{"id":9189,"date":"2025-01-17T00:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T00:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/battlestarmercury.com\/wordpress\/?p=9189"},"modified":"2024-09-27T10:13:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T10:13:40","slug":"book-4-prophecy-chapter-2-the-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/battlestarmercury.com\/wordpress\/?p=9189","title":{"rendered":"Book 4 Prophecy Chapter 2: The Search"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\u201cAir wing is away. Fleet is reporting ready in 25 seconds for a fast spool quick jump,\u201d Major Evans reported from DRADIS.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is Toddler, air wing is formed up, requesting combat landings. You gotta love this Cylon FTL gear.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cContact, three small ones. Hard to detect this far out. My guess is a couple of Nemesis class, they are going to hang back and try and slam a straggler with a heavy missile volley. We rate this 1.5 on a ten point quality scale.\u201d Reported the CIC flight officer.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCombat landings are authorized, Get the birds on the deck. Double check the jump coordinates and ring up jump thirteen.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Commander noted that an enormous amount of fuel was being expended in an effort to not give away the location of New Helios. It was a concern for the future, not today.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFTL spooled, all ships show ready.\u201d Major Evan’s re ported.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFire missile salvo number 1.\u201d Commander Evans ordered.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBlack squadron this is catbird break, right let’s take care of those vampires!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is Athena. Actual launch missile Salvo number two.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is Pony commander air group. All squadrons move to your defensive asignment , intercept positions, Missiles first then prepare for inbound fighters!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is tool. Port defense turrets target inbound raiders. Demeter you should have an excellent firing solution with your p p t s as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cPony to all players. Set up on me and prepare to slam these modern Raiders.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are directing heavy fire at the base stars.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cDemeter port pod, taking weapons fire. Armor is holding up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is Athena actual. Maintain PCM firing rate we’re taking down a lot of missiles\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cAthena actual. Crash turn starboard, flack, left now, execute execute execute.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cValkyrie squadron maintain firing rate topside bias. Prepare missile Salvo.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cBase star, number one just took a heavy Salvo. We may be detecting his FTL spooling up. He may be getting ready to jump out of here!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cAthena just took a missile hit center bow. No internal damage armor is still solid.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cAthena. Pony. More vampires and we can count we’re doing our best here!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cAthena actual to Pony. Appreciated. We are winning.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cValkyrie squadron. This is tool. Your engagement zone is effective. Maintain your current zone.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cAthena this is Playboy. Commander air group from the Mercury is that you?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cComms. Priority. Comms boost that signal. Maximum gain on our transmission! Playboy this is Athena actual is that you? Report status!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cAthena, this is Playboy. Base ships had to jump. Mercury, Saturn, Solaria mission failure. Emergency jump, executed! Many players left behind. Request, priority, routing we’ve got bent birds, hurt and tired pilots. We need to land some birds immediately!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is Athena actual! Priority landing status to all birds with transponders from task force mercury. Air wing protect them. They’ve been out here for almost a day. Bring those birds into the barn high priority! \u201d<\/p>\n

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“Pony to all players. Priority bring in birds with task force mercury transponders we will protect their six. Gun engagement zones, IFF check. Do not target task force Mercury transponders. Head for all four landing decks of the Athena. Deck gangs be ready to take damaged birds! Medical team standby for injured pilots. We have a lot of bent birds coming on all four decks! Pony Commander air group acknowledge!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cAthena. Actual. Those are my orders. Take all weapons off auto fire until those birds are on the deck. Playboy acknowledge. Make best possible speed for landing decks. All lights green. We’ve got your transponders programmed in. Athena actual to all ships all players no mistakes here bring those birds into the barn!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cPlayboy to Athena. Acknowledging your orders. Prepare for 100 plus bent birds and hurt pilots approaching all four landing decks. All birds form up on me we’re going home!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cAmelia, he’s going to want to stay with his pilots and take care of his squadron. We need Playboy up here in CIC for an immediate intelligence briefing. Send a couple Marines if you have to we have got to know what happened to Mercury Saturn and Solaria. This needs to be handled with sensitivity. It requires your touch Amelia.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cSteven. Our Marines, know exactly what to do. I’ve trained them well, please focus on the task force for now I will get you the intelligence you need. Playboy has been in the cockpit for 20 straight hours. I’ll bring him up here as quickly as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Major Amelia Evans waved her hand to one of the Marines guarding the glass doors that were the entrance to CIC<\/p>\n

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The tall, husky marine leaned down as she whispered in his ear. She spoke to him for several seconds and made him acknowledge her instructions. The marine brought a microphone to his lips and spoke his orders in a whispered tone.<\/p>\n

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The ships executive officer smiled up at the Marine, who stood straighter and turned back to watching the hallways for borders.<\/p>\n

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Commander Steven Evans was about to speak when he realized that his wife, the executive officer had handled the situation exactly as needed. Both of them were are needed in CIC to continue directing the battle. He thanked the gods, that she knew exactly how to interpret his desires, and how it improve the command and efficiency of the ship.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is Pony. All Mercury task force birds are on the deck. All players prepare to re-engage the Cylon missiles and raiders.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cDemeter just took a barrage front and starboard flight pod.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cScratch a modern base star!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is Athena XO to Demeter. We have lost the wireless damage control stream. Can you switch the feed to a backup channel?\u201d

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\u201cPony. Commander Air Group. Taking down large missile salvo.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cTask Force. This is Athena. Crash turn to port. Prepare to switch flak and open fire on the new firing solution.\u201d

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\u201cThis is Athena actual. Switch forward batteries to salvo mode. Bull doze the base star dead ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is Pony. We have them on the run. Bring it home. Concentrate fire in section 45.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cBase Star scratch it!\u201d

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\u201cThis is see CIC Battlestar Apollo. We have an optimal firing solution on another Base star. We are breaking, left and taking the target. She won’t last long.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is squadron Valkyrie. Mine some help Apollo?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cNot at all. Join the party!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Captain, Kenneth Barnes, callsign, Playboy was flanked by two bulky marines, one male, one female. He looked extremely unhappy being where he was. His flight suit was dirty, his forehead literally drenched.<\/p>\n

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He knew that he had landed on the battle star Athena but he was a little unsure of who was in command of the task force. Suddenly a look of questioning past over his face. Commander Evans turned to him,<\/p>\n

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