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The Harvest Campaign Chapter 2
Posted By: Fleet Admiral
Date: 24 November 2003, 12:44 AM
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0900 Hours January 5, 2525 (Military Calendar) /
Slipstream Space/
UNSC Yamato- class Cruiser Tyrant, Flagship of Rear Admiral Kennedy
Admiral Kennedy, Captain Lauber, Commander Mayfield, and Lt. Commander Flaud at tactical; had decided to wake up from cryo sleep earlier then the rest of the crew to study the vids from the first battle with the covenant in the Harvest System. He didn't want to go into battle with the covenant without knowing anything about them or their tactics.
He also wanted his staff to know just what they were up against. He paused the vid, "Intelligence believes that these blue lasers are a kind of pulse laser," he said. He pressed the button to continue the vid. It showed a MAC heavy round hit the covenant ship, a liquid silver coating covered the ship just before the rounds hit the hull. He stopped the vid again so it showed the shield, "We believe this is some kind of energy shield that will protect them from our weapons. We don't know if they can be broken through, how much damage they can take, or if they can brought down. I guess we'll find out," he said, and continued the vid.
It came to the bright red torpedoes that the alien ship fired. He paused it again, "These are some type of torpedoes made from plasma and have some kind of homing ability," he said as he shut off the view screen.
"As you can see we are dealing with an advanced species. They are more advanced than us and we don't know how many are in Harvest, but we are going to take them out," he told them.
He looked at Captain Lauber, "Captain, wake all crew members and get the ship ready to fight as soon as we exit slipstream," he ordered.
"Aye, aye sir," he said. He got up and walked out of the room.
"The rest of you get to the bridge and man your stations," he ordered.
1700 Hours January 5, 2525 (Military Calendar) /
Slipstream Space, Near Harvest System/
UNSC Yamato- class Cruiser Tyrant, Flagship of Rear Admiral Kennedy
Kennedy walked onto the bridge and sat down in the command chair in front of the command console. "Report," he asked.
"All crew are awake sir and we are at combat alert alpha," Lauber said.
"Good," Kennedy said.
"Sir, we're coming out of slipstream," Lt. Hugo said.
Green distortions filled the screen and the ship entered normal space, and so did the rest of the fleet. "Sir, Admiral Cole calling all ships," Lt. Hally at the comm station said.
"Very well Lt., put him on the view screen," he ordered Hally.
"Aye, aye sir," she responded.
Admiral Cole came up on screen, "Get your ships into the positions we're sending you. We're launching scouts to scout the area, when they return we'll proceed from there. Cole out," and the screen went blank.
"Get us into position Lt.," Kennedy ordered.
"Aye, aye sir," he said.
2200 Hours January 5, 2525 (Military Calendar) /
Fleet Rally Point Alpha, Harvest System/
UNSC Yamato- class Cruiser Tyrant, Flagship of Rear Admiral Kennedy
The fleet had held this position for the last 5 hours, all, but one of the scouting squadrons had returned.
"Admiral, the Zeus is hailing you on a private frequency," Hally reported.
"Patch it through to my ready room," Kennedy said as he got up and walked through a door leading off the bridge and into his ready room.
He sat down and turned on his computer. Admiral Cole's face came up. He saluted, "At ease," Cole said. He dropped his hand.
"Kennedy, we haven't seen Delta group since it was launched, I want you to launch a squadron of fighters to go after them," Cole said.
"Yes sir, they'll de out in 10 minutes," Kennedy said.
"Good," Cole said and the screen went off.
He got up and walked on to the bridge, "Get Charlie Squadron ready, I want them launched in 10 minutes," Kennedy ordered.
"Aye, aye sir," Lauber said.
***
Lt. Charles Forrest closed the ramp of his longsword fighter, and sat in the pilots' seat. His copilot Lt. JG Nick Taylor sat beside him, he was checking their missile loadout.
He put on his helmet and closed the visor. He activated his comm system, "Charlie wing report in," he said.
