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Dreadnought Madron

Comm Room


"This is Admiral Ralla V' Naari commander of the Asari 12th fleet." At this point Ralla hoped the translation was working properly from her side. "That was a impressive display Commander, but the hostile polity known as the Covenant has taken notice." As the Admiral spoke the Asari fleet was moving in anticipation for combat. "We're assuming hostile intent and are preparing to respond accordingly. I would like to ask for your assistance in eliminating the enemy." she asked simply without caring to waste anytime. Getting assistance from a unknown alien polity to attack another unknown but hostile faction wasn't covered in training. It was just something she needed improvise.

"We suspect they're endangering the lives of innocent citizens and are a threat to those I serve. I won't ask for you to risk your life, but even information on defenses and weapons will be enough." she realized that maybe this wasn't the best way to handle first contact, but for the moment this would have to be enough.
Dreadnought Madron

The meeting halted quickly after each of the officers were informed of the Destiny Ascendant's ftl jump. That and the use of several Tier III WMDs helped grabbed Admiral Naari's attention. When the Admiral arrived on the bridge it was in a flurry. It showed that even the approach of a single vessel necessitated proper fleet coordination and much of that was done here. Of course along with the sudden change in Covenant fleet movement mean the fleet was on high alert.

"Set up a comm channel with the cruiser. If the Covenant comes within firing range engage them. I'm positive that little explosive demonstration possibly antagonized them." After those orders she left for the briefing room.

In orbit of Aurora the recon probes continued sending information about Covenant activity. Constant monitoring of Covenant ground and space assets showed even more troops being deployed. The main settlement was currently being destroyed. NIA continued to process this information along with trying to figure out the Covenant’s strategy. There were massive Covenant ground vehicles moving to an unknown location. The VI decided to send this information to the Admiral when she was ready.

Dreadnought Madron

Admiral Naari along with holographic representations of a few high ranking fleet officers discussed current military action. She already expressed her wish for an assault on the superior fleet. The battle map represented in the large room showed a visual representation of the battle space.The scenario Admiral Naari presented was a simple hit and run attack using precise ftl jumps to hit key targets and jump away. Deploy ground forces in the process to secure the settlement where the Asari were likely being held. Of course the option to simply retreat while leaving some reconnaissance ships in the field to monitor the situation was presented. The latter is what most of the officers present agreed was the most reasonable choice. Asari in general hated groups like the Covenant. The last fanatically religious species they battled used powerful fusion weapons to annihilate themselves instead of submitting. While emotionally preferable the former was unlikely to accomplish any objective without significant assistance.

The Admiral couldn't help but agree with this.Even with more forces under her command than she has ever had it was still impossible to successfully engage the enemy. For some time she seriously considered simply attacking once, deploying anti matter and warp bombs and disappearing into ftl. Destroying or even crippling dreadnought size enemy vessels would have to be enough.
Dreadnought Madron

CIC


The order to send recon drones to the planet Aurora was already completed. Two frigates deployed dozens of volleyball size drones with their own Mass Effect Fields and thrusters to maneuver and shield itself from debris. They sent information on their scans of the surface and even communications they were able to intercept. Both were sent to command quickly confirming Admiral Naara's fears.

"So this is the Covenant then huh?" she whispered to herself knowing that extraction of any Asari captives on the planet was likely impossible. This was of course not just because of the massive Covenant presence, but also due to the large presence of Covenant forces on the ground. The Probes weren't able to detect the state of the settlement, but they were able to monitor constant movement of Covenant vessels to and from the settlement. Ralla sat down in the captain's seat and closed her eyes wondering what to do about this. She considered making contact which she expected to turn violent due to the faction's motives. If it turned hostile a fleet to fleet battle seemed unlikely to go in her favor.

"NIA have you translated any other intercepted communications yet?"

"Of course and this one appears less hostile than the Covenant."

"Let me hear it."

