Chapter Two- Battle Stations
His wish was granted. The next morning, Lieutenant Roberts shook him awake. Roberts told him that something had happened, and he was needed on the bridge immediately.
Captain Black headed for the bridge.
When he arrived, he was told that he had an urgent message from fleet command. He opened it, and it read?
To:
Captain Black, 6th SP Task Force
From: Admiral Johnson, Fleet
Command
Flags: speedy, URGENT, confidential
Captain,
We
have just had a new development. As you probably know, Rheinland
moved into Sigma yesterday. However, something happened, and the
message about the war that was sent to Tohoku was... tampered with.
The people at the Battleship Matsumoto got a message saying that it
was Liberty that had attacked them. They retaliated by attacking the
DSE employees at the Chugoku Gate Site. Hundreds of them were killed.
We responded by attacking some of their forces in Kepler. Now, we are
officially at war with Kusari. We have made several other
negotiations, and Rheinland, the Blood Dragons, and the GC are on our
side. Those Kusari forces near you will probably find out soon, so be
ready. You now have new orders, protect any and all surviving Liberty
Corporation convoys that come by, and eliminate all Kusari forces
that oppose you. I will let you know when all of the convoys have
been accounted for, and will then give you permission to return to
Liberty Space. Also, the Battleship Oklahoma will be dispatched to
protect the Galileo Jump gate, send the convoys there.
Regards,
Admiral Johnson
Captain Black stared at the message for a second. It just didn?t make sense. All out war? How could it happen? Then, he jumped back to his senses.
"Battlestations! Prepare for action!"
Men began running around. He hit the button for the alarm. He wanted everyone ready. Over the comm channel, he told the captains and wing leaders to prepare for battle and enter formation with him. They were going to pay a visit to the Battleship Myoko.