"Lock all missiles on that vessel and blow it out of the sky!"Commander Kim ordered her Weapons officer,Lieutanent Rosemary.
"Aye,ma'am.Missiles away,"the cool,porcelain-featured lieutanent calmly replied.
On screen,dozens of elonganated Fletcher missiles streamed towards their target,their exhaust leaving white streaks on the blackness of space.The Rencond Rampage-class destroyer,however, did not attempt to take any evasive manuevers.Instead,it just held its position,and continued to pummel the Freedom Alliance with energy beam after energy beam, reducing its proton shields to twenty-two percent,and dropping further.
The Freedom Alliance,a Terran Tempest-class destroyer, was a vessel built solely for the purpose of war.It sported two Supersonic Shock Cannons,thirty pods of twelve Fletcher missiles each,two Jupiter-class nuclear missiles as well as a launch tube capable of firing the vessel's sole Gamma Charge,its three Sparrow-class interceptors,or a team of highly-trained commandoes in a space-faring pod.A destroyer also had almost two meters of armor plating covering it from stem to stern,along with the standard-issue proton shields.Theoratically,the Freedom Alliance can take,and deliver,an enormous amount of punishment.Right now,that theory was being tested.
The Rencond equilvalent of the Freedom Alliance appeared out of the distorted space created by the Rencond monolith flagship.As soon as it re-entered normal space,it started attacking the Freedom Alliance,blasting her with energy beams and torpedoes.Commander Kim had lost more than twenty hands since she engaged the enemy,and she was not about to let them die without avenging them.
***
The Hydra lay hidden in the debris field,awaiting the chance to launch an attack on the Rencond forces.Already,the fleet had lost twenty ships,frigates and destroyers.Zion Prime did not want to risk the Armada-class carriers,for fear they will be easy targets.Captain Ziegler flinched.A carrier was two times larger than his crusier,and had nearly four meters of armor plating as compared to his three and a half meters.Each carrier was equipped with forty-eight 40 mm autocannons for mounting a point defense against the smaller ships,and relied on other ships for protection.However,the presence of a carrier would significantly increase the striking power of the fleet.Each massive ship carried six Assault Units,humanoid robots armed with a heavy machine gun and two pods of Fletcher missiles,capable of dealing massive damage to an enemy target over a short period of time.Six Sparrow-class interceptors are also carried on the giganyic vessels to tackle the faster ships of the enemy fleet.Along with those,carriers also had four Hawk-class Fighters.These larger versions of the Sparrow fly at Mach 4 and are capable of both deep space and atmospheric flight.A quartet of fifty millimeter cannons and a Fletcher missile pack served as the armnament for the swift ships,and are sufficient to put a Zelarian Hyperthorne-class crusier out of commission in just ten minutes.Ziegler,for once,resented the higher-ups' decision,but shrugged it off and continued to find a way defeat the Rencond,just as the frigate,the Mackenzie,flew up to the starboard flank of it,missiles firing.
What the hell was that ship's captain thinking?Ziegler thought,That's suicide!
As if he was right,a slender blue beam shot out from the black,equipment laden area,and engulfed the Mackenzie,immoblising it.A tractor beam of some sort,Ziegler pondered,interesting.
"Sir,we are receiving a distress signal from both the Mackenzie and Freedom Alliance,"Jack,the operations officer,suddenly called out.
"On speakers,"Ziegler calmly replied.
"Mayday,mayday!We are incapable of moving off!The Rencond ship has us trapped in some kind of tractor beam and we are detecting high levels of energy coming from the ship!Hurry! Send hel-"The speaker went dead,and static filled the room.
On the other speaker,"Commander Kim of the Freedom Alliance requesting reinforcements at these coordinates.We had depleted all of our ammunition and shields are at 8 percent and dropping steadily.Rencond destroyer and frigates bearing down on us.Please send aid,fast."
Captain Ziegler looked worried.He had to help both the ships.Both were under his command.He had to think of a solution fast,or else hundreds of lives would be lost.Finally,he made a decision.
"Lieutanent Timmons,plot a course for the Freedom Alliance's position but make these corrections to the course.We are going after both of them."
Monday, January 10, 2005
Friday, January 07, 2005
Love,A Myth?
Your destruction is the will of the Gods,and we are their instrument,the sentence read.It was as meaningful as it was scary,with a sinister alter-meaning behind it.Just reading that sentence gives me both the shivers and an overhwleming sense of awe.With that,I closed the book and returned to waiting for my very late friend,silently promising to deliver a fatal blow to his spine if he does not turn up in five minutes.
