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The Battle of the Pirate Galleon

Stellaris Story.

Captain's log, Star-date: September 22, 2301

Location: Erak System

The blasted thing wouldn't die.

We hit it with munitions the size of a bus.

Our fighters have been dogfighting for days with the pirates.

We've lost 3 destroyers and 5 corvettes.

Our 2 artillery cruisers are battering the beast while the other 2 line cruisers stand with the rest of the fleet of 7 destroyers and 9 corvettes to battle it and the Old Veterans in close combat.

Admiral Donner and Admiral Reginald are nowhere to be seen, as well as their fleets.

But Admiral Sera and the Torque fleet is nowhere near finished. How we get here, well...

When humanity took to the stars, we were ecstatic, thrilled about what lay beyond. We were young and naive, unknowingly walking into a dangerous universe.

We had just colonized our third planet in the Charlie system when they attacked.

The Young Bloods. A pirate fleet filled with corvettes. They attacked Charlie planet, and we couldn't get reinforcements to them until they were 80% devastated. But as soon as we got their, we cleaned up the rag-tag fleet and the survivors emergency jumped. To where, well, we'd find out soon enough.

One of our science ships found the pirate hideout in the Erak system. They were dumbfounded by what they found, and barely escaped with their lives. A whole pirate battle station, sitting just 4 jumps away from our home planet. It housed 2 fleets.

The Young Bloods that raided Charlie and an Old Veteran fleet that the brass figured was in charge of defending the system. They thought this since the fleet never went on a raid ever since it was discovered.

But the real monster, the real threat, was the Galleon. While the other 2 fleets sported ships no more threatening than our own corvettes and destroyers, this thing was different. The size of a planet, it had so many guns and fighters, no one could overpower it without significant numbers on your side.

Command decided that we would have to expand around Erak and deal with the raids when they came around.

After 100 years after our people went to space, we had formed the borders with the alien neighbors. Our claim was pretty sizable (36 systems), with 3 planets and 4 colony's, with 2 avenues in and out in our northern and southern borders.

Our Klanaxian neighbors of the north had just struck an alliance with us, and a lot of treaty's came with it. They started trading some of their military tech and strength for some overabundant resources and farming tech we had.

With this, Admiral Sera was one step closer to the Erak Raid.

It was a raid that our fleets had been preparing for the past 60 years. Strategies. Positions. Maneuvers. Maintenance.

We had 2 fleets of our own. The Torque fleet, commanded by Admiral Sera, and the Engine fleet, commanded by Admiral Donner.

The Engine fleet was the first fleet of our planet. Made up of nearly 50 corvettes, it has been well maintained for 100 years of service. Commanded by Admiral Donner for 50 years, this fleet has kept watch over Earth, and defended it successfully during the Kor'vur Assault.

The Torque fleet, the one I serve in as captain of a destroyer, was made up of 15 destroyers and 20 corvettes. Commanded by Admiral Sera for 15 years, our fleet has been in charge of guarding the southern border from the Kor'vur empire.

My destroyer, the S.S. Silver-lance, was a lazer/kinetic hybrid ship. Not the fanciest, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.

During the war with them 12 years ago, we took planet after planet while Donner held off their assault. We won after they surrendered.

I'm getting off topic.

Admiral Sera, I, and the other captain's were walking though mission command during a retrofit run on Alpha station, next to Earth. Donners fleet was also there, getting retrofit as well.

The 2 admirals and the captain's gathered for a meeting with command.

In the room was command and some greenhorn officer, Reginald.

He was being promoted to admiral and is to be given a fleet. Our navy size could be expanded since our facilities grew and out tech got better. Brilliant, we all thought, a third fleet.

But the news was even better. The egg-heads had designed cruisers for our empire, based on some tech the Klanaxian's gave us. Far bigger than the destroyer I currently sit on.

Command wanted us to reconfigure all three fleets to better suit all needs, but Donner and Sera refused. They felt more comfortable with the ships they've served with for so many years. Very well. But a few ships we're still exchanged.

Donners fleet became 46 corvettes and 1 artillery cruiser.

Our fleet became 10 destroyers, 14 corvettes, 2 artillery, and 2 line cruisers.

Then the third fleet, the Nitro fleet, was made up of a total of 8 cruisers, 4 destroyers, and 10 corvettes.

One destroyer, the S.S. Trident, from our fleet was volunteered to be removed from the formation and given his own task in the raid. Brave S.O.B.

Why am I bothering with all these numbers, you may ask? It gets important down the line.

