Posted Sept. 12, 2018, 2:11 a.m. by Crewman Dariusz Pokorski (Navigator) (David Fergusson)
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On screen the Merrimack’s approach to the combat saw the Ark Angel take another strafing from the smaller ships, the larger organic mushroom ship behind the Angel also attacked, several of the ‘thorn missiles’ impacting the Ark Angel though some were shot down by the phaser fire of their future ally. In return the Ark Angel lay down a wide spread of rapid fire phaser strikes which dispersed the formations of the smaller ships, coupled with the Merrimack’s approach and own fire 1 was destroyed and several more damaged. Still 6 of the enemy small ships broke off and came about to began lancing energy weapon fire upon the Merrimack! Shields were buffeted hard going from 100% to 83% in quick succession.
On screen also the Ark Angel was seen do to a suddenly hard bank to port then make a sharp Z axis dive before arcing up to fire upon the shooting past larger ship with some kind of silvery torpedo like weapon (aka quantum torpedoes but you dont know that :P). This with more phaser fire from the future ship into the rear of the mushroom Serpent ship caused some damage it seemed along its rear quarter.
“NE Twonk, evasive maneuvers and get us in position as quickly as possible.” Kord called. THough the ship rocked with impacts and maneuvers, Kord never wavered from the place he stood. It was almost as if his feet were glued in place.
“Aye sir.” replied NE Twonk as his fingers fairly flew along the console hoping that his knack at avoiding conflict at nearly all costs would serve him as well here.
Twonk’s maneuvers coincided with the return fire of the smaller ships again, more lances of their weapons cut into the Merrimack’s shields knocking them down further to 72% with bleed through along the saucer doing minor damage but mostly being absorbed by their Rodium armor plating. Still that bleed through had been 5 meters short of striking near their Impulse vents which could have done some serious damage! Luck favored the bold and ship’s named Merrimack it seems today!
In return on screen the Ark Angel had finished its own maneuvers and attack on the larger mushroom shaped Serpent ship, this ship banked slowly to port exposing its port side beam to the Ark Angel, seemingly a foolish maneuver!! But as it turned out it perhaps wasn’t so foolish as the Merrimack also saw slits open along the port side with 12 blueish hued energy pulses lance out to the Ark Angel, which after a seconds pause began an attempt at emergency maneuvers to avoid!
The Merrimack had its own troubles though as the remaining 6 smaller ships once more came along the Merrimack’s threat line, 2 to port and 4 to starboard just abreast of their nacelles. Rapid fire pulses probed along the ships beam seemingly looking for weaknesses and doing further damage to the shields down to 65% this time, and blowing out a secondary EPS relay in the port nacelle pylon! A sparking panel fused out next to Lacey but did her no harm....
Lacey flinched involuntarily before realizing she wasn’t actually hurt, just startled.
As the Merrimack reached 400,000km from the planet Kord opened the line to the shuttle bay.
=^=Drop the first treat.=^= he ordered.
“Helm, as soon as it’s cleared form the shuttle bay, maximum warp for 2 seconds then return to sub-light.”
“Aye sit.” NE Twonk replied with a shaky voice.
After about 20 seconds, Dariusz, the ship’s navigator, spoke up. “Sensors indicate that the shuttlebay doors are open, Sir, and that the first package has been dispatched.”
Dariusz, Nav
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