Piethrixian Vignettes

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Vers Orbit | Station 1-51235 | Control Room

Captain Mann walks into the control room. "Ensign report." He turns to the comms officer. "just the usual, all ships that were supposed to come came. Nothing interesting. As always." The comms officer turns back to their control station and gasps. "One large ship inbound. Its Hauling Ass and armed." The captain sits in his chair and starts giving orders. "Shields full, weapons online, notify command, Red Alert." Every wall on the bridge turns into a screen showing what is directly on the outside of the station. "Its exiting warp now." A large warship at least 600 meters long comes out of high warp right in front of the Station. Its front thrusters struggling to slow it down. Suddenly, the ship's thrusters disable. but the ship still slows to a complete stop, even with the planet's gravity tugging at it. "She has a Piethrixian armed forces paint job on her. Opening a channel." A few panels at the front of the bridge turn to a view of the ship's bridge. A single piethrixian officer stands on a raised section above ensigns and leftenants below.

"Captain Mann, may I introduce you to the PAFD Dexterity?"

The captain stands from the station command seat. "Admiral, I didn't expect to see you here. Thought you died a decade ago when you were testing that Magnetic coil thing, what did you call it?" The admiral laughs. "It. was called an Impulse Drive, and this ship is fitted with one. This ship is also fitted with a large assortment of weapons, for example, the PSBWS-47 Rapid Fire Heavy Railgun Cannon. Capable of firing
Ten shots in a single second, and able to put a 10-centimetre wide hole in a 1-meter wide asteroid ten thousand kilometres away." The Captain sits back down.

"where and how did you build this without anybody knowing?"

"that is complicated, but also, This one is not alone" He also sits back down and says something to an officer on his bridge. "Captain, we've got ten more of them, also armed and hauling ass." The officer turns to face the captain. "now there's more than fifty about to come out of warp, right in front of us."

The warships one by one come out of warp, each one of them slowing almost instantly. their automated weapons systems scanning the sky for any danger. But then one of them couldn't stop in time.

the massive warship slams into the tiny little station, shrapnel flying in different directions. The ships automated systems eventually take over and slow the ship, but the station is already gone.

Piethrixian Free (ish) Press

The Piethrixian armed forces have unveiled their newest class of warships this morning, the new class has been given the name of Dexterity because of its amazing speed and agility. Units using older vessels will be being assigned to new Dexterity class vessels very soon. These vessels are the first step into the future.

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Sector-1295782 | PAFD Dexterity | Bridge

The Comms officer turns to face the captain in his chair "Captain, unknown vessel coming out of warp, it's armed." The captain presses a button on his chairs console. "Shields up, Red alert" The panels of the bridge turn to screens to show the outside of the ship. The railgun cannons on the hull of the ship turn to aim in the general direction of the ship about to come out of warp. "Ship is coming out of warp now." A medium sized ship about half the length of the Dexterity comes out of warp, its maneuvering thrusters moving it into an attack position. "I've got three more coming out of warp, same size." Two more of the same ships and a retribution class frigate comes out of warp. "Where'd they get one of those, open a channel." The comms officer presses some buttons on their console. "Not responding, ill try again." They try again. "They are firing, low energy beam weapons, the retribution seems to be pulling back." The captain stands from his chair.

"All Weapons target the vessels, Torpedo tubes 1 through 20 load full yield nuclear torpedoes."

The ships large cannons rotate to face the ships, The smaller faster firing turrets turn to target certain parts of the ships, like a bridge or weapons.

"Fire."

A spray of thousands of shots come from the ship, all of them finding something to hit. One of the larger vessels erupts in a massive blast of its warp core. "One target down, weapons targeting the other ships, Firing." More fire is concentrated on the remaining ships, their shielding systems no match for the wall of fire and nuclear weapons. A Second ship falls to the weapons fire, a nuclear weapon hitting an ammo bank, causing the ship to rip in half. "Cease fire, open a channel."

"This is Admiral Marcus of the Destroyer Dexterity, lower your shields or we will make you. Prepare to be boarded."

Piethrixian Free Press
The Destroyer Dexterity was recently attacked by a group of Criminals who had possession of four large capital ships, one of them being a Retribution class which was supposed to be scrapped. The Dexterity and her captain Admiral Marcus turned the ships into piles of scrap, the criminals base which was built inside of an asteroid was then boarded and the criminals arrested.

