THE SILHOUETTE CHRONICLES
Available Stories
1) The Darkness And The Light
2) Beyond The Farthest Stars
3) The Wrath Of Tarin
4) The Alliance Gambit
5) The Prometheus Design
6) In The Dark Of The Night
7) Black Fire
8) Dark Moon Rising
9) Dark Moon Setting
Dark Moon Rising
A STORY BY MALTRAY FOX
This story is copyright © to Paul Mcdonnell 2004. All Rights Reserved
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"A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step" - Lao Tzu
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The hours past as Tarin, Silver, Ancell, Janon, Eloise and Amber where sleeping. In the city of Arned lights came on one by one in the streets casting a yellow glow over the ground. Below ground the group was starting to wake. Isabel was busy preparing a meal for the others. After she finished she went to wake the others. Tarin and Ancell woke on their own.
"Good morning Ancell" said Tarin as he stood up.
"You mean good evening Tarin, it's nearly night by now. I hope your ready?" Ancell asked.
"Yes we're ready we won't let the side down, I know everything will go alright" replied Tarin.
The two made their way out of the large room the bunks where in and entered the small kitchen. The table was just large enough for the entire group to sit around and they took a seat near the entrance. As they settled down Silver entered the room, she was wearing a form fitting black stealth suit. The unit it's self was made of a material that absorbed all light. At the moment Silver's suit was switched off, Tarin smiled and went to get changed.
"We should collect the munitions and move out as soon as we're ready. Everything should be calmed down by now. There shouldn't be much trouble for us. No casualties is a watch word on this one" advised Silver.
Tarin came back and slipped his arm around Silver gently. He looked about and smiled a little as he moved slightly closer to the table.
"I think we should get something to eat first, then get going, I doubt we'll have time to go sight seeing" he commented softly.
The others entered the room and took seats around the table, they began eating and for a little while things where silent.
"Ancell, what's the jamming set like?" asked Amber from across the table.
"I took a look before we went to sleep, they are a set of Holberg X forty fives. Very top of the line systems. They both have encript/decript systems very good improvements on what's out there" answered Ancell.
"I learned on the Holberg X forty" replied Amber.
The group went over what they needed to do and when, it wouldn't be easy as they could no use any form of electrical communication device because of the risk of being over heard, Timing would be everything. There where several short range EMP bombs, there where a few charges as well. These the pair would be carrying on them including stun baton's and other stun weapons. They also had blasters which had sixteen settings. Both had a set of macro-binoculars, they worked much like the old binoculars. However they also employed technology from electron microscopes. This allowed the macro binoculars to zoom in on any subject from large distances away, the also allowed the user to pick up thermo graphic images as well. The group soon finished eating and they split up. Amber and Ancell made their way to the jamming equipment. Janon, Eloise, James and Silver made their way up to street level.
"We'll take the rear exit up and out onto Sodium street" said Eloise.
"Stay off Geldar and Cardium streets, patrols have been stepped up there. There's been alot of unrest there of late. The local police and military have increased patrols there" advised Isobel.
"Thank you for the information" replied Tarin.
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Tarin and Silver left the room and collected the munitions they where all attached to three belts. They attached them to their suits. They then went back to join Janon and Eloise. The four made their way thought the main area of the building. The group entered a narrow passageway, it went upwards at an angle. It ran for some distance and ended in a small room. There was a leaver to open a secret entrance. Eloise went over to a small hole and looked out. She pulled it and the door opened inwards. They stepped out onto the street and looked both ways, nothing was moving at all. They split up and Janon and Eloise went off to the area headquarters.
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The city barracks lay at the edge of the business district. Tarin and Silver where watching the entrance. The buildings where mostly above ground but for the vehicle compounds, which where underground. The communications antenna was a little distant from the buildings. The main entrance was guarded and presented a small problem to the plan. Tarin set down the macro binoculars.
"So what do you think?" asked Tarin as he looked out into the night.
