2120-2126 by Russell Fine

Author:Russell Fine [Fine, Russell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Burning Willow Press, LLC
Published: 2019-06-07T22:00:00+00:00

Coplent Warship

August 4, 2122

Commander Streb was sound asleep in his cabin when the battle station alarm rang. He was up in an instant and was about to call the bridge when his communicator beeped. He answered the call by saying, “Why did the alarm sounding?”

“Commander, four Crosus ships appeared two hundred thousand units away. They are about to disappear behind the moon,” the duty officer replied.

“Send out two armed shuttles to follow them. Make sure the shuttles have their shields at maximum. I realize using the shields on the shuttles will make it obvious somebody is watching, but unless they know we are here, they will probably think the ships are from Earth.”

“Sir, with all due respect, if the shuttles are using their shields, they will not have sufficient power to fire their weapons.”

“Noted. Of course, I am aware but if the shuttles report suspicious activity, we will take care of it. Before we leave Earth, we are scheduled to procure some of their power modules so the shields and weapons will be able to function at the same time.”

“I will order the shuttles to leave immediately, sir.”

“Good, I will be on the bridge shortly.”

The shuttles left the warship and went behind the moon as ordered. Only moments after they moved to the dark side of the moon they were fired upon. The shields did their job and the ships were undamaged. Since the moon blocked communication, the shuttles decided to split up. One of them went back so they could update Commander Streb. The other ship continued forward.

When Commander Streb was told the shuttles had been attacked, he ordered the warship to leave orbit and go to the far side of the moon. As they approached their destination, he contacted the shuttle that was watching the Crosus ships. The officer in charge of the shuttle told him three of the four Crosus ships had landed. They appeared to be unloading a large piece of equipment.

Commander Streb had a good idea what the equipment was capable of doing. He was certain the Crosus plan was to destabilize the moon’s orbit. That could cause the moon to crash into the Earth and destroy it. However, it was more likely the moon would go flying off into space and would cause devastating problems with earthquakes, flooding of low-lying areas, and other catastrophic consequences. He told his communications officer to try to reach the commander of the Crosus ships.

The only result from their attempt to communicate was the Crosus ship began firing their weapons at the warship. The warships shields prevented any damage, but with them activated he was unable to return fire. He contacted the shuttles and told them to fire their weapons at the Crosus ship. The weapons on the shuttles had relatively low power, but they could still inflict damage.

They were watching the Crosus ship on the monitor when it was hit by a particle beam from one of the shuttles. The Crosus ship stopped firing at the warship and Commander Streb ordered his weapons officer to immediately open fire on the Crosus ship.

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