Amderesta The 4th Republic #10.

Chapter Eight

Chapter Eight

Down in Alcasian Federal Military Scanner Array Alpha-112254-L's Control Room, Captain Evans manually opened the stairwell door and stepped into the darkened room followed by Sargeant Major Janson, Sargeant Brians, Corpral Lennson, Specialist Franks, Private First Class Eccelston, Private Jackson, Private Thompson, Sargeant Linns, and Sargeant Peterson who shone lights to see their way to the scanner generator. Nearby Captain Evans shone his portable light on the scanner generator's computer console and studied the controls for a moment.

"Hand me an EMP charge." Captain Evans told Sargeant Major Janson, Sargeant Brians, Corpral Lennson, Specialist Franks, Private First Class Eccelston, Private Jackson, Private Thompson, Sargeant Linns, and Sargeant Peterson who had their blasters ready just in case.

Captain Evans attached the remote activated EMP charge on the scanner generator's computer console and programmed it to send a charge through the power conduits which would hopefully short out the scanner generator. He inputed the activation sequence via virtual keypad on his datapad and waited as the timer on the EMP charge counted down from sixty seconds to zero. When the timer reached zero, an EMP was sent through the power conduits to the scanner generator which disabled it permenantly.

In the Level 20 Command and Control, Alcasian Federal Military scanner control officers currently on duty looked the consoles in disamay. Before they could monitor every every vessel in the Alnasis Sectors, now Scanner Array Alpha-112254-L had been effectively blinded and was unable to tell if their installations were under attack or not.

At one of the disabled scanner control consoles, Captain Warrens and Lieutenant Kinnsan felt a couple of blaster rifles pressed up against their backs. "Everyone step away from the consoles with your hand where I can see them." Captain Thompsons motioned to the Alcasian Federal Military personnel with a blaster pistol in his right hand. "Or else, your CO gets it."

"How the hell did you get onboard this installation, Captain?" AFM Commander Lestans inquired of Captain Thompsons who kept his blaster rifle pointed at him ready to fire.

"Didn't recognize transports with your own markings on them, Commander." Captain Thompsons responded as he waited for a response. He reached into his uniform pocket, pulled his datapad out and sent a encrypted communique to the Anacoda which just read: Done.

Back onboard the Anacoda, Colonel Kellson took a glance at the recent transmission from Captain Thompsons and immeadiately contacted Commander Sanders and his image appeared on the Video Audio Communication Screen.

"Thompson and Kellog did it, sir." Colonel Kellson said. "The AFM is effectively blinded they won't know what hit them."

"Very well, Colonel." Commander Sanders responded as he actiavted an encrypted ship-to-ship Video Audio Communication Screen transmission from the Adsasia to Command Shuttle Alpha-34432-A, Command Shuttle Alpha-34432-B, Command Shuttle Alpha-34432-C, Command Shuttle Alpha-34432-D, Transport Alpha-45543-A, Tranport Beta-45543-B, Transport Alpha-45543-C, and Transport 455543-D, the Anacoda, Atarina, Arrestia, Acalisia, Alatina, Aserina and other 94 starships, crusiers, and destroyers in the 89866554th Alcasian Republic Military Combat Assault Taskforce.

"All vessels, this is Commander Sanders. The main scanner array is down, commence attack on your targets." Commander Sander's said over the Anacoda's bridge VACS transciever.

The moment he said this, the flight crews onboard Command Shuttle Alpha-34432-A, Command Shuttle Alpha-34432-B, Command Shuttle Alpha-34432-C, Command Shuttle Alpha-34432-D, Transport Alpha-45543-A, Tranport Beta-45543-B, Transport Alpha-45543-C, and Transport 455543-D along with shuttles and transports launched from the Atarina, Arrestia, Acalisia, Alatina, Aserina activated their shields and weapons and began to attack Alacasian Federal Military scanners satellites and communication satellites.