TBC13

==Chapter 13 - The Broken Commonwealth==
KCGS David Ngo, Sampan Class Cutter
Kowloon, Lyran Commonwealth
December 4th, 3146
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Commander Jonah Sithers-Deen771 wasn't born to be a soldier.  He didn't even really think of himself as an officer, nonetheless, he was in command of a cutter with 75 men and women aboard, and they were on the hunt.
"Contact, bearing Two four eight by zero three zero, range 15,000 kilometers, emergence wave class two, six seconds to emergence."
Class two-meaning a mid-sized vessel such as a Tramp, Invader, or other Commercial Jumpship with three collars.  Six seconds meant a full thirty light year crossing-the emergence wave preceding a ship's arrival from hyperspace by roughly two seconds for every ten light years.
"All hands, all hands, stand by for combat conditions."  Helmets were grabbed and donned, suit seals checked, and hookups to common air were connected, as the lighting shifted to red aboard and the atmosphere was vented from the pressure envelope.
"Gunnery, give me a visual with telescopes." he ordered.
On the surface of the hull, a turret motor turned a set of focus lenses were adjusting to range and intensity to bring up the arrival of the Jumpship. The vessel came through, and he focused on it.
"Clan markings confirmed, Jade Falcon, one fighter carrier and two transport droppers-both military."  his gunnery officer announced.
"CO confirms visual ident.  This one's legal. Gunnery set torpedoes and confirm ranging deflections." Commander Sithers-Deen771 ordered
"Ranging deflections confirmed, she's going active with sensors."
"Fire." he barked
"Fish away." announced the Gunner
The Cutter shuttered as it's Capital grade Missile Launcher launched it's deadly payload.
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