Fleet Opening Mission: To Our Future

[Zack Gillibrand]

USS Independence
Bridge
2007 hrs


Zack nodded quickly to Admiral Malloway as he issued orders regarding the transphasic torpedos. Their Fleet's chances of coming out of this alive had just increased by a significant margin. As the Independence banked hard to starboard--barely missing a volley of torpedos--Zack turned toward his tactical officer.

"Mr. Haven," he began. "I need you to calculate the minimum safe distance for our ships  to survive a transphasic pulse, then add 5,000 kilometers for good measure. I need that number ASAP. Send it to the Fleet using emergency channel Silver-6. And get me the Fleet on a secure channel."

"Open, Captain."

"Melanie, Malone, Ethan, and all fighter pilots...I'm gonna make this quick. I have been given authorization to use transphasic torpedos. Admiral Malloway's orders are to try and draw the enemy away from Thrinacia as much ad possible, then pull away a safe distance so the weapons can be deployed. My tactical officer is sending the minimum safe distance on emergency channel Silver-6. All vessels please acknowledge this message. End transmission. And load all transphasic warheads in the forward launcher. We only have ten shots to take, so make them count."

[tag: Melanie, Malone, Ethan, fighter pilots]