while  shows  and Movies  played...there was a break as a Sanri Reporter sat smiling at the people.Hello...and welcome to Delta Space  News...We have Just heard, of a big Open address, that will be Given By  Earth's ESN Officals, and  Ge-FI of the Angels....Admiral HAck will be speaking for the Delta Forces...this...coming  up , within the hour...

..All Hear this.....All Hermes Crew will report to the  Hanger Dec, or Rec Dec for the Conferance of Allies....Please wear dress uniforms  for this one  occasion..that is all...

  The Beautiful Woman's face came on the  "news break". She held   the standard  Orange card that meant there was a important  message  to be  relayed.

 Hello, Men, woman and allies  of the AP and ESN..we have this breaking report from  San Diego...  her face  fought with a frown, but as a pro , she moved on.

...siting ..'rash actions'..By Admiral Hack and the Delta Fleet. Ge-Fi  will no Longer be sending supplies, personell  and ships to the  Delta Sector...using the  Vids that Admiral HAck displayed as  the reason, he wishes to  build up Defense  in the Sol  System.....almost every moon in the  System has  some type of base on.....Ge-Fi and the Angels are setting  up a 'Fence , to protect Earth and the Colonies....

 She flipped the page  and a smile, now  fought to make its way to her face, Admiral Hennings, however..made provisions...for  a new 'Branch' of the ESN...The EVOLS..Earth Volunteers...those who from Earth  and its Colonies that wish to Join the  Delta Fleet and her  actions, cannot be stopped from doing so....Under the  Command of  Commander Wess...they are  leaving earth  space soon, to meet up with  the Delta Fleet at Astra...

  She  finally did  smile as she pointed to the screen behind her,..in a related topic?..most of your are familar with this Vid  Taken in the New ESN Shuttle Base in Texas.... Jonny Blu...regarded as the   Best Pilot On earth, was on tuor with this squadron...As he posed  for Pictures  with many of the service  men and women there...he ran into two Hermes Crewmen who have been assigned to the BAse to make cetrtain the Shuttles and COM systems were...In LT  Antonin..'Stoly' Stolyarev..words..."good enough for  the Knife fight"


 When  Captain Blu Visited the Shuttle Hangers, it was brought up , that he was considered EArth's Best Pilot... Lt Stoly step up and  shouted   Captain Blu down..saying....you may be the Best pilot on EArth..but you are not...Earth's Best Pilot!

   his  opinion was seconded by a LT  Killian...who  said...and i Quote "...We have  better pilots in the Delta Fleet..and LC Shadow is the Best in the Fleet..."

Captain Blu tried to contain the  verbal attacks, saying they were  former Hermes  Crewmen...that CAused  Lt  Stoly to lay out the challenge

 she pointed to the screen..Stoly's  red Face..Hannah's  disapproving frown was easy to see as  Stoly  pointed at Captain Blu,..if your  so damned Good..why don't  you try your hand  at Fighting real enemies, rather then some  half trained terrorists flying Cessnas!


 ..As we saw, the Crowd and ripples through the country..and the world, Caused    Captain Blu to Join the EVOLs....

 She leaned towards the Camera,..Get Ready LC Shadow...Jonny  Blu is coming!

well folks..it didn't take long  for  EArth Hero, Jonny Blu...to find ESN Hero Kray Shadow...here is the  Vid from thatv meeting!

(( see Fuji post))

 ..it seems..things are going to get inetresting out there...

...and that does it  for the news  around  Earth and   The Station Space...all except for Fuji Space, in the Delta  Sector....out tehre.. Admiral Hack's  Delta Fleet  is  heading towards Astra, on thier way to thier next objective. The Information we have, is  the Detla Fleet, except for a few ships left to guard Fuji, are going to Hit Astra  one more time, to aid the  occupation force there, in ridding the  planet of  aliens.

 ..there are  Merc transports that are  loading  refugees aboard...we  sent a message to Admiral HAck, as the hardline  approach of  'wiping them out' may have softened ..this was his reply...

