The Aegis Fate Incident (S2)

> *"Hello, Solar Council. I'm sure you have your questions. I am Captain Giles of the formerly LRSC vessel Aegis Fate. I have come to make several demands."* - Captain Robert Giles
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## The Aegis Fate Incident

The LRSC Aegis Fate, a Steadfast class frigate under the Lunarian Navy

### Location

In orbit of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn.

The Aegis Fate incident was a hijacking which successfully occurred on the Lunarian military vessel Aegis Fate, during a routine patrol through the solar system.

### Background

Luna's history was marred with many rebellions and insurrections. In the mid to late 2600s, most of these were completely put down for good, ushering in an era of relative peace for the reclusive nation. Many former insurrectionists put down arms and were arrested, however many more simply disappeared, rejoining society and laying low. One such individual was Robert Giles, an insurrectionist sympathizer who chose to infiltrate the Lunarian navy, eventually rising to the rank of Captain. He was put in charge of a light frigate, the Steadfast class LRSC Aegis Fate, whose previous captain had just retired. Ultimately, his duties fell to simple patrols throughout the system to protect Lunarian interests and anti-pirate activities. Eventually, as Luna once more took to the solar system at large and rejoined the Solar Council, he took his chance.

### The Hijacking

On March 5th, 2715, The Aegis Fate stopped reporting in to Lunarian High Command. Expecting it to be simple communication issues, some time was given for the Aegis to reestablish contact. After two days of nothing and growing concerned, they sent the LRSC Ranger, a fellow Steadfast class, to investigate. No debris or signs of conflict were found, and after another day of searching they finally detected the Aegis Fate en-route to Titan. All attempts to hail were ignored, and by March 7th the Aegis Fate was officially declared rogue. The Ranger shadowed the Aegis Fate for another day before a crewman on board the Aegis Fate managed to get a short-range communication out, desperately trying to inform any nearby ships that the Aegis Fate was hijacked by insurrectionists. Word was quickly spread to High Command, who rushed to gather a response. By the 9th, it was clear the Aegis Fate was en-route to Titan, presumably for the Solar Council hosted in New Danican. No nearby ships were available to intercept, and the Ranger gradually fell far behind the quicker and recently refit Aegis Fate. Before long, the Aegis Fate was in orbit of Titan.

### The Demands

Upon reaching Titan, the Aegis Fate fell into geosynchronous orbit above the Solar Council. Ships from Luna, Astanmark, New Danican, and other solar council members immediately moved to intercept the rogue vessel. However, the ship hailed the Solar Council on a public channel. The rogue Captain Giles broadcasted his terms to the entirety of the council, demanding the immediate surrender of all Lunarian military assets and officials, the official recognition of the United Rebel Front, and the termination of all relations with the Republic of Luna. They also demanded the immediate surrender of the Lunarian vessel in orbit, the LRSC Hyperion. Giles gave the council two days in order to submit to his demands, threatening to launch nuclear capable missiles onto the surface of Titan, which would undoubtedly be catastrophic.

### The Response and Plan

Members of the Solar Council were very hesitant to think about accepting the terrorist's offer. A plan was quickly put together, led by the Lunarian ambassador Jim Raynor. In his demands, Giles had only acknowledged the LRSC Hyperion in orbit, not knowing there was two Lunarian stealth ships in orbit as well, the LRSC Razor's Edge and the LRSC Midsummer Night. The Razor's Edge was a cutting edge stealth ship, capable of remaining undetected even under most advanced sensors. The Midsummer Night was of similar make, but was a prototype stealth frigate of much higher tonnage and firepower with a special forces division on board. The Council detected to mount a boarding action against the Aegis Fate, using a joint strike team from different military forces present on Titan. Destruction of the ship was deemed unacceptable, due to the risk of launched warheads and the potential of hostages.
Contributed forces include Team Onyx, consisting of ARES Spartan troopers and Marines from Luna under command of Jim Raynor, Ash Squad from Deltora, The 10th Company of Legionnaires, Team Crimson, under Thea Wilhelm from The House of Wilhelm" Unit 3 under Captain Caine from Northern Timena, Rocketeers under command of Captain Arturo from the Crimson Spice Company, and Legionnaires (D-Squad) from New Danican. Total Council forces were estimated to be around eight hundred troops, with several hundred more in reserve. Projected Rebel forces was estimated to be at least five hundred troops of varying training and equipment. The plan was as follows:

1. Using the Midsummer Night, covertly approach the Aegis Fate and utilize an EMP Mine to disable the ship, allowing for forces to safely board it.
2. Breach the Aegis Fate and overwhelm initial defenses, sending squads to capture critical areas of the ship and eliminate any hostile forces.
3. Successfully disable weapons control in order to eliminate the threat to the Solar Council and all of Titan
4. Retake control of all critical areas of the ship
5. Capture Captain Giles