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 Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:58 pm
In the void of space, the explosions of the enemy fighters made no sound. Steven's thoughts passed over this fact many times as he watched the light of the detonating Scourges wink in and out of life. He had detached from Alpha squad's flank to confront his own dogfights, but he still made sure to listen in case Kai made any adjustments to the formation.
Out of the side of his cockpit window he saw the silhouettes of the other Scimitars as they passed in front of the corpses of the enemy. Steven's mind flashed back to the memories of his lost wing-men. It wasn't until a Scourge scored a hit on the tail of Steven's fighter, that he finally snapped back to the reality that was before him.
"You little piece of," he snapped as he looped over the top of the fighter and positioned himself behind it. He pulled the trigger and watched as more of the silent light came into existence.
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:27 pm
Kai's brilliant green fighter hurtled towardit's enemy, at full speed, so fast that not a scourge could hit it. He went straight at one of the raptors and then did a quick reverse boost, halting his motion, and opened fire on the Bridge of the vessel, melting through it's windows. the rapid decompression sucked out 30 or so of the lizards, and the blast door were jammed open. His mission accomplished, and the enemy ship immobilised, Kai turned around to join the battle. His guns blazing, the young captain rent his fury upon the foes of mankind, wreaking destruction on their stupidity with his superior will, skills, and technology. all in all, it was very therapuetic, lost in the heat of battle. after his third kill, Kai finally got a direct enough hit to down his shields for a few seconds, which was immediately followed by getting hit on part of the wing, blowing off his port micro-missile rack and taking a chunk out. a few seconds later, his shields recharged and he was ready for action, though his scimitar slowed itself down so as to not strain the wing into breaking off.
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:39 pm
Steven was greatly enjoying himself. He was flying past the carcass of another disabled scourge, when he saw out his side window; the crumbling form of a raptor.
"Oh, now tha's purty," he whistled, "good going Cappy." Just as he finished Kai's ship took a fairly descent hit to his wing.
"Hey! You need a hand over there Alpha Lead?" he called over his comm.
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:01 pm
Hearing something on the comms, Kai snapped out of his revelrie. "Nah, I'm good, I'm used to flying slower anyway" Kai said, blasting another Drathonian to bits. "it's you who needs to watch their tail, you've got three following you" he piped up, observing his comrade's fighter in the near distance. Kai juked and dodged an incoming blast, then literally tumbled his ship out of the way of another one and onto it's tail. Before long, Kai's sensors read 'Low power' as obviously the hole in his wing was having side effects. He headed toward the Hymn at full speed, once again becoming just a green stripe in the middle of the void.
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:26 pm
Steven listened to Kai over the comm. "I have three on my tail?" he asked himself. He then craned his neck for a better look and saw three scourges flying in formation. "Where the hell'd they come from?!" he swore loudly. Steven rolled the ship for a better vantage point, and maneuvered behind the incoming fighters.
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:43 pm
A call came over the Comms of all the Scimitar pilots it said "Attention Pilots, this is the Hymn, Return Immediately, We have recharged enough to make the jump to Altres, If you are not in the bay in 2 minutes, we are leaving without you."
Needless to say, many of the fighters turned tail and boosted straight for the ship's hangar bay, those not turning around were either too busy or having trouble. a bouple of the pilots had enough foresight to tow those with problems, saving each other despite the danger it posed. within the two minute timeframe, All ships returned to the bay, and The Hymn boosted towards the tiny, distant dot that was the star of the Altres system.
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:26 pm
The space around the vessle was littered with hunks of destroyed fighters as Steven turned and made route back to the Hymn. Although disappointed about the news of leaving the skirmish zone, Steven was in a delightful mood. "Ah! It feels so good to blow off steam!" he exhaled while pointing the ship in the correct direction of the Hymn's hanger.
Steven arrived in the hanger second to last. He landed his scimitar, and locked it in place. He finished and climbed out of his fighter just as the Hymn began to quickly accelerate. "Boy that sure was fun!" he said as he looked around at the pilots who working on their ships as well.
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:27 pm
((Here ya go, Blackbird))
Before Garret could get to his sector, a bulkhead slammed closed right in front of him. he could hear another just past that one closing, too. Inside, he could hear scraping, banging and smashing noises at the wounded drathonian tried vainly to escape. though it could not escape, they couldn't get at it without opening the door and facing it. a techie's voice called out above Garret's head "Once you have a gun or something out, i'll open the door for you, just be careful, i'll have to lock you closed too." as the man finished his message, the bulkhead behind Garret slammed shut, and the one in front hissed, signaling it was unlocked and ready to open at a moment's notice.