"Could be worse the guards we didn't know about but it's not much of a change, there's a five minute gap as the guards patrol the outer compound. We should be able to slip in undetected in the gap between patrols with the stealth suits. We need a diversion though, we should go and place charges on the communications tower" replied silver in a soft voice.
"Charges on the doors to the vehicle compounds should help. We should use thermal charges they will heat and fuse the locks togher. If we repeat this with the barracks doors, we'll be bale to seal off the main forces from the outside. That way the local government falls, no military backing the city should fall easily" commented Tarin.
"It's a sound plan, we best get to the communications tower" answered Silver.
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The trip to the communications tower was slow but after a short while the pair had made it. The two made their way to the base of the tower and started to place charges on the supports. The shadows had made the trip easier with the stealth suits. The two alone soon finished and sighed. The plastic explosive was placed on the inside to the support legs so that it could not been seen by a casual glance. They then activated the devices.
"This should shake things up quite nicely, it will bring the guards over with ease" commented Silver.
"I've always liked fireworks" replied Tarin.
"Hmmm well there will be plenty of those soon enough" Silver grinned softly.
"Oh I do hope so" Tarin grinned.
"You got your victory dance with you?" asked Silver.
"Right here!" sang Tarin softly.
Silver laughed a little at that and returned Tarin's grin. The two made their way back to where they could watch the barracks entrance. The two gate guards where still in position, Tarin took a look at them with his macro binoculars.
"I don't think they noticed a thing, the patrols are still moving" commented Tarin.
"Good we need everything to stay as normal as for long as possible. You do have your thermal charges ready?" asked Silver.
"Yes I'll get things going, fireworks time!" announced Tarin.
The fox brought out a small black tube that had a yellow and black-hashed top, he flicked the top back and pressed the red button underneath. There was four explosions in quick succession, bright flashes of orange, red and yellow light the night sky as the explosive charges detonated. The tower groaned and toppled over in what seemed like slow motion. Sparks flew as power cables snapped and the tower hit the ground. Some guards went running over and as they did so Tarin and silver crossed the small road in front of the entrance to the installation. They soon came to the doors and found they where locked with a numerical keypad.
"Damn there's a numerical coded lock" commented Tarin as he looked to it.
"Let's see numerical data pad, I have something to deal with that" said Silver.
Silver pulled a small computer out of a hidden pocket from the stealth suit. The computer had two red leads coming from it, Silver looked over the numerical lock, she found a slot for diagnostic checks and connected leads into two ports near the lock. The small computer started scrolling through numbers quicker than the eye could see. The computer bleeped a little and showed a neon green light. There was a noise of things moving and loud click as the doors unlocked and slid back out of the way. The two slipped inside and Tarin brought out a small map Isobel had provided them.
"Alright to the left are the dorms to the right and down a level is the opening to the lower doors to the road outside. We need to plant our thermal charges on the door to the dorms and vehicle compounds" Tarin said softly.
The two broke up and for the next few moments they moved quickly planting charges where needed. The dorm doors soon had a charge on each, it took a while but they had soon finished.
"All charges active, we need to make out way down a level now" commented Silver.
"We best get out of here and put the last charge on the main entrance doors. Then we can return to base" said Tarin.
The two made their way down a staircase and as they did so they did so two guards came up and the four bumped each other. The guards where wearing a green uniform with a yellow shoulder flash marking them as troop leaders.
"Intruders, sound the alarm!" called one trooper.
Tarin's hand lashed out like lighting and caught the guard in the throat. The male hit the floor hard. As he did so the other trooper had turned and was running away and accelerating. Silver was on him in an instant, she ran behind him and flew at him feet first. Her feet connected with the back of his knees and sent him sprawling. The two where soon secured with a sticky substance that looked like pink glue. They soon had been stashed under the stairs where they could not been seen.
"This could complicate matters" Tarin voiced.
"Not really everything is under control, it could have been bad if he'd reached a alarm" replied Silver.
