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RP: YSS Ryūjō YSS Ryujo, Pre-Mission 2

Cargo Bay

Sebastian stood there, blinking. She had heard her name called up for promotion, or something like it. She was a bit flabbergasted. She wasn't supposed to be promoted! She hadn't been with this unit long enough. Had she? She stood with the others that had gotten their new ranks and then went back to the formation for the rest of the ceremony, until it was done. She then turned to look over at Dies and shrugged a bit. "I'm not sure what all I could tell you. I'm just an armorer that happens to also know a bit about engines."
 
YSS Ryujo

The bridge crew made their way back to their stations where Sibyl quickly checked an incoming transmission.

Orders: From Star Army Command
Chusa Sibyl Goranis
Your crew is hereby ordered to investigate mysterious activity in the region of UX-18. Several friendly ships have reported unusual malfunctions in their vessels' systems as they passed near the UX-18 system. Advise full precautionary measures before entering the region. Also, you are to return to sub-light speeds upon entering sector 1809 where you will rendezvous with the Raccoon shuttle to take on additional crew members.

Within a few short minutes, the ship, with personnel making their way back to their duty stations, engaged its FTL drive and headed toward the assigned sector to pick up their fast shuttle and supplies.
 
YSS Ryujo

The comm system rang out over the entire ship. "SAOY NJ-S9-01 shuttle A to any friendly craft. We are under attack by an unknown enemy. Immediate assistance needed!"

Sibyl's voice came immediately afterward. "That's our Raccoon shuttle, people! We're nearly there. All units, prepare for combat!"
 
Shuttle Bay 5

Nocnimura heard the announcement and her eyes narrowed. For a moment, she thought back to her childhood, when she was still known as Kawa Imada.

It was only the second week of school, and Kawa was already headed back home because she forgot her datapad. Kawa and her siblings walked to school every day, despite the distance. Their parents insisted it was better for them than the other transportation options. She knew this would make her late, and she'd run in to her younger siblings, who all attended a different school than her, but it couldn't be helped. She'd be sent home from school without her datapad, anyway. This way, at least, she could check to make sure they had theirs.

She never got the chance. When she rounded the corner to her street, she saw three boys from her grade living up to their reputations as bullies, and all five of her younger brothers and sisters were the targets. She narrowed her eyes, dropped her bag, and ran to the group of kids.

The hope was evident in the eyes of the younger ones, as was the confidence in the faces of the bullies. There were three of them, after all. What could little Kawa do to them? ... They soon found out. The combat training their father had given all of them had done little good for the smaller ones against such bigger opponents. Of course, they had yet to get to the lessons about size differences. Kawa was a different story.

In an impressively short period of time, the three bullies were bloodied, lying on the ground, with Kawa standing over them, none the worse for wear. She thrust a finger toward the now beaming younger children while staring at the boys. "Those are my family members. Nobody hurts my family!"

"Those are my crew members. Nobody hurts my crew!"

As she donned her environ suit and mounted into her fighter, she noticed Hodako staring at her. The pilot she'd bested in the simulator tests had, for the briefest of instants, an impressed look on his face.

~Remember that alpha roll, Hodako.~ She sent him telepathically. ~I want to see you back here when this is over.~
 
Shuttle Bay 5

Errowyn heard the announcement. She quickly got in her flight suit and climbed aboard her Kawarime. "Dual launch." She ran through her checklist as she moved her her kawarime onto the lift that would drop them into the launch area below the main Shuttle bay deck. She positioned her craft with room for another fighter.

When both fighters were on the lift. The lift lowered the two crafts into place to wait for the ship Ryujo to arrive at destinations so they could launch, clearing the launch area for Nocnimara and her wingman to follow.
 
The ship exited FTL travel a few kilometers away from where the Raccoon shuttle was being attacked. Immediately upon regaining sub-light speed, Errowyn and her wingman were launched into space. Nocnimura and her wingman were next, followed by the other fighter teams.

(OOC: Continuation of story - Mission 2 - Ambush at Home)
 
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