The Dominion Solar

Jenwuf

Tson
//Transmission Start//
"-sigh- I repeat, do you need help?
We have ships on standby we can send..."
//Transmission End//

Tson

Jenwuf
There is a short pause
++Err, I don't have the clearance to answer that, i'm only a sys-def force captain, but, i don't know, something is up, i can't reach high command, and all the non sys-def units and even some of the p-def reserve mobilised earlier, and we aint heard squit since, we're really quite worried here, i mean i can't even contact sys-def coordination.++

Jenwuf

Tson
//Transmission Start//
"Got it, we can send a comms ship to assist you if you wish.
Alongside its escort it should be able to help you contact others,
And if it can't help, then we know something is up."

"We have a comms unit available right?...
Oh good we do, its in sector B3 refuelling."
//Transmission End//

Tson

Jenwuf
++Thanks, that'd be a real help, ah, er gotta go, we have something on long range scan++

kola2134 G4L4XY
The Comm connects with the Solaric Communication network, but all you can hear is static, and the occasional snatch of civilian chatter interfering with the main military grid

kola2134

Tson transmission sent "This is admiral John of the Kola Korp 20th, 19th, 18th Fleets do you require assistance?"

G4L4XY

Tson
<Live Transmission Start>

<Aegis> "This is Supreme Commander Aegis, leader of the Flare Military's Aegis division. I have chosen to send three fleets of my division, as the Morphos division cannot handle threats without much information."

<Fleets>
Support Fleet A-C572
Defense Fleet A-B125
Assault Fleet A-C746

<End>

RedAndCosmoteer

Tson The ship staying in Dominion Solar space intercepts any transmissions that aren't encrypted, and decides to do a scan. Said scan reaches out for fifteen light-years. All in that area is revealed.

Jenwuf

Tson
After quite some time, 46ly away the 1st communications floatilla makes its final jump.
image https://i.imgur.com/j1rTh72.png
The second the main comms ship exit's Echo-Jump near the nearby star, beeping and other electronic noises flood nearby comms channels.

//Open Transmission Start//
"This is Communications cruiser "Overwhelming Static".
Can anyone hear us?"
//Open Transmission End//

Its escort of four Victory class cruiser-frigate hybrids lack any true formation, and they lazily follow the lead cruiser as it moves.

Tson

RedAndCosmoteer
It detects several ships inbound on the system it is in, "Peondi", this looks like a reasonably sized fleet.

RedAndCosmoteer

Tson The ship immediately scans the incoming fleet, to determine if it's hostile, although they might already know, as the railguns start rising out of their chambers..

(OH NO THE NEW GRAND LIKENER
also i can guess that the incoming fleet is from the Ever Legion?)

Tson

Jenwuf
A communication is received, laden with static, but from a different source to the previous message
++"This is Solaric Capital Cruiser "Vox Deo", unidentified battlegroup submit your flight clearence or we will open fire!++
There are several contacts moving in-system that could be cruisers

Jenwuf

Tson
//Transmission Start//
"This is the Second Tau Empire's 1st communications floatilla. We where sent to investigate your current situation and assist if possible.
A commander spoke to a sys-def captain and sent us here.
They had trouble with contacting high command or something."
//Transmission End//

Tson

RedAndCosmoteer
The Fleet contains 14 ships, cruisers and upwards in varying states of repair, they seem to have been in a battle

image https://i.imgur.com/szuTFAc.png

(By the way before anyone messages me saying "why are they so small" these ships are microscale.)

RedAndCosmoteer

Tson (Why are they so small.... XD jkjk)

The ship immediately runs away from the planet sized ships.

image https://i.imgur.com/RJxt4c0.jpg

Tson

RedAndCosmoteer
(lol)
The ship is and was completely disregarded by the fleet, as it was in Solaric space legally

RedAndCosmoteer

Tson The ship jumps away.

Tson

Jenwuf
++I do not have record of your clearence, and do not recognise your ship blueprints as matching STE designs, long range commnet is under disruption from EL forces, i am afraid we have no alternative but to place you under arrest until we receive more information++
Four of the Nicodemus-class heavy cruisers flare their drives and move toward the tau ships

Jenwuf

Tson
//Transmission Start//
"Oh come on! Seriously?
I get assigned to a new ship this one time..."
//Transmission End//

Tson

Jenwuf
The Four cruisers manouvre to form a square around the approximate location of the STE ships , then raise a stasis field around them
++Please do not attempt to jump, or exit the stasis field, as the results of either would be fairly unpleasant++

Jenwuf

Tson
//Transmission Start//
"Argh really! Seriously!
Ah oh well, call me directly if something comes up.
I'm off to the bar in the Grav ring."
//Transmission End//