma depth charges and a steady barrage of fire from their anti-fighter guns. Three of the missels were destroyed with one managing to make it through to hit its target. The front fourth of the Covenant ship burst into radioactive flames.

Location: Error. Covenant Cruiser.

Designation: Unknown

Estimated Battle time +0055

"Damage Control Report," yelled a brute on the bridge.

A Jackal looked up from the control pit and yelled, "The front 25 percent of the ship has been destroyed by a high output nuclear explosion. All emergency bulkheads have been sealed."

Another brute yelled up from the pit, "Captain, ship reactor is beginning to destabilize, 5 minutes until critical and then detonation."

The Captain yelled, "Well is that damm Asteroid!"

The Jackal replied, "15 minutes out. Current bearing is 071. Grid 651."

The Captain looked out the view port, directly in the Asteroids path was a whole group of the most heavily armed ships the Infidels had. The Brute smiled and ordered, "New bearing--201, we'll head right into the middle of that Infidel battle group. Start overloading the Slipspace generator."

It was clear to the crew on the bridge what he was planning. Slipspace generators like Hyperdrives allowed ships to travel between planets in this or any other galaxy. However, unlike hyperdrives that of overloaded would shut down, Covenant slip space generators had no safeties at all. If too much power was diverted to them they would explode, creating a massive slipspace shockwave that would disintegrate the ship and anything within a ten mile sphere. It was a common suicide tactic within the Covenant when the vessel was damaged beyond repair. After all, there was no greater glory than dying for the gods.

Location: EFSF White Base. Error: Grid Location Unknown.

Estimated Battle Time+0065.

Sayla was still in the cockpit of the MS-18-- Surprised to have survived this long. Amuro and Johnny were no where to be found. Kia and Heaton and their gun cannons were still sticking close to the ship. Another group of Alien fighters began to close. It was almost like a reflex now, pulling the trigger of the MS's 150 mm. auto shotgun. A huge spray of shrapnel was emitted from the gun and downed most of the fighters. One managed to break off just in time only to be hit by Kia's beam machine gun.

Kai exclaimed, "There is no end to them, they just keep coming."

Hayato answered, "They're like roaches. They just won't die."

Bluestones voice boomed over the radio, "New contacts bearing 177 high. We got friendlies: Two GM snipers and one MS-06-F2, and about another dozen hostiles chasing in pursuit."

Captain Bright who was on the bridge of the White Base yelled, "Roll ship to starboard. AA guns target pursuing fighters. Go to 201 low."

Outside several Covenant D types were chasing the three mobile suits. The two snipers continued on but the F2 that was already badly damaged decided to make a final stand. It spun around a full 180 and unloaded the entire remaining clip of its old 120 mm machine gun. All the D types broke off immediately surprised by the sudden attack. Except for one--it rammed the F2 and both it and the fighter exploded raining shrapnel towards the White Bases' bridge.

The shrapnel flew through the bridge window and impaled most of the crew instantly. When the barrage ended only Bright and Mirai had survived. Bight's mind switched immediately to auto-pilot, he grabbed the unconscious Mirai away from the ship's helm and into the still functioning elevator. Seconds later the elevator opened to the secondary bridge where Bluestone was commanding the ships firing control.

Bluestone had seen the whole battle on the ships security monitors. He knew what had happened and was surprised to see these two still alive. Bright quickly grabbed the radio, "Kai, Hayato, Sayla the main bridge has been damaged. I've transferred down the secondary bridge, pull back and form a tighter perimeter along the ship with the two GM snipers."

A Zeon trooper looked up from his counsel and said, "Engine output down 75 per cent. Weapons 47 per cent off line. Upper level decks are depressurizing. Orbital path is beginning to decay. Time to re-entry 5 minutes."

This got both Bright and Bluestones immediate attention. Bright asked, "What about the re-entry systems?"

Another Zeon trooper stated, "Completely Fried! Besides even if we survived re-entry the atmospheric flight systems are down also. I recommend that we abandon White Base."

Bluestone looked at Bright and said, "Take her, and both our crews to the escape pods I'll try to buy you some time." He then yelled out, "Transfer all control of the ship to my station and then evacuate. Tell all remaining mobile suits to link up with the Madagascar. Now Go!"

Minutes later the escape pods launched from the ship as White Base accelerated. Bluestone was at the helm with sweat dripping from every pore in his body. If he was going to go down he was going to take at least one of their ships with him. He then saw it, a single Alien ship straight ahead of him heading directly toward the center of the main fleet. It was badly damaged so he assumed it also was on a suicide maneuver.

He thought to himself--not if he could help it. His good arm danced over the control panel, computer voices replied, "All remaining nuclear weapons armed. Reactor and Engine output at 150 per cent. Warning: Decrease power, self destruct imminent." Bluestone saw his target get closer and closer. He whispered, "come on--just a little bit longer."

The computer yelled, "Proximity alert--correct course." Bluestone took out his side arm and shot the speaker on the wall. He looked out the view port, there was the ship looming larger and larger. He then relaxed back into his chair whistling a old tune his father had told him long ago.

The White Base collided with the Brute ship. The explosion was the biggest in this battle to date. Both ships were completely disintegrated. The slip space shock wave from the Covenant still occurred but it luckily was no where near its intended target.

Bright looked out the window of his escape pod and couldn't help but give a silent salute to Bluestone as his pod opened its parachute and began to re-enter the atmosphere.

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