Chapter 3: Cargo Bay Skirmish:
Meanwhile back in the junction tubes. "Affirmative we will try to get to the junction tubes as fast as we can," answered Riku when he got the orders from the captain on the bridge through his communicator. "Alright team we've got to get to deck 5 as fast as we can, got it?" Riku told this security team. "We should be on deck 5 right now and I bet that this door here when we open it we will be stepping into deck 5" Helen told Riku. "Alright then, open the door and let's MOVE OUT!" ordered Riku. Then when Riku finished saying this Helen opened the door and slowly the grouped crawled out right into a small, cornered both sides, section on deck 5, in a cross fire with the unknown intruders and the of the ships security team. All they could hear were yells of the people on both sides getting shot and hit on impact from the weapons fire.
"Alright team we got a situation here so let's get into action team", ordered Riku.
"Yes, sir!" answered the others.
"So first Lt. Helen you and ensign Tidus go and try to sneak up behind them for a sneak attack while the rest of us give you some covering fire, okay?" ordered Riku.
"Got it!" answered Helen and Tidus.
"On my mark, ready?" asked Riku. His team nodded. "COMMENCE COVERING FIRE!" yelled Riku, and then Whitney and Joe started to fire at the enemy group, while Tidus and Helen slipped by the crossfire.
Meanwhile back on the bridge the fight between the Earth Federation ships and Rebel Confederation ships was intensifying.
"Sir, we have just lost another 3 ships, but only half crew was able to escape", reported Vivian.
"Those Bloody Bastards", remarked the commander.
"Have a salvage team get prepped to bring in those escape pods and send a medical team to meet them in hanger bay one", ordered the captain.
"Yes sir, the teams are on there way, answering Vivian.
"Captain we have incoming weapons fire!" yelled the tactical officer. There was a big explosion and then the ship began to rock back and forth hard.
"REPORT!" yelled the captain.
"That last hit has ruptured two of our engine coils and we have hull breaches from decks 6 through 13, repair crews are on their way!" answered the Tactical officer.
"Where did that fire come from?" asked the commander.
"Tracking, it seems to have come from the enemy carrier sir!" said the tactical officer.
"Show me that ship on the main screen", the captain orders. Then the main screen turned on to show a massive ship twice the size of one of their heavy cruisers, with what seemed 4 hangers, 2 plasma cannons, and several defense turrets. The whole crew watched as in horror as it launched several of its drop ships, and fighters on the helpless and defenseless, Earth Federation starships that were disabled or in repair at the moment.
"Orders captain?" the helm officer asked.
The captain was stun for a moment at the size of the ship before he told the officer, "set a course for that carrier, and launch all of our Hawk Fighters to take out the enemy fighters and drop ships heading toward our cruisers!"
"Aye sir!" answered both the helm officer and tactical officer.
Mean while back on deck 5, the skirmish between the security officers and intruders continued.
Helen and Tidus had just gotten passed between the crossfire and were now on their way around the corridor and behind the enemy. The two of them turned the last corner just in time to see 10 of the enemy troops shoot a security officer in the head. Both Helen and Tidus both jumped out at the same time and fired their M1 and sniper rifles at the enemy. All 10 of the enemy troops fell and lay motionless in their own blood.
The remain security officers approached Helen and Tidus to thank them.
"Thank you, I am Lt. Commander Relina, I am in command of this security team here," Relina told Riku and his security team. Relina was the type of girl who loved to mess around with people like her friends, but she is always there for her friends as well.
"If it had not been for you guys we might have been dead," Relina said.
"Yeah no problem, just helping a pal out that's all!" Riku had said back to her.
The two security teams were about to walk there separate ways when the intercom turned on and the commander yelled, "all available security members head to cargo bay two and assist are security member who is pinned down there."
All right then you heard the commander lets go!" order Riku.
"Yes, sir!" answered his team, and they headed toward the cargo bay 2 along with the other security team. Both security teams began to walk down the corridor until they reached cargo bay two's door.
"Okay, everyone ready?" Riku asked everyone.
"Yes!" everyone answered.
"Then let's go, go, go!" and Riku presses a button next to the front cargo bay doors, and they slowly slid open to hell. As the security teams ran in they could hear screams of either theirs or the enemies people as lasers and bullets flew everywhere. 2 of the security members had been hit on their way in as well.
