Snippet #2388784

Lev stood on the bridge of the Phalanx, staring out into the cold void of space as he reflected on his mission. Soon they would engage the Hybrids in their home turf, with only the new technology to give them an advantage over them. He would need to strike first and hard, take out command locations and communications centres to throw the enemy defences into chaos. That would be the tactic which would provide the highest chance of success. Any long dragged out fight over their worlds would only work in their favour. No, better to go in and out and strike where it hurts. With a nod Lev accepted the incoming transmission from rear-admiral Black. "Captain Stellinkov, the fleet is yours. I wish you the best of luck and God Speed." Lev stood there and thought for a moment, even when silence filled the bridge. A slight smirk appeared on his face as he hit the comm button and returned a transmission. ”Admiral Black, this is captain Stellinkov. The fleet is prepared and will be underway shortly. We will return once all objectives have been completed. Stellinkov out.” Not much of a rousing speech, Lev knew. But he wasn’t known for those. He said what he needed to say and showed his confidence in the upcoming complete victory for the UHO. That was all that was needed from him now. With a nod Lev gave permission to the command staff to begin all checks and pre-jump preparations. He arched his back slightly in a stretch before he was interrupted.

”Sir, a ship has just landed in docking bay 3, its crew is requesting permission to come aboard.” Lev sighed slightly, why did they bother him with these trivial matters? ”Permission granted. Send an lower ranking officer with nothing to do to show whoever is on there around and to their stations.” The officer nodded and repeated Lev’s commands. As Lev oversaw the pre-jump preparations an ensign came by to inform the counsellor had arrived. Lev dismissed the ensign with a slight shrug. These crew changes were always a drag, new positions would be filled and old ones scrapped entirely. He’d need to take a few moments to go through the new crew list before they arrived in the IHA controlled system. With a slight yawn Lev turned on his heel and headed back to his chambers. ”If anything comes up, let me know. I don’t care at what time it happens, got that?” Lev said as he walked out. The crew members repeated his order in confirmation. He slowly made his way back to his chambers and sat down behind his personal computer and brought up the personnel list. With a bored sigh he inspected it, even as the crew of the Phalanx frantically worked to get the preparations out of the way.