Jared
The Computers aboard the R-UPA ships begin decoding the message:
// STAGE ONE COMPLETE //
WHISKEY ECHO <KN>SPACE) HOTEL ALFA VICTOR ECHO <KN>SPACE) FIVE <KN>SPACE) TANGO ALFA ROMEO GOLF ECHO TANGO SIERRA <KN>SPACE) TWO <KN>SPACE) HOTEL INDIA TANGO , <KN>SPACE) TANGO HOTEL ECHO YANKEE <KN>SPACE) SIERRA ECHO ECHO MIKE DELTA <KN>SPACE) TANGO OSCAR <KN>SPACE) DELTA ROMEO OSCAR PAPA <KN>SPACE) BRAVO ECHO LIMA OSCAR WHISKEY <KN>SPACE) OSCAR UNIFORM ROMEO <KN>SPACE) ROMEO ALFA INDIA DELTA ALFA ROMEO , <KN>SPACE) WHISKEY ECHO <KN>SPACE) ROMEO ECHO QUEBEC UNIFORM ECHO SIERRA TANGO <KN>SPACE) BRAVO ALFA CHARLIE KILO UNIFORM PAPA <KN>SPACE) ALFA SIERRA ALFA PAPA
// STARTING STAGE TWO //
we<KN>SPACE)have<KN>SPACE)5<KN>SPACE)targets<KN>SPACE)2<KN>SPACE)hit,<KN>SPACE)they<KN>SPACE)seemd<KN>SPACE)to<KN>SPACE)drop<KN>SPACE)below<KN>SPACE)our<KN>SPACE)raidar,<KN>SPACE)we<KN>SPACE)request<KN>SPACE)backup<KN>SPACE)asap
// STAGE TWO COMPLETE. REMOVING ILLEGAL WORDS //
we have 5 targets 2 hit, they seemd to drop below our raidar, we request backup asap.
// CORRECTING SPELLING //
We have 5 targets to hit, they seemed to drop below our radar, we request backup asap.
The Officer in charge of the decryption looks in horror at the message and contacts the scouts
CONTROL: "Scouts, this is Control. Repeat, this is control"
SCOUT LEADER: "Control, this is scout leader reporting in. What do you want?"
CONTROL: "Scout leader, we are reporting hostiles incoming. Repeat, hostiles incoming. We are sending reinforcements as soon as we can. Hold tight"
SCOUT LEADER: "Copy that. We'll have our feet on the ground and eyes on the sky."
The officer rushes over to the Fleet commander, who reads the message several times before telling the officer,
"Order the Light Frigate FSD - 129 to jump over with it's fighter escorts and deal with the backup. We need to protect the scouts until they find the targets"