"Charlie leader, this is Charlie 2, we're ready to go," his second in command, LT. JG Joseph Dorman said.
"Charlie 3 is ready to kick some ass," Ensign Adam Mendoza said.
"Charlie 4 almost ready," Ensign Ryne Register said.
"Almost ready, well get your ass moving pilot, we've got a job to do!" Forrest yelled. Forrest hated Ensign Register; he was always trying to impress him in order to get a promotion. He was also cocky and arrogant, and didn't follow orders very well.
"Yes sir, we're ready sir," Register said.
"Finally," Forrest said.
After the rest of the squadron checked in they flew out of the Tyrant. After the wing was out the comm crackled and Admiral Kennedy's voice came on, "Charlie wing, you are to follow the course that scout wing Delta took, and find out what the hell happened to them. If you site covenant ships or their fleet report in immediately, and try not to engage them. That is all, Kennedy out," and the comm went off.
"Alright everyone, get in delta formation and follow the path of scout wing Delta," Forrest said.
The squadron formed up into a delta formation and moved out along the course Delta wing took. In one and a half-hour Charlie squadron found the remains of Delta wing, and sighted 6 covenant ships in the area.
"Transmit our position to the Tyrant and tell them that we have sited 10 covenant ships," Forrest told Taylor.
"Aye, aye sir," Taylor replied.
"Prepare to return to the fleet. Someone try to get closer to those covenant ships to identify them," Forrest ordered. "Do not, I repeat, do not engage the covenant ships unless fired on."
"I'm going in," Register said.
***
Register turned hid fighter and headed for the covenant ships. "Charlie 4 get back here now," Forrest ordered.
He shut off the comm system. "Sir, shouldn't we follow his orders," Flight Officer Crunrow said.
"No, I'm going to get my promotion today," he said.
"Not if we're dead," Crunrow replied.
"Start the recorder to record those ships," he ordered.
"Yes sir," Crunrow replied. "On sir, and recording."
They flew toward the massive covenant ships.
***
"Charlie 2, go in for a closer look, Register is going to get himself killed," Forrest ordered.
"Yes sir," Dorman replied.
He activated his comm again, "Charlie 4, you're getting to close to those covenant ships, evade, I say again evade," he only heard the sound of feedback in his comm. Register still had his comm off,
***
"Sir, it looks like Charlie 2 is coming in," Crunrow said.
"Oh no, your not stealing my promotion," Register said.
Then he saw a bright blue light coming toward them. He screamed and tried to turn the fighter, but it was too late. The fighter disintegrated when the beam hit.
***
Forrest yelled into the comm, "Charlie 2, do you have the data."
"Yes sir," Dorman said.
"Then get the hell out of there," he yelled.
Then, the big covenant ship in the middle launched some teardrop looking fighters from 13 hangar bays from the middle bubble on the ship.
"Let's get out of here," Forrest yelled.
***
Ensign Mendoza pulled the trigger that fired their 30-mm chain gun. The rounds hit a silver barrier just before they hit the hull. He kept holding down the trigger, the shield popped and failed. The rounds burst into the hull and the fighter exploded.
The comm crackled, "Get the hell back to the Tyrant," Forrest ordered.
"Sir, I got one, I got one," he yelled.
"Really? Well, good job Mendoza, but we've got to get back to the fleet," Forrest said.
He shut off the comm, "Damn, well let's go," he said. He turned the fighter around and joined with the rest of the wing, and returned to the Tyrant.
***
Kennedy watched the screen as the covenant ships came into view. Then he saw the fighters, they were teardrop shaped, and very maneuverable. Then he saw one explode. Cole stopped the vid.
"The huge craft that the fighters flew out of was, what we think, a carrier. The four craft around her are of a frigate class. The three over her are a destroyer class, and other two to the front and the back are of a cruiser class," Cole said.
He turned and faced everyone in the briefing room, "Get your ships ready. This will be our first fleet against fleet action with the covenant. Let's make it a victory. Good luck."
With that they all got up and went back to their ships.
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