Interstellar War (The Pike Chronicles Book 5) by G.P. Hudson

Author:G.P. Hudson [Hudson, G.P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2016-05-15T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 30

“AI, what is your status?” said Jon, from the bridge of the Freedom.

“I have taken control of one station, but have been blocked from the other two,” said AI. “They have opened fire on me. Multiple Chaanisar in this system have been freed. Unfortunately, not as many as we had anticipated.”

“We are picking up weapon fire from the surrounding Juttari warships. Are they firing on you?”

“Negative, Admiral. They are fighting amongst themselves, as some of them are Chaanisar. There are battles being waged for control on board. I am assisting where I can, advising the Chaanisar to give me access to their ship systems.”

“What about the strike teams?”

“I have asked them to evacuate. There is a strong possibility that this station will be destroyed. It is better if they were not on board when that happened.”

“Understood. Update our systems to indicate which of the Juttari warships are on our side.”

“Yes, Admiral. Systems have already been updated.”

Jon reoriented his tactical screen to focus on the battle taking place between the Juttari warships. Their new allies were now highlighted with blue icons, while the ones still loyal to the Juttari stayed red. The ships the Juttari had used for their invasion were overwhelmingly populated by Chaanisar, but here the Chaanisar ships were clearly in the minority. Did that mean that the Chaanisar numbers were dwindling? He had no way of knowing. But these Chaanisar ships would be destroyed without any help, as would the space station AI had seized. He did not want to lose either. The time had come to join the fight.

Jon tapped his console and General Dathos, appeared on screen. “I am sending over updated information indicating which Juttari warships have been converted to our side. It is time to engage the enemy. I will take the jump ships with me to help the Chaanisar. The rest of the fleet will attack the enemy stations. AI should keep them busy for the most part while you approach. We will join in once we are done with the enemy ships.”

“It will be done,” said General Dathos.

“Pike out,” said Jon, closing the comm. “Ensign Yao. Are the jump ships still synchronized with us?”

“Yes, Sir. They are jump ready.”

“Advise them that we will be jumping into battle imminently.”

“Yes, Sir. Jump ships are acknowledging your instructions. All ships ready for battle.”

“Good,” said Jon. “Set coordinates for a landing just behind the enemy warships.”

“Coordinates loaded.”

“Tactical, prepare to fire all weapons the second we land. Set point defense to defensive mode.”

“Weapons ready, Sir,” said Petrovic.

“Commander, I want all our birds launched the second we land. The bombers are to ignore the stations for now and attack the enemy ships.”

Yes, Sir,” said Commander Konos. “All birds are ready for battle.”

Jon glanced around the bridge. Everyone seemed on point, and the General Quarters command remained active. “Helm, initiate jump.”

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.