Chapter 16
Seiran got a what?
Ragesh II Centauri Primus
The Centauri Primus have been the ship of the line for the Centauri Royal Navy for nearly 500 years and the Ragesh II is a newly redesigned ship that boasted the most advance technology the Centauri have to offer.
Today there was no part of the ship that wasn't damage from weapons fire as this new assault by the Earthers is pushing what resources the Centauri's have to the brink of exhaustion. Many decks of the ship are open to space, a third of its crew are dead and those survive is fighting to survive by keeping what's left of the ship operational.
Inside the falling apart command bridge, the Centauri Fleet commander, Londo Mollari of the House Mollari, never thought that he would be this terrified for his life or for his people. To him it was one big mistake after another when the day they join the Minbari and Vorlons in their Holy War no matter how much it would profit their people from their alliance.
Whatever profit they might gain in this war, all of it won't be worth much if you get killed by the Earthers and the other aliens the Minbari and Vorlons have angered, and they are far, far, far advance than any race he currently knows.
'Great Maker! Why am I here fighting these crazy humans of all people?!' he spoke in thought, screaming to the divine for answers, as their tactical screens shows hundreds of those mecha fighters swarming of what's left of the fleet.
'It's happening all over again with us involve this time'
Londo watches a scene being repeated when he first witness the 'Earthers' fight the Minbari the Wolf 359 system in the Alpha Quadrant, of how 300 Minbari and Vorlon warships and a hundreds Nial fighters were defeated by only 10 UN Spacys Warships and tens of thousands of their fighters where some of them transformed into mechas and led by a four thousand meters long 'behemoth' of what was called the 'Macross Cannon'
Londo saw how the Minbari and Vorlon were annihilated under a span of less than 20 minutes of a fierce battle against the UN Spacys. Back there, when he traded with them and the other aliens, Londo have never seen the humans fight but he has heard stories about them and the other aliens of the Alpha quadrant tells tales of how the Earthers repulsed an armada of millions and won.
He had thought that they were tall stories, for it was absurd that any race can posses millions of warships let alone a few thousands.
But on 'The Battle of Wolf 359', Londo Mollari opinion on the Earthers changes dramatically when the UN Spacys unleashed their own weapons of war that are just as powerful and destructive than those used by the Minbari and Vorlons.
The Earthers themselves are well verse in waging space battles after facing many alien invasions of their world and came out victorious.
After the battle at Wolf 359, one of their fleet of a thousand ships appeared to secure the system and from what he knows, a thousand ships is nothing more than a recon fleet by their standards and that their Mainfleet is more numerous in number and greater in firepower. Several days later, the Earthers ordered every alien species that came from the Beta Quadrant to leave their territory for security precaution.
Upon leaving the Wolf system, Londo saw the emergence of several hundreds of thousands of warships. It was one of the UN Spacys Mainfleet and this fleet cast a huge shadow as they pass by this fleet with the star behind it.
Londo shivers as they pass by their shadows as the sudden chill of a foreboding storm.
When he returned to his homeland, he warned his leaders at the Centarum, the governing body of his people, telling them not to involve themselves in the war which was his hope. Londo's warnings fell on deaf ears thanks to the greed of many nobles.
With the Centauri's entering the war to the Minbari/Vorlon side, he was assigned to command a taskforce for the invasion of the Delta Quadrant and takes orders from the Minbari commander Alyt Branmer.
For now they are avoiding the Alpha Quadrant for the alien force's there was too powerful and they needed more resources in order to wage a better war than before. It was decided that they should invade the other quadrants, namely the Delta Quadrant where they believe that it would be easier since there are less advance races there. A whole quadrant ready to be pick cleaned,
'Sigh' Where they, ever wrong…
His Minbari commander ordered to realign their defenses but he sees that it's futile to defend their position now with such overwhelming forces against them. Alyt Branmer ordered Londo to do what he's told but he know that Alyt Branmer will make them fight to the end, for as a member of the Warrior Caste, death is preferable than surrender.
Londo felt that he has had it, so by his orders, the Centauri ships quickly broke formation, leaving the Minbari on their own as they headed to deepspace as fast as their sublight propulsion engines could give them (compliments from their trade in the alpha quadrant). They take the chance in getting as far away from the interference that is blocking their ability to create Jumpoints and hope that the Earthers ships are slower in normal space.
