It Is Not About The Catch, It Is The Chase [Corek Team vs. Disguised Haven]

[HK-36]

@[member="Haven Pryde"] @[member="DZ-3D"] @[member="Noah Corek"] @[member="Miles Varden"]

//Ok, sorry it took me so long to get around to doing this guys Thanksgiving and all. The rules of engagement are, no temporary captures, no pc kills, have fun//
UNKNOWN PLANET IN OMEGA SPACE
Excitement was going on in Omega Space!
One of the slower worlds has just seen an unknown pirate raid one of the smaller caravans and kidnap a target, to everyone's surprise the target turned out important enough that before the pirate was able to even make her escape, several ships were already hot in pursuit.

Aboard the pirate's ships there was bound and gagged prize, a little boy that seemed to be protected by the escort, he stared daggers at the pirateress and mumbled something, protests probably, however the gag put on him made her unable to make out what he was saying.

The ship heading the pursuit, adventuring frigate the Siege Tower, was firing at her from ionic batteries, aiming to stun rather than destroy, sending a transmission to her,
"Unknown ship, cease your escape and surrender, you do not know what you have done, I am warning you-"
The rest of the transmission came in garble as interference kicked in

Aboard the Siege Tower, HK grumbled as pirate would not cease
"Damn it, I am trying to save her life!"
He turned to his communications officer
"Contact the other ships on secured Omega channels."

The Solomon, and other ships, would have received a transmission from HK soon after
"This is First Baron Iron Knight, all ships keep up the pursuit, shoot only to disable and stun, not kill, attempt boarding her ship as soon as possible."

Unfortunately for the pirate, during the chase she would find her hyperdrive to have been so far disabled by, unlucky for her, shot from an ionic cannon battery, plus where would be the fun in her just jumping out of the system?

 

[Noah Corek]

@[member="HK-36"] @[member="Haven Pryde"] @[member="Miles Varden"] @[member="DZ-3D"]
"Dammit HK! Why is this kid so important and who is this damn woman!?" Noah asked as they chased the frigate and continued to fire on it,in hopes of disabling the ships engines and stop them dead in their tracks. "I mean,I'm all for catching kidnappers,but seriously who is this kid!?" Noah asked again,as he sat in the hangar bay,in the open compartment of one of the two shuttles the Solomon carried in the hangar. While he sat there he made sure all of his weapons were secured and at peak performance level. 'Dual DL-88's,check. OPR-2,check. Dual Cortosis Weave Vibro-blades,check. Four Corek Custom Flashbangs,check.' After finishing his mental check list,Noah made sure they were all secured before he sat there waiting for HK to respond.

 

[Haven Pryde]

It would have been a good day for the pirate queen had it not been unable to jump to hyperspace but all good things must come stomping you, weird how things just have to hit you when you're down... As Kayla was warned OP Territory is heavily guarded and even their operatives were hard on the trigger, yet as she made...... tried to make her escape Kayla kept wondering how the heck she would make it out of the territory.

As they fired on her ship she fired back trying to hit their on board weapons first, her hyper drive had been taken off line which makes it near impossible for her to escape, but she can still try to escape, as the Raven't Nest makes it's run Kayla continues to fire back and tries to make a dent in the enemy ships....boy this will be fun.

@[member="Noah Corek"]
@[member="HK-36"]

 

[Miles Varden]

Nyos stood silently on the bridge alongside his CO's @[member="Noah Corek"] and @[member="HK-36"]. Miles was new to the Protectorate, and had volunteered for the first mission available, to get his name out there. He was wearing his typical Spectre armor, his personal AXT5 rifle slung on his back and his HUD buzzing full of data. He knew nothing of the target and treated it like a SNAFU Op. He would follow his orders and do his job.

