OOC:REDchigh, A)The pirate was being sent on an ore hauler, not a fighter, B)Why would I chain him up?, and C) He left the station before I contacted the Zidagar, and was never in my presence anyways.
"Hail those things!" Saraine commanded.
A broad-wave message was sent to the ships:
(to:Alien Vessels)
(fr:Saraine)
(re:Hello, strangers )
(Greetings, strange aliens! We are a mercenary force known as the Dark Angels. Who are you, and what can we do for you?
Ciao,
The Seraphim
-Saraine
-Rasael(by proxy)
-Raven(by proxy))
The Zidagar hyperspace inhibitors had done some good for non-Zidagar, Raven thought. By blocking off most of the central northern Crescent, they had assured that to get to Gadzair Mamajama would have to pass through Sirabor.
In low orbit above Sirabr Prime, the Shadow Angel waited, weapons primed.
Finally a large ship jumped into the system; it's transponder identified it as the Foster's Revenge , a Miranu Dreadnaught, commanded by none other than Mamajama herself.
Lips set into a harsh line to match her brows, Raven moved the Shadow Angel to intercept.
"Fire TRAK Modules." she commanded.
"Fire on that, Sir? Are you sure?" her XO asked.
"Of course I'm sure, you incompetent whelp! Launch Fighters and Aradas! Prime the Angelfire Turrets!"
"Sir, that thing's got an Adaah emitter , we can't let the fighters face that!"
" Do it." Raven growled.
The XO, trembling all over, shook his head. "No, Sir."
"Is that mutiny?"
"I'm afraid so, Sir. We're not going to send the fighters out."
Pushing him aside, Raven took the tactical controls herself, firing with TRAKs and Angelfire Turrets.
The Dreadnaught responded with repulsor beams and lysew fire.
Dimly she was aware of the proximity sensor wailing; then the weapons simply stopped firing, enveloping the ship in eerie silence.
Grabbing the buzzing comms unit, her XO spoke a hasty conversation with whoever was on the other end; Raven siezed the unit from him.
"Who the h**l is messing with my ship?"
The voice which replied was Saraine's. "Raven, I've used the Seraphim override codes to lock down your ship. You told me that this vendetta would not affect your work!"
"Leave me be, Saraine. I am cleansing the void of a genocidal maniac!"
"Raven, I have spoken to Mamajama." Saraine replied softly. "And your assistant, Raiessa. Both of you have nightmares- so do I. But we cannot allow our nightmares of the bloodstained past to taint the present!"
"Then make your peace with Benden."
That got Saraine off balance; he hesitated before continuing. " Benden is the real megalomaniac here, Raven. It was him that ordered the Warships to attack; he is the threat, not Mamajama.
Raven, I'm relieving you of command indefinitely."
Her XO grabbed her wrist, twisting it behind her back. "I'm sorry, Sir, but you've got to come with me. Saraine said so."
Numb in mind as well as arm, Raven let him lead her back to her quarters.
Flopping down bonelessly onto the couch, she heard the lock activate, then the hum of an external pressure door sliding shut. Saraine had locked her in her room, like a small child.
The XO returned to the bridge, where the communication with Saraine was now on the main screen.
"You." Saraine said. "What's your name?"
"K'res, Sir." he replied, saluting.
"Well, K'res, you did well. Assume command of the Shadow Angel until further notice; you will join Raven's scientific assistant, Raiessa, in controlling Raven's duties. Congratulations, Seraphim K'res."
"Thankyou, Sir." K'res replied.
"We are equal now, K'res; call me Saraine."
"Yes, Si- Saraine."
"Good. Now, take the Angel's Shadow back to Tollb, and see that Raven is transferred to her quarters there; I've contacted Raiessa, who will make sure they are secure."
"Of course, Saraine." K'res replied, stepping up to the command dais.
Saraine closed the channel, then opened a channel to the Foster's Revenge. "I apologise about that fiasco, friend Mamajama." he said. "If you'll follow the Fallen Angel back to Gadzair, we can talk further aboard Angel's Lair."
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ETA until Phased Beam reverse engineered: 2 posts
ETA until Weapons Module complete:4 posts
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