Operation: Guadalcanal - Part One

Posted on Mon Mar 9th, 2020 @ 8:00am by Rear Admiral Carl "Thunderhead" Patterson & Division Admiral Thomas Lasky & Captain Mathis "Payload" Lasky & Captain Sarah Horner & Commodore T'Shaamet 'Runt' Antilles & Fleet Captain Torilla Yamaguchi & Fleet Captain Marie Yamaguchi & Department Master Chief Petty Officer Laneli "Gearbox" Lasky PhD

Mission: Mission 79: Sound Trumpets! Let Our bloody Colors Wave
Location: Various Locations - Goranar System
Timeline: 0700Hrs - April 12th, 2392

The Battleships and Battlecruisers were the first ships to enter the Goranar system. Several birds of prey and a Negh'Var tried to contest them but got pulverized quickly under the firepower of the Akurian and Federation capital ships.

Nevanzi gave out his orders quickly as soon as Valikir's Flame entered the system. He held the capital ships together while the cruisers and escorts entered the system and formed up.

Meanwhile over on the Heart Of the Winter Bird. Commodore Third Class Thomas Lasky smiled as he regarded the tactical display before him. "Assume formation with the rest of the fleet." he turned to his wife. "You ready?"

"Must you rush me?" Torilla Lasky responded with a smile. "I am ready oh mighty one."

"Alright... Any sign of those Klingon buzzards?"

"Nothing so far," Lasky responded to her husband's question.

Meanwhile elsewhere, several dozen Federation starships of various types and sizes all emerged from warp and assumed their own formation.

On the Stalingrad. Captain Marie Yamaguchi brushed some of her dreadlocks out of her face as she lifted both of her hands up and over her head as she began tying off her long hair behind her head while she inquired. "Status?"

"We're in position with the rest of the Fleet. Captain.." came the response while she noticed that several Federation ships were starting to disperse to optimum distance for combat operations. "Well then... We didn't come all this way for nothing.."

"Indeed sir."

Meanwhile several groups over, a smaller then average Vulcan female was seated in her command chair with a rather large smile on her lips. "Are we good?"

"We've arrived skipper." came the Conn officer's statement.

"Oh, goodie!" Commander Sarah Horner responded with a smile. "Nothing I like more then being in battle... in all its glory... and horror." there was ab extremely high amount of sarcasm in her tone.

T'Shaamet simply nodded her head. "We will find the Klingon fleet soon enough.." she commented. "Hail the flagship and let them know we've arrived on station.."

Seated in his chair on the flag bridge of the USS Leviathan. Rear Admiral Carl Patterson slowly smiled as his entire fleet began checking in. "All ships present Admiral."

"Very well. All ships prepare to move into the system... The destination is Goranar.." Patterson commented with a smile. "Send to all ships... Steady hands and stout hearts.."

The comms officer nodded. "Wait... isn't that from Admiral 'Bull' Halsey?"

"Yep.," Patterson responded. "It is"

"Yessir, sending now." the man went to work at his panel as Patterson for his part watched the massive collection of ships before him.

Nevanzi then commanded over to the Comm. "Alright first thing is first, we need to get our scouting forces out, so carriers should deploy their scout wings, and the prowlers will move ahead to scout as well."

The various Akurian commanders acknowledged Nevanzi and they began to deploy their drone fighter wings.