The Further on the edge, the Higher the Intensity
The Atuan dropped out of FTL several hundred thousand kilometers short of what was immediately apparent as a battle going on. Feeds in the cockpits of the six Mecha getting ready to launch showed them that one freighter had been disabled and was currently swarmed by a number of smaller signatures; too big to be fighters, but too small to be ships, their power signatures were consistent with older Origin-made Aether reactors.
Nearer to the Atuan, several ships sat, dormant, in an Asteroid field which the Mecha carrier had stopped just shy of. After a few seconds, the alarms and warnings began blaring in the hangar, with the lights flashing red as the front of the hangar opened, the catapult deploying and readying itself. Two of the Mecha went forward, latching on to the catapult sleds and bracing themselves before being rocketed forward, hurled into space by what was essentially a railgun. Two more followed, and then finally the fifth and sixth made their way out into space.
Now, they were free. In open space, with as much room to maneuver as they wanted. They had been briefed- One of their cargo ships had been used as a decoy, to attract the Pirates. Pirates, whom flew in Mecha not too dissimilar from their own. Their orders were to chase off these pirates, and destroy as many of the mecha as they could. Hopefully, it would be an easy fight for their newer units, but only time would tell if the pilots were up to the challenge.
"Aaaaaaaaaaalrighty folks! This is it! We're finally out, free, in the cockpits of our Giant metal steeds of AWESOMENESS!" the chipper voice of Nora one-three called out over the comms as her Gekido Mecha sped forward, closer to the imminent battle!
The Atuan dropped out of FTL several hundred thousand kilometers short of what was immediately apparent as a battle going on. Feeds in the cockpits of the six Mecha getting ready to launch showed them that one freighter had been disabled and was currently swarmed by a number of smaller signatures; too big to be fighters, but too small to be ships, their power signatures were consistent with older Origin-made Aether reactors.
Nearer to the Atuan, several ships sat, dormant, in an Asteroid field which the Mecha carrier had stopped just shy of. After a few seconds, the alarms and warnings began blaring in the hangar, with the lights flashing red as the front of the hangar opened, the catapult deploying and readying itself. Two of the Mecha went forward, latching on to the catapult sleds and bracing themselves before being rocketed forward, hurled into space by what was essentially a railgun. Two more followed, and then finally the fifth and sixth made their way out into space.
Now, they were free. In open space, with as much room to maneuver as they wanted. They had been briefed- One of their cargo ships had been used as a decoy, to attract the Pirates. Pirates, whom flew in Mecha not too dissimilar from their own. Their orders were to chase off these pirates, and destroy as many of the mecha as they could. Hopefully, it would be an easy fight for their newer units, but only time would tell if the pilots were up to the challenge.
"Aaaaaaaaaaalrighty folks! This is it! We're finally out, free, in the cockpits of our Giant metal steeds of AWESOMENESS!" the chipper voice of Nora one-three called out over the comms as her Gekido Mecha sped forward, closer to the imminent battle!