The Centauri's did not go that far from the N-Jammer Interference, for other Earther ships bombards them with N-Jammers, and a wall of thousands of Fighters and UN Warships that cornered them along with Zaft and EA forces. Londo watch his tactical fill up by thousands of mechas, dozens of ships that ring the battlefield they were in.
There was no escape, and Londo is having a terrible migraine
'What Gods of the Centauri have I offended to let me suffer like this?' Londo notion to the high heavens as a broadcast from a UN Spacys Heracles Command Cruiser is telling the Centauri's to power down and surrender.
'Surrender?'
' The Centarum standing orders, surrender is not an option' he thought 'Commit suicide to avoid capture as the Centarum ordered'
Londo Mollari of the Centauri Star Republic is not a fan on suicide. He was in conflict in obeying that order, for they are to commit suicide to avoid capture in order to deny their enemies of intelligence and technology. Surrender is not an option, and yet, he's considering it. If he chooses surrender, Londo fears, that if they surrendered their fate maybe worst than death for there was no telling what will happen to them being prisoners of war.
'Should I take the chance? Maybe I could make a deal with them' for a long moment he thought of his options and then,
"Get me a line to the Spacys" he ordered "And begin erasing all of our ships databanks, NOW!"
Londo communicated with the UNS Yamato to get the terms of their surrender. He has experience with the Earthers before and hopefully they are civilized enough to accept a deal for the survival of his crew. A few tense minutes pass and the Centauri powered down their weapons and declared their surrender to the UN Spacys.
Centauri's are in some ways are capitalist; they are not religious zealots like the Minbari.
Blackstar
"Blasted! Damn those Centauri cowards!" Alyt Branmer shouted angrily as his ship shakes violently from another gun port is destroyed from one of the Strike Freedom's Dragoon unit. Kira's Strike Freedom and Char Excalibur modified with a Dragoon unit both together disabled every weapons port while the Admirals Lightning III just circles around as he can see that Kira and Char can handle it without his help.
"That's the last of the weapons port. Admiral" Char announce
The Admiral flew towards them and congratulates them "Good work you two,"
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The Admiral then called all fighters and mobilesuits pull back after successfully destroying every weapon the Minbari ships possess. Admiral Saotome's then flew the Lightning III beside the Blackstar unchallenged.
"Now that they lost all of their weapons, we have to make them surrender to us peaceably, but I doubt that they would"
"Why would you say that Sir?" Kira ask
"Well Kira, these people the Minbari, who's society is based on a caste system, our friend Alyt Branmer is from the Warrior caste, Star Riders clan I think," he answered "They don't take defeat quite well for it would be regarded as a humiliation."
'They don't take defeat quite well' those word stick for a moment 'won't surrender' he thought
The Admiral flew forward to the Blackstar and told everyone
"All fighters, stay where you are, don't make any moves against them until we give them a chance for them to surrender"
"Yes Sir!"
On the Blackstar, Alyt Branmer watches this single white fighter flew towards them and started circling his ship. The fighter began broadcasting a hail which Branmer is surprised of hearing who it is
"This is Admiral Ranma Saotome of the Robotech Expeditionary Fleet" he announce "Yo! Branmer you bonehead, are you still alive in there?" he called him out,
Immediately, Branmer answered back
"I am still here you Earther scum" he growled "But if you think that I'm going to surrender, well think again" he shouted
"I am a Minbari warrior, I will never bow down to you lower life, for we are superior to you!"
The Admiral sighs and shook his head to the expected reply from Branmer
"Mann, you haven't you haven't change since the last time we saw each other" he stops in front of the Blackstar
"Standing UN Spacys orders is that I give you a chance to surrender and you will be treated fairly and respectfully. There's no point in continuing this senseless slaughter"
"YOU! TREAT US WITH RESPECT, I DOUBT YOUR WORD EARTHER SCUM" Branmer hollered "In your hands my people will suffer a fate worst than death, never would I let that happen! We would rather die than surrender!" as Ranma had suspected he would
"Well that's fine by me bonehead, I never expect that you'd surrender, being a boneheaded idiot and all" the Admiral replied mockingly
"Look, I have no patience with boneheaded idiots like you, but will you let me ask you something before you die with the rest of your pathetic crew?"
"And that would be?"
"Why are you morons starting a war against my people? You've attack other races that has done no wrong to you, heck they don't even know you and still you attack and destroy them, why?"