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Piethrixian Armed Forces Rules and Regulations | Bridge Officer Contingency order #165

1.0 - In the event that a ship has been boarded and/or captured, the Commanding officer or most senior officer on the ship is to Evacuate the crew and give the order to terminate and/or eject the,
- Weapons Targeting System;
- Shipboard AI;
- Warheads with a yield higher than 1 Gigaton;
- Weapons systems using Tricobalt, or Classified Warheads;
- Classified Systems/Documents;
- Maneuver logs and;
- Warp systems with a speed classification of 15 and above, or Classified/Top Secret and;
- Antimatter containment system. (Disable)

2.0 - If the Crew of a vessel is made incapacitated and the Shipboard AI has completed Ten (10) scans to prove this, transporter systems are to be used by the Shipboard AI to transport as many crews as possible to Escape Systems, and the following is to be done,
- all threats to be neutralized that can be neutralized promptly;
- Message sent to PAF Command on secure channel containing Reason for destruction and time of
Destruction of the vessel;
- All listed in section 1.0 ;
- flares alternating between red and white are to be fired at intervals of 10 seconds for a minute
before Destruction of the ship and;
- Antimatter containment unit system taken offline.

3.0 - In the event that the crew of a vessel is attempting to desert/are attempting a mutiny, the shipboard AI is to,
- Close all bulkhead doors;
- Warn the crew that further actions may end with their termination;
- Take warp core/reactor offline;
- Disable engineering/Bridge Control systems;
- ensure ship is in no outside danger;
- flood Warp core/reactor with antimatter (until nearing maximum capacity);
- If the crew continues to attempt to Desert/revolt warn them one time that the ship will self
destruct;
- Transport the crew members who are not deserting or revolting to Escape system;
- launch escape systems;
- follow steps in Section 1.0 excluding those involving escape systems and;
- Disable Warp core/reactor Containment Unit.

WARNING, FILES ONBOARD SHIPS INVOLVING BOARDING COUNTERMEASURES AND ANTI DESERTING/MUNITY ARE NOT TO BE TAMPERED WITH, TAMPERING WITH LISTED DOCUMENTS WILL RESULT IN COURT-MARTIAL/EXECUTION

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Sector-1296982 | Planet-01412-2 | 20591-12512-12512 | 1st Platoon, 98th Battalion

A flaming aircraft flies over the Entrenched Piethrixian Troops and explodes a hundred metres behind them, The muddy walls of the trench are soaked in the blood of the Oddly Powerful and bloodthirsty Aliens. The Deep rumble of one of their Tanks begins to shake the trench, A Sergeant stands up, taking an antimatter grenade of his chest, and throws it over the top, He jumps to the ground, shrapnel from the tank showers the solders. "Hell yeah! That got em!" Yells a Private from further down the line.

The enemy guns go quiet. Not a single tank, or soldier, or plane from the enemies can be heard "So um, what going on now?" The private calls out again. Everyone else in the trench stares towards the sky, Suddenly faint Explosions are heard coming from the direction of the enemy Trenches. the sergeant turns and looks down the trench, his face then goes white. "GAS GAS GAS!" The soldiers scramble to put on their Gas masks as hundreds of shells explode over the Exo-Suit clad soldiers, Thick Green gas floats down onto the troops, Screams fill the trench as those who didn't get their masks on time feel the corrosive and deadly gas fill their lungs. Once the screams and cries die out, another Cry fills the ears of the soldiers, a Battle Cry. The sound of thousands of soldiers running across the blood-soaked no mans land shakes the ground, then the sound of gunfire joins. Piethrixian Soldiers run through the thick gas,, their gear covered in a sticky powder, Some with Bayonets out, Some with their pistol, some without anything but their fists. The sergeant grabs his radio, quickly yelling into it "Warlord this is 1st We need air support! I dont care what it is, but ive got less than 30 guys, and they just sent thousands of em to take us down!" A commander on an orbiting ship responds. "1st Platoon, this is Warlord, you've got two boomers inbound. Recommend pull back." The sergeant gets on his Platoon wide radio. "Pull back, Boomers inbound!"

Sector-1296982 | Planet-01412-2 | 20591-12512-12515 | 20th Squadron, 47th Wing PAF

"Easy 1-1 this is warlord, new fire mission. 20591-12512-12512. Hit em with the November Foxtrot." The pilot in the heavy fighter presses a button on his control panel, the doors on the bottom of the Space fighter open up, revealing massive bombs. "Warlord, Easy 1-1. Affirm, November Foxtrot 20591-12512-12512. ETA 30 Seconds." The pilot presses a button, changing the comms channel. "Easy 1-2, 1-3, 1-4. New fire mission-" He is cut off by one of his wingmen. "Yeah, we heard it." The other fighters open their bay doors, revealing even more bombs. "10 seconds to target." The Fighters Drop their bombs, little jets on the back of each keeps them lined up and pointed towards the target. "Five Seconds" The bomb casings open revealing dozens of smaller bombs, The smaller bombs are thrown out to form a massive wall of bombs. "3." The bombs explode throwing depleted fuel cells from tanks and fighters all over the battlefield. The superheated material burns through alien soldiers on the ground. Friendly soldiers jump out of the trenches as soon as the fighters fly overhead, throwing out a few flares and shaking their "wings", Some soldiers stare at the sky and cheer, some finish off the remaining Alien Soldiers.