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:41 am
Garrett slid his left hand into his jacket and nodded. "Open it. I'm ready." He drew a gun, and then reached into his jacket with the opposite hand. This time he withdrew a small metallic device. "Time to do this," he mumbled to himself with a confident smirk. Only one person was going to be walking from this fight, and seeing as how Drathonians weren't technically people... Well, the answer was obvious.
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:54 pm
The drathonian, with an obviously broken arm, was dripping blood all over the floor. Nasty, brownish blood that looked like fetid mud. The angered creature Eyed Garret for a fraction of a second before leaping at the man, one arm extended with a clawed hand reaching for the demo expert's face. As vicous and horrifying looking this leap was, it had one flaw, the creature exposed it's relatively soft underbelly to the obviously prepared Terran.
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:33 pm
Garrett smirked and moved toward the Drathonian, squeezing the metallic ball tight. It began to blip. He tossed it, and it clung to the alien's chest. As soon as he had released the device, Garrett rolled beneath his assailant. He came up into a kneeling position, spun, and raised his gun, just in case. The device required three seconds after being attached to go off...
Time was up. The device whined, then let out an electrical shock field in a five meter radius. If Drathonians had hearts, this one would be experiencing cardiac arrest if the shock hadn't already fried his brain.
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:34 pm
The shock very much fried the drathonian's brain, and all it's "blood" steamed into the air in a putrid vapor that was quickly cleaned by the ship's air scrubbers. The beast fell in a heap on the floor, with a sickening crunch as it's own weight made it crush it's already dead body.
Garret was not quite as luck as he thought. sure he killed the drathinian and somehow kept it intact for study, but his roll had not taken him far enough away, and the shock's outer boundries caught him unaware. though it wasn't lethal, it was enough to send him from the floor bleeding from his nose, mouth and ears, barely conscious.
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:20 pm
Steven gave a wide yawn as he stared at a wall of the hanger bay. He had already completed the minor scans of his scimitar, and had just started to run a diagnostics program in the main console. Reduced to having to watch others go about their business, Steven was significantly bored.
"This royally stinks. I can't do jack with the fighter while the diagnostics are running. I'm not tired what so ever, so I can't sleep. And I have no idea where anybody is, so I can't bug them," he grumbled as he rested his chin against his chest.
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:30 pm
((Ah, a vicious repercussion. Realistic!))
There was a steady whining pitch in the air, and Garrett wondered another attack was underway. Quickly he ruled that out; the alarms weren't that obnoxious nor that high-pitched. Then he opened his eyes, and found half his vision obscured by the floor. How did that happen? He hadn't even realized his eyes were closed until he opened them. Slowly, he sat up, and found his head throbbing.
With a sigh, he put a hand to his head, and slowly let it slide away, smearing something down his cheek. Looking at his hand, he found partially coagulated blood. Looking to the floor, he found there were tiny pools where his head had been. "How long was I out?" he said aloud, and brought the copper taste to his attention. He swallowed, making a sour expression, and stood up with a deep groan. He felt a little dizzy, but kept his ground. Then he saw his opponent. Dead.
"At least it works," he muttered, licking his lips, and tasting more blood. "Works really well."
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:17 pm
Soon a medic with a security team came running down the hallway. The medic was carrying a floating gurney, and the security team hooks and some rope. The medic asked Garret if he was OK, and immediately started first aid on the slightly disoriented man. The Security team kicked the drathonian to make sure it was dead, then hooked the hooks on it's scales and began dragging it down the hallway, leaving a dark brown trail behind them. soon the ships automatic cleaning system would send a janitor-bot down the hallway to clean up the mess. The Nurse was cleaning up Garret's face and said "Get on the gurney, we need to get you to the Med Bay, i watched the whole thing on the cameras and, frankly, I'm amazed you survived, let alone are able to stand. But, on the gurney you go!" She chided.
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Kai was doing the same things as Steven whe he noticed the boredom on his comrade's face. "Hey,... Steven, was it? How ya doing? You don't seem to be busy, Mind if you come and help me fix this giant hole in my wing?" the young Captain said, pointing to the offending hole and wincing at the harm that befell his beautiful fighter.
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