It was a diplomatic message calling for potential negotiations and a neutral ground. From a military officer no less, but there was at least some precedent in the Asari military for this. The Admiral wondered if it was too late to even join this. "I'm no diplomat, but maybe have some information. Just knowing more about the Covenant's objective could change my objectives." at this point she was essentially talking to herself. Commander Mera just arrived coming from informing the Justicar personally of the situation.

"Commander good you're here. Think we should do battle with the Covenant?"

Mera wondered if the Admiral was just joking, but decided to answer seriously. "The enemy has multiple dreadnought sized ships and far more cruiser size ships. Size isn't everything, but if their weapons, skill and range are even somewhat comparable to ours we will lose a significant amount of forces. Without reinforcements we won't have the numbers to complete our mission."

"Basically we don't have a proper fleet. You should be Admiral. I think I just want another fight." Naara smiled to herself before giving out another order. "Send a message to Commander Muriel. Let it say this. This is Admiral Ralla V' Naari of the Asari 12th Fleet. Our interest is in the Planet Aurora and the disappearance of our citizens." This was the name the pirates gave her. She still sent information on the planet she mentioned with the message. Even if the Covenant attempted to encrypt the message it would still serve its purpose.
Mass Relay Loka

The Asari 12th fleet sat in orbit around the Mass Relay that took them to the Galactic Center. The fleet of 52 ships was commanded by the newly promoted Admiral Ralla V’ Naari. She stood before her crew in the CIC of the dreadnought Madron watching the data being sent through her holographic sensor display. 20 unknown vessels at over a hundred thousand kilometers away from them. There was a tense standoff as the Asari attempted to hail the strangers several times with no success.

“Request their surrender. We both know why we’re here anyway.” Ralla ordered to the crew who all knew what she referred to. These vessels all carried the same signatures of the ships that raided their colonies. The few aliens captured gave them a brief glimpse into their language and even motives. They were nothing but pirates.

“We’ve been hailed!”

“On screen.” The words of the alien language appeared on a hologram for everyone to see. At this point their intent was known.
Surrender Ships, Weapons and Personnel or DIE.

The entire fleet saw these words and none were particularly enthusiastic about the idea of Surrender. The enemy fleet began to move as their weapons were readying. Ralla decided to sit down in the captain’s chair. While combat meant unnecessary loss of life to the Admiral it was the simplest scenario to deal with regardless of the results “No matter the species, raiders are the same. Commander Mera!”

Second in command of the Dreadnought Commander Emisa T’ Mera walked to the Admiral’s side and stood at attention. She was rather tall at 6 feet 3 inches, dark blue skin with emerald eyes. “Yes Admiral!”
“Enemy ships appear to be powering weapons and are moving towards us! ETA thirty mins.” The disembodied voice of the ship’s VI said for the entire crew to hear. NIA (Naval Intelligence Assistant) was one of the newer Virtual Intelligence out there. Not necessarily as adaptable and independent as a AI but powerful enough to match one in electronic warfare. It was powerful enough to essentially be borderline AI, but the military allowed it simply to experiment with its capabilities.

“The situation is escalating what would you advise Commander? If these were usual pirates we would eliminate them with little hesitation, however we know very little of their technology other than their ground personnel preferring plasma based weaponry.”
Emisa nodded and thought for a minute on the plan. “NIA show us the current battle map.” A screen appeared in front of them showing current fleet movements. The enemy fleet was a collection of rather large and heavily armed vessels. Scans showed that they had enough armaments each to be a serious threat in knife fight range. They clustered together in a long spindle formation. The most heavily armed vessel in front with the nimbler ships towards the rear. “Wouldn’t usual doctrine in this situation call for an envelopment? The only issue I see with that is if it would work against the enemy’s speed. They are unusually quick for ships of their size.”

“It’ll work Commander you just need to tweak it. Let’s begin.”

Admiral Naari ordered the fleet to spread their formation far enough to retain some density but also allow for maximum maneuverability. “FIRE!”