He walked to HK, Sir, Request permission to be on the first squad to board our target ship, Sir! Miles stood at perfect attention as he spoke

 

[Nothura]

DZ-3D would've laughed if his programming had allowed him, @[member="Miles Varden"] was asking if he could go with the first squad onto the target ship and standing in a perfect attention. DZ-3D approached @[member="HK-36"] and asked if he could go with the first squad to. DZ did not salute because his robotic limbs did not allow him to. But secretly DZ-3D was wishing that he could stay with HK, for HK was ancient and must've seen lots of action.

 

[HK-36]

@Haven Pryde @DZ-3D @Noah Corek @Miles Varden
UNKNOWN REGION OF OMEGA SPACE
"I do not have time to explain right now, Noah, let us hurry to capture her before she would be able to escape."
He sent through the transmission, glancing back to Miles and DZ as they were still on the bridge
"Then hurry up and get to the Hangar! The first shuttles are about to leave, you are under Lieutenant Corek's Command."
He motioned towards the turbolift that would get them down there
"Go, go!"
He hurried them

Sending another transmission to Noah,
"Noah, we have two more incoming to join you, leave as soon as they are ready and attempt boarding as soon as possible."

In the space, shields of the ship flickered and boomed with each shot from the pirate deflecting on them, returning fire in exchange.
It seemed that they were in a stalemate right now.

 

[Noah Corek]

@[member="HK-36"] @[member="DZ-3D"] @[member="Miles Varden"] @[member="Haven Pryde"]
"HK,if I was to say,theoretically to charge my forward shield to full power and ram them,would that stop them? And thanks for the reinforcements." Noah thanked HK,as he watched the other shuttle be loaded up with the other squad.

 

[HK-36]

@[member="Noah Corek"] @DZ-3D @Miles Varden @Haven Pryde
HK looked out from the viewport at the pirate ship they've been firing at
"One way to find out, Noah, you are all clear."
He said simply through the transmission

 

[Haven Pryde]

Haven's resources were almost expired as she fired at the pursuing vessel and then tried to restore the hyper space, as the enemy ship was getting closer her gunnery informed her of a ship en route to her own, she looked at the enemy vessel and hoped for them best Turn us around and ram the other ship straight in it's engine room, use evasive maneuvers at once and keep it going as we ram them.... I don't want them to move at all she then waited as the ship was turned around and on a ramming trajectory for the enemy vessel.

@[member="HK-36"] @[member="Noah Corek"]


(OOC Note: sorry I spaced this thread lol!)

 

[Noah Corek]

@HK-36 @DZ-3D @Miles Varden @Haven Pryde
"Sir! They're coming about! It looks like a ramming trajectory!" Noah's first mate 2nd Lieutenant Riesa Lok,a Rutian Twi'lek,announced on the comm as she sat at her station. Noah sat in thought for a few moments,and then grinned. "So the so called "Pirate Queen" wants to play like that. Lok,since the Solomon has extra strength shields,divert all power to shields and set a head on ramming course. Lets see who caves first." Noah said as he smiled.

 

[Haven Pryde]

As the Raven's Nest continued on it's trajectory she smirked as she sensed someone or something and then looked at her crew mates Divert remaining power to the shields before impact and increase the speed... they want to play hard ball matey's....let's strike them out on first base she continued to smirk knowing her ship would got to three times it's strength before the impact and then continued to watch as the ships closed the gap between them... they were looking for a fight, so they'd get one on their own ship.

@[member="Noah Corek"] @[member="HK-36"]

 

[Noah Corek]

@HK-36 @DZ-3D @Miles Varden @Haven Pryde
Noah smiled as Lok told him on his comm that the ship just continued. "Ahhhh,typical pirate overconfidence." Noah waited until the ship were within 45 seconds of collision and then he struck. "Lok,break off!" Noah yelled,and she did. The ship veered to the side and you could here the sound of metal scraping metal and a giant jolt would be felt throughout both ships. "Lok! Full broadside hit them right in the engines!" Noah yelled to Lok and the woman delivered. The Dual Heavy Turbolaser,2 Proton Torpedo Launchers,Quad Laser Cannon and two Point Defense Laser Cannons opened fire on the others ships engines. At point blank range the damage would be devastating.