It was then she appeared,like a goddess,desecending from the clouds,with a face and aura to match.I could not peel my eyes off her.No,I can't let matters of the heart get into my way,not at this time of the year.My head says 'NO!',but my heart says 'YES!'.I was in a dilemma,torn between the devil and the deep blue sea.In the end I resisted and choose...the deep blue sea.With a heavy heart,I trudged off into the shopping centre.A small,barely audible sigh emnamated behind me.
The next day,I had another appointment with the same friend at the same shopping centre.As I made my way there,I silently wished that she would reappear as she did yesterday,as suddenly and as beautiful.And what do you know,there she was,as perfect and as innocent as time had left her.My heart started to intensify its beating,to my discomfort.The urge to get to know her better was tearing me apart,but no matter how great the strain was I always resisted,until now.
Resistance is futile.
What?My heart.It broadcasted those ominous words into my neural network,making me lose my focus in curbing my feelings for a spilt second.However,it did not just halt there.
Resistance is futile.You will comply.
No...I cannot succumb to my desires...not now,not at this crucial point in my life.The message however,really appealed to me.Ah! I could not hold on any longer! But I had to...for my future's sake.I held on,my upper canines leaving incision marks on my lower lips.
Resistance is futile.You will adapt.
The stress was becoming too great.My will was losing a vital battle to an enemy that was once an ally, and that could barely be fought.I stole a glance at her.She shot up,her long flowing brown hair falling into place around her petite face,her blue-green eyes bulging in a most remarkably beautiful fashion.It could be due to the fact that I thrust my head up too forcefully,startling her.At that instant, her eyes met mine.They seemed to exude a radiance so brillant,so bright,and so powerful.In a figment of my own imagination,those windows to the world seemed to unleash a stream of crackling electricity into my own,blinding me,separating me from my will,numbing my conscience and all its affiliates,effectively putting an end to the resistance I had been working so hard to maintain.The war was over,with my heart the victor.
Resistance is and always has been,futile.
To Be Continued...
It was then she appeared,like a goddess,desecending from the clouds,with a face and aura to match.I could not peel my eyes off her.No,I can't let matters of the heart get into my way,not at this time of the year.My head says 'NO!',but my heart says 'YES!'.I was in a dilemma,torn between the devil and the deep blue sea.In the end I resisted and choose...the deep blue sea.With a heavy heart,I trudged off into the shopping centre.A small,barely audible sigh emnamated behind me.
The next day,I had another appointment with the same friend at the same shopping centre.As I made my way there,I silently wished that she would reappear as she did yesterday,as suddenly and as beautiful.And what do you know,there she was,as perfect and as innocent as time had left her.My heart started to intensify its beating,to my discomfort.The urge to get to know her better was tearing me apart,but no matter how great the strain was I always resisted,until now.
Resistance is futile.
What?My heart.It broadcasted those ominous words into my neural network,making me lose my focus in curbing my feelings for a spilt second.However,it did not just halt there.
Resistance is futile.You will comply.
No...I cannot succumb to my desires...not now,not at this crucial point in my life.The message however,really appealed to me.Ah! I could not hold on any longer! But I had to...for my future's sake.I held on,my upper canines leaving incision marks on my lower lips.
Resistance is futile.You will adapt.
The stress was becoming too great.My will was losing a vital battle to an enemy that was once an ally, and that could barely be fought.I stole a glance at her.She shot up,her long flowing brown hair falling into place around her petite face,her blue-green eyes bulging in a most remarkably beautiful fashion.It could be due to the fact that I thrust my head up too forcefully,startling her.At that instant, her eyes met mine.They seemed to exude a radiance so brillant,so bright,and so powerful.In a figment of my own imagination,those windows to the world seemed to unleash a stream of crackling electricity into my own,blinding me,separating me from my will,numbing my conscience and all its affiliates,effectively putting an end to the resistance I had been working so hard to maintain.The war was over,with my heart the victor.
Resistance is and always has been,futile.
To Be Continued...
Love,A Myth? Part 2
With the last remnants of resistance eradicated from my system,I plucked up the courage to ask her for her friendship.I stood up,and started towards her.She just sat there,oblivious to the presence moving towards her, that was trembling all the way.Finally,she decided to notice me and swivelled her pretty little head towards my direction,cocked in a fashion that seemed to ask:"Yes?" I froze. All the courage that had been gathered up during the journey to her position was immeidately torn asunder. Abort. I tried to tell myself,but it wouldn't listen.Slowly,inch by inch,my feet pulled me towards her,towards certain doom.
Alas, doom did not come on a swift steed.Instead blessing came charging forward.She smiled at me.Actually twitched her mouth muscles into a U-shaped smile directed at me.At that instant,I felt my entire being fill with a comfortable sense of ease and pleasure,permeating every nook and cranny of my exsistence.I returned her friendly gesture.