On command, the fleet fired repeatedly at the oncoming attackers, but due to their range no shot hit, but instead it forced them to constantly evade fire. Each Asari ship is capable of firing small slugs every two seconds or less forcing the enemy to try and avoid hundreds of slugs each minute slowing down their movement considerably. As they drew closer the Admiral barked another order. “Began a half envelopment. The fleet of cruisers will split into these sections. Frigate flotillas and fighter squadrons go for close quarters combat and harass them. Just be aggressive enough to keep them together no need to neutralize unless they’re open.” The Admiral’s orders along with more precise data for fleet moments were sent to the fleet. With the cruisers moving in a threatening posture the enemy fleet decided to pick up speed and even ignored the constant suppressive fire. They intended to take some damage instead of risking an envelopment. However, as they moved in frigate and fighter squadrons pounced on the enemy with constant attack from Disruptor torpedoes. Each blast from a torpedo caused a small miniature singularity that tore through the shields used by the enemy ships. Lasers from the pirate vessels and fighters cut through space as the skirmish continued to heat up. Combat lasted for over an hour and up to ten frigates took damage and were forced to retreat.

“The only DEWs kinetic barriers may be able to handle are Plasma based. This isn’t surprising. Let the injured lick their wounds.”
The Commander watched the fight realizing what the Admiral might be going for. “The enemy fleet is still heading towards us. If they get close enough they’ll break through our formation. It appears the two dreadnoughts are the target.”

The Admiral simply watched the display. She told her fellows the plan already and expected it to be followed through. The pirates charged in quickly and were just in range of the dreadnoughts. While strong the two Dreadnoughts along with the carriers only had ablative armor to deal with directed energy weapons. The Admiral wasn’t too confident in the dreadnought’s ability to handle energy weapons of unknown yields. Instead she simply was going to let the front-line soldiers beat on them.

“FIRE”

A hail of slugs from the entire fleet fired. However, most simply fired at a section of space where the pirate fleet was moving towards. The moment they realized this was a trap it was too late. As if moving through a blender the fleet charged through a hail of slugs going at relativistic speeds. Their shields couldn’t take the punishment for more than a few seconds before succumbing. Some made it through attempting to take the dreadnoughts down, but each shot simply melted away some of the heavy dreadnought armor. The rest attempted to retreat.

“Only 50% of their fleet is intact.”

“Pursue them, keep at least some vessels intact but disabled.” like wasps the frigates and fighters chased after the enemy trying to disable as many ships as possible. They destroyed five vessels with constant fire. Enemy fighters attempted to defend but were overwhelmed. The Admiral’s Dreadnought and its sister shifted positions and simply fired through the ranks of the enemy ships. Constant fire from the capital ships cut through shields and armor. Not long one after another they were beginning to fall. The cruisers began their pursuit and soon the fleet was eliminated. Only two ships were still intact leaving the job to Asari commandoes.

“NIA how many casualties have we received so far.”

“thirteen frigates were damaged along with twenty fighters. There are approximately 70 casualties with only 20 dead. Your first battle as Admiral was a success.”

Ralla frowned but knew the VI could notice how anxious organics were. Its attempt at relaxing her didn’t help knowing the most difficult portion still wasn’t over. “The top priority of the boarders are to take prisoners. Even just two is satisfactory to me.”
“I’ll also inform the Justicar to be ready.” The Commander said as she was ready to leave.

“Negative! I said I wanted prisoners. Tell Justicar Ametha she cannot step a single foot on that ship. It’s a direct order.”
The Commander wanted to protest, but decided not to. It wasn’t unknown that their Commander had a very severe view of Justicars and regardless of how the Asari view them no one wanted to challenge it. “Yes sir!”
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24 hours Post Boarding

Enroute To Aurora


As the Admiral predicted the boarding of the two pirate ships was the bloodiest part of the struggle. They were large vessels designed to make nearly any boarding action extremely difficult. Up to 120 Asari commandoes participated in the operation. However even with decades of training they were still operating against unknown enemies. Each ship had nearly 200 crew members each. While their plasma weapons were effective biotics and superior training allow the commandoes to succeed. It took hours to clear the vessels, but there were far too many enemy casualties for Ralla to be satisfied. They were only able to capture 20 of the crew who were luckily very willing to talk after seeing most of their comrades get slaughtered. The information they gave up along with coordinates from their ships computers showed the location of their leaders and possibly Asari slaves.