The two made their way back upstairs to the main entrance, they exited the building and Silver pressed something inside the door. The two large doors closed and locked. Tarin brought out the last charge and firmly planted it on the lock. They then ran off into the distance and Silver brought out the detonator to the charges and pressed it. The charges turned the locks into molten metal, which cooled and fused togher sealing the doors. Tarin and Silver watched for a little time and then left the area. As soon as it was safe Tarin removed the small communicator from it's hidden hiding place.
"Silverjay to Raven's nest, part two of our mission complete. Staring part three immediately as soon as we get back to base" said Tarin softly.
"Raven's nest to Silverjay, understood next check in is in eight hours. Take care with the next part. You will be contacted if new orders are to be given. Raven's nest out"
Tarin slipped the communicator away, the two made their way to the concealed entrance of the grocery shop.
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Tarin and Silver slipped into the main room underneath the grocery shop. Ancell was still busy jamming signals and would be for a little while longer. Amber turned and looked to the two.
"Welcome back both of you" she said softly.
"Thank you, what's it like here?" asked Silver.
"Not much just intercepts from a few places, interesting to note someone has a pulse transmitter near here. There was a lot of traffic from military systems it went kind of blank though, and went off the suddenly like" replied Amber.
"That's because we destroyed the main and back up communications tower and antenna. I have to say it was a bigger explosion than normal for Silver" commented Tarin.
"What's it like there up now?" asked Ancell as he finished with the equipment.
Eloise the tigress returned from the freedom HQ. She looked elated and came and greeted the others.
"Everything is going better than we expected, most of the city is in our control. There are only a few contained pockets of resistance but they are being defeated. The entire city will be under our control. Of course most of the higher officers will have to stand trial for allowing slavery to continue here. Micheal has stayed behind there's so much to do" commented Eloise.
"We're glad your so happy Eloise, but we still have a lot to do to break the slavery system on this world and in the system" Tarin reminded the Tigress.
"I know but it's still a great thing all the same, we've waited so long for this day. We all owe you our thanks. We should join Michael at the HQ and then onto the council buildings. We need your help to restructure our economy and help the ex-slave to readjust to their new situation" said Eloise.
"We'll try and help but we do have people better suited to this job. They are trained to restructure your ecomeny. We will help with the freed slaves but for the moment we best go and meet up with Micheal" advised Ancell.
The group gathered together and left the grocery shop. Isobel came with them the journey to the council buildings was slightly surreal. The council buildings where made from a white stone, call Kal'lul. From the balcony a new flag flew the blue reflected the sky and the green of the fields. There was a golden sun in the foreground slashed through by a spike of red, which melted into the sun's rays. The group made their way up the marble stairs to an office on the ground floor. The found Micheal sitting on the corner of the desk.
"Oh hello come in, someone from Raven's nest has been in contact with me Tarin, Silver and Amber have been reassigned. There's a shuttle craft coming for them soon" Michael informed the group.
As he was speaking three ships landed in the square outside the council buildings. The group went down the small stairs in front of the building. In front of them where two fighters and a shuttle craft. The shuttles gull wing doors opened and a collie male came over to the group.
"I'm from Raven's nest, I have new orders. In orbit you'll find the patrol ship Genesis. Your to patrol the system and the next three. There will also be a interdictor in the system when you get to the patrol ship. Ancell is to stay here and help set up a new governing body" commented the Collie.
The friends shared goodbye's and made their way to the shuttle. Tarin was the last to enter and the doors closed and then slammed shut as they pressurised for lift off. The shuttles anti-gravs came on line and lifted it far into the upper atmosphere where the shuttle then activated it's small sub-light drives.
The shuttle rounded the planet and went into orbit, a head the sunlight from the single yellow star that gave life to the worlds around it shone off the white hull of a small star ship. Silver took the ship in till the ships small air lock matched up with the larger ship's. A small but thick transfer tunnel slipped out and connected with the shuttle craft. A slight tremor passed through the shuttle. The three friends made there way to the air lock and cycled it so they could slip into the lock. The closed the inner lock door and when the outer door had opened they entered the transfer tunnel. When they where in the starships air lock a large brown bear passed by them. He would take the shuttle craft back to the surface.
