Stargate Fleet Command
Chapter One Battle of Yorkshire
07 Mar 2016
United Kingdom
Colony of Yorkshire
Bright flashes of light were everywhere as sparks flew from the consoles. With another hit of the powerful beams coming from the enemy's ships. Looking across the bridge smoke filled the air Captain Anna Shaw was taking it in. "Shield status report?" She all but shouted. The USAF Hammond was in a bad way and the Captain knew it. They had received a distress signal from the colony below with no way to escape there were over two hundred thousand people there. With only four ships there was no way they could protect the colony.
"Shields at 22% and falling fast Sir." Came from the coms officer TSgt Todd Rollins. "We will not be able to take many more of those hits, Captain." As the ship rocked yet again as more sparks flew.
"Hyperspace window opening off the starboard bow." Came sensors office Major Louse Hall. "It's one of ours the Kidd!" Moments later another window opened dropping out the USNS Cole. Both let loose four beams of there main weapons striking the oncoming Elementals. Their shield flashed before they fell and the Elementals broke apart on impact.
Just then a flash like a supernova flashed from across the battle zone as the British BC 304 the HMSS Malta blow to pieces. This was their second 304 of their growing fleet of warships with the other at Earth all they had left was three smaller cruisers that were something the IOA had come up with. With one of them on its death roll.
The captain of the USNS Kidd barking orders they had taken another eight of they Elementals with her sister ship doing the same. He ordered to launch all of the 302's there was now over a hundred and fifty fighters trying to take on the Kenobi drones on the surface. The USAF Hammond was trying to make its way from the fight. With hole breaches all over and the shields falling. He ordered to try and cover the Hammond to block the retreat. With flashes of his on shields and sparks flying as they fired off their mark IX nuclear missiles at the control ships. One hitting its mark blowing up the shields felled as the control ship broke apart. Upon seeing this the other command ship reordered the Elementals into clusters of four increasing their strength.
There was another window opening as two Ha'tak mother ships dropped out and opened fire on their mutual enemy the Aschen. Taking out three more clusters. Seeing a new threat the Aschen command ship ordered their Elementals to fall back with so mini ships now at play their losses were mounting. Then their ship rocked hard as the USAF Revere dropped out of Hyperspace all most on top of them within moments the command ship was on more. Lunching fighters to take on the rest of the Elementals that were still fighting off of there last orders.
Just as the Hammond got out of range the Kidd was starting to list over as the shields felled with six clusters raining fire down on it. With no other ship in range, the Captain ordered for emergency beam out. With the combined firepower the USNS Kidd was taking, it couldn't hold up for much longer. Then there was the flash and the Kidd was no more. All anyone could do was watch as the new ship went up.
The USNS Cole wasn't fairing any better as three more clusters were firing on it. Their shields down to less than 30% they were trying to flee but they were losing power to their Sublight and the hyperdrives were already out. One of the Ha'taks moved in to try and cover the USNS Cole. Taking out two of the clusters as six more was moving into firing range. The two British cruisers that were left began to move in on the last six clusters. After the USAF Revere and the other Ha'tak had taken out the rest.
The Revere opened a hyperspace window to make a small jump. Taking out one of the clusters upon reentry to normal space. Moving to takeout another the Cole lost the fight with only two clusters left firing on her the shields felled. As the USNS Cole rolled she managed to get off one last salvo of her beam weapons taking out the last of the two clusters before losing all power herself.
On the Revere Gen. Ellis was evaluating the situation. " Open a com to the Ha'taks. We owe them our thanks."
"This General Ellis of the Earth ship USAF Revere. Thanks for the help. To how do I speak?" Ellis asked.
"I'm Gar'nel of the Free Jaffa Nation. You owe us on thanks it was an honor to fight with the Tau'ri against these honorless filth Aschen." He all but spit the name of their enemy. "From our sensors, it seems that those things on the planet have been eliminated. Is there anything else you would require of us?"
"I believe that we should be able to take it from here." Returned Ellis "How did your ships make out?"
"A few minor repairs and we will be on our way." The Jaffa said before ending the com.
"Did the Kidd get anyone off before she went up?" Gen Ellis was looking out over in space where the Cole was. "Beam all nonessential personal from the Cole to the ground. Send any teams we have to help with repairs."
"Yes, Sir. The USNS Kidd was able to get only eighty-seven off before she went. Sir." The coms officer Reported. "The Jaffa are leaving now Sir." As he looked out the viewport and saw the vessels inter hyperspace.
"Send a message to Command we're going to need to get some help down there and fast." Ellis looking around how is the Hammond." He asks before setting back in his command chair.
"The Hammond has lost most of their power and life support is felling. They ask for help to bean the non-essential personnel out."
"Beam the wounded over and the rest to the surface. Send down anyone we can spare to help out down there and have someone to get the gate open to a friendly world." Ordered the General "Do we have anything else headed our way?"
"Long-range sensors are out from all the radiation out there." The sensor officer said.
