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The
Mulgore fleet in Gonkrag had been victorious, they reformed just outside the
gravwell of the 12th planet. The crews of the fleet firing repair drones at
the battle damaged Galahad.
All the crews were victorious, all were celebrating the destruction of the unknown Sathar - alien warships that were not worthy of the mighty Mulgore race.
The mood remained with the fleet even when new alien ships jumped in system. The Grand Worthy was dispatched east to scout the prey, and the remainder of the fleet remained on station, still repairing the Galahad.
The Worthy soon got sight of the new enemy - more of the Sathar. Many more of the Sathar. This time they had brought in a grand fleet. Five or six warships, and all large combat vessels. The Worthy was immediately fired upon, taking grievous damage and spinning south trying to hide and lick her wounds. The remaining Mulgore tried to move south past Gonkrag XII to get firing solutions on the Sathar. There was no need, for the Sathar came to them, and their superior numbers again shattered the Mulgore. The mood on the ships turned sour, as ship after ship was forced to jump out of the system, little more than hulks after fighting to the near end. Sathar lockdown drones kept all reinforcements out. It wasn't long before the Grand Worthy remained alone. Hiding in a gravity valley, still repairing and still running south. The Sathar's wasted no time, beholders soon lit up the system. Like hounds to the fox they came, the worthy sparing combat mass for a few attack drones, but damaged still, and unable to run and fight at the same time. To the south of the system she ran, until at last she turned. Four of the Sathar came upon her, and her captain ordered the scramblers deployed, and hid again, now in the south east of the system, beyond Gonkrag XI. The scrambler field saved her, and so tide after tide she fired off more scramblers, hoping to create a huge field to deny the Sathar's a final kill. The Sathar mined one entire half of the field. Then one of their commanders grew tired of the game, coming in close to the scrambler fields they fired a massive EMP burst, while another ship seeded a GravStar. The EMP destroyed one half of the scrambler field, and the GravStar ate away at the other. |
The
Grand Worthy was illuminated now, cut off from further escape to the north by
a cunningly deployed mine field, cut off from the west by the planet itself,
and pinned upon this field of battle by the four Sathar combat vessels. The
Worthy knew it was doomed but would fight to the end, launching attack drones
at the EMP firer, who had come foolishly close, and hoping that the GravStar
that had worked in their favour would now work it it's - delaying incoming attack
drones and giving it crucial time.
It also had the advantage of fully charged Spindizzies and now it was out of the scrambler field could see all incoming attack drones.
The captain warned the crew that soon they would be forced to jump out. But when they did the Mulgore retribution fleet would return and glory would again be theirs.