 ..My full intent was to  eradicate every single alien on that planet , that was not  an AP member.  Since the  exterminations have began, our  troops  were flooded with  Demon and LArgran  females with young. So we are doing the next best thing....The  Merc Transports are taking the refugees to  Delta   Prime...there..they will work to build thier own city..under guard of course....should they contact demons or thier allies..they will be put to death, or sent to the   Delta Apes as tribute...I am not  doing them any favors..i do not owe them any. The Creatures we are taking off world, would gladly rip you leg off and chew on it, while yu watched...had we more men...we may have just harvested  them , then and there....but..they can serve a purpose...they will..however..never see thier homeworld again...unless we lose.

..there you have it folks..The Delta  Fleet is staying true to its purpose....one would wonder if the demons might have second thoughts on invading  EArth space?

 ...Here we are  People of Earth, the ESN  and the AP...Welcome to the  ESN Newsfeed.....We  will have  full coverage  of the  2nd  invasion of Astra..Live, thanks to our ship that has been  attached to the EVOL task force....I have a Bit of  an Interview  with  General Nickerson, Head of  the  EVOL forces  here on Earth...He is in San Diego now, at the ESN Admiralty to sit in  on the 'war room' vids as the Delta Fleet, seeks to finish off that last remaining resistance , allowing  full colonization of this rich planet, on the verge of the Delta Sector....This is   General Nickerson's Answer  to  their part in the Invasion....

 what?..Yes..Quite...Our people  will have a full and active  part in the Invasion....Admiral Hack was reluctant to allow  us to  put our hand in, you see...a bit of competition...wot?..We  Now have a solid...but smaller   part in this  attack..but our  heroes will be easy to see..Yea...yeas..Quite...

 ..what about the thoughts, of  the ESN...that the EVOL forces  aren't  ready?

 ..HUMPH!...Just...just plain jealous, you see...can't have   EVOLs  take over...no..no...not  enough  'training'....They will see..the world  will see..what the EVOLS  can do

 ..We managed to get this  Quote  from LC Shadow? Currently, the Leading  ESN ace of the war...


 The  Vid showed  Shadow  Near his fighter, he was working on load out s  as the reporter came to him and asked him his feelings  on the EVOLs....Really?... We're  about to Hit Astra...and you are asking about the EVOLs?  These folks..they really think that they are good...why?..because the capped a few Jungle Runners....EasterBloc...or   Desert rebels?.... These folks aren't ready...if they want to escort transports....Civie Liners...stand Pickette outside  colonies?..Fine....but going into a battle  with Alien  fighters....there are going to be alot less EVOLs 24 hours  from now...you can count on that....They need  a year or two more training, then maybe?  a dozen or so , might...make the ESN...


   She  switched back to Nickerson,..Hrumph!...what did you expect him to say..Hummm?..they count on Aliens  out there to aid them...EVOLs don't need  Aliens   to aid them...


 she   flipped back to Shadow and he Laughed...hard...as he wiped his eyes  he said,..this  from  some  whack job, who bought himself  a Uniform and is sitting safely in San Diego, while he sends a few thousand Humans to die...I have to go...I have to fight...for real....


  The woman looked out from the screen,...and there you have it.....Are the EVOLs  ready for  deepspace....total war?  I suppose..we will find out...tune in here.....

  As the crew  hustled about getting ready, Admiral HAck's  Voice  came over the COMs  and his Image on the VId screens.

  ..Attention, people of the  Detla Fleet...The ES Cocktail..our  embedded News Ship as  recieved  contact from the Demon forces...we have the ablity to block this message..but i chose not to...I do not hide things  from  My people, out of fear....Listen..but?..remember  who is speaking...

 ...Greetings to  you fools who are about to die...I am High Admiral Pirrca..I lead  The Grand Fleet that has held the Angels in check for 1000's  of years... he  Looks at his screens ..I see a pitful collection of  Earth ships....how you think this Handful of toys can defeat the Might of the Demonic  Empire?...it is not possible....Your  Admiral HAck..he thrives on Glory...but it  is you people who will pay the price....we Demons are merciful...so I offer you this  choice... Turn around  and Go back to Sol Space...Send  one ship..powered down towards the Blue moon....on that ship...I want 10,000 Humans..of mixed race and ages...those you send over?..we will use  for testing and Breeding..but the rest of you will be permitted to sail...unharmed, back to Sol Space.