"Your existence is a threat to us for you are tainted by the Shadows"
"What…the Shadows? What the Hell are you talking about?"
Branmer did not respond.
"Branmer? Branmer! Gonna blow yourself up now?" he tried to make contact again but no answer. So he taunts him
"If you're gonna blow yourself up then, very well, Sayonara!" he said just as he watches the last three ships turn to one direction. Towards Messiah
"Oh Crud"
Ranma then opens a line of communication to everyone
"All forces, take them down, NOW!" he quickly charge at the Blackstar on fighter mode and started firing multiple shots with his two double beam particle cannon on ships. He called on Kira and Char
"Kira, Char do you read me?"
"Yes Sir"
"Target the Blackstar with everything you got, hit them hard, NOW!"
Immediately Kira targeted the Blackstar fins with every missile and beam weapons in his METEOR's armaments. Kira destroyed one of the fines while Char took out the other, now with both fins gone it should have just stop but didn't. The Blackstar has one more card to play, as hidden rocket engines from behind the ship opens up and started increasing its speed again
"That ship is still moving!" Kira cried out
"And I am out of missiles" Char spoke up as he assess his situation further" Overheat on my Dragoon systems have disabled the system, Kira!" he called
"I'm out of missiles too and my Dragoon is at its limit!"
"Just keep firing," The Admiral ordered "don't let that ship crash into Messiah!"
Every beam weapons they have now is holing the Blackstar as to stop its forward movements to Messiah, but everyone is exhausted from battle. Mobile Suits were running out of power, their guns are a showing signs of overheating. They were able to destroy every ship except for the Blackstar now as it push forward to its final destruction.
Kira and Char weapons system is at its limit as their Dragoon went off line
Damn! Somebody stop that thing!" Ranma cried out in panic as thousands of people still trapped in Messiah was about to die. And then his comm sounded
"This is Sheridan, Lexington is on the case"
The Lexington quickly took position between Messiah and the Blackstar, from the front of the ship it opens up the weapons port of two Lohengrin cannons and fired. The cannons were enhanced with UN Spacy tech that magnified the blast several times higher than before. The positron beam burn thru the Blackstar hull and traveled thru the length of the ship and the last thing Branmer saw is a bright light as the beam hit the quantum singularity reactor which destroys the ship.
The Battle of Messiah is over.
24
hours later
SDF-2 Prometheus
With the battle over and damage control is being done, Admiral Saotome is reading a report from the EA Forces when a shuttle tried to run pass the blockade during the battle which is a very interesting report.
Soon after the battle was over, RDF ships took control of the battlefield quickly ordering both Zaft and Earth Alliance out of the battlefield, during the battle, in Lunar Orbit, the shuttle that tried to run towards Daedalus base was intercepted and to their surprise, they found Djibril, Yuna Serian both unconscious due to the pain of multiple injuries, and one Orb Representative tied up and strap down on a seat. Cagalli Yula Athha.
It turns out that, Seiran kidnapped Cagalli when he and Djibril fled Orb, Djibril planned to use Cagalli as a bargaining chip against the UN Spacys which Djibril found out who was interfering in his plans.
When Cagalli found out what Seiran and Djibril was up to she didn't like what they have planned for her and fought like a lion. They restrained her by strapping her down on her seat until they get to Logos controlled territory.
Cagalli, being strap down on her seat pretty much save her life when the shuttle collided with the Spacy ship. Yuna and Djibril as well as several aides were not on their seat when it happened; the result is that they ended up being bounced around like a pinball.
In the incident Yuna Seiran was inside the toilet at that time, bounced around in such a small room, he sustained multiple injuries and later EAF found him with his head stuck on the toilet potty with its vacuum system in reverse. (EEEEWWWW!)
Meanwhile, Djibril was found with broken arms and legs a fractured skull and a metal pipe stuck behind his back.
Only Cagalli remained unscathed with only a few bruising and motion sickness she got from that ordeal.
With the head of Logos in custody it was only a matter of time for the rest of Blue Cosmos surrendered. The Daedalus base and the remaining fleet under Logos surrendered as starvation and lack supplies that kept their machines operational is low and with the UN Spacys appearing, many have decided to surrender than go toe to toe with a fleet of giant warships and tens of thousands of mobile suits.
