The Admiral Chapter 1 Part 1
Posted By: Dyn<ivlas1@chartermi.net>
Date: 8 November 2002, 8:26 pm
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"How could they have found us! Every ship that came in contact with them either initiated the Cole Protocol or self destructed." said Admiral Stanly Hanson
"I don't know sir." replied Colonal Allan Foster
"Well find out colonal!"
"Yes sir!"
The old Admiral was getting irritable and no one could blame him; earth was under seige and the humans were losing. Admiral Hanson was looking out from the bridge of the UNSC Cruiser NewHope, and wondering how it could have happened. What he saw was unbelievable, an entire covenant armada, orbiting earth and destroying anything that came in range. What was happening on earth was even more horrible, there were hundreds of explosions that from where he was looked very small but he knew must have been killing billions of people.
The UNSC fleet was in shambles, about ninety percent of it was destroyed, and the rest were mostly damaged. No one expected the covenant would be there so fast. The first thing the Covenant went for were the power stations planetside, and with those out the orbiting SuperMAC cannons were useless. The Covenant cought on fast thought the Admiral.
"Sir the Gatling is hailing us."one of the bridge crew reported.
"Put them on."said the Admiral.
"This is the UNSC frigate Gatling, requesting assistance. We somehow got trapped, and were stuck on the side of earth opposite of the fleet."
"Is there any way you can get around the covenant without being detected?"
"No sir. We've looked at every route but the Covies have us blocked."
"We'll do what we can, Hanson out"
There was no hope for the Gatling, and Hanson knew it. One ship trapped and trying to get through the covenant forces. Two UNSC frigates were hardly a match for one covenant frigate, and one UNSC frigate against an entire Covenant armada! No, there was no way the Gatling would survive. But Hanson was a man of his word,so he would try to save the frigate.
"Get me Captain Burdou of the UNSC Frontier." said Hanson
"Yes sir." replied the communications officer
"Captain Burdou, sir."
"Captain we have a trapped ship on the other side of the Covenant. You command the only survalence ship left in the fleet. I need you to find a way through the Covenants radar web. Think your up to it?"
"Ill find a way sir."
"Good. Harrison out."
Pondering what had happened, he remembered when he had first heard those fateful words "Earth is under seige! Its the Covenant!" over the com ,what, something like two days ago? And he hadn't even slept since then! He thought about it a moment longer then decided he needed some rest.
"Ill be in my quarters if anyone needs me."
The Admiral really needed some rest, it had been two days since he had gotten any sleep. He paused a moment longer to observe the horrible massicre, then left the bridge and walked to his quarters. Once in his quarters he walked directly to his bed. He was asleep before he hit the bed.
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