She nodded in acknowledgement.
Then,as I made to leave,I heard a "Psst...Psst..." coming from behind me.It was her,and was motioning me to her side with one slender arm.My eyes widened.My heart skipped a beat.A cold sweat began to break out from every pore on my body.My mind blanked out.My feet,however, continued its normal functioning and moved,with small deliberate steps,towards her once more.
"Aye,aye.You waiting for Paul issit?"she quizzed,in a cute,little girl voice.
"Erm...y-ya...",I nervously replied,throwing grammar to the winds.
She chuckled.A small,lady-like giggle,that was music to my ears."You don't have to be so nervous and fidgety you know...Its not like I would eat you up or something...Hee hee..."She lamented,and giggled again.
"Sure,"It took all of my concentration to say that nonchalantly,but I think my voice still trembled.
"Since we're both waiting for our companions,what say we chat?"She asked,throwing me another one of her radiant smiles.
"Ok!"I must have sounded awful,as I was so happy.Happy would be an understatment though.I was practically over the moon.
And so we did.We exchanged email addresses and names,as well as andecotes about our lives. She seemed particularly interested in my affairs,but it must be wishful thinking on my part,for I refuse to believe that such a perfect female specimen did not have a male partner.Although I very much wanted to believe that,the painful blade of reailty and practicality swept in,making it very very difficult.And I was right.
Soon,Paul arrived.When I was almost going to bid her farewell, she hailed Paul,and much to my amazement and shock,held his waiting hand.
To Be Continued...
Alas, doom did not come on a swift steed.Instead blessing came charging forward.She smiled at me.Actually twitched her mouth muscles into a U-shaped smile directed at me.At that instant,I felt my entire being fill with a comfortable sense of ease and pleasure,permeating every nook and cranny of my exsistence.I returned her friendly gesture.
She nodded in acknowledgement.
Then,as I made to leave,I heard a "Psst...Psst..." coming from behind me.It was her,and was motioning me to her side with one slender arm.My eyes widened.My heart skipped a beat.A cold sweat began to break out from every pore on my body.My mind blanked out.My feet,however, continued its normal functioning and moved,with small deliberate steps,towards her once more.
"Aye,aye.You waiting for Paul issit?"she quizzed,in a cute,little girl voice.
"Erm...y-ya...",I nervously replied,throwing grammar to the winds.
She chuckled.A small,lady-like giggle,that was music to my ears."You don't have to be so nervous and fidgety you know...Its not like I would eat you up or something...Hee hee..."She lamented,and giggled again.
"Sure,"It took all of my concentration to say that nonchalantly,but I think my voice still trembled.
"Since we're both waiting for our companions,what say we chat?"She asked,throwing me another one of her radiant smiles.
"Ok!"I must have sounded awful,as I was so happy.Happy would be an understatment though.I was practically over the moon.
And so we did.We exchanged email addresses and names,as well as andecotes about our lives. She seemed particularly interested in my affairs,but it must be wishful thinking on my part,for I refuse to believe that such a perfect female specimen did not have a male partner.Although I very much wanted to believe that,the painful blade of reailty and practicality swept in,making it very very difficult.And I was right.
Soon,Paul arrived.When I was almost going to bid her farewell, she hailed Paul,and much to my amazement and shock,held his waiting hand.
To Be Continued...
Love,A Myth? Part 3
What the? Nan des ka?Paul,my best friend,was actually the other half of the perfect female specimen.I could hardly contain my shock.My pupils expanded,then contracted painfully.I could feel the tears welling up in the corner of my eye,waiting to gush out in roaring torrents the moment I slip up in keeping the dam gates sealed.As I looked painfully at Paul,his apocalyptic eyes shot back.They seemed to utter:Your destruction is the will of the Gods,and I am their instrument! My thumb,index and third fingers twitched uncontrollably,like the talons of a vicious eagle,wanting to personally tear out the eyes of Paul from their sockets, along with the nerve ends and all other attachments.My left arm swung out,fingers poised to kill.
I checked my hand.No point going to jail over this.It just wasn't worth it.
Dejected and despondent,I hung my head.After mumbling a lame excuse to the pair I hastily left the premises,the sunlight reflecting off my steadily increasing tear drops clearly visible,as if a stream of stars had been released from my eyes.As I sprinted towards the bus stop,I heard yet another barely audible sigh behind me,but didn't stop to care.
At home,I lay in bed.The stereo was playing Do As Infinity's Fukai Mori,a touching,wonderfully done piece of music.Normally when I listen to this song,I would close my eyes and relax,and allow the music to manipulate me anyway it pleased.It was just too wonderful.However,this time,as my ears took in the saddening lyrics,warm tears dripped down my emciated cheeks,and I finally opened my heart out and cried for a whole minute,an event never chronicled before in my life.