The shuttle undocked as soon as the group of three had boreded the starship. Patrol starships where never very big and seldome had a crew of over fifty. The small ship was'nt capable of more than warp six. But it was heavily armed, as soon as the three came aboard they where meet by a young panda girl.
"Welcome to the Genesis, everything is ready Commander" she commented as she passed over a small padd.
On the padd was a few instructions and who was in what postion. Silver was in command and Tarin as her Executive officer. Amber had been given commuincations which suited her quite well. The three took the nearby turbolift upto the bridge. The journey was quick and they where soon standing on the small bridge.
The brigde it's self was marked out with dark blue's. The commanders chair was in a light red with most of the other chairs on the bridge. At the helm was a male white tiger, while at the ops station was a young Lynx. The small science console had a european fox sitting in front of it. Behind the command chair and slightly to the right of it was tactical. A male lion stood there waiting orders. Silver padded to the command chair and took a seat in it. Tarin took the seat to Silver's right Amber went to the com station.
"I'm sure we'll have more than enough time to get to know each other. Helm break orbit, set course for the Taran system. One quater trans-impluse speed" ordered Silver.
"Aye, Commander course for the Taran system computed and locked in. One quater trans-impluse" replied the helm officer.
"Steady as she goes" replied Silver.
The patrol ship fired it's port reaction control thrusters and with little more than a flash of light the ship broke standered orbit and as soon as they where clear, the ships main drive came on line. Amber smiled and looked to the viewscreen and then to Silver.
"System control gives us clearnace for warp drive, Raven's nest sends there best wishes" commented Amber.
"Send to Raven's nest thanks for the send off, god speed to you all. Helm, warp drive at your discresion" answered Silver with a smile.
"Warp drive, Aye. Engaging warp drive" answered the helm officer.
The next few hours where taken up by Silver, Tarin and Amber getting to know the rest of the bridge crew. The ship it's self was a old design but refitted often enough for it still be able to fuction. The Genesis was a Prospero class starship, it's over all lenght was slightly over one hundred and fifteen meters. The ship had nine decks in total and most of it was taken up by engineering, living quaters and enviromental recycling.
"ETA Taran system updated to three hours commander" commented the helm officer.
"Thank you Mister Kovan, Mister Sandwalker what do the sensors tell us of the surrounding systems?" queiried Silver.
"Very little Commander, little traffic is ever out here. There's a small asteroid belt on extream sensor range. Nothing to worry about, I've secured to condition green" replied Sandwalker.
"We'll see what's out there I guess, don't you agree, James?" asked Tarin.
"Of course sir" replied the Lion.
Time passed as the bridge crew went about there business, therfe wasn't a great deal out between the star systems maybe the odd rouge asteroid or a few hulks from the last few mining experditions. Soon the ship neared the star system and Tarin looked to the view screen. They would pass through the system with full sensor arrays deployed. The system was made up of eight panets the farthest orbited the twin suns at a mean distance of four billion billion miles.
"Now coming up on the Taran system, slowing to trans-impulse speed" annouced Korvan.
Amber turned in her chair the Rabbit looked to Silver. She licked her lips and slipped her hand to the controls of her commuications systems.
"Commander, I'm picking up what seems to be alot of com traffic in the system. It's around the fourth planet" reported Amber.
"Scanning, I'm picking up debris and multipul energy weapons discharge. A ship has just jumped into warp space and left the system. It's on a parabolic course to our own, I'm picking up a second ship. Inditerminate life signs from here Commander" replied the European fox.
"Thank you Mister Hardin, continue scanning" replied Silver.
"Commander we should secure to yellow alert" commented the Panda female that had welcomed the three aboard.
"Of course Pandora, secure to yellow alert" Silver said as she shifted in her seat.
