{"id":1986,"date":"2017-05-17T07:15:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T12:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=1986"},"modified":"2017-05-20T09:29:08","modified_gmt":"2017-05-20T14:29:08","slug":"the-cimalian-princess-rebellion-part-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=1986","title":{"rendered":"The Cimalian Princess: Rebellion – Part 26"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cimalian Princess: Rebellion<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

by AJ Marks<\/span><\/p>\n

Part 26<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Randy stood on the bridge as the fleet got into position and looked at the countdown for the fleet to move out, which had been coordinated with the resistance groups on the ground. That meant the fleet would leave in twenty minutes to arrive on time.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmiral, the fleet is in position, ready to move out,\u201d Kim said to him.<\/p>\n

Randy looked over at her than down at the scanner showing the fleet in position for the jump. Each ship had their orders of where to arrive and what to do once they arrived.\u00a0 It had taking some time to get everyone in position and ready when he noticed something else on the scanner which just appeared.<\/p>\n

\u201cInform all ship, move out now,\u2019 Randy said surprising everyone on the bridge.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmiral, that\u2019s twenty minutes ahead of schedule,\u201d Kim said to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know, but we just ran out of time,\u201d Randy said to her, pointing to the scanner showing a Cimalian war fleet on the way. \u201cLet\u2019s go, inform all ship to move out, now.\u201d<\/p>\n

He watched as Hans relayed the order even as he heard the drive engines power up to the high pitched whine which indicate the Akagi could jump. The Cimalian fleet would arrive in a few minutes and he hoped to be gone before then.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll ships report ready to jump,\u201d Hans said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll ship, jump now,\u201d Randy said.<\/p>\n

The Akagi quickly accelerated breaking the light speed barrier and hurtled through space towards Cimalius.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmiral, incoming message from Admiral Wabu.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jezic turned to the communications officer and brought up the admiral on his screen. \u201cAdmiral, what news?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe proceeded to the spot indicated, but despite our haste our scanners showed several ships but they were gone by the time we dropped out of jump,\u201d Wambu replied back to him.<\/p>\n

Jezic had a sinking feeling about the news. \u201cAnything else?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom our data we discovered more ships than anticipated,\u201d Wambu stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow many?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore we lost contact we identified three battle-cruisers, not two, and several more ships than we expected from the original report, possibly twice as big as we anticipated,\u201d Wambu said.<\/p>\n

The uneasiness in Jezic\u2019s gut didn\u2019t lessen at all with this news. The fact the fleet didn\u2019t engage a smaller fleet meant a few things, and none of them were good in his mind.\u00a0 They were fleeing back to the alliance, or they were headed here.<\/p>\n

\u201cTurn the fleet around and get back here as quickly as possible,\u201d Jezic said, knowing the ships needed time for the jump engines to cool down and power back up. All of that took time to do.<\/p>\n

If the Alliance fleet was on the way here they would arrive in two hours. He sent a message down to the Emperor advising him of the situation before looking at the others.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll ships are to go to yellow alert, we might have incoming ships in two hours,\u2019 Jezic to the captain of the Cimal. \u201cSpread word to the rest of the fleet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBy your will admiral,\u201d he replied moved to carry out the orders.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Emperor Henry glared at the aide who dared to wake him up and the time which indicated it was still close to midnight. \u201cThis had better be good, for you sake!\u201d<\/p>\n

The aide swallowed and turned pale before managing to say anything. \u201cSorry sire, but this came in from Admiral Jezic and we also got this bit of information from our spies in the resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Henry grabbed the datapad and read the report. \u201cSo, it\u2019s finally happening is it?\u201d he said to himself knowing the aide would be confused.\u00a0 He stood and went from the bed and to the closet and pulled out some clothes knowing that things would be determined rather soon, and everything he worked for would come true.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlace the guards on alert,\u201d Henry said pulling a shirt on.<\/p>\n

\u201cSire?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDid I stutter or something?\u201d Henry replied, turning on the aide giving him a glare.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo sire, I didn\u2019t understand, its not for me to understand, I\u2019ll do it right now,\u201d the aide said quickly running from the room.<\/p>\n

Henry smirked slightly at the attitude others showed him. It was intoxicating to him to have others fearful of him.\u00a0 Tonight everything would be solved, one way or another and he had all the advantages in his mind.\u00a0 This battle would cement his position in Cimalian history.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Meia walked around her fighter, checking and double checking every part for any signs of problems. Ben and Jean\u2019s work was exceptional as always and she found nothing to be concerned over.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything up to specs?\u201d Ben asked approaching her and wiping his hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooks great,\u201d Meia replied looking at him then back at the fighter, looking at some wiring before closing the cover again and moved on to the weapon systems. \u201cWanted to makes sure about everything with an atmosphere flight coming up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, you do,\u201d Ben said ending up right next to her. \u201cAre you ready for this lass?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlways,\u201d Meia replied not looking at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, the Empress thing,\u201d Ben corrected her.<\/p>\n

She paused in her inspection taking a moment to consider the question. If they won the battle she would be Empress of an entire Empire.\u00a0 She couldn\u2019t sit in the cockpit of the fighter for this battle.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess so, I mean I have to don\u2019t I?\u201d Meia replied back to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, you don\u2019t,\u201d Ben replied back to her confusing her. \u201cSome fights no one expects.\u00a0 Take good care of yourself out there, I want to visit you as Empress.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meia smiled at the mechanic who seemed to treat her more like a daughter than anything else. She learned from others that Ben lost both daughters to deep space exploration and many thought they ran across Cimlian space and was destroyed.\u00a0 In a way she felt glad that Ben never held that against her when he easily could.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t plan on dying any time soon, or at least I hope not to,\u201d Meia replied back to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood, because I think the admiral would be disappointed as well,\u201d Ben said to her.<\/p>\n

