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for the Nevermore II alone, even less with the Dust Dragon coming up rapidly behind them.
“Sir, Dust Dragon has them effectively jammed. They’ve lost their lock,” said Stalker.
“Excellent,” I said as our first wave of torpedoes was sent on its way. The Dust Dragon was holding its fire and trying to close the distance to the pirates when the pirate ship banked hard and powered its engines to full.
“They are fleeing,” said Karlith.
“Do not let them get away,” I said.
“Direct hit from our torpedoes,” said Karlith. “I do not think they will make it very far now.”
“Karlith, prepare a boarding party,” I said.
“Yes, Master,” he said and left the bridge.
I activated the comm and said, “Phoenix, we are sending a boarding party over, so continue to hold your fire.”
“Understood, Master,” was his reply as he maneuvered his ship to block any escape run they could make.
“Is a boarding party wise?” asked Flame. “They seem to be quite skilled and probably have at least one magus on board.”
“You forget, Flame: Karlith will be bringing Dark Knights. The pirates do not stand a chance,” I said.
“They are turning on the Dust Dragon, Master!” called out Stalker.
“Quick, forward cannons, take out their weapons!” I said.
I watched on tactical as the pirates opened fire on the Dust Dragon just before our weapons hit their ship. Huge explosions ripped through the pirate vessel as our cannons cut right through their hull into their weapons bay.
The Dust Dragon’s shields held under the pirate attack, but the pirate ship continued to accelerate towards the Dust Dragon. “They are going to ram them!” I called out.
“Sir, Dust Dragon will not be able to get out of the way in time,” said Stalker.
I knew there was no way that the Dust Dragon could take being rammed like that. “Blow the pirates off course, and tell Karlith to hold on his launch.”
I watched as our cannons blasted holes in the side of the pirate ship trying to take it down, but it stubbornly stayed on task. The Dust Dragon was attempting to move out of the path, but it did not have enough time. All I could do was watch in horror at the impending doom.
“The Dust Dragon is reconfiguring its shields. This is going to be a close call,” said Stalker.
A single torpedo would make all the difference in the world, but it would take too long to reach the fight. Then a thought occurred to me, and I said over the comm, “Phoenix, fire your anti-matter missiles and take them out.” Since the pirates would be traveling towards the missiles launched from the Dust Dragon, there was enough time to get them there, but it would still be close.
Phoenix did not respond, but judging by the amount of shield reconfiguring he was doing, I assumed he was too focused on that to take the message. Someone over there must have received it, though, since the Dust Dragon launched a wave of anti-matter missiles.
As the missiles were flying through space I felt power building on the pirate ship. “Destroy it, now!” I ordered.
Several things seemed to happen all at once. The Dust Dragon’s missiles hit, another salvo from our cannons hit, there was a brief but large power surge on the pirate ship, and a bubble of power erupted from the Dust Dragon, pushing the pirate ship off course. When it was all over, the pirate ship was destroyed and the Dust Dragon had been able to avoid most of the hit but had some heavy damage from the glancing blow.
“Phoenix, report,” I said over the comm system.
“We are pretty beat up over here, Master, but no casualties,” he said. There was a level of exhaustion in his voice that worried me.
“Well done, Phoenix. That shield bubble of yours probably saved the day. Bring the Dust Dragon in for repairs, and get some rest,” I said.
“Yes, Master,” he said.
“Karlith, send your boarding team to the wreckage and see if anything is left. Be careful, some may yet live. They are
“Sir, Dust Dragon has them effectively jammed. They’ve lost their lock,” said Stalker.
“Excellent,” I said as our first wave of torpedoes was sent on its way. The Dust Dragon was holding its fire and trying to close the distance to the pirates when the pirate ship banked hard and powered its engines to full.
“They are fleeing,” said Karlith.
“Do not let them get away,” I said.
“Direct hit from our torpedoes,” said Karlith. “I do not think they will make it very far now.”
“Karlith, prepare a boarding party,” I said.
“Yes, Master,” he said and left the bridge.
I activated the comm and said, “Phoenix, we are sending a boarding party over, so continue to hold your fire.”
“Understood, Master,” was his reply as he maneuvered his ship to block any escape run they could make.
“Is a boarding party wise?” asked Flame. “They seem to be quite skilled and probably have at least one magus on board.”
“You forget, Flame: Karlith will be bringing Dark Knights. The pirates do not stand a chance,” I said.
“They are turning on the Dust Dragon, Master!” called out Stalker.
“Quick, forward cannons, take out their weapons!” I said.
I watched on tactical as the pirates opened fire on the Dust Dragon just before our weapons hit their ship. Huge explosions ripped through the pirate vessel as our cannons cut right through their hull into their weapons bay.
The Dust Dragon’s shields held under the pirate attack, but the pirate ship continued to accelerate towards the Dust Dragon. “They are going to ram them!” I called out.
“Sir, Dust Dragon will not be able to get out of the way in time,” said Stalker.
I knew there was no way that the Dust Dragon could take being rammed like that. “Blow the pirates off course, and tell Karlith to hold on his launch.”
I watched as our cannons blasted holes in the side of the pirate ship trying to take it down, but it stubbornly stayed on task. The Dust Dragon was attempting to move out of the path, but it did not have enough time. All I could do was watch in horror at the impending doom.
“The Dust Dragon is reconfiguring its shields. This is going to be a close call,” said Stalker.
A single torpedo would make all the difference in the world, but it would take too long to reach the fight. Then a thought occurred to me, and I said over the comm, “Phoenix, fire your anti-matter missiles and take them out.” Since the pirates would be traveling towards the missiles launched from the Dust Dragon, there was enough time to get them there, but it would still be close.
Phoenix did not respond, but judging by the amount of shield reconfiguring he was doing, I assumed he was too focused on that to take the message. Someone over there must have received it, though, since the Dust Dragon launched a wave of anti-matter missiles.
As the missiles were flying through space I felt power building on the pirate ship. “Destroy it, now!” I ordered.
Several things seemed to happen all at once. The Dust Dragon’s missiles hit, another salvo from our cannons hit, there was a brief but large power surge on the pirate ship, and a bubble of power erupted from the Dust Dragon, pushing the pirate ship off course. When it was all over, the pirate ship was destroyed and the Dust Dragon had been able to avoid most of the hit but had some heavy damage from the glancing blow.
“Phoenix, report,” I said over the comm system.
“We are pretty beat up over here, Master, but no casualties,” he said. There was a level of exhaustion in his voice that worried me.
“Well done, Phoenix. That shield bubble of yours probably saved the day. Bring the Dust Dragon in for repairs, and get some rest,” I said.
“Yes, Master,” he said.
“Karlith, send your boarding team to the wreckage and see if anything is left. Be careful, some may yet live. They are
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