On the bridge the yellow alert klaxon could be heard clearly. It continued for a few moments and lighting bars that had been clear between the bridge stations went to a bright vivid yellow and flashed a few times brightly. Pandora Knight as Security officer had responcibliy for all areas of the ship. Already the ship was powering towards the fourth planet. Micheal Hardin contiuned scanning as they got nearer and nearer.
"Commander, I'm picking up over fifty life forms. The ship's disabled all the drives are off line. They have minimal life support, I suggest we beam a engineering team over as soon as possible and have the life support systems tasked as a priority, we'll be in transporter range soon" Micheal gave his report and looked back to the scanners.
Silver touched a com on the command chair. As she did so she looked to Tarin and smiled. He nodded his approval and looked back to the viewsceen.
"Bridge to Engineering, Chief assemble a crew, we're going over to the ship we've just scanned we'll be in range in a few moments"
"Understood Commander, we'll meet you in transpoter room one"
"Thank you chief" Silver said she then released the com button.
"Comander, as your executive officer I can't allow you to go over there till I've taken a look around" commented Tarin as he stood up.
"Tarin, you know I can look after myself, I don't need this" answered Silver.
"Perhaps but I've read the information that was sent with us. Seems Command wants ship commanders to remain on board the ship where and when possible at the moment. So your stuck minding the shop so to say" Tarin adviced.
"Damn, alright you win Tarin" Silver responded with a long sigh.
Tarin looked to Silver and gave her a slight smile. He padded to the turbolift at the rear of the Bridge and entered it.
"Transporter room one" he annouced.
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The transpoter room seemed cool to the first look around. But it was well within design patterns. The transporter dias was at the back of the room, in front of it and off to the right was a small up right stand alone control console. Behind it a young spaniel stood. Tarin walked into the room followed quickly behind by the chief engineer, two other engineer Pandora and six security guards. Tarin and chief engineer Sara Edwards had already spoken and he'd explained why Silver wouldn't be coming with them. The group took their places on the dias and Tarin nodded to the Spaniel.
"Transport when ready, keep a steady lock on us at all times" Tarin said clearly.
"Aye Sir" replied the Spaniel.
The Spaniel swept a hand up over the controls, as he did the green beam sparkled and flared around the group. The ship disolved and another came into place quickly. The beam down point selected had been the bridge and two of the security officers took up a defensive posture and covered the door into the bridge.
Tarin took a look around it seemed the crew had left in somewhat of a hurry. Why he wasn't sure but whatever had happened had been quick. There where a few personal display devices scattered around the bridge. He and two other security officers picked them up. They put them into a small shoulder bag that one of the security officers was wearing. The padd's would be looked over once they had got back to the Genesis. Tarin looked down to a smakll hand held scanner. It was still showing lifeforms other than the team that beamed over.
"Alright, seems we've learned little here. Pandora leave two of your officers here and we'll continue searching. We'll look at the cargo bays next, then head to engineering"
Silver and Tarin had talked togher and they had decied that it being such a small crew it would be easier if everyone called each other by their first name.
"Alright Tarin, Mace, Jason stay here. Keep a eye out for anything untoward going on" Pandora ordered.
Both Mace and Jason nodded their approval. The two took up postions so they could not be seen from the doorway. Tarin lead the others out of the bridge and down a long coridoor to a ladder that ran between decks. They each made their way down a deck and spread out. Ahead and behind them went a security guard. The cargo bay where soon up ahead and one of the security guards broke off and stopped at the itersection to the bays.
"Alright spread out but keep within ear shot, if you find anything report back as soon as possible to the ship" adviced Tarin.
Tarin took one of the secuirty guards as did Pandora, the two groups split up and each entered a cargo bay. Pandora and her guard found nothing, however Tarin found something in bay one. Inside where around fifty furs there where more than a few species represented. It was the four horse morphs that he and his guard found that where suprising. Two where dressed in what could only be described as harem clothing. The two others where ebony black while both the others where grey with white mottled spots. The two where wearing what seemed to be two gold bracers around their wrists. They also had them around their ankles, it only enforced what Tarin was thinkig. All the furs they found where cringing backwards, it didn't take Tarin long to figure out what was going on.