 He leans  closer to the screen,...if you do not take this...grand offer....we will show no mercy, for those who show such disrespect, to thier betters...we will Kill  those  we  are able...and capture as many as we  can, for use in Testing  and breeding..here...and BAck on Hel...the  time is running  fast..Humans....if you do not  take up this offer, by the time  we can see your first ship...the offer...is off the table...as you people say....


 Hack Nodded to Beth, HAcks  FAce reappeared, next to that of the Demon,....I am sorry...Pirrca...but you frightened attempt to save yourself..will not work here...we are Not the Mulls...nor  are we the Humans who ran about earth with bronze swords and made bricks of Mud.....we would not , willing, give up one person...to allow the others to go free.....Enjoy your Rank...'high' Admiral...it  will not last much longer.....

 ..you...and your people are fools....it has  always been thus....Ber Jok looks forward to meeting Your  air Leader....it is  a shame. yuou send these folks to die..while you are safe...heading to Hel Space....safe...for now....

 HAck smiled..it was a cold  smile, they type he used to have on his face, when he locked on a target,..Oh...But   Pirrca?...Your people have  decieved you...the ships  who head to Hel space...are not mine.....as you will see..in lest then an Hour....Tell Ber Jok....Shadow  will find him....

  If it would be possible, to see 'blood drain' from the face of a Demon..this was it...his  Orange skin got  a few shades  Lighter.......You...You Lie.....

  ..Check...oh?...wait...  Hack snapped  his fingers in a comic  way,...you can't check...can you..no...i don't  suppose you could...we seemed to have  cut those bothersome  scans of yours....Ah...well...we  here..Pirrca...and you'er  all alone......

 He nodded to  Beth to  block the feed..the  Cocktail send complaint..but was threatened  with being 'escorted' out of the theater of war..and thus..losing  all their vids.

 ...sorry to have popped up like that...but i think it was best you all see....Demons...get scared too...

 The Vids  and  speakers  rang three times....on the Vids  was the ESN and AP insignias....Beth's Voic e came behind them,...at the  sound of the horn...we are 1 hour  for LAunch..proceed to your battlestations...al good luck!

 2 seconds  later..the Horn Blew  Long  and Loud....and the countdown  clock  slipped to 59:59 and counting down.

   The ships of the Fleet were getting head counts...there were  Colonists who were  being sent  down to Both Moons, there were Angels coming aboard, as either ESN/AP troops...or  as  members  of their own forces, attached to the Fleet.

  Fighters  were traded off  for the New Fighter..not all ESN pilots wanted the New craft...Admiral HAck sent the word out, for the time being...pilots  could choose which craft the wanted..in the end...the one that performed the best in battle  would be produced the Most...well..Until the next  new one came out.

 Vids showed  the traffic  between the fleet and the two Moons... Paradise made a gesture of thanks  By sending 50 power Cells to every ship in the fleet. with an 'official acknowledgement of their aid to Paradise space.

 Angel Colonists  were now  moving into the Civie sections  on the ships, looking for the chance to transfer to Fuji, or Bura, or even one of the Delta planets

One Vid  Showed  Miller, sitting in the Command Chair, receiving  a " hurry back"..COM  from Carras, as the Hermes  Pulled away.

  Miller's Voice  came over  all COMs..the message was  being  repeated on every ship that was now  heading out from Paradise Space.

 now hear this....now  hear this.  Launch Clock is starting in 40 seconds.... The Fleet is going into Action on Astra, once more..Stand By for  orders...prepare  gear for   planeside assault and possible  ship-to-ship actions...That is all...

