Odyany took a deep breath. it would only be a few minutes now. Then something shook the whole ship the lights blacked out completely for a moment then silence. Odyany had been aboard too many ships to think that was only a black out, and he was right. A few moments after the quiet took over an explosion could be heard that threw Odyany out of his seat and up against the rail of the cat walk. the wind was knocked out of him but he didn't let that stop him. Gasping for air he rose to his feat and back to his station.
"Captain!" he yelled but before he could finish he heard a voice come through.
"Our right flank has been hit!"
"Get a hazmat team and Division Minerva down there now!" Odyany could make out the voice it was the captain. Odyany saw men and women running towards the damaged aria.
"Commander Pelegyak, prepare your division for counter fire.” Odyany heard the captain loud and clear.
“Division Apollo, prepare for counter fire!” Odyany said into his head set as he pushed some buttons. The 94 men and women that made up Division Apollo quickly lined up as they had been trained. Odyany had a hard time keeping his balance as the floor beneath him vibrated and jerked.
“Commander Pelegyak, keep your men on the guns we are going in for emergency landing.”
The sirens were blaring but Odyany focused on the monitors, “Where are you, you coward?” he whispered.
“Target identified!” one man yelled from his station
“G14 is ready for retaliation!” Another one hollered
“Fire!” Odyany ordered and on the radar he could see the lasers blazing forward.
“Target evaded fire!”
“Veering left and up!”
“Hylquin ready!”
“Fire!” came the order again
“Target has been hit.”
“Commander, permission to destroy?”
“Permission granted.” Odyany watched the screen and smiled when it indicated the target had been destroyed. Odyany hated all the formality that came with defensive firing. He loved being on the attack where the men had targets, had their orders, and didn’t have to go through all the formal jargoned.
“All Divisions emergency landing in five minutes.” The voice boomed through the whole ship and every man and woman scrambled to their stations. As they came closer Odyany braced himself. This would be a rough landing.