"Damn, a slave ship I wonder why they where abbandoned?" Tarin wondered aloud.
"I don't know sir, but I suspect the 'owners' will be back. I think sir we best beam them over to the Genesis and get out of here with all speed" replied Tarin's guard.
"I guess youre right, I'll contact the Genesis" Tarin commented.
He brought out a small com device and opened a channel.
"Silver we have a problem we've turned up a slave ship, we have a count of fifty two. I think we best beam them all to our ship and get out of here with all due haste"
"Silver here, understood. We'll start transporting as soon as possible, Genesis out"
"Alright, lets get started" Tarin sighed softly.
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The beam outs started slowly at first and started to speed up, soon the bay would be empty. Tarin scanned the ship and soon there was only the away team on the ship. He used his com to get everyone into the bay, as soon as they arrived he signaled to have the team beamed back.
"Lets go home" Pandora said softly.
The Panda female seemed to share Tarin's loathing of slavers and it seemed to him like she smiled as the transporter beams claimed them and returned them all to the Genesis. As the team just finished reforming the ship shook everyone in the teranspoter room was thrown to port and then to starboardf. As soon as Tarin could stand he staggered over to a wall mounted com plate.
"Bridge from Transpoter room one, what the hell was that?" questioned Tarin.
"We seem to have been greeted by our rescued friends owners, you best get up here Tarin"
"On my way Silver" replied Tarin.
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As soon as Tarin got to the bridge he looked to the viewscreen. On it was a ship slightly smaller than the Genesis. It looked more like some sort of gangster the way it was moving.
"They arn't returning our hails" annouced Amber.
"Red Alert, Helm, bring us about heading one-five-five mark zero-two-zero. Tatical lock onto their shields and fire a plasma torpedo" commanded Silver.
The sound of the Red Alert klaxon sounded and the crew ran to battle stations. Tarin felt the thrum of the torpedo launcher as the vibration passed thpough the ship as a ball of blue light roared away from them. It hit the other ships shields sending a cascade of blue energy crackling across them.
"They are now jamming our hails, we cannot contact command" annouced Amber.
Silver continued giving her orders and the two ships swaped turbo-phaser fire with each other. Hardin looked for any signs of the other ship encountering problems. Green and red turbo phaser fire lashed between the two ships red beams of energy swept across the Genesis's port shields. As they flashed and bleed energy the ship swung to starboard and dropped five thousand meters.
"Return fire, target engines and weapons only" commanded Silver.
The ship shook again and the bridge com came on.
"Engineering to Bridge, we have injured down here. Rerouting emergancy power to starbord shields. Trans impulse drives damaged, repairs under way"
"Commander the other ship is also damaged, their shields are failing port hind quater. Weapons fire is down nine percent and dropping. Suggest we target shield over laps, we'll stand a better chance if we target them directly. Enemy ship begining an impulse turn, they are targeting the main engineering deck directly. Incoming torpedo's brace for impact" annouced Sandwalker.
The ship lept like a wounded animal and shook violently. From the ops and science consoles came showers of sparks as the consoles blew. Pressure alarms sounded as the hull breached in several places. Below in engineering there where several fires which where soon put out by the automatic fire suppresion system. Damage control soon had the mercifully small breachs secured and the pressure alarms went off.
"Engineering to Bridge we just lost Aux power, running away might be advisable"
"Commander, the captain of the other vessle is hailing us" adviced Amber.
"Engineering to Bridge we just lost transpoter power, we're badly damaged down here. Main power is just about holding any more shots like that last one and we'll be walking home"
"Alright, tactical I want you to directly target their drives. When I give you the sign your to fire, everything we have, we'll only get one chance. Put the captain on screen Amber" commented Silver softly.