Once more, Miller's Voice   comes  over all COMS,NOW HEAR THIS.....NOW  HEAR THIS....OPERATIONS TO TAKE OVER THE LAST REMAINING  STRONGHOLDS ON ASTRA  WILL COOMECNE IN 14 HOURS. IN 13  HOURS   ALL CREW  WILL MEET ON THE HNAGER DEC, FOR BREIFING, THEN, EQUIP TO MOVE  OUT AS SOON AS THE BRIEFING IS FINISHED... RIG  FOR  GROUND  COMBAT AND FOUL WEATHER....

  from the Bridge Miller's Voice  came over  all COMs,NOW HEAR THIS....NOW HEAR THIS....THE DELTA FLEET IS LEAVING ASTRA SPACE  TO SAIL TO FUJI FOR  REPAIRS, REFITS  AND SHORE  LEAVE..WE WILL PASS BURA AS THEY HAVE COMed OF ENEMY CONTACT...THAT IS ALL....

  on all the  ships ( including the EVOLs)..all the   colonies  within Fuji cruise range..and of course, all over  Fuji,

   Attention  people of FUJI. The  Delta Fleet returns  from  one of the  most historic  missions in the history of Mankind..or  angelkind!...  The Hermes will be docking  in the Uppers  at  Dock 675...rumors have it, that  LC  Kray  Shadow will be there to sign autographs  and pictures, Lt HAnnah  Killian will be there too....Just in time for the new series  of  Action Figures and  Micro battlesets!..you have 8 hours!...get ready for the chance of a Life time...


 the COM ran with some battle action of troops on the ground and  fighters in the air ( whether from the Battle of PArdise or not!)

  After Hack's and Evert's speeches, the cameras went back to the  studios and an older fellow with Grey hair  and an ESN pin on his lapel said,

 ..There you have it  friends. A new and powerful allie for Us...and  the loss of  some  Merc fighting forces for us..the clock is ticking....

 a Picture of LA shows  dozens of people Lined up out side an EVOL airbase, here are some  Vids of Crankston EVOL  base in south LA..... Shuttles  Lined up  ready to take off as EVOLs wear thier  greys into the Black and Join up with the EDT...and those who are tuning the greys in, for the Blues of the ESN...

 another Vid shows   a battle going on and a fire in the backround,In this  Vid. The EDT Tech site in Utah  is under attack By ESN troops. an EDT  Fighter had  strafed a convoy of ESN supply trucks on the road  as they headed for the ESN  base there...reports of many dead on both sides, but the EDT site has been taken, and some  30 fighter aricraft captured...

 The Camera  came back on the reporter. he was glum, to say the least,..The time has come..for Earth and her  territories to clear the decks...and make ready for war....the Hunt is on for EDT agents...rumors have it, that most of the EVOL ships are  going to  Demon space..where an EDT  planet  has been set up....

  Putting on an ESN hat that had  the Number of  his unit that he had  served with on MArs, the reporter  finished, saying, The EVOL's grace period is running out....to that i say to the ESN...'good hunting...'

   The  Reports came in o9n the Vids.  The EVOL ships  were  leaving , escorted  by  a few Skith Cruisers.

 Two EVOL ships  stayed..the Lion and the Lynx... there  were  crew members out side the ship spraying off the EVOL...and  adding ESN...The Lion took it one step further and  removed the plates that said  'EVOL'  and replaced them with new plates that said ESN.

 More News  breaks into  some of the VID shows.

 A very nice looking woman, wearing ESN Blue begins to speak..Hello  all the people of the ESN and AP..we have  some  troubling News  from Earth...there are rumbles of Civil War, as  sides  are chosen between the  Angels and EDT....here are some of the  comments...

 GE-FI's  Face  appears,..The People of EArth are stretching too far...too fast..they are going to lead EArth  and the Sol system to the path of Destruction...

 Admiral Hennings from aboard the ESN Hermes Our people have spread our Boundries more in the last  few Months, then we ever had the years the Angels  have come back to find us...Our people also Freed those  Angels from the Demon's Blockade...and the  'tribute' the Angels have been paying  for the last 1000 odd years...

General Nickerson EVOL/EDT..it is quite apparent that the Demons do not  want to wage war with  humanity, but partner with them...with the  two RAces Joined...The whole, of the Black could be our  new homes!

 Admiral HAck From the ESN Hermes...only idiots side with the demons. I have said this before. Us dealing with the Demons, would be like a sandwich dealing with us...sooner or later, the sandwich gets eaten.