Colonel Kisaka along with Admiral Robert Leftcourt came to personally gave the report to Admiral Saotome at his office
"So the last remnant of Blue Cosmos is swept away then?"
"Yes Sir, the crew and personnel were more than eager to drag every member of Blue Cosmos out into the open" Admiral Leftcourt reported
"That's good to hear then" he replied "Ms.Cagalli is fully recovered from her ordeal, nothing serious" he look at the medical report on his desk screen and bit his lip as he is trying not laugh but gave a little chuckle "Unfortunately to Mr.Yuna Seiran, he seems to have sustained some secondary injuries just a while ago at the hospital"
"Secondary injury, now how did that happen?" Col. Kisaka asks as he remembers that Seiran is in a body cast on both arms and legs and can't move. Admiral Saotome is still trying to hold his laughter as he reads the medical report
"Well it seems that 'The Lioness of Orb' made a visit at his hospital room carrying an aluminum baseball bat which she got from somewhere and uses Mr.Seiran balls for some practice swings and then use said bat to do some medical exploration"
"What?" both said and Ranma rolled his eyes and clears what he means
"She shoved the bat in Seirans ass"
All three men felt pain between their legs and really felt sorry for the jerk of a man, but that did not stop them from laughing at Seiran well deserved misfortune or punishment. They calmed down for a moment to catch their breath
"The woman is a Flintstone, she makes sparks every time you strike it" he remark
"She must really hate his guts to do that, though I can't blame her after the stunt he tried to pull" Leftcourt remark
"Still, I can't believe that he cooperated with Djibril despite being a wanted man and both of them tried to use Cagalli as a bargaining chip, man! The guy is a sleazoid idiot" Ranma exclaimed
"To be honest, I think getting himself a vasectomy the old fashion way and then a nasty enema the next is too extreme a punishment for him don't you think?" Robert ask and a moment of pause
And once again they get themselves some more laughs at Seiran expense; soon they got back to being serious in their conversation.
"Ahem, well anyway, now that the situation with Logos is over, we can focus on other problems
"The Aliens?" Admiral Leftcourt ask
"They are 100 lightyears from Earth sooner or later they will head straight towards us" Col.Kisaka looks a bit confused
"But sir, didn't you say that they are unable to track your ships thru your hyperspace folds?"
"They don't have to track our ships Colonel that's not the point of concern for us," he replied "The real concern is that they will send scouts from all directions now that they know we are here, but most likely locating is, according to my strategist," he ads as he open a screen to show tv broadcast and pointed.
"They will only need to follow the manmade radiowaves that's traveling thru space for 100 years, that's how they will know our location if they are intent of seeking out other worlds, so we better be ready"
Ranma opens another holoscreen and showed a dark planet size cloud and a colony size ship that looks organic "We have no Idea what they are yet but a preliminary scan by the UNS Sparrow reveals that these are definitely weapon system of some sort…we just don't know what" He turns the screen off
"Terminal and Orb Representatives will handle the explanation to Zaft while the REF Fleet and Delta Fleet will start establishing defense perimeters and skirmish line from here to Pluto"
"Will Zaft join us Admiral?" the Colonel ask
"Hopefully, we've been nurturing good relations with the Plant council for months now, but as for Zaft, well," he took a deep breath "I don't think they will be happy finding out the UN Spacys is helping the EAF after Heaven's Base was destroyed" Jut then a comm chime was sounded and Ranma opens a line
"Yes"
"Admiral, the Zaft space carrier GODWANNA is approaching Chairman Canaver is on board and requesting permission to come aboard"
"Tell them, request granted" he replied
"Chairman Canaver?" said Admiral Leftcourt
"She just got reappointed while Dullindal is suspended and in the Hospital" Ranma answered
"She had the Godwanna as her chaperone"
"Zaft is posturing Robert, as do the rest of the EAF" Ranma pointed out "Now that Zaft have finally seen who we are and the aliens power that devastated their most heavily fortified base and best ships and MS, they are pretty worried right now and no doubt the rest of the EA as well"
"I can Imagine" Robert knows "Few Officers outside of the DSSD knew the truth the rest are in the dark," he said
"But it's nothing we can't handle"
"That is if both EAF and Zaft can cooperate with each other, Robert. What we just went thru is nothing compared to thousands of those ships called Sharlins, coming breathing down on our necks, even with the Spacys advance weaponry, going toe to toe with them is a recipe for disaster for we are not invincible"