 

[Nothura]

DZ-3D entire body almost fell over, "Can we be a little more careful?" He asked @[member="Noah Corek"] "I have a bad feeling about this" DZ muttered under his breath

 

[HK-36]

@Noah Corek @DZ-3D @Miles Varden @Haven Pryde
While the Solomon played chicken with the pirate vessel and then attempted to out maneuver it, the Siege Tower came up from behind the Solomon, turning into broadside as the two vessels began scraping against each other and the pirate vessel seemed to head towards them now.
"Engines and shields full, maximize shields towards regions the pirates are heading for, fire broadside!"
As the officers relayed commands they responded
"Aye-aye, sir!"

Soon enough the batteries would fire at the enemy ship, most damage would be directed at its helm and weapon systems, another transmission would come to pirates from the Siege Tower
"I repeat, surrender and release the being you have taken aboard before any grievous harm comes to you or your crew."

 

[Haven Pryde]

Haven was a bunch of things but she was not stupid You can kiss my broadside ye glitter junkie! she responded and then cut of the transmission and then looked to her own Peoples get yer suits we're jumpin' to their ship, if they want us then it'll be on our own terms... bring the heavy hitters with us she said and then looked to her first mate Saber you've got the helm... once we're outside get to port and fire on the enemy vessel at once... No smackin' back.. she barked her orders and then left toward the equipment room and left the brig to her first officer, once inside she closed the hatch and latched it and her and her femme fatale and a unit of over 30 spec-ops soldiers she acquired from when the fringe turned on her suited up and readied themselves to make the jump.

As they did the timer started buzzing off and within moments they launched with fusion cutters and heavy artillery with their usual stnadard weaponry at the ship, after making a landing they began to cut their way in with haven running command of the unit.... after some time they were inside and her own troops blasted several soldiers that were waiting for them and sent in grenades and then waited for the explosion. She could fell the current telling her her own ship was making it's effort to hold off the enemy vessel with it's volleys of rapid fire.

@[member="HK-36"] @[member="Noah Corek"]

 

[HK-36]

@Noah Corek @DZ-3D @Miles Varden @Haven Pryde
Meanwhile, aboard the Siege Tower
"Sir, the pirates are launching a counter-boarding attack against the Solomon."
HK nodded
"Very well, launch our own gunship to send support to them, send in attack parties into the pirate ship."
The Yeoman nodded
"Yessir."
Soon, from the hangars of the Siege Tower transports and starfighters began to fly out, portion of them began harassing the streams of pirate troopers that tried to board the Solomon, making their job harder and thinning some of their numbers before they were able to get through the thick armor of Noah's ship.
The shuttles blasted their own way against the pirate ships, evading fire and landing the heavily armored troopers of Iron Company on the hull of pirate ship to board them in turn.
After all, the Iron Company, led by the elite Iron Knights, were a Company who specialized in combat in tight quarters, especially boarding actions.

Meanwhile, meanwhile,
Aboard the pirate vessel,
The boy they captured was still sitting and struggling as the pirate ladies moved out to take fight to Noah. The boy then stopped, calming down as the leader of pirates seemingly forgot about him, he looked to the man she called 'Saber' the one who was given the helm. A spark appeared in the boy's eyes as he cracked his neck and bones.

On the Siege Tower, the Yeoman looked to HK
"Sir, I know Lieutenant Corek asked you what was the nature of the hostage, but why are you working so hard to save him?"
HK slightly turned back
"I am not working to save the hostage from the pirates."
He looked to the viewport
"I am working to save the pirates from the hostage."

Suddenly, aboard the pirate ship a wrist blade slowly, and silently slid out from the boy's wrist, cutting through the binds that held him in place as metal talons moved out from his fingertips and he slowly, silently stood up, looking to the Saber and other crew who were too busy working the ship in the heat of battle to notice him. A smile slowly crept on the little boy's face.