I got over it soon enough.No use crying over spilt milk.No point giving up an entire rainforest for a mere conifer.I dropped her from my head and added her to my 'Friends' list,although deep down I wished that she would stay the way before,before Paul came into the picture.The very thought of that sent my rage soaring.
The next day,I was at the shopping centre again,where it all began,when we first met.Silently hoping that she would be around,I walked around the sprawling complex.I passed by a pet shop and paused my journey to go in and have a look.The frisky kittens jumped up and down in their basket,making such cute mewing noises,soothing my battered soul.They also reminded me of her childish giggles.Thus,I made a decision. I decided to visit the bathroom.
The bathroom was a few feet away,on the other end of the level.Two transparent plastic cylinders with streaks of blue lightning sizzling in them flanked the entrance,an advertising gimmick most probably.Allowing myself a private laugh at them as I made my way to my terminal destination,I did not notice someone so vaguely familiar coming my way.When I finally got a glimpse of the person,my laughing stopped.
It was her.
Alone.
I swallowed,then proceeded to take evasive action.I dove for the nearest bench.As I did,time seemed to slow down.Everything slowed to a crawl,including the lightning bolt exhibits by the entrance.She,however was unaffected.I closed my eyes and waited for the inevitable.
"Hey!"
Taken aback by the sudden outburst of English,I opened my eyes,and fell face first... to the cold,hard,unfeeling marble flooring.My pride was hurt more than my body by that silly move.Some evasive action...
But that got her attention though,which wasn't good.She advanced towards me,at an alarming rate which I had never thought possible for a girl of her physique.She kneeled down beside me and tended to my wounds,which were almost non-exsistent.It could be an excuse,but i would never know.At that point in time,I felt that I was in heaven,with an angel beside me.I felt so wonderful,the best feeling I felt in more than 48 hours.It was sheer bliss... But I knew this period would end.
Soon.
To Be Continued...
I checked my hand.No point going to jail over this.It just wasn't worth it.
Dejected and despondent,I hung my head.After mumbling a lame excuse to the pair I hastily left the premises,the sunlight reflecting off my steadily increasing tear drops clearly visible,as if a stream of stars had been released from my eyes.As I sprinted towards the bus stop,I heard yet another barely audible sigh behind me,but didn't stop to care.
At home,I lay in bed.The stereo was playing Do As Infinity's Fukai Mori,a touching,wonderfully done piece of music.Normally when I listen to this song,I would close my eyes and relax,and allow the music to manipulate me anyway it pleased.It was just too wonderful.However,this time,as my ears took in the saddening lyrics,warm tears dripped down my emciated cheeks,and I finally opened my heart out and cried for a whole minute,an event never chronicled before in my life.
I got over it soon enough.No use crying over spilt milk.No point giving up an entire rainforest for a mere conifer.I dropped her from my head and added her to my 'Friends' list,although deep down I wished that she would stay the way before,before Paul came into the picture.The very thought of that sent my rage soaring.
The next day,I was at the shopping centre again,where it all began,when we first met.Silently hoping that she would be around,I walked around the sprawling complex.I passed by a pet shop and paused my journey to go in and have a look.The frisky kittens jumped up and down in their basket,making such cute mewing noises,soothing my battered soul.They also reminded me of her childish giggles.Thus,I made a decision. I decided to visit the bathroom.
The bathroom was a few feet away,on the other end of the level.Two transparent plastic cylinders with streaks of blue lightning sizzling in them flanked the entrance,an advertising gimmick most probably.Allowing myself a private laugh at them as I made my way to my terminal destination,I did not notice someone so vaguely familiar coming my way.When I finally got a glimpse of the person,my laughing stopped.
It was her.
Alone.
I swallowed,then proceeded to take evasive action.I dove for the nearest bench.As I did,time seemed to slow down.Everything slowed to a crawl,including the lightning bolt exhibits by the entrance.She,however was unaffected.I closed my eyes and waited for the inevitable.
"Hey!"
Taken aback by the sudden outburst of English,I opened my eyes,and fell face first... to the cold,hard,unfeeling marble flooring.My pride was hurt more than my body by that silly move.Some evasive action...
But that got her attention though,which wasn't good.She advanced towards me,at an alarming rate which I had never thought possible for a girl of her physique.She kneeled down beside me and tended to my wounds,which were almost non-exsistent.It could be an excuse,but i would never know.At that point in time,I felt that I was in heaven,with an angel beside me.I felt so wonderful,the best feeling I felt in more than 48 hours.It was sheer bliss... But I knew this period would end.
Soon.
To Be Continued...
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