A War for the Stars

Erax · #1 May 26th, 2003, 12:20 AM

Seeker I, Captain's log, SGY 2404.8:

The assault on Aram I's defense network was a complete success. Our long range scans had detected more than twenty defense satellites in orbit, but we didn't know if there were any ground-to-space defenses to back them up. Our carriers began releasing TIE fighters at long range while the Fleet approached slowly.

At this shorter range, we determined that the Yakrin mainworld had no ground-based wepons and that its defense satellites were the same model that our fighters had taken care of at the wormhole to Gandle Ott. After that, it was just a matter of releasing fighters outside missile range and letting them shoot the defenseless satellites.

We detected an enemy ship, another satellite layer, leaving the planet just before we arrived. After the region around Aram I was secured, we sent a flight of six TIE fighters after it. They caught and destroyed it just outside the Gandle Ott wormhole.

Aram I is now blockaded, nothing comes in or goes out. The Yakrin refuse to answer our signals, but this will soon change. Two Alliance carriers are coming this way, with five Yakrin frigates hot in pursuit. There is another Alliance vessel entering the system - a destroyer that is twice as large as one of our carriers. Now we'll see what the Yakrin prefer - to be invaded by us or bombarded by the Alliance.

[ May 26, 2003, 09:47: Message edited by: Chief Engineer Erax ]

Taz-in-Space · #2 May 26th, 2003, 04:53 AM

Quote:

how do you like my new Grand Admiral Thrawn pic ?

Glowing red eyes in a blue body - kind of like a possessed zombie

...in other words: Great!

Andr�s · #3 May 26th, 2003, 05:15 PM

The good old Chiss grand admiral.

Raging Deadstar · #4 May 26th, 2003, 09:33 PM

I like these chapters, the empire grows stronger by the month! I just downloaded the sci-fi mod and i'm impressed, now i have a better idea on what you're doing, But this story is going superbly.

narf poit chez BOOM · #5 May 27th, 2003, 07:28 AM

narf posting to say still reading, still like.
nothing else to say.

Atrocities · #6 May 28th, 2003, 01:40 AM

In case your interested I found a good site to post your story for other sci-fi fans to read and offer helpful critisims.

http://speculativevision.com/forum/Messages/29/31.html

I posted the Prelude to Once Upon The Stars and was surprised to get three very insightful and helpful responses. It hurts, but boy are they helpful.

Erax · #7 May 28th, 2003, 01:56 AM

Atrocities : Thanks, will investigate.

To all readers : Have a little patience, folks. A LOT of stuff happened on 2404.9, I'm still trying to sort it out chapter-wise.