  News Vids break into programing  The Vids  show the Blood Red  HAmmers of the EDT droppingout of the Sky on Bura, tearing Up the troops who are scattering around,  The  Wing Leader of the Blood red Hammers brings  down a Bura Hammer  whose  green and Blue colors  mark it as a Bura  HAmmer flying for the  ESN/AP The Tail fin of that Red Hammer  has a #1 on it...

 the voice over says,..Bura forces  are holding out the Best they can, Qarl and Skirth forces   are battling  each other to a standstill...The EDT forces, now  wearing the colors and insigna of the Demon Empire are turning the tide in the airwar. Their aircraft seem to be...better..somehow?

  during an ad, the News flash breaks in.

  FUJI SEC HAS JUST CLOSED A  SMALL SLAVER  RING. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AN UN-NAMED SOURCE, SENT  FUJI SEC TO  A BAR JUST INSIDE THE STEM, INT HE UPPERS  CALLED 'MANY DELIGHTS' ...IT HAS BEEN KNOW FOR ITS  FOOD  AND  THE CHANCE TO FIND ESCORTS. SOME MISSING PEOPLE  WHERE SAID TO HAVE  MADE THE MANY DELIGHTS, THIER LAST STOP BEFORE LEAVING. THREE EDT AGENTS, AND  2 CIVIE CO-WORKERS WERE KILLED, AS WERE  2 FUJI SEC  TROOPERS. 5 PEOPLE  HEADED  TO THE DEMON FLEET WHERE  FREED...MORE LATER TONIGHT..

  the message ran in a loop 4 times through, then went back to the current programming

  another News break Pops up during the ads....

Hello...we have a snip from EARTH News....The  Cruiser Hades, The Sister ship to The Hermes has Left  Olympus Space along with the destroyer Pyrite. They have Crossed over to the EDT and are currently considered enemy ships...Ambassador Frans  was quoted...' this is what happens , when we, as a people make  war with aliens who may not wish to fight us...'

  a quote from Admiral Hennings in answer, said this. 'The Good Ambassador is a fool. The HAdes has  always been in question, thier leanings to the EDT were of no secret. We hope to encounter these traitors as we clear The Black of the scum who threaten our people, and our allies...'

  The First  COM  call to all Hermes Crew and Civies came though...4 hours  until cast off...4 hours  until cast off....

 On the Hermes herself, the  Ship's Horn blew long and Loud...with the same  Message popping up on all Vid screens

 On and off between shows and  other programs, Vids  from Bura  are being Piped in.

  They vary..some show   Fighters dueling in the sky...sometimes  a Demon or a Red  EVOL will go down, some times  an ESN or  Bura  fighter will go down.

..........


 a large  aircraft, most   folks have  not seen the  craft before. but it is a heavy Demon Bomber. it is dropping Pulse bombs on ESN forward bases, as it is protected by the Red EVOL fighters.

...............

 The  Mountain that is the target for   everyone   is  seeing heavy fighting all around, masses  of troops battle int eh plains, explosions dot the  slopes of the mountain as  people fight to get in, or be kept out.

  the news  comes on during a break, a smiling woman in an ESN news uniform says, As the Delta Fleet leaves Fuji for another  tour of duty, we  wish them well , and good Hunting.

 a quick look at her Vid Board, she looks up, The Skith and Qarl have  been having   many  runin's , in the Black, both forces  seem to be trying to keep the other  away from Bura. One Human Officer has  been quoted as saying "...the battle of the giants, while the little  people battle below.."

 There has been no effort to stop the EVOLs   and  any other Human who are deciding to  go over to the demon side of this war....as one ESN sailor put it..."...better to know  who to kill now, rather then find out in the middle of a fight.."

  The Hades and the  Pyrite have  been  on course, a bit our of the system, it seems they are avoiding  Bura, and the  Battle taking place there...efforts to try and find out the destination of the traitors  have not  been fruitful, as yet....

 ..two Angel Crusiers,..are Joinign the Delta Fleet...they have been Given ESN Numbers..thier NAmes...The Storm  and the Blizzard...are not know to us, but are supposed to have deep history in the wars within the PAradise system...The Strom Hails from the Blue  Moon, the Blizzard, from the Red Moon.