On the viewsceen something came on, Tarin had heard a few legends and such but nothing prepeared him for what appeared. A huge blue dragon morph sat in what could only be a command chair.
"I am Captain M'Cal Parker, you will lower your shields and surrender your vessle. Or I will have to blow you all to atoms. You have some of my... merchantdice you will surrender them to. You will also give us all your computer data in your data banks. That is the terms for your surrender they are final and none negoitable"
Silver looked to Tarin, the two didn't need to speak, they knew each other well enough. Niether would give up without a fight and both knew it. Silver had the shileds lowered for the moment.
"Captain M'Cal, I'm Commander Silver Talanta please give me a few moments so I may inform my crew. We've just lost shields as you can see"
"I feel generous I give you three of your minitues, screen off" replied M'Cal.
The screen went back to a view of the other ship Silver pressed the com button on her chair. It put her through to the whole of the ship she then informed the crew what was going on and asked for their answer. The answer would come from the department heads. A few moments later Tarin smiled and looked to Silver as the answer came through he read it and noddded. Silver stood up and padded in front of the right of the helm. The young Lynx was being treated by the ships doctor for burns to the hands.
"It seems the general concensus is 'go to hell'" Tarin said with a small chuckle.
"I thought it might be alright, Mister Sandwalker as soon as they lower their shields raise ours again and fire all wepons full barrage"
"Aye Commander" replied James.
"The Captain is hailing us again" sighed Amber.
"On screen" Siler answere tersly
"Well Commander Talanta your time is up, what is your answer?" asked M'Cal with a slight snear on his face.
"One moment Captain, we're sending our computer data to you. We're badly damaged and you must give us a little more time, now Mister Sandwalker" Silver commented with a nod.
The lion fired all the turbo phasers and several torpedo's. M'Cal's ship shook repeatedly under the barrage. It was soon left without operating drives a bonus of the damage was that the ships weapons went off line. The energy washed across the enemy ship causing a few small hull breaches.
"Helm, bring us about and head for the nearest space dock. Best possible speed if you please"
The journey back was a little longer than what the crew expected. The ship had been badly damaged and four of the crew had been killed. The ship had stopped for the space fuernals of thoes who had died. They also recieved a few more intresting reports. The Star Confederation of Foxarn had decied that the Galatic police would be dispanded due to problems in the past. A new force would be created and would be called the Rangers. The changes had been along time coming but finally everything was in place. Both Reaper and Ghost squadrons had been put into this new service. Retraining wouldn't be needed from what the reports had said. As with Confedration law the burial tubes where launched towards the systems sun. The ship continued on it's way back to Foxarn.
It wasn't that long till the Genesis entered the Nurn system. Foxarn was the third planet in the system. The ship soon entered standered orbit of the world. Messages where quickly exchanged and both Tarin and Silver where sent for. A engineering expert came onto the ship from the large geostationary space dock. His report was soon filed and Tarin had a copy before the ship started to unload it's passagers. Both Tarin and Silver with Amber and others from Ghost Squadron had been put on special detachment to help the slaves work themesleves into the general population this would take a few months. The Genesis it's self was to badly damaged and the fleet command had soon decied that the ship would be decommisioned and scrapped. Another ship assignment would be posted for the full crew including Silver and Tarin in a few months. Both Tarin and Silver had been last off the ship, the two had beamed down near the fleet headquarters.
"Well, seems we've been here before Silver. But I wonder who will be put into our care. Perhaps while we're here we should stop in and see how Lyra is doing?" questioned Tarin.
"Sure but I think we best report into Admiral Tovar first" replied Silver.
The two padded hand in hand into the massive building.
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Available Stories
1) The Darkness And The Light
2) Beyond The Farthest Stars
3) The Wrath Of Tarin
4) The Alliance Gambit
5) The Prometheus Design
6) In The Dark Of The Night
7) Black Fire
8) Dark Moon Rising
9) Dark Moon Setting
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