My writing assignment- Space Time

Space Time

The Space Frontier

By Ian McCarty

 

            “Battle stations!” Samantha yelled, “Lieutenant, take command.”

            “Yes mam.” answered the  lieutenant.

            Commander Samantha Sterling was cruising through  hyperspace in the S.S. Deadulus, an Alpha-class destroyer, heading back to liberty base on the planet Earth after completing after completing it’s previous mission. Then, out of nowhere the Deadulus was pulled out of hyperspace right next to the planet Mars with a few dozen enemy starfighter squadrons surrounding the destroyer.

            Samantha rushed out of the bridge down several winding passages heading towards the fighter bay. The sounds of the battle alert and the ships lazer defence turrets were blaring. Fighter crews  were rushing down the passage with Samantha in the lead.

            As they burst through the doors to the fighter bay disaster struck,  the ship had taken a direct torpedo hit leaving a gaping hole in the cargo bay wall.

            “All squadrons move out!” Samantha shouted whilst scaling the ladder into her phantom fighter.With the sounds of battle raging around Samantha kept her cool.

As the fighter squadrons moved out the sounds of battle intensefied as the enemy fighters focused their lazer blasts on the newly arriving fighters. Samantha’s radio turned on,

            “Commander.”

            “Yes liutenant.”

            “Ship taking critical damage, I don’t think we’ll make it.”

            “Patch me into Mars base.”

            “Yes mam.”

            “This is liutenant commander Samantha Sterling requesting back-up, I repeat this is liutenant commander Samantha Sterling requesting back-up, do you read?”

            “This is Mars base, commander we read you loud and clear. Stand by for back-up.”

            “Thank you Mars base.”

            Just then a colossal lazer barrage erupted from the ground below, and with amazing accuracy wiped out all enemy fighters but not before one fired a torpedo at the hull of the Deadulus.

            “Commander last torpedo was a direct hit, we’re going down.”

            “This is commander Sterling requesting permission to land. Our ship is badly damaged.”

            “This is Mars base granting permission to land, I hope you didn’t suffer any major casualties.”

            “Thank you Mars base once again. All squadrons prepare to land.”

            As all of the fighter squadrons landed on Mars repair crews on the ground were rushing to repair the ship.

            A couple of days later the massive desroyer and all of it’s crew were cruising back to Earth.