 Thank you for Listening, Now back to your shows!

  A very good looking brunette with a happy smile came on the Vids.

 Before  we get back to the regular programming, We want to announce that the Delta Fleet has...once more ..driven the enemy from allied planets. Bura is now free of the Demon Empire threat, and as I speak some Mop up operations  are in effect. The Fleet was even given shore leave, so  crew and Civies alike, can take in the   Forest planet, and decide it they wish to colonize there or not.

 we  have some Vids of the  Fight, I must warn you some of these a graphic..  there were scenes  from all over the fleet. Ajax took a pounding  from a qarl and Hand to  retreat, while the Achilles and Athena pounded the qarl to boxwood.

 a lot  of  scenes showed  troops on the ground and the tanks... there were flashes of the Hermes shuttles  fending off  Largrans and Demons with the help of a Unit of   ground troops

 more then a few scenes of Fighters, most going too fast to get a Good Look, But Kat's fighter was seen plainly as she  downed  one of the  Fighters at the   Hill..a brief  flicker of Flores as she took out the other one...

 after  a few minutes of this, ti Cut  to Shadow walking towards Blu, then finishing him off barehanded..this scene came from Si's   Gun camera.

 last a  vid  from Big Ugly as it panned the area showing the Mountain Blowing up, and folding in on itself while the  runaway feedback could be seen ehading to the ill fated bases.

 when the scenes were done a Pic of a ...somewhat professional looking Irina was transposed over the   Mountain Vid, a link to the story that told how she made sure the Mission was a success

 (( also menutioning the  new line of action figires, with an all new Irina in the set that came  with a Galactic Medal of Honor.))

 Vids...it is easy to tell they are ESN quality VIDs, Show the Hades, the Pyrite 2 Largran Cursers and two creshian Cruisers... They are in a battle around a small planet The HAdes  Fighters  leading the enemy fighting wing, while the Hades Guns   Hammer a Occui Transport.. the  Sanri destroyer wish being  boarded By the  Creshian's as they  came up along  side and docked.as the  Gun camera  Pans  around, there is an Occui hospital ship in its  death throes ..multiple explosions Blowing out the side of the ship as the HAdes Torpedo ships do victory rolls in the Black...

 On the Vid, people see Pavel Nolov. Once Captain of the Hades and  Hacks arch rival in the pursuit 'up the ladder' he know wears   Demon Red and the  collar ps of an Admiral....This is admiral  Nolov , of the  Demonic  Emprie ship  HAdes...You see what we  do to those who come into out space.... Admiral HAck? You would  do well to stay away, this slice of the Black...is mine!

 He motions  over his shoulder to the  hospital ship blowing up,..those of you on earth, and in the colomies, who fear the wrath of the demons?...now is the time to Join...to be on the winning side, when this is over.....we have agents all over..contact them..they will tell you what to do, to  aid the Just cause of teh demons!

   Nickerson's  face  was  squeezed to one  side of the  Vid well Hack was on the other.

 HAck, didn't even pretend to hold back his anger, Nickerson..You are...and always were..a Gutless   weasel...if there  were war crimes in this war, You would   be at the top of the list....

 Nickerson waggled a finger, well the Hospital ship could be allowed to make it out here..now  could it? And  Mrs frans..well, we warned her, But she wouldn't back down...fighting the good  fight,,as it were.... You Missed  Ambassador fran's , heart felt  words, from the golf course on Titan..but he did manage to add that , she was  'raising funds for a losing battle" he smiled his  sickening  smile.

 Hack pointed at the Screen...Do you know what you just did for us? You will only get the worse, the most Gutless of Humans  to Joined the  EVOLs now...a gods be damned hospital ship???..a transport?

 Yes....Rant..helplessly, Admiral...Now? about the Hemes...

 Hack  gritted his teeth,Oh....you'll see the Hermes  again...the second you step on my dec...i am going to drag you by that effeminate Mustache , down to the foundry, and roast you over the  ladle for a week! You just signed the Death warrant for every EVOL who crossed over...By the way? did you enjoy the Vid of Shadow crushing Blu's head with his hands?...well..Blu got off lucky....Cut the feed from the sickening bastard...