Though they were able to delay the inevitable, there was simply no way they could keep doing so. It was all too excruciating to simply keep holding in, and it all felt like it was more than they could hold or handle. It didn’t take long for the both of them to speed up once again, for their bodies
Three Years Later The First Feathers were in the Nest, on their weekly Earth Call. This time however, there were much more than the initial seven. In fact, their numbers had increased by six, which more or less reflected how much the fleet had grown as a whole. The Republic had become nearly a tho
The family chuckled and laughed as she teased Mack, and easily lightened the mood in both galaxies. “Ahh, sorry, sorry!” he pleaded. “I should’ve just never said anything!” “We’d better go before we make it worse,” Amal’s mother added. “We’ll talk to you all next time, alright?” They all gave the
“We’d better open a line to Mathilde, too,” added Freya. “She’ll want to know about this. If she doesn’t already.” They quickly sent an Omega-Tau communications request through secure diplomatic channels, straight to the de Jardins’ MCO. Specifically to Mathilde’s personal comm. It was answered pra
“Alright,” said Claire. “Let’s hold an emergency vote.” ~ There was a bright flash as the Fleet of the Corvus Republic ported into space, high above planet Tarsus. And they were immediately met with the sounds of combat, along with a request for assistance on Hegemony military communications lines
The surviving crew and pilots of the Hegemony point defense fleet cheered on open comms as the Republic’s destroyers peeled away from the fight. Floating in the space surrounding the cruiser were the remnants of most of the enemy destroyers. The only remaining Federation destroyer fought back to th
At the same time, anti armor shells burst in the air, right into the advancing Federation fighters. Black clouds filled with shrapnel were flung in every direction, and ripped into the fighters’ armor. One of the shells burst open right over one of the fighters, and tore it to slivers in the blink
Their squadrons easily dispatched whatever remaining forces were left on the field, including the few drones that survived the initial AA shredding earlier. The hovertanks that were taking up the rear of the forward forces had long since turned around and headed back. But all the destruction didn’t