Venomous
Chapter Nine
The day of the mission was finally here. Kaveman checked in with CG and Connor after suiting up and they all headed down to the flight deck together. Their Arwings were ready and they climbed up and strapped in, preparing for launch sequence.
"Everyone ready?" Kaveman said over his comm link, checking his controls.
"You bet!" CG called.
"Ready!" Connor answered.
Kaveman nodded. "Ok, we all know what we've got to do, so let's do it... Initiate launch."
The Arwings shot out of the hanger and Kaveman checked on both sides, making sure that CG and Connor had taken position, port and starboard. "Mark." he said, and all three fighters switched to auxillary controls, preparing for zero G.
"Hit it.." Kaveman said, firing backup thrusters.
The team shot off into the sky, heading for the upper atmosphere, controlling their breathing as the centrifugal force jammed them back into their seats. Clearing the blue, they all saw the stars suddenly appear in a breathtaking panorama of black. They were in space...
"Report!" Kaveman called.
"Doin' good!" CG said.
"Awesome!!" Connor cried out, ecstatic. "I can't believe it! I finally made it into space!" CG cracked up.
"Some kind of view, ain't it?"
Kaveman smiled as he heard the two of them laughing. "Ok, you guys," he said, still grinning, "let's set our course and go shag some alien butt..." CG and Connor enthusiastically agreed and Kaveman and his team gunned their ships to maximum velocity, on course to Sector X.
Twelve thousand klicks out, enemy blips appeared on their radar. Another three hundred kms and they'd be in the sector. It looked like the party was going to start a little early...
"Switch to weapons," Kaveman said, "and stay with me."
He hit afterburners and headed straight for the aliens, Connor and CG right on his wings.
Kaveman could see about ten ships in front of them, different configurations, mostly single pilot fighters.
"On my mark, break and engage." Kaveman said. They were getting close, quickly.
He knew the other two would be chomping at the bit to take on the enemy.
"...Mark."
CG and Connor broke away smoothly, picking out their targets as Kaveman set his own sights on a couple of shuttles directly ahead. Firing guns and pulling up sharply, he took them both out just as three fighters swooped down, banking sharply and pursuing him.
Connor had taken one fighter out, and hit burners to get away from another who was right on her tail. Kaveman, pulling evasive to avoid the fire from the three on his back, took a shot at the goon after Connor, fragging him.
"Thanks!" she called, whippin' a skid turn on burners, coming around to help him out.
CG, having taken out two himself, intercepted another fighter who was heading to line up on Connor. CG hit burners and swiftly took the one out, swinging up to join in the chase on Kaveman.
Connor had fragged one enemy, and Kaveman hit retros, then burners, as another enemy flew right by him. Kaveman took him out before he knew just what happened. CG took a shot at the last one, clipping him.
The enemy spun, catching the explosion of the ship Kaveman had fragged, causing his ship to explode too.
"Everyone Ok?" Kaveman asked, coming around to meet up with Connor as CG swooped into position beside them.
"That was close!" Connor said, making visual on Kaveman.
He gave thumbs-up.
"I still got all my fingers and toes..." CG said, making Connor laugh.
"Heads up, everyone..." Kaveman said, "We're now entering Sector X..."
on to Chapter 10