"Sir?"
The Yeoman asked
"Who is the hostage?"
HK turned away from the viewport to look at the Yeoman
"Mini-Me."

Then through the commlink frequencies erupted bloodcurling screams, it very much sounded like someone being repeatedly stabbed or skinned. It echoed through the channels of both Omegas and the Pirates.
Haven would be able to identify the voice as Saber's voice.

 

[Haven Pryde]

Haven heard the screams of her body guard and looked back before they entered Fall back now! she ordered as she used the force to propel her back to her own ship and she entered her ship back with her own and then got out of the heavy armor and ordered her own to stay in it, as they closed launch doors she looked back into the area beyond the door and seen some of her pirate crew running past in a frantic jog and with blood, she heard the screams still and then opened the door and brought her and her own men into the hall with one recon rogue raised in her hand and finger on the trigger, she had her saber in her hand ready to activated it.

As they slowly crept up to the bridge she peered inside to see the little boy with taloned fingers and ripping chunks out of Sabers skin That little bastard, how the hell could he best Saber? she asked in her own head and then sent her whip-lord in with her juggernaut and followed them in, as she entered she raised her weapons at him not knowing some spec-ops were on her ship from the enemy, she had 15 troops flank then surroundings ready to unleash hell on the little boy all in medium-armor unlike her femme fatales that knew how to operate efficiently in heavy-armor.

As she raised her weapons against the little boy she smirked at him I dare you to give me a reason, ye little piss bucket she spoke with certain confidence and then nodded at her whip-lord as she cracked her electro-whip, the heavy-armor they wore would make it to where the boy would have a tough time skinning them, and an even worse time getting through Haven aka Kayla.

@[member="HK-36"]

 

[Noah Corek]

@[member="HK-36"] @[member="Haven Pryde"] @DZ-3D
Noah knew those screams,he had heard them before. "HK! You didn't feel the need to tell me that the hostage was the notorious Mini-me!?" Noah basically yelled into the comm. "Sir,the pirates have retreated. What do we do?" Asked a young faced Corporal as he walked up. "All Deadeyes,since these piss buckets seem to be occupied lets show them how we do things." Noah said over the comms as he walked into a hall,dressed in Corek Custom Heavy Armor No.1,and walked through the holes as his other 120 soldiers,who had gotten the same Commando training that Noah recieved over 13 years,and took to space and boarded Havens ship.

 

[Haven Pryde]

(OOC Note: Awe snap! )

Kayla held the weapon trained on the little boy and gave the command telepathically and her whip-lord cracked the boy with the dangerously made electro-whip and then haven sent a force throw into the little boy intending to send him flying through the view port and into the vacuum of space, then she heard the alarms of the ship sound and looked at her soldiers Stay 'ere if that little boy somehow survives kill him she ordered and then her and her femme fatales stole off to take care of any and all intruders knowing her men would be able to handle the ops.

As she left medics came in dressed in full heavy armor to tend to Sabres wounds and hauled him off to a medical bay... Kayla and her girls quickly rounded corners getting to the affected parts of the ship that was obviously boarded by enemies.

 

[HK-36]

@Noah Corek @DZ-3D @Miles Varden @Haven Pryde
// Hang on let me respond! //
By the time Haven and her team were able to make their way to the bridge, considering the ship would had to be rather big, able to take in so much damage from two frigates, they would not find the boy.
Instead, they would find bodies, bits of flesh, with multiple puncture wounds Sabre leaning forward, seemingly dead, against the consoles, with sliced wounds and puncturing in his back, a sign of how the boy overcame him, simply by stabbing him in the back, before they would be able to take him to medbay.
They would also see a hole in the side of the wall, a ripped away section showing small ventilation shaft, small yet big enough a small being, like the boy, could crawl through, most evidently his escape route.

The Iron Company squads joined with Noah, strengthening his numbers with their signature thick armor and heavy repeaters designed to mow down infantry.