"Keep the shields up and weapons hot while we make repairs. Send out any repair team we don't need to the other ships." Ellis ordered. "Send all 302's out from radiation field to keep an eye out for any more hostiles."
On the surface it was chaos. People were laying everywhere dead and the wounded. People were in shock. There were men, women, and children the drones did not make the difference they were all targets. The medics were running from one to the other covering the dead and get help to those that they could. The people were scared and anger was building first at those that had attacked then toward their government far not protecting them.
Eight hours earlier
Yorkshire Colony
Earlier that day it was the three hours before daybreak. The guards were setting at their stations in the Stargate command. With on iris, they had three gun batteries stationed around the stargate with two-man teams. While four other guards stationed at the door of a large warehouse-like building built over it. All was quiet till the sounds of the gate began the sounds magnified from being inside.
"Unscheduled off-world gate activation!" The young airmen announced from the makeshift control room that was built just over the DHD. The unstable vortex erupted from the gate then settled back in the now open gate. We are receiving a signal from Sussex. They're reporting that they are under attack by the Aschen." The airmen reported with a look of fear fell over all that was in the room.
"Prepare for evacuees! Sound the alarms get everyone we can here now." The RAF Major commanded. "On your feet, we have incoming wounded and possible hostiles."
Just then the first stared coming through. Women and children were the first to come then a few of the men all civilians. Sussex was their newest colony with only seven thousand mostly workers to build up the colonies' infrastructure with only two thousand military personals. With only a few buildings for so many people. Most were in tents or using shipping containers as makeshift housing.
After around five hundred had come through the gate closed then moments later it reopened twenty-five more came running out. Then the first large spear so big that it just fits through came hovering out. Upon its arrival, it releases fifty softball-size Kenobis that began to spread out within the warehouse. With laser-like fire coming from them taking out the guards at the fire stations with ease. Floating through the air their shields were flashing as they took the small arms fire from the soldiers. The large spear was firing blast after blast of its more powerful beam weapons. Taking out the control room. Then came three more of the large things releasing their Kenobis. Before the gate closed down eight more had come through making it twelve plus the one hundred kenobis they each had. The doors of the warehouse blow open as they came out hunting their prey.
High above just outside the system two hyperspace windows opened spitting out the two Ashen command carriers each with two hundred rectangular ships. That was about thirty meters long ten meters wide and five meters thick. Each was equipped with there own shields and single beam weapon at the center of their front. They each opened up a window into hyperspace for the short jump to the planet. Where the British had one 304 and five small escort ships around half the size of the 304. Though these Aschen craft were small they packed a punch when they worked together in packs.
The 304 captain of the HMSS Malta was still new to Royal Space Navy as were most from Earths countries. Releasing their missiles and firing the Asgard beam weapons hitting the first of the enemy's craft. It was taking six to eight volleys with the beams just to take out a single of the Elementals. But with so mini of them there was little they could do alone. Sending out a distress signal an hoping help would come was their only chance. Lunching their 302's did little against the enemy ships.
With a new hyperspace window opening and the American ship, the USAF Hammond was coming through. The Hammond opened fire on the Elementals closest to the HMSS Malta to try to relieve some of the pressure off the now dying ship. Taking on fire the Hammond was moving through the vast battlefield to get closer to the HMSS Malta. The captain was calling for the retreat but it was for not. They were to badly damaged losing life support systems and power the Malta was domed. Locking on to as many people as she could the Hammond beamed them to the surface.
They began to fill some hope as their shields were falling fast. The Malta was losing badly with hole breaches venting atmosphere. The captain was calling for an evacuation of the ship but with on power, there was nothing he could do. Then he saw the first of his crew vanish in a flash of light he was relieved that not all would be lost this day. With internal explosions, the HMSS Malta began to break apart in a massive fireball. Just as two more hyperspace windows opened with more help.
The losses were great two 304's and two British escorts ships alone with thirty-nine 302's. On the surface was even worse over seven thousand dead with over twelve thousand wounded. With many still unaccounted for those numbers would only rise. After a fly over the Sussex Colony was a total loss the Aschen had released their bioweapon killing all life around the stargate an leveling all structures.
9 Jun 2016
Sol 2 Terra, Springfield
United States Space Command HQ
Three months since the battle at Yorkshire. Where they had lost one of their newest 304's the USNS Kidd and severely crippling two other the USAF Hammond and the USNS Cole. These were the United States Navies' first space ships on their shakedown cruise alone with the USAF Revere while answering a distress call from the British Colony Yorkshire. That was under attack by a large Aschen fleet with two of their control platforms with four hundred of their Elementals. The Aschen had timed their attack through the gate as well. They had first attacked the colony of Sussex with drone spheres through the gate and two of their carrier vessels and an Aschen bioweapons platform ship. There were no vessels in orbit at the time. The people on the ground had no warning before the attack began. The world was off the Goa'uld known network. So it was believed by those from the IOA to be safe.