The Rescue: An Enemy Calling Story
The Æolus came off the thread with shields up, and was immediately bombarded with various weapons fire. Proximity alarms began screaming from the console, and the dual sources of blaster fire and explosions lit up the inside of the cockpit. “Holy crap,” Christian breathed, taking in the sight. Thousands of ships of various sizes were spread throughout the immediate space surrounding Earth. Off to the starboard side an enormous Shalothan battlecruiser was engaged in a virtual slugfest with a USN scout ship, a Fe-Ruqian destroyer, and three Aormian vessels of various types. Directly ahead of the Æolus several smaller attack vessels from both sides flitted throughout the open spaces, dog-fighting to the death. “Christian, bring up the battlefield AI,” Kursk calmly ordered. He was already pulling hard on the ship’s controls, juking it back and forth in an attempt to evade errant shots from the dogfights ahead of them. ...