soul_warrior
Termite!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!!!!!
All hands on deck.
We have contact, bearing 016,129, distance 20k, energy sig 5.6.
What is it? What kind of ship?
Enumerator class carrier, captain. It can carry upto 50 fighter craft.
Last known build was the Agamemnon of the Venkulu fleet.
Checking databases for silhouette . Yep, Bossman.
It is indeed the Agamemnon.
Recommend we steer clear of these, as no one should be flying this piece of junk. We can easily out pace it.
Negative!
We are out here on a mission of exploration, not a milk run.
Send a message on all frequencies:
Sir. They are powering up. Recommend we fall back to 068.875. there is a nice asteroid belt that we can hide in if the need arises.
Make it so.
Captain, I believe were in a dire situation
Shut up, Mugabi, just keep your trap SHUT!!!
OK. Courses of action, please?
I recommend we close in, engaging with our lasers. We have a reasonable chance and the state of their vessel is not good.
Recommend we avoid contact. I have never heard of the F.A.S. My feeling is that we have not met (or invaded) a strong human colony. Estimate these are pirates with limited to no resources.
We can get homebase to send a few heavy escorts to deal with them.
Our mission is TO EXPLORE and NOT ENGAGE.
Survival and our continued reports are of more value to the republic (and us)
Agreed.
Fall back, full speed to 068.875. we can negotiate trades from the cover of the belt.
2 minutes till we can engage the super engines, sir.
[/quote]Agammenon, please hold.
We are willing to surrender, as you are obviously overpowered.
We are having a few engine troubles, our reactor is acting up and is heating up.
The exaust you are witnessing is NOT, repeat, NOT our escaping, but an attempt to cool the core via ejecting some excess heat.
Suggest you steer clear for a minute or two.[/quote]
Very nice, sir
Do you think they will buy it?
No
But atleast it IS feasible.
I guess they will at the very least hold off a bit.
How long till we can engage?
30 seconds, sir.
Good.
Sir, the Agammemnon is warming up its cannon. They will be ready for fire in 15 seconds.
Eject a few geo-cortex sample barrels.
RED ALERT!!!!!
All hands on deck.
We have contact, bearing 016,129, distance 20k, energy sig 5.6.
What is it? What kind of ship?
Enumerator class carrier, captain. It can carry upto 50 fighter craft.
Last known build was the Agamemnon of the Venkulu fleet.
Checking databases for silhouette . Yep, Bossman.
It is indeed the Agamemnon.
Recommend we steer clear of these, as no one should be flying this piece of junk. We can easily out pace it.
Negative!
We are out here on a mission of exploration, not a milk run.
Send a message on all frequencies:
Hail to the Emperor, Jah praise Haile Sellasie.
This is the F.R.Z. Midnight Marauder, on a peaceful mission of exploration.
Please identify yourselves.
Sir. They are powering up. Recommend we fall back to 068.875. there is a nice asteroid belt that we can hide in if the need arises.
Make it so.
Midnight Marauder, this is Horatio Mandela of the Free Asteroids Society ship the Agammenon.
shut down your engines and prepare to be boarded.
Resistance is not acceptable.
Surrender and you will live.
Fight and its the airlock for you!
Captain, I believe were in a dire situation

Shut up, Mugabi, just keep your trap SHUT!!!
OK. Courses of action, please?
I recommend we close in, engaging with our lasers. We have a reasonable chance and the state of their vessel is not good.
Recommend we avoid contact. I have never heard of the F.A.S. My feeling is that we have not met (or invaded) a strong human colony. Estimate these are pirates with limited to no resources.
We can get homebase to send a few heavy escorts to deal with them.
Our mission is TO EXPLORE and NOT ENGAGE.
Survival and our continued reports are of more value to the republic (and us)
Agreed.
Fall back, full speed to 068.875. we can negotiate trades from the cover of the belt.
Midnight Maruader!!
SHUT DOWN your engines NOW.
Or WE WILL ATTACK!!!!
2 minutes till we can engage the super engines, sir.
[/quote]Agammenon, please hold.
We are willing to surrender, as you are obviously overpowered.
We are having a few engine troubles, our reactor is acting up and is heating up.
The exaust you are witnessing is NOT, repeat, NOT our escaping, but an attempt to cool the core via ejecting some excess heat.
Suggest you steer clear for a minute or two.[/quote]
Very nice, sir

Do you think they will buy it?
No

But atleast it IS feasible.
I guess they will at the very least hold off a bit.
How long till we can engage?
30 seconds, sir.
Good.
Sir, the Agammemnon is warming up its cannon. They will be ready for fire in 15 seconds.
Eject a few geo-cortex sample barrels.
Agamemmnon.
We are having a some Hull breaches, due to the core meltdown.
Meltdown in 2 minutes, please let me tend to my survival, and lets finish this discussion later?you have 3 minutes.
If you are not stationary and shut down by then YOU WILL BW OBLITIRATEDthank you, Agammemnon.
3 minutes.
Out10 seconds, sir.
5
4
3
2 - ENGAGE
1
Sir, were out.
GOOD JOB ALL.
Send a message to the Home Office with a full report.
Set our course to 075.264, that great asteroid over there looks mighty nice.
Sir. Scans of that asteroid reveals very high concentrations of titanium.
Suggest we advance with extreme caution.
Agreed. And warm up the hyper-engines, just in case.
Any life signs in the area?
None, sir. But Im getting some weird Theta waves. It seems there is an intelligence out there, possibly an artificial one.
bleeps and screeches on the intercom said:greeting masters. We are the UHSs Beijing and London. There is NO scourge presence in the area. What are your orders?
WHAT? What is this?
Comm., immediate systems check!
How could anyone hijack into our internal comms?
Sir, its from an outside source. I believe its from the asteroid.
SIRE! Great news. The computer archives just identified both names.
It appears that the Beijing and the London are a pair of BATTLESHIPS dating back from the GREAT WAR. Those are some the last to be built and were also fitted with a very good AI computer.
Nothing like ours, but still, they used to build things to last back in the day.
Checking authentication codes now.
Both sigs are authentic, sir.
I believe, if I might be bold, that we have hit the JACKPOT.
Indeed we did
I believe we can expect a EMPERIAL SKUNK to each of you.
Also, this is a great moment for the republic,
EXTRA SKUNK for all hands.
I need a few volunteers to stay and guard these here ships.
You 10. youve just volunteered. Praise the Emperor and bask in his glow.
You will begin surveying this solar system, and repairing the ships, making them operable by the time the new governor and colonists arrive.
Messages will be sent to your families, and places reserved for them on the first colonist wave.
You may, as a token of gratitude, name the new ships as you see fit.
Sir, can we call the, ahem, the Haile Sellasie in honour of the emperor and the DREADHEAD in respect to the agent of Jah on earth?
Make it so.