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Start Log
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***Admirals Bridge, EAS Hermes***
General Viktor Ivanov leaned on the edge of the holographic display
table watching the clock tick down to the Federation Ghost Flight
hitting the 4 power cores in one simultaneous strike. The blips on
his display showed the estimated position of the 4 Z-105 Shadows as
they made their way towards the target. From the corner of his eye he
saw Captain Chisulomoving about looking at the readouts on the various
displays. It wasn't that Viktor was feeling compassionate but for
once he hoped he wasn't right about what lay below R'Veras V.
***Ghost One, R'Veras V, North Pole***
First Lieutenant Angelica Yueh breathed a sigh of relief as her
fighters broke into the atmosphere without the passive sensors
registering active scans from the Romulan Orbital Defense Stations.
Admittedly she thought the Erassians had planned it out well. The
plan of attack was planned to the second and it wasn't too complex so
it was still able to adapt if unexpected events occurred.
Up until now Angelica had wondered why Anya had always shook her head
over mission briefs handed down by SSF brass but now Angelica had a
clear idea why she had been that way. At the time Angelica had simply
dismissed it as some young upstart trying to cover her own
deficiencies. How wrong she had been. With this operation plan
everything foreseeable had been accounted for. In fact right now..."
***Admirals Bridge, EAS Hermes***
"Deploy engines make ready for warp jump to target" Viktor said
announcing the detail of the operation plan highlighted on the timer
countdown. He felt a slight shudder as the warp nacelles fully
extended and locked in place. The rhythmic thrum of the warp cores
increased as they brought themselves up to power. "Engines Approved.
Jump to Predetermined Warp in five... four... three... two... one...
jump!" With that the ragtag Erassian task force leaped to light speed
committing themselves to the task ahead.
***Ghost One, R'Veras V, Trav'Neus Canyons***
The countdown on the clock was approaching zero, there was less than a
minute remaining. Her squadron had slowed their approach for the
final leg of the bombing run and had each split off on their paths to
their specific targets. The navigation computers displayed their
routes and the exact speed they should be doing and heading.
Now fully under the gaze of the enemy's sensor network they had
cloaked before detected and were now running dead silent towards the
cores. The hardest part was that they had to strike simultaneously
otherwise the overall mission would become more difficult by several
factors.
Even so despite the harsh requirements of the mission objectives
Angelica was confident of her teams success. Most unit commanders who
had worked well with their subordinates would say the same but
Angelica knew her team was at the top of their game. Not only had
they been asked to join the elite unit being formed on the newly built
Chimera-C but here they were chosen not only for the unique abilities
of their fighters but their own skills as well.
Her unit had been described as the linchpin of this entire part of
Operation Magna. Angelica knew that their inclusion in this operation
had been in no small way thanks to the recommendation of her former
unit CO Marine Captain Anya Xerxes, now a Major. It had been a hard
blow for her flight of Z-105's to be removed from Chimera's roster but
the reference the now Major Xerxes had played had been vital in
securing their participation today. Truth be told Angelica had always
thought Anya full of hot air till she arrived on the Hermes and
Angelica and her pilots were greeted like minor celebrities just for
the fact they knew Anya. The reputation of the 'Stormchild' was a big
one within the Erassian Alliance evidently.
The timer alerted that Angelica and her unit were due to hit their
target in less than 15 seconds. For this job they had been given a so
called 'Phantom' Missile supposedly a creation that was still held
under the highest level of classification within the Alliance. Her
timer reached zero and she depressed the trigger on her control stick
releasing the Phantom Missile towards its destined target.
***Defense Station Kaylar'Z, Main Engineering***
He looked like any other Romulan walking into the primary power core
room. If he looked nervous well that was to be expected he had been
here for a quarter cycle and it was time for his review. A thin glaze
of sweat beaded his forehead which was outwardly considered to be a
sign of nerves about his poor review. Little did the others know it
was simply the layer of the explosives within the lining of his
clothes that were making him nervous. He approached his boss Leth'nar
who greeted him coldly by the power core and replied saying "I once
read that 'Parting is all we know of heaven and all we need of hell.'
Perhaps its time to find out?" His thumb pushed down on the hidden
detonator within his pocket.
***Admirals Bridge, EAS Hermes***
The Hermes dropped out of warp just as the Romulan Defense Station
Kaylar'Z blew out half its decks from the detonation of it's main
power core. Viktor barely gave the erupting station a second glance
as he ordered "Second wave launch". The holographic display below
him showed his two escort Cruisers laying long range artillery fire
into two of the three remaining Defense Stations and his destroyers
engaging the Romulan Warbirds guarding the R'Veras System. So far so
good...
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End Log
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General Viktor Ivanov
FCO
EAS Hermes
First Lieutenant Angelica Yueh
Flight Lead
Ghost Flight
