Channel 16 News, Altair
20 Sha'aban 2363
16:32
This just in. Our government has issued an official statement about the incident on Drakka two days ago.
"Sakkran ships entered the Drakkan system and ignored all attempts to to communicate. Though they claimed, for the two years we've known them, that all Sakkras were pacifistic, this proved otherwise. Once they reached the planet's atmosphere, the ships began shooting and bombing the populous. They have not entirely confirmed the appearance of a mysterious epidemic reported by some hospitals. There were no survivors. The Sakkras quickly set down and started a colony in the ruins of our own."
They have declared war on the Sakkras for such an atrocity and have designed a new class of ship, appropriately named Vengeance. It is armed with two lasers and the best targeting systems we have. It is protected by a Deflector Sheild.
We will pay blood for blood.
Black box recording from Vengeance-class ship HAC-Al-Muntaqim
Retreived 12 Jumada al-awwal 2374
First Officer: "Captain, we have the Sakkran ships on screen."
Captain: "Muna'dal Al-Aziz, what do our scans show?"
Science Officer: "There are two types of ships in the fleet. One is a Colony ship, similar to our own. The other is a small, one man fighter. Each is armed with a laser."
Captain: "How many of them are there?"
Science Officer: "20... 45... 60... 87... 87 fighters. Sir!"
*Murmurings of the Crew*
Captain: "Signal Al-Hasib. We will defend Vox with our all."
Communications Officer: "Message sent."
Captain: "Move to combat range and fire at will."
Combat Officer: "We are within range. Firing. ...Sir! I can't seem to get a lock on to any of them. They are outracing our tracing computers. They are returning fire!"
Captain: "Brace for impact!"
*Many loud explosions*
Engineering Officer: "Captain! Our Cargo Hold and the Engine Room have been breached."
Captain: "Return fire!"
Combat Officer: "Al-Hasib has destroyed one of them! They---"
*A moment of screaming, and the recording ends*
20 Sha'aban 2363
16:32
This just in. Our government has issued an official statement about the incident on Drakka two days ago.
"Sakkran ships entered the Drakkan system and ignored all attempts to to communicate. Though they claimed, for the two years we've known them, that all Sakkras were pacifistic, this proved otherwise. Once they reached the planet's atmosphere, the ships began shooting and bombing the populous. They have not entirely confirmed the appearance of a mysterious epidemic reported by some hospitals. There were no survivors. The Sakkras quickly set down and started a colony in the ruins of our own."
They have declared war on the Sakkras for such an atrocity and have designed a new class of ship, appropriately named Vengeance. It is armed with two lasers and the best targeting systems we have. It is protected by a Deflector Sheild.
We will pay blood for blood.
Black box recording from Vengeance-class ship HAC-Al-Muntaqim
Retreived 12 Jumada al-awwal 2374
First Officer: "Captain, we have the Sakkran ships on screen."
Captain: "Muna'dal Al-Aziz, what do our scans show?"
Science Officer: "There are two types of ships in the fleet. One is a Colony ship, similar to our own. The other is a small, one man fighter. Each is armed with a laser."
Captain: "How many of them are there?"
Science Officer: "20... 45... 60... 87... 87 fighters. Sir!"
*Murmurings of the Crew*
Captain: "Signal Al-Hasib. We will defend Vox with our all."
Communications Officer: "Message sent."
Captain: "Move to combat range and fire at will."
Combat Officer: "We are within range. Firing. ...Sir! I can't seem to get a lock on to any of them. They are outracing our tracing computers. They are returning fire!"
Captain: "Brace for impact!"
*Many loud explosions*
Engineering Officer: "Captain! Our Cargo Hold and the Engine Room have been breached."
Captain: "Return fire!"
Combat Officer: "Al-Hasib has destroyed one of them! They---"
*A moment of screaming, and the recording ends*