Talk:Prometheus Corporation Naval Fleet/@comment-32153758-20140816165721/@comment-12161342-20140818184513

--Above the Far side of Earth's Moon

Nero is in his private quarters on board Narada, mulling over his recent discovery of the dead planet several days before. He is intrigued by the ancient ruins and the shattered visage of the planet itself not just because of the unknown alien technology and the ancient mysteries laying unsolved for billions of years, but also because on a subconscious level, it reminds him of home. Just as unbidden memories of the terrible destruction begin to well up, an intercom chimes. Nero answers, and a crew member informs him that Darksire has begun his attack on Prometheus. Nero quickly orders the conn to bring Narada into position above Neo-Earth. As Nero begins making his way to the bridge, a black hole opens up and Narada disappears inside.

Several seconds later, Narada climbs out of a swirling maelstrom far above both the battle and Neo-Earth's atmosphere. Nero surveys the battle scene, then makes his decision.

Nero: "Helm, perform a retrograde burn and deorbit Narada. Once we enter the atmosphere, swing her around prograde so that we can see where we are going. Aim her for the largest concentration of Prometheus ships... then execute the IMPACTOR maneuver. All personnel not busy manning weapons or other vital equipment are to help brace the ship for high-speed reentry and possible impact damage, just in case."

---Neo-Earth-

The latest engagement between HYDRAXIS and Prometheus is in full swing. Both navies are entangled, and the crews of most of the ships are too busy to notice Narada climbing out of a swirling maelstrom far above the atmosphere. Those who do, however, are at first too concerned with the enemy ships they are fighting to fully grasp what is happening. But everyone notices what happens next. Gradually at first, then rapidly intensifying, an eerie orange-yellow glow begins to bathe the battlefield. Looking up, HYDRAXIS and Prometheus personnel alike witness a horrifying sight, as a MASSIVE fireball streaks across the sky, descending at a 45-degree angle towards the engagement. As the massive fireball rapidly descends, trailing a gargantuan plume of smoke and fire, viewscreens on all enemy ships darken to protect their crews' eyes, and Narada gradually becomes visible within the fireball, thrusters at max power, forcing it through the atmosphere hundreds of times faster than terminal velocity, glowing an almost-unbearibly- bright reddish-orange even through the darkened screens, even as it opens fire on targets unseen through the viewports compensating for the light intensity. Within seconds of opening fire it reaches the altitude of the warring fleets, directly impacting over a dozen various ships, which are vaporized instantly against Narada's straining reentry-shields in impact fireballs so intensely bright that even through the darkened viewports of nearby ships, many are temporarily and painfully blinded. Continuing it's rapid downward plunge, Narada suddenly disappears as the overpressure atmospheric shockwaves trailing behind with the main body of the fireball reach the battle altitude, slamming into dozens more ships, swatting them out of the sky into the surface below even as the fireball engulfs them. Some are outright destroyed, while others farther away merely suffer mild-to-catastrophic damage. Then all is silent as the fireball dissipates and the viewscreens of all the ships become clear again, just in time to see a black hole dissipate beneath them. As the two navies take stock, it is clear that while both fleets have taken losses, Prometheus has clearly borne the brunt of the attack.

(OOC: Feel free to correct my estimates of how many ships were damaged/destroyed, and I leave it to you all to say which ones you lost)