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Darian sat in the cockpit of his ship. On his screen he was watching the battle progress. He drummed his fingers on the control panel, impatient to get out into the fight. The initial wave caught them by surprise, but we didn't get all of them. So where did they vanish off to? he thought. Suddenly a multitude of red blips appeared from behind a nearby Drake. Impossible, they shouldn't have that many Scourges in reserve! Green quad won't be able to last that attack without help! Right as he thought this the orders came. "Blue Squad is go!"

Blue squad blasted out of the launch bay. Once clear of the Battle Hymn the Darian accelerated to flanking speed. Over the com Blue Commander said, "Hawk formation. Hit them on the left flank, then proceed to engage one on one" Complying with the orders, Blue squad banked swept into the massing horde of Scourges, raking them with a wave of turbo blaster rounds.

As Darian broke off from the group to find a target he thought to himself, Now things are getting interesting.

Five minutes into the fight and Darian had only taken a minor graze. He had accounted for three ships so far and was now being tailed by a fourth. He banked down and right in an attempt to shake off his less maneuverable opponent. However, it seemed whoever was driving the Scourge had not been told that Scimitars were supposed to be more maneuverable, for the attempt failed. After a few more failed attempts to shake the Scourge, a wild shot clipped the wing of Darian's scimitar. Two of his turbo blaster ceased operating. Darian had to do something fast, the enemy fighter was closing in rapidly. Darian dove and flew straight towards the nearest Drake. Right when he was about to hit, Darian fired his front thrusters, reversing his ships direction, and reverted all power to the rear thrusters. The sudden switch in direction caught the enemy fighter by surprise, and as Darian blazed past him the Scourges pilot learned that Scourges really weren't meant to turn on a dime. In the rear view screen darian watched as the Scourge collided into the drake and exploded.

That done Darian called to his commander, "I'm damaged on the right side, turbo blaster one and two are offline and thruster power is running at 54%. Orders sir?"
"return to the Hymn, you are a liability in that condition" called Blue commander.

Green squad was just finishing off the last of the exposed scourges, when Green 1 yelled, "Sir large amount of Scourge reserves on route." Steven turned his ship for a look, for he trusted his eyes more than a computer screen. He froze when he saw how many were aproaching their vacinity.

"Sir, what should we do?" asked Green 3.
After long moments of thinking Steven gave the order, "Fall back near the Hymn, as much as it pains me to say it, we'll need support."

Then Green squad turned around to get closer to the Hymn.

"Sir, look! Blue squad has finally shown up!" Green 3 said over the comm.

Meigan landed quickly, got out of her scimitar and immediately checked her left wing. It had a very large dent and it was totally black now, Not gonna be able to get that out easily she thought.

But there was no time to worry about it too much right now, she ran down a few corridors and caught up with the captain and the rest of the squad. She immediately marched up to him and said, "So, can I have my blasters back yet?", she had wanted to say that to him since he took them, "And I'll need the remote safety taken off this one!"

Gaius lifted his head upward as the announcement tone sounded.
"Terrans within sight. Prepare to evacuate the ship upon arrival. May Altrei be with you."
The tone sounded once more, signifying that the message was complete. Gaius made his way towards the docking area of the ship, which was already packed with soldiers. It was only a matter of moments before they would finally rendezvous with the Terran military and finally purge the universe of the reptilian plague.

Green squad reached the position they had designated, and turned around to prepare for the wave of scourges coming right at them.

"Sir, Squadron in position. What are your next orders?" Green 1 stated.

Steven sat thinking while looking at the fast approaching enemy. Green Squadron's ships were being battered. His ship now had holes and burns along the wings. Green 1 had taken a hit just to the left of the cockpit which was causing him to drag a little on that side. And Greens 2 & 3 weren't doing much better.

"Sir, what are your next orders?" Green 1 said again.
"Green 2, Green 3, how many missiles do you guys have left?" Steven asked.
"We have enough for another payload," said Green 3.
"Here's what we're gonna do. Green's 2 and 3 are gonna split formation. Green 1 is gonna go in high, while I go in low. We're going for a four-pronged pincer move. Then we hope Blue Squad gets the picture and follow suit. On approach wait for my command. GO!" Steven ordered.

And Green Squadron shot off again right at the enemy. Then for the first time in a while Steven felt worried.

Darian glanced at the battle screen. It was not good, Green Squad was trying a pincer without bothering to ask for help. Darian had met the Green Squad Captain before, and had not been overly impressed.

Idiot Darian thought to himself He must have forgotten to com the other squad leaders and ask for help. Now his squad is, for all intents and purposes, committing suicide. I guess this ship will have to do for now.

Darian hopped into the cockpit of the Scimitar, strapped in and called in for permission to launch.

As Green Squad neared the target, Steven heard the blood pounding in his ears from the adrenaline. He flipped a switch and the rock music came back on over the speakers.

"OK, Green 2, Green 3 launch missiles at the center of their formation. Green 1, you and I will shoot right for that hole. We're punching our way through!" Steven roared over the comm.

"You Blues had better hurry," he thought to himself while checking the location of Blue squad.

"FOR TERRAN PRIDE!" Steven shouted the battle cry accidentally on the public channel instead of over private chat.

The Greens all did their orders, and in seconds Green Squadron flew into the explosion that followed.