Ralla was in her quarters with the datapad given to her on the planet Aurora. The entire fleet was enroute to the destination as she examined what little data they had on it. Aurora seemed to be a mostly barren world with a few settlements. Most noticeably the main city is home to a crime lord who essentially commands a small sector of space. The small fleet they attacked was commanded by an ex naval officer who was being paid off for protection.

“Admiral we’ve arrived in system. It would be preferable if you hurried. Commander Mera seems to mutter several curses to herself.” NIA informed the Admiral

“Thank you for that observation. I’m coming.”

It took a few minutes but the moment she reached the bridge and saw what was on display she quickly understood. Commander Mera turned towards the Admiral and saluted. “Ma’am, we’ve detected many foreign vessels unlike the pirates we previously encountered. We also received a rather aggressive message. Its likely was sent out a day or two before our arrival.”

“What does it say?”

The VI decided to link the recording to the Admiral’s personal omni-tool. The recording played through it. "Listen, non-believers! You may believe that you have been blessed by your false gods, to survive this little and insignificant onslaught! But you too will soon face justice of the Great Journey, soon hellfire will consume you and your loved ones! Spread the word; That the Arrival of the Covenant have been ushered upon this sector, and those who wishes to halt the eventual forthcoming of the Great Journey will falter! If you wish to live for but a glimpse longer, tell all those whom inhabit and taint the planets blessed by the Creators, The Forerunners, that they will soon be cast into hell by the Wrath of the Covenant!"

“Strange, I wonder whose vessels are the Covenant out there. Send down probes to the planet I want to find the main settlement where this crimelord stays. We don’t know whose friend or foe out there so let’s wait a moment before establishing control. I feel like we jumped into a mess already.”
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Not at all! We still be welcome to have you


Thank you I got a post trying to fix up right now.
@DragonofTheWest Ok sorry I've been gone for awhile but work and school really screwed me. Should be ok until late November probably. Right now I can post, but if I was gone too long then I'll bow out.
@Hillbilly12

I know. Geth could function with 100 units in one platform. Under the reaper upgrades though, the were better in combat situations. I always thought it was more interesting in a legion like scenario was cool. But I don't want mess up the timeline. I could make a custom faction if necessary.

Or I might make characters for existing factions.


Eh unless the Asari is involved in your background its fine. I haven't even posted yet so it really wouldn't matter to me. Hell we could end up just working something out.

Also per @Raknarion's suggestion about having a discord server, I maintain a private server that has channels to cater to this. I can volunteer it as a hub if necessary. It also gets used by some friends for other gaming activities but I have a dedicated channel for roleplay and can add an additional private room for this RP specifically. Just if anyone's interested.


That sounds good to me.
@Hillbilly12

I'm gonna make the geth faction but I need to know if you are the Asari before or after the reaper war? I need to know so I know if my geth will be able to function with complete autonomy or not.


Made an Asari species that's basically pre Citadel races, but they have the tech of modern Asari. Didn't want to involve the entirety of the Citadel races due to someone else picking a ME faction.

Either way the Geth were always capable of functioning without Reaper upgrades. As long as they had enough programs within a platform they were able to reach sapience in their own way. Geth platforms only start to act differently when too many programs stayed away from the collective for too long. Its actually more interesting to me than just making them their own individuals but that's just another reason for me to rage at ME3./Saltiness

I guess it matters if you want an easier way to portray certain Geth with very very distinctive personalities.
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Just so we are clear, capital shits aren't invincible or anything its just I figured nobody wants to argue about whose capital ships are "superior" and who should be beating who simply because lore says so.


I know I figured as much its why I said that anyway. Certain Covenant ships could take out say the biggest capital ship from the faction I just posted in one or two hits, but there are some limitations already placed in the RP to prevent instant death. Still wouldn't want to start fights unnecessarily.
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