Return To Fondor by WedgeantR2

"All squad leaders report in," said GoldLeader from the "UPA Virtue." "Gold Leader standing by." "Vortex leader standing by." "Lock S-foils in attack position and begin your attack," said GoldLeader. The two squadrons accelerated into the atmosphere of Barkhesh and headed toward the target, an Imperial outpost in one of Barkhesh's canyons. Both squadrons fired their warheads at it once they were in range. The outpost exploded nicely. The local TIE fighter squadron had not been able to get off the ground in time. GoldLeader said, "Good job. Return to the fleet. Drewhead has just contacted me, and it looks like we're needed back at base." At the UPA base, the three Supreme Council members stood at the front of the room in front of all the UPA pilots. WedgeantR2 said, "We have received info saying that due to our last raid on the shipyards of Fondor, the Imperials are sending some more ships to Fondor to protect the shipyards. The local fleet are in their planning, and Fondor will be left undefended for a short period of time while the reinforcements are coming in. There should be a window of about one hour during which Fondor is left undefended while the fleets are moving. This is our big chance to really hurt the Imperials. What we plan to do is to hyper into the Fondor system from two different directions so we catch the remaining ships off guard. Tiger Wing and the "UPA One" will enter the system and attack the shipyards. While the enemy ships move to intercept them, Eagle and Falcon Wing will enter the system on the other side and move in and destroy the undefended shipyards. The shipyards are huge, and there is no way we will be able to destroy them all before the reinforcements arrive. Once the main fleet comes, we leave.". "We will set off for Fondor in six hours," added Drewhead. "Dismissed." Eight hours later, a group of about 20 heavy lifters entered the space around Fondor. They were there to help with the repairs on the shipyards. As they moved toward the shipyards, three of them suddenly exploded. Turbolaser fire filled the space around them. The Tiger Wing fleet and the "UPA One" fired all their guns at the heavy lifters. Within seconds, all of them were destroyed. Battle alarms sounded all over the shipyards. The ships who were left at Fondor for defense before the reinforcements arrived moved to stop the UPA ships. They consisted of an ISD, a Nebulon-B frigate, and two Carrack-class cruisers. Three squads of TIEs were launched. Wraith, Defiant, and Blue squadrons were launched to intercept the TIEs. The UPA pilots easily dismantled the TIE squadrons, with no losses. The "UPA One" and "UPA Raven" attacked the ISD, while the "UPA Stonewall" worked on the frigate. Suddenly, the Eagle and Falcon Wing fleets came out of hyperspace on the other side of the shipyards and immediately started opening up on all shipyards in range. Cargo ferries and heavy lifters were being destroyed rapidly, and the shipyards were taking a lot of punishment. The rest of the UPA squadrons launched, and they fired torpedoes at the shipyards. On the other side of the battle, the two enemy Carrack-class cruisers were racing back to try to stop the new arrivals, but one of them was cut down by turbolaser fire and torpedoes. The other made it to the other side of the shipyards, but the