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Karin:...
Karin: This is getting old.
BLACKJACK! HAHA! I WIN!
Waking up with a start, Maria Traydor sat up straight on the bed, cold sweat dripping down her forehead. She looked around the room, nothing there lurking within the shadows, nothing stirred the silence of the room. She pressed her forehead against her hand, no fever. Strange, for her to wake up so suddenly.
A slight beep came from the computer by her bed. She sat up and walked over to the desk, seating herself on the chair and pressing the button on the screen. A young man's face appeared on screen. He had light brown hair and chesnut coloured eyes. He looked about the same age as Maria but his appearance benies his abilities.
"Captain, we are receiving a transmission from the 'Eternal'."
He said. Maria wiped her forehead. Fayt must be worried to call again.
"I'll be up soon."
"Understood."
The boy saluted and the screen went blank. Maria leaned back on her chair. She wondered just how long it has been since that incident. She got up and left her room, into the metallic grey hallway. She made her way to the bridge, passing corridors and hallways. It was certainly a large ship, larger than the Diplo and certainly packing more firepower.
As she passed crewmembers, they saluted towards her and she waved back. She would never get use to formalities. It has been two weeks since they left Elicoor II, in bound for the Moonbase. Though it did pain Fayt to leave, he did so anyway. The mighty fleet of the Frontier Galactic Government sailing with them.
The Hynd republic had called its people back, saying that they had contributed enough, though Loji did stay behind with a couple of his people, just in case, or so they say. Nyiko had sent the fearsome jarganaught fleets of the Kolik system to the Yzak system and an estimated time of four weeks before they join the battle at the Genosis system.
Maria never wanted to be entangled in this sort of messes again, but there was nothing so could do. If Fayt was willing, she would go too. But in this case, Fayt was wondering exactly the same thing. If she was willing, then he would go too. In the end, it took both Ryoko Leingod and Sophia Esteed to pull the two off the planet. Maria reached the bridge and everyone stood up upon her arrival, saluting. The same young boy who appeared on screen stepped up to her, still saluting.
"At ease."
"Aye, ma'am. Captain's got the bridge!"
He shouted, pulling down his hand.
"Back to stations."
He called and everyone sat back down, going back to their normal activities. Maria sat herself down on the commanding chair, with the boy next standing next to her with hands behind his back.
"Mike, could you get me a drink?"
Maria asked the boy.
"Right away, ma'am."
The boy saluted and walked off. Maria sighed once again, pressing a button on the command console on front of her. A screen appeared in front of her with Fayt in it.
"Maria."
Fayt smiled.
"Fayt."
Maria smiled back.
"Slept well?"
He asked.
"Not too well. What's up?"
"We're closing in on the Moonbase and it doesn't look good. Patching in visual to you now."
Fayt said, turning from the screen and calling out to someone. The eternal had further range visual than other ships, being the best ship in the fleet.
"Captain, incoming visual information."
"Patch it through."
"Aye, ma'am."
The personal pressed a couple of keys and a large screen appeared on the view window. True enough, the moonbase was engulfed in flames. It was beginning to look like a second sun though not bright.
"Yun, how long till we reach?"
Maria asked her map coordinator. The young girl looked up from her console.
"About two hours till firing range, three till we reach teleportation range."
"Charge up the main cannons. Fire on my mark. Countdown time till firing range on screen."
"Aye, ma'am."
A smaller screen appeared at the side with a timer counting down.
"Fayt, any survivors?"
"All evacuated, they got our message in time, however..."
"However?"
"I'm worried about Vanguard III. They're not technologically advance yet and i doubt they can fight back against the excutioners."
Fayt sighed. Maria thought about it for a while. It was plain simple, yet in this situation, it would be risky.
"Fayt, you should turn back."
"What? And leave you alone?"
"I can handle this on my own. Take your fleet with Sophia and rip jump to Vanguard III."
"But-"
"I said i can handle this, remember that i was the captain of the Diplo."
Fayt bit his lip.
"Right, but if anything, i mean ANYTHING, should happen, call me."
"Will do."
Maria smiled.
"Love you."
"Me too."
The screen went blank. Maria sighed, leaning back. Mike came back with a cup of warm tea. Maria took it and sipped it. The warmth spread throughout her body and she felt renewed.
"Thanks, Mike."
She nodded towards her stiff second in command. Mike did nothing. Maria pressed a button on her console, allowing her to announce her voice throughout the ship.
"Attention, crew members of 'Synthesis'. This is your captain speaking. Within two hours time, we will engage in battle with the excutioners. God knows if we will survive, but then again, there is no God, now is there? I wish all of you the best of luck and we will take those bastards down, that i promise you. We will not go down without a fight, that is what i have to say to all of you and to them. That is all."
Maria leaned back, echoes of cheers throughout the hallways.
"Well said, ma'am."
Mike said.
"Thanks. This is really good tea."
Maria said, sipping on her cup.
"The cook went mad, after hearing you wanted to drink something. He made a banquet for you, i believe, before actually making this tea."
Maria giggled. At least there was some humour on this stiff ship. That, she could work on.
"Well, let's have that banquet after this, shall we?"
"Then i shall tell the cook that you're not eating to make him stop cooking."
Mike replied.
"That may be a good idea."
AN: So the space battles have started. Not much ground battle, maybe i'll throw some in later.