Meia blushed slightly at that thought wondering how many people knew about their budding relationship. It had yet to really progress beyond anything from good friends, but she knew she wanted to explore it even further.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t you do anything stupid either,\u201d Meia replied back to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrust me, I don\u2019t plan on doing anything stupid,\u201d Ben replied. Meia started to reply when the ships intercom interrupted her.<\/p>\n

\u201cThirty minutes until arrival.\u201d<\/p>\n

The voice echoed though the hangar as people paused in their duties before continuing on. She looked back over at Ben.<\/p>\n

\u201cI should get back to John\u2019s fighter,\u201d Ben said, looking over to where Jean was working on the fighter in question.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll see you later,\u201d Meia said.<\/p>\n

She watched him walk back over to the fighter before she continued on her inspection of her fighter. Finishing up she spotted several pilots off to the side of the hangar relaxing before battle.\u00a0 She spotted General Porkins in conversation with several squadron commanders going over details of the upcoming ground assault and battle plans.\u00a0 They all knew their job, and she knew her job, to get into the palace.<\/p>\n

Other pilots were going over their fighters as well, some with the mechanics. In a strange way she felt a calmness in this atmosphere which was odd.\u00a0 It seemed everyone understood how important the battle would be, and people would die.\u00a0 It was the promise of what was at stake which calmed people.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeia, there you are, I wanted to make sure about this order?\u201d a young man said walking up to her from her squadron. \u201cYou really want me to lead the Blue Royals?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I\u2019ll be headed to the planet\u2019s surface so I won\u2019t be able to help you out,\u201d Meia answered. \u201cI trust you to get everyone though.\u201d<\/p>\n

She watched as he blushed at the compliment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll do my best.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meia looked over to see Brad and others from the resistance group walk into the hangar. They would make up part of the scouting group and volunteered to one of the first on the ground.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwenty minutes, within scanner range of the Cimlian fleet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meia shook herself knowing time was counting down as people headed to their assigned shuttles. She had a feeling Jezic already knew they were headed towards Cimalius, and that her uncle knew as well.\u00a0 She wondered what he might think she faced off against him once more.\u00a0 She wouldn\u2019t cower to him anymore.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou ready?\u201d Brad asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, you?\u201d Meia asked him looking at the others.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinished going over what was needed of us, we\u2019re actually going to split up on different shuttle in case one is shot down,\u201d Brad said to her, wise words when going into such a battle<\/p>\n

\u201cThen I\u2019ll see you on the surface,\u201d Meia said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHeard you\u2019re flying down in a fighter, good luck,\u201d Brad said, as some of the others said the same thing before they all headed off towards a shuttle along with ground forces. About fifty per shuttle would be crammed in, more than normal but needed for the upcoming battle.\u00a0 It appeared everything was in place, now all they had to do, fight the battle.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Jezic walked onto the bridge as general quarters sounded throughout the ship. He made his way over to a concerned captain even though Jezic already had an idea what was happening.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s the situation captain?\u201d Jezic asked, though he did hope for better news than what the captain\u2019s face showed. He expected to hear that the incoming Alliance fleet had been spotted on the scanners.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a slight problem admiral, scanners are indicating an incoming Alliance fleet, but, well, here\u2019s the problem, there are four battle-cruisers incoming, along with four cruiser and a dozen other wrships,\u201d the captain replied.<\/p>\n

Jezic paled slightly at the news. The incoming force was larger than he had expected.\u00a0 The last report indicated three battle-cruisers, not four. \u00a0Even is Admiral Wambu\u2019s force could arrive back quickly it would still be quite a battle as they overestimated this force.\u00a0 And any other fleet was too far away to be an use in this battle, the closets was about five hours away if they were able to leave now.\u00a0 Some would already be engaging their targets.<\/p>\n

\u201cSend down a communications to the surface, tell them the Alliance fleet has arrived,\u201d Jezic ordered.<\/p>\n

He watched as the communications officer relayed the message before JEzic turned his attention back to the incoming fleet of ships. He had about five minutes to place his ships, not enough time to really do much of anything as ships would only just begin moving to intercept.<\/p>\n

\u201cLaunch all fighters and bombers, we must strike quickly if we are to win this battle for the glory of the Empire,\u201d Jezic said to the crew. \u201cPrimary targets will be the battle-cruisers, tell the Frunze and Slava to close and engage the closest target with the Xeno missiles.\u00a0 All ships have permission to fire at will at any target they deem a threat.\u201d<\/p>\n

He watched as people went to work all over the bridge. This battle would start in a few minutes and would be an important battle.\u00a0 The Emperor might not be too concerned by this force, but he had a mission to do, protect the surface of the planet and that\u2019s what he was going to do.<\/p>\n

With the battles going on all over he had a feeling this battle was the most important. He also had a feeling this battle is where Meia would be, and if he could kill her things would be much better.\u00a0 If only the Emperor had killed her when he had the chance.<\/p>\n

Looking at the clock he watched the time tick down to the start of the battle.<\/p>\n

End part 26<\/p>\n

Continued in part 27<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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