Riku and Tidus ran toward a large cargo container for cover while two other enemy soldiers got shot and fell off the balconies by a hot shot security officer of the team they tried to save. As Riku was trying to shoot for cover fire as the rest of his team ran in, Tidus was busy looking at the Young teen sitting on her knees shooting every soldier on the balcony with complete accuracy and procession and not missing once. Her name was Houng and she was very shy girl, but when it came to combat she could use a sniper rifle better then anyone else. Then he got back to his senses when a laser flew by his right ear stinging it, and he helped Riku give cover fire. then soon after everyone got in the cargo bay Tidus went back to looking at the girl who had shot a bullet which ricocheted off some of the cargo bay walls and through 8 enemy soldiers before it stopped midway between 2 other enemy snipers.
Mean while on the bridge.
"Captain, we are getting heavy fire on all ships, but it would seem that are fleet is crushing the enemies", reported the tactical officer.
"Well that's good to know, but what is the status of the enemy carrier?" asked the commander.
"Its shields are failing and all of their fighters are being destroyed", reported the tactical officer.
"Good, then hail the leading hawk fighter and tell him to go on one last attack run and then head back to the ship", ordered the captain.
"Aye, sir!" answered the communications officer, but before he could do what he was ordered an explosion was view on the front screen as the enemy carrier blew up. Then everyone cheered since now the Earth Federation ships had the upper advantage with Hawk fighters since the enemies only carrier was destroy and their victory was certain now. Then all of a sudden was a second explosion on the side of the ship and the ship tipped to the side.
"Where is that fire coming from?" asked the captain.
"It would seem, sir that all the enemy ships had changed course and are now directing their fire on", but before the tactical officer could finish the ship tipped to its side again. This time a fire started and one of the support beams fell on the weapons officer's station, crushing him and killing the poor ensign instantly.
"Gets this ship moving!" the captain ordered the helm officer.
"Aye, sir, but I will need more engine power", she answered.
"Then get engineering on the line now", he yelled at the communications officer.
"I got them on the line now, sir!" answered the Communications officer.
"Engineering transfer more power to the engines now!" ordered the captain.
"We can't", said a voice through static, "the enemy has broken through defenses and my engineering team and I are pinned down at the moment", the chief engineer answered before several laser fires could be heard and the line went dead.
"What are our orders?" asked all the officers.
The captain looked stun at the moment again before he yelled out, "get this ship moving with what ever engine power we got, and load all of the ships weapons to overload", the captain ordered, "were going take out as many ships as we can by any means necessary, order the Hawk fighters to start bombarding all the other enemy ships, and Lieutenant Andrew take 3 of the crew to engineering and see if you can help out" the captain finally finished ordering, and as he did everyone got to work.
Lieutenant Andrew got up and said, "You three follow me", as he pointed to Ensign Sora, Ensign Tony, and Lieutenant Thai. The 3 followed him into the turbo lift and Andrew said, "DECK 4, ARMORY!"
Lieutenant Andrew was a man with great pride in his men, and through thr roughest times he would always keep them moving on no matter what.
While for ensign Tony was a guy who like to fool around and make jokes off anything he could, but once you got to know him he was a pretty cool guy.
Finally Lieutenant Thai was a man that was often silent and was considered a pro sniper, he had also taught at the earth federation academy as a weapons teacher (He was the one who taught Houng her shooting skills).
While back in the cargo bay 2, the security teams were still pinned down, but they were not going to surrender by any means.
"All SECURITY MEMBERS, WHEN COMMENCING FIRE ON THE ENEMY, DOES NOT STOP TILL YOU RUN OUT OF ROUNDS!" Riku yelled over the incoming lasers. He did not receive an answer, but everyone did as told.
Then all of a sudden the enemy started to pour in from down stairs. Everyone was to busy to notice them, but Riku saw them and so did Relina. The two of them ran out at the soldiers and began to melee, punch, kick, and head butted all of them. First Riku took out three of them by round house kick and then took out 6 of them by getting down on the ground and do like a break dance which tripped all of the soldiers, and then when he got back to his feet he shot all of them with his assault rifle when they were down. While Relina used all of her rounds and clips at all of the Soldiers and then picked up two pistols with her feet quickly and shot the rest of the soldiers till all of them were on the ground. After Riku and Relina finished the surprise ground attack the other security officers finished off the enemy on the balcony.
Everyone then began to cheer and dance with joy. All Riku said was, "the job is done".
Then Relina just said, "at least its over with".
While Tidus and Houng were jumping with joy and holding each other. The two looked into each others eyes as they jumped happily, and it was like a romantic setting. They were so happy that they did not notice an, enemy officer getting up off the balcony, and pulling out his laser pistol and saying, "DIE, YOU BITCH!", pull the trigger and shot Houng right in the thigh, injuring her, and angering Tidus. Houng slowly fell into Tidus's arms.