Canals of New Mars: ROE by flavia49
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Vickie's sudden arrival wrong-footed the Rogues.
JS soon realized that the brief confrontation in the Orion Nebula hadn't allowed Vickie's identification. Her cruiser class was alien to both to the Rogues and the EA. Instead the Rogues were fully convinced Etta was the ill-famed Jay Sea's ghost ship.
"They'll award us the Golden Fang for Sea's destruction!" The Rogues radioed like a mantra.
Soon Victory's fighters engaged the Rogue scythes in a fierce dogfight, while JS directed his guns' fire at the two carriers. After an intense exchange of fire a stroke hit the flight deck of the closer one, just when she was opening it to launch her second assault wave of fighters. The ship exploded in a fireball.
A moment later the second carrier jumped into the hyperspace, abandoning her fighters.
"Captain Nikki, are you able to jump?"
"We are, sir."
"Order your fighters back to mom."
Stranded in the space the Rogue fighters went on attacking bull-headedly.
"We could offer them to surrender, couldn't we?" Eve suggested.
"Let them to their fate. Their ship will came back with the cavalry, I'm afraid. At the moment we aren't able to face a battle against superior forces, Eve." JS replied and ordered: "At my signal jump."
The moment they jumped Roma radioed Alpha Mike Foxtrot.
Later JS went aboard Etta to assess the damage. Etta was damaged and in very low spirits.
"I've failed you, Jay!" Etta cried.
"No, Etta, it's my fault," he replied. "You and Nikki needed more training."
A cold anger grabbed JS.
"It was my mistake, Eve. Why Rogue warships are in that area? what's their destination?"
"You couldn't know about it." Eve suggested.
"Etta isn't too battered, Jay." Vickie offered.
To reach the Mordor JS chose a route even more labyrinthine than the former, but no one complained. It was evident the commander was in a black mood.
The Rogue pilots' fate had shaken the crew. During a break in the mess hall Lee gave voice to the collective distress.
"How could the Rogue captain abandon his men?"
"Rogue ROE. Men are cannon fodder just ships count." Roma snapped. "Likely they'd hit us on the flight deck, pretending to surrender."
"And the law of the space?" asked Rhino, an Oculoid just enlisted as a mechanic.
"Jumping was the right thing to do. Taking the Rogues on board would expose us to an unacceptable risk, Chief." Ishikawa stated.
"People on the run doesn't take prisoners." JS added. "This is guerrillas' rule number one."
"But leaving them alone in space!" someone muttered.
"You're sorry for a few, and not a breath for the 6000s exploded with the carrier!" Roma uttered.
"This is war. The real thing, not a rough-and-tumble. Anyway, I left a beacon over there." JS ended the discussion.
Eve squeezed his hand supportively.
Arriving at the Mordor JS entered the wreck with the G'wak.
"What did you see? Where was this body? Gnonde gera 'sto cadavoro?" JS said, explaining his words with gestures and pointing to an orc.
Corpses were floating through the wreck driven in their continuous wandering by the bouncing on themselves and the Mordor's hull.
Green and red blood globs shattered by their intrusion like jelly cakes, caromed reflecting the light like Christmas balls.
The G'wak pointed to a place. JS saw in his mind what he had seen.
"Maurr wasn't among the dead, Eve!" JS's morale relieved just a bit.
Flotsam, coming from the cockpit, suddenly found himself face to face with an dead insectoid. A shattering shriek exploded.
Flotsam stood motionless staring at the corpse, his mouth twisted, beads of sweat covering his face, but the turmoil in his mind was the opposite of his immobility. Insectoids' hordes were killing, burning, kidnapping, sacking...
"Hell! They were fleeing from an insectoids' assault!" JS thought.
On the ship Jetsam and Hodgepodge began to cry. A repressed memory came back to haunt them.
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Comments (60)
flavia49
Thank you to all people who appreciated the previous picture! Thank you for viewing and drop a note if you like! CREDITS: Midnight_stories: M4-Mech-Marine ; TrekkieGrrr: pet-food, wiener sausage, coffee cup; Web_wizard: flash_lite intelliprop; Area-50: log drink glass; Andi3d: fork& spoon; ETDA: Beer Bottle; tavernalynda: french saussage.
clbsmiley
Wild episode! Great Scene!!!! :)
magnus073
NOw this is one amazing scene you created Flavia, and goes so perfectly with the story. Love the effects here, they really rock.
brycek
Fantastic scene and effects..terrific story!!
felinx
Superbe scéne et histoire, on sent bien l'absence de gravitée sur cette image :)
Radar_rad-dude
A most extraordinary and well done scene and a superbly well written episode! Love this one as all the rest! Most superb and wonderful creativity, Flavia!!!
Jean_C
Splendid scene, superb effects for the absence of gravity!
mickeyrony
When the great Masters talking about the subjects, hear my Beatiful . One more indecent work to the glory of thy fury my Beatiful . Excellence has a comfortable fit. Congratulations again and many thanks for sharing ((5 + +)) Quand les grands Maîtres parlent les sujets ,écoutent ma Belle . Encore un travail indécent à la gloire de tes fureurs ma Belle . L'excellence jouit d'un confort assuré . Bravo encore et mille mercis de partager ((5++))
eekdog
brilliant work, love your scene alot.. make me turn my head..
jarmila
Mi piacerebbe incontrare un E.T :-)) bel lavoro cara Flavia
Leije
Like eekdog, I am almost dizzy looking at the image ! the staging is superb, with both objects and characters that float! Amazing work !
drifterlee
Excellent scene and story!!!!!!
carlx
Awesome and very cool chapter!!!
Richardphotos
the story line is attention holding and an outstanding render
erlandpil
brilliant work, ln
claude19
OUSTANDING scene !!!
jeroni
Very cute scene. Great work
jocko500
this is wonderful story and image. maybe you can put it in to a book. do not worry about been turn down. i read King was turn down so many times he lost count. and then they started to sell. cool image here
Faemike55
Excellent chapter and image
adorety
Well made image. Like the perspective and the poses of floating bodies. Nicely composed. Great continutation of the story.
JaneEden
Wow this is wonderful and amazing, you have such talent dear Flavia, well done! hugs Jane xx
psyoshida
Fantastic story and amazingly detailed scene. Excellent work.
1358
story and illo match, both perfect and highly detailed.... bravo!
mgtcs
Another spectacular chapter and image Flavia, excellent characters and perspective, gorgeous work!
pixeluna
Astonishing work and composition and the background story is wonderful. One of the best I have read.
Philart
Renversant - Grande composition !
bazza
Great image fits so well with the story.. Excellent!!
fallen21
Excellent work!
UteBigSmile
This is a very beautiful piece of artwork – Happy Santa Day to you and Sandra!
renecyberdoc
who would have thought of the insectoids.a very fierce race and somewhat mysterious little is known about them.we have a couple of insetoids on Spackopolis but they have been "domesticated" the original race has still lots of secrets and is ina very closed community hard to get intel there.