[b]Karboria[/b]

Fakeem kept on playing the message that was sent back, and felt a pit in his stomach. The supreme commanders and the branch commanders were with him, all listening.

"You know, I'm not really fond of the Equestrians at this point." Doman was the first one to speak. She kept on thinking in her head, [i]I should've made those soldiers shoot that wretched princess on the spot. What a crock![/i]

"Should we go?" Barasmus asked. 

"I'll go, but for a different reason. Not only do we have men there, but scientists and technology as well. I need all tech that's there either recovered or destroyed; all documents, data and blueprints. If this is the new Equestrian Empire I am [i]not[/i] letting them reverse-engineer something forged by hardworking Sazkarjhit hands." Fakeem responded, his voice bitter and angry.

"So what's our plan of action, Grand Vessel?" Grand Fleetmaster Magama'yum asked.

"Well, they'll probably be reluctant to let go of any of our equipment, so a hard approach may be the best one if that happens. Fleetmaster, how strong is your ship?" said Lano'dum.

"It on its own has enough weaponry to destroy a small moon, and is crewed with the best that the SCNOSE can offer."

"I'm thinking we bring in a handful of Assault Fleets and your Capital Fleet. I want to bring the Delta VIII and a Mark I Gravity Well, but there's a problem there. The Mark I is small enough to easily be stored inside of a ship. In fact we could always fire it from the Delta VIII. The problem, however, [i]is[/i] the Delta VIII. Size-wise, the machine is a complete monstrosity. There'd be no easy way to hide it."

"Well, we've been developing a ship that can handle that. I felt that the DVIII might see use sometime, so we made it a small group of shield ships. The E-Class's shield has light-bending properties, allowing it to not only conceal the weapon, but also the shield ships themselves. The only problem is that they need a strong energy source to stay that way, and about a half a metric ton of U-235 only provides a few hours worth of cover. When it wears out, they'll see the Delta and it'll be a nightmare."

"But it's worth a try." Fakeem declared. "I'll go on Fleetmaster Magama'yum's ship and we'll fly down to the surface. We can get off in time if they're hostile by forcefully retrieving what we need, then firing the Delta VIII with a shell containing the Gravity Well. The impact itself would be strong enough to cause an extremely powerful kinetic shockwave, About a widespread '10' on a scale the humans used called the 'Richter Scale.' So it's worth a shot."

"So it's settled! We'll prepare the fleets and leave soon, it shouldn't take very long." Magama'yum said happily. The group rose from the table, and walked off to carry out the operation.