After all was settled, Admiral Sera asked command if they were going to accept her request. They did. The Erak Raid was on.

It sat right in the middle of our space, constantly attacking planet Charlie and it's star-fort. Even assisted the Kor'vur attacking it.

Soon, we would eradicate it. But it came with risk. After all, even with our new cruisers and upgraded equipment, we only now match them in battle power.

But the two Admirals have been preparing for a long time. They taught Reginald and his captain's their plan.

It was supposed to be a three way assault. First, the S.S. Trident would swing by the 2 pirate fleets and get their attention with a few pot shots.

He would them pull them to the jump point, away from the enemy star-base and the galleon, in which Reginald would hop in to the point and attack them. It was expected the cruisers would carry enough firepower for the job.

Donner would then hop through a second point and charge the star-base and take it out, then swing around to Reginald and rout the pirate fleets.

Sera's task was to engage the Galleon and keep it's attention all through the battle until all of the fleets joined and eliminated the Galleon. Yay for me.

It should have worked. It was so easy. But we should've known. All plans go out the airlock upon first contact.

On the day of August 17, the Erak raid began.

The Trident took the pot shots and was leading the Young Bloods and the Old Veterans away, then the Torque fleet hopped in and engaged the Galleon. It was so much bigger than I could have imagined.

I hear the order to fire. I ordered all gunners to fire, all fighters from my hanger to engage, and all crew to battle stations. It would be a long haul.

We get reports that Reginald has engaged and that Donner is approaching the base. All good so far. Until it wasn't.

Reginald's fleet loses a corvette. I knew their captain, good man. It was rough, but it was war. These things happen. However, Reginald panicked. He went off the book and ordered his cruisers to fall back while his smaller ships kept them engaged.

Command would not look upon his cowardly actions with mercy. Especially with what happened next. Donner had just engaged the star-fort when the pirate fleets descended on him. The Torque fleet could only watch as the Engine fleet is caught between the anvil and the hammer.

This earned some harsh words from Admiral Sera, telling him not to do it. But he ignores her advice. By the time his cruisers are in position, he's lost all 10 corvettes. The fool lost the lives of several of my friends with his incompetence. I'd have shot him myself if I had the chance. Then the enemy starts circling his cruisers, firing all they can.

If he had remained calm, he would have won. He was still battle ready. But Admiral Reginald ordered a full emergency retreat of his fleet, despite his objective unfulfilled.

Donners fleet still did well. They destroyed the Young blood fleet and shut down the star-fort. But before he could escape, Admiral Donners cruiser was destroyed by the Old Veterans. All hands lost.

Then the pirates turned to us.

Which brings us to today, 25 days into the Erak Raid. 8 ships are down, 20 still standing.

My ship has sustained some damage, but it has already healed thanks to our regenerative armor. The majority of the fleet is still engaged with the Galleon. I'm leading a battle-group of 3 destroyers, flying though the Old Veterans Fleet, trying to hit their flagship. After this attack, it should be done.

Weapons ready they tell me. Fire, I order.

I watch out the window as the mentions travel, hitting the side of the Pirate Flagship. It explodes with splendor. Must have hit a ammo storage unit.

After this, the Old Veterans Fleet turns tail and activates emergency jump measures.

Then, me and my battle group turn back to the Galleon, covered in craters. The fleet is circling it like wasps to a giant. We join the fun. Admiral Sera commends us on our small victory, avenging Admiral Donner.

Shells fly, impacts all over the ships shields, the corpses of our fellow ships haunt the space around us, but we press on.

So many volleys of lazer-shot, you'd think it would melt of pure heat from the guns. So many missiles, you could almost hear them explode in the vacuum of space. We were even running out of fuel and ammo for the fighters.

No one knows which shell it was. Whose fighter. Whose lazer-shot. But the massive ship explodes into a flurry of fire and scrap. Our ship shakes and several officers fall out of their chairs due to the shockwave. It quiets down and we look upon the scrapyard that used to be the Galleon.

We clap. We cheer. We jump with joy. It's over. We won.

The construction ships jump into the system to build the mining stations and the star-base.

We pick up the survivors of the destroyed ships of our fleet. Then the Torque fleet heads back to Alpha Station to be repaired.

Unfortunately, only 3 corvettes of the Engine fleet survived the battle. Admiral Donner is confirmed dead.

Reginald's fleet arrives the next day.

He is immediately stripped of rank, dishonorably discharged, and sent to the brig. As for the Nitro fleet, Admiral Sera recommends me for the position.

I accept, with one condition. The S.S. Silver-lance will be my Flagship.

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