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“Comms, signal all frigates. Have them move at full burn. Intercept the enemy and hold them down until we arrive.”
“Yes, sir.” Responds the officer.
You watch as the frigates break off from the main force and begin moving rapidly. You can only hope that your men will hold their own.
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(POV shift: You are Lord-Commander Payat Teigon, as the most senior officer, you are in command.)
Losing destroyer command and being given frigate captaincy would have been viewed as an insult, but you do not care much for it. You are unaware how Datz feels about her new command, but you suppose that having more ships under her command made it acceptable.
It now remains to be seen if she will obey your command, which you doubt. It is best to give simple minded ones simple orders. Not like you have the authority to punish her worth anything.
Ducking and weaving across the terrain, you make good speed. The incessant pinkish all around you seems to be making your men uncomfortable. The equivalent of fog in rough terrain whilst moving at maximum speed is straining their nerves.
Your ship’s shields being rocked by dust clouds cause the vessel to rattle as you dodge yet another asteroid.
Despite all of this, you have finally entered visual range of the closest star. And just as the Captain predicted, your sensors officer reports readings.
“Sir, unidentified forces detected around the star, they seem to have caught wind of us and are seemingly starting to rally. We caught them before they could safely shift.” Your officer systematically reports.
>”Let each command pick their foes as they will, our job is not victory, we are merely to delay.”
>”Try to rally the force around you and overwhelm one group. Undoubtedly, we will be caught in a crossfire, but we will also cause serious damage.”
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