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A bit lower quality than usual, just got a random thought while walking home from school and I just had to write it down.

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Sector-1296982 | Planet-01412-2

2 months have passed since "the battle" as soldiers of the 98th Battalion have begun calling it, and the lines have moved a total of 200 kilometres towards the main Piethrixian FOB, Alien forces have slowly become increasingly powerful, and have killed over 500 and injured over 2000 Piethrixian troops of the 10,000 Piethrixian Soldiers on the planet. Forces on the surface have been ordered to evacuate the planet and move to assist the forces on its Deuterium and Tritium-rich moons as they are more important the takeover of the System. Even with forces retreating to Orbital Launch platforms, a massive alien force is approaching the base, threatening to overrun the retreating forces before they can be evacuated.

Sector-1296982 | Planet-01412-2 | 1st Platoon, 98th Battalion

The boots of the platoon thud against the metal catwalk mounted to a 10-meter tall wall as they run towards the sounds of gunfire and explosions, suddenly a chunk of wall 30 meters ahead of them is flung from its foundation as an explosion rips through the air. Hundreds of Aliens begin flowing through the opening as automated defence turrets rip through them. The Platoon Leader yells over the roar of the turrets "We go back, get to the Frigates before they leave! No use reinforcing the forces at the breach if there's just going to be another." He unclips a grenade before chucking it into the hill of dead and dying Aliens, slowly piling up as more and more are mowed down by the steady flow of bullets. Running to catch up with his Platoon he doesn't flinch when the grenade goes off.

When he catches up to his Platoon he finds them stopped, the catwalk ending in empty air. The guard tower which once took up the space now a pile of rubble on the ground. He pushes past his soldiers on the narrow catwalk, the bulky exosuit on his body clanging against the railing. Once he reaches the front of the group he looks down at the pile of rubble for a second before stowing his rifle on the front of his plate carrier. In a large thud and breaking concrete, he lands on the ground, shooting a crippled alien with his pistol. He then yells back up to his troops "what are you? scared of a little drop?" the soldiers all respond "No Sergeant Martin" before they one by one jump from the catwalk.

Sector-1296982 | Planet-01412-2 | Orbital Launch Platform 1-2B |1st Platoon, 98th Battalion

The PA system squeals to life as the soldiers run over the boarding ramp, "All Combat forces evacuate the base, final ship leaving in T minus 2 minutes." at the entrance to the ship they stop and turn, the sounds of aliens running up the launch tower growing louder. Sergeant Martin turns to two soldiers "you two stay, everyone else gets in." the door to the ship opens and the Platoon boards, leaving Martin and two soldiers alone on the boarding ramp. The three reload their weapons and prepare for the horde of Aliens to come upon their position.

The noises of the aliens grow louder, and louder as they approach the trio. all goes silent for a moment before in a burst of speed, dozens of aliens burst through the metal door to the boarding ramp. In a hail of fire the soldiers mow down the aliens, but their bullets are not enough, for every one they cut down another takes its place, one alien lunges forwards at the soldier to the left of Martin and kills him in a single blow. Martin turns and fires a burst into the alien, reloading his rifle before it runs dry, a single alien makes it through the wall of bullets and makes a run for Martin, before it can get close he pulls out his pistol and empties its magazine into the aliens armoured head. Now angered, the alien lunges towards Martin who takes his knife out and sticks it forwards, shielding his head with his other arm.

A loud whirring fills the air as the alien jumps forwards, followed by the roar of the Frigates port CIWS cannon, Martin opens the airlock door before tapping the shoulder of the remaining soldier. Just as they both get into the airlock and shut the door, the CIWS cannon changes target to the base of the launch tower, shredding the foundation on one side and causing it to topple over away from the spacecraft.

At the base of the over 60-meter tall craft, the aliens climb on the clamps which hold the craft to the surface.

Bridge | PAFFF-216B | Orbital Launch Platform 1-2B | Planet-01412-2

Sergeant Martin bounds through the door as he yells at the captain "Get this thing off the ground, now!"

The smaller thrusters near the bottom of the ship roar to life vaporizing the aliens below them. The Frigate slowly lifts from the ground as the crew and passengers strap into seats, preparing for the main ascent.

Now 30 meters off the ground the Captain radios a command ship in orbit. "Command this is 216 Bravo, are there any friendly forces remaining on the surface?" The comms channel goes silent for a moment before a reply is sent "Negative 216 Bravo, you are the last ship." The captain smirks as he closes the comms channel. "Why don't we barbeque these things?" he says as he begins pushing the throttle on his console forwards.

The Massive drive cone of the ship flares to life, firing a plume out of the back melting the ground below and throwing extreme radiation out behind the ship, sealing the fate of anything below.

The crew of 216B and the Platoon then soared to orbit, leaving the burning base littered with aliens.