about  two hours or So.. they have passed some dark   compounds. Bodies  littered the area, from both sides... quick clean up, and checking the loading docks would reveal parasite vessels that can been shattered...

  After  Killing..or eating..the rear guard, they could call in fresh troops to  take over the compound, and guard the  docks.

  when the reached  the Mid point, there were two... well-lit  compounds, one on each side of the stem.. In the Middle was a horrifying  sight.. the Middle of the Stem was being build up with scrap and Debris . In the Middle  saw the Bulbous, throbbing body of a egg laying  queen..

   there were Humaniods  and  UEs around here.. taking  eggs, and breaking som open to get fresh, but  young, UEs into battle... eggs that deemed to be carrying Humaniods.. were  sent  down a  'trail' of sorts, to the Lowers.

   Joseph gets some footage of the event and if possible the humans being fed to it.

  the  Creature is large..but must have only been 'made' with in the month as it wasn't producing more then  twenty or so eggs  every couple minutes.

  food  being fed to it  was either fresh kills, or  would have  arms and legs  removed  while still alive.. adding  more and more screams  of Despair, pain and fear,

  Captain MUska   growls,..let us  Kill that Egg back.. people die to make it fat!

 Major MArts agrees. .. Mr  Mac?... bring  half of your  people in from your side.. the othe half shore up the  defnders on your side... I will do the   Same on mine.... CAptain Muska.. when youa re  ready to go...

 ATTACK!!!!.... the Ape folks forces moved   forwards at a frightening rate.. weapons    firing as they  found  scouts and guards.

  Marts  snaps,<DarkBlue>..I'll have to rephrase  by tactics  next time..  couynt off!.. evern numbers with me.. odd numbers to the Compound...</DarkBlue.. so a blue  wave  of trooper  poured inform the starboard  side, as explosion from thier grenades Heralded  their approach

Joseph signalled his troops as he was told and the Naragrans joined the fray.

   The battale was brutal.  The bugs faught for survival against the hammer of the AP,  dispite his abilities Joseph, could do nothing but hang on and aid with comunications between his unit and the others

  When the Dust had  settled.. the Stem had been reclaimed.

  Major MArks walked  over to the Middle, of the Entrance to the Lowers.... Capt. Muska  bearing  all matter of shaved  fur, where Derma Plast had been put on, to cover   the wounds that were Derma Foamed.

  Joe MAc  was there.. with the 'leader" of the Naragran forces...A Tall Golden skin, lankey Nivarian stood there as well..also nursing some wounds...The NAragran.. was  Called  Hsst. The  Nivarian was Called  (LT) Fegget.

   Marts took a Glass of the 'Mellon Wine" made by the Ape folk, from the Mellon  fruits on the Delta Planets.. it was strobg and sweet.. even the NAragran seemed to like it.

 well.. this  has been one ride through the 9 hells.... The Marconi is  dropping off..ALL  of its  troops.. they are entering   through the  airlocks of the  captured Compounds as soon as we get have of them.. we are movign into the lowers.. the  2nd half  will be back ups....some of the Civies  are wearing  Red Lights....all over the station.. if you see a Civie  with Red Lights.. it means they are Bountu hunters.. they get 1  cred per pair of  jaws from an UE..and 5 creds a head of largrans or  Humanoid  Creshains .. we have  6 sniper teams in the lowers  now.. shot to kill and thing that's a bug or a lizard...that's softening them up a bit... Bounty Hunter   come in every hour or so to dump heads and such.. we have a  place set up in the Middle of the stem for that...

 The Nivarian  sips from the   wine,... I have seen the foolishness of my own people.. I though it was   Just mine...To allow the infestation of the Creshians?... My people , regardless of the Triad's laws.. would not openly  trade with the Creshians...

    Joseph was reviewing the space battle, "Every species has it's idiots and it's wise men.  The trick is in not lettin the Idiots cain power or breed.  Humans haven't always been successful with that." Joseph puts the pirate signal from the otherside in a file and brings together some footage as he talks. "So what's the next move?" He throws together some images and hits enter sending a Ameture music video onto the air waves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9RzDDnU-CU

  Marts  takes a  deep drink... Muska  refills his  tin mug. After he nods thanks to the  Ape Leader, he points  with the Mug to the vista of the lowers...

  smoke  drifted   hig from fires.. some buildings  were shattered.. others looked like they haven't been touched.

  Flashes  for  weapons fire    , and   eruptions of  Granades  showed were action was taking  place... far off orders shouted.. pain screamed.. and Giddy Bounty Hunters laughs.. filled the air..

 wails of  children and women.. Cries  for help from men... and the   occasional  roar of a Hammer Va , as the  aircraft started  coming down through the stem to  help with the   troops setting up on the beach.

 ..Last Push, Mr Mac.... we kill every damn bug and lizard we find... smash eggs.. burn  remains.... thus far we know where there are two more Brood  queens.... some dumbassed  bounty hunters  tried to kill it themselves..ended up helping feed the one.. its  in the ESN  Headquarters... we think there is one below the  Lowers... which would be about right... all those tunnels....but when we get the Marconi's troops.. were moving out..right down the damn Middle.. You, the NAragrans, the  Nivarians..The Ape folks  and My people.. with  the   drop troops  right behind.... we got   Barton toops on the beach... they are  going to sweep in...with Luck.. we retake the HQ..kill the Brood bitch,,and  then sweep out from there.... the Tunnel running?.. that will be alot more of a Mess..

  "Well since any civilians down there are already dead, we could gass the tunnels first.  The air will flow a certain way down there.  Any surviven urchin will know where ta drop the gass grenades where they are most effective." Joseph scratches his chin.  "Heck if we do it in small sections we can use flamable gass and burn the bugs out before they see us without making to much damage.  Any flamable main we rupture with weapons fire will do the same thing with us on top of it so we might as well hit it that way."

 Downing the Rest of his  drink, then waves off a refill from Muska. Muska  offers drinks to the others.

 ..firt thing is first..kill the brood bitch in the HQ and  retake it..we shut off that flow of bodies... we can clear the Lowers  then take that into consideration... should be a good way to go... gotta remember though.. we have the Lower's  hangers   below the tunnels...

    Joseph laughs, "Then it would be easy to just close the tunnels and decompress them.  I doubt they have space suits for UEs"

    "Well, into the breach.  I want to get this over with so I can send a post to that rainbow haired techy on the Hermes.  I want to do something but  she'll be pissed if I don't consult her first.  Besides, I'm clumsy as hell and she should be able to help me.."

  Marts Coms  Back around,..Right.... lets get ready.. the balloon's  goin' up in a minute.. The Admiral and XO  are off station... went to Visit The Hermes, thinking this  won't be good, but  we need  to worry about the station... so?... Get your  ..um..people together and  get  ready..

 The Ape folks  were   ready..  thier   wicked looking , heavy blades that reminded on of  a Cutlass, except  for the BArbed   end  that could  do more damage  being Pulled out, then it  did going in, hung from thier  belts or across thier backs.

  their Pulse  rifles were ready, more then half  of them carried heavy Pulse  like one  would carry a hunting rifle.

  Marts    reached his   people on the Far right.. mostly Humans  with some Sanri and Occui sprinkled in...

 Joe Mac looked at his NAragrans  and  Nivarians, they seemed  ready to go...

 Then a Flare shot Up from the beach to the  port side... the roars of  far Off voices  were  hear as a dark line of ESN Blue  surged  forward..

  MArts  whistle Blue three times   and they   moved forward.. the Ape  folk's  creams  echoing over the   Lowers..

   Then Naragrans weren't so noisy.  The enemies would be lucky to hear their movement before the creatures swept through tearing up any creatures in their way.  Through the streets and across the building tops the bugs were overrun with brutal efficiency.

  The fights were  savage as the others... UEs  driving  by   hunger  and  orders from thier  leaders... moved to attack...Kill..and sometimes..the lesser Focussed  ,began to eat.

    A Few Naragrans were being hit hard  by Heaby weapons, the  Humnoid  Creshians have learned the dangers of the Bigger  Creatures..

  The Naragrans   learned as well.. webs shot out at a distance..in 'globs' to tie up or  foul the  weapons and Give   them, or  others   time  to reach them

  The Nivarians , who started out a bit, less-then-hungry , for the fight. Showed what they can  do... after being blooded in the Uppers and the Stem, they sued thier height to shoot  down into   barraicades.. and thier Long legs to close the distance between the    heavy gunners the NAragrans had  webbed... ruthless  Cuts from the Nivarian  blades would sever arms or legs  and leave the  wounded to bleed out and they attacked  healthy troops..  only about a Donzen of the Nivarian, 6 legged  Lorts and Largs were left.. but  their  speedy , jerky movements  with thier  6 legs, tore into the Humanionds quickly... their  downfall were the UEs, that would  swarm them  .. Killing and devouring the   trained  beasts in seconds.

 An Hour Passed  as the Tower of the  ESN HQ  was Visble.. the    people who were Holding the Tower   were firiong  down into the streets.. flashes of  Gun fire   in the windows, showed   , floor to floor fighting.

   Joseph pressed on keeping the units working well with eachother.  He too was getting used to this combat and was able to use his accuracy to take down the occasional stragler or snipper that attempted to flank the unit.

  Marts  came on the COMs,.. were Closing in on ESN HQ  Plaza..... when we  reach the Plaza.. I want a permeter  put up....  Mr Mac?  see if you can get the  Naragrans  to climb the outside to the tope......

  ..Muska.. your  epopel enter  from the  west..  start claring  floors.. , My people  from the east.. will do the same... watch out for   Blue ESN Uniforms....


  The people sweeping in from the beach will help stable the perimeter ...  Mr  Make and the Nivarians   can do the same thing to the south... Once  we take this Building back.... it all but over for the Bugs...

   "Your on."  He says.

   Joseph sets the Nivarians in a double perimeter with the help of the Naragrans, one to the inside, one to the outside to handle ascapes from the building as well as reinforcements from the outside.  This way the troops won't get in a cross fire and can ship focus where needed.

   Joseph relays the instructions for the Naragrans "Your going up on your own my freinds, I have orders to hold the line.  Stay safe so you can bring meat home to your families.  If you can set up web slings and transfer troops to the top so they can storm the inside from above that would be helpful."
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  Hsst listened to Joe, and  Nodded the  large Head.. it tapped  something out on the  Vidbaord in  the picture=words.. that  showed agreement.

  He  then  Clicker is   spindle  Claw  and  'talked' to his people. Webs shot up wards adnthey began to  Climb the  30 story Building.

 The Nivariran   LT came to Joe Mac,..there are  pockets of HUmaniods  out  between  trees and houses..should we attack..or hold here..

   Joseph squints inot the distance. "The tunnels are filled with them.  If we weaken our position we could be over run from another direction but we can'y have them shelling or distracting us."  Joseph signals 5 Naragrans to hang back and act as a sweep team.

    Five of the  Younger ones  stayed     back, and  began to  Creep over the Hedges   and fences, through the yards ..lookign  for    the enemy.. now  and they wepaons  fire   or odd sounding screams were  heard..

 The  Nivarians     watched  and waited..  years of Hunting in  the jungles helped  keep their  nerves a bit more... stable.

  Joseph looks at the Nivarians. "Ever think you'd be part os an AP assault force with Naragrans at your side?"

 The Lt  shook his head,...did not thing we would be alive  this long... and after that attempt to Kill the  Fleet's   higher ups?... we thought we would end up  like Hyria or   H2?... I think the  Cavat had something to   do with this.. showing the Vids....The High Council made us  believe  we had nothing to fear....

-->> Hangar Deck

Once transfer of presence from Hermes Space Traffic to Matterhorn Space Traffic was completed Justin followed the Traffic Controllers directions bringing the Fighter into the Massive Hangar Deck. The number of Fighters lined up in neat rows stretched the full length of the Deck, hundreds of them all waiting for a pilot to power them up and sweep forth to meet with any enemy threat. The image of a Wasps nest sprang to mind prompting a half grin from Justin.
Bringing the fighter to a smooth landing Justin was directed to a booth to park DR-NO's previous fighter, powering down he popped the canopy and clambered out and greeted the Deck Crew, before reporting to the Hangar Control Officer.
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  The Uppers  was  in a state of  chaos .     there were a hand ful of  Matterhorn  Pilots   standing around a table with  some  coffee and Tea while they  waited for thier turn to Go out.

    Battered fighters with all manner of  Ship insignias , were being  towed back  towards the   foundry and repair  shops.

 Some  30  new..or newly fixed  Fighter stood ready as   Justin  had seen.

 A Chief  greeted him as he landed, shouting over the shouts of Men.  whines of cranes, and   howls of    engines.

  ..Hello  sir.... he shouted,.. are you here to pick up  a replacement.. or are you going to wait on this one?

In reply to justin (msg # 59):
Hi Chief, I was instructed to get a replacement. This one has a banged up Port wing which will need quite a bit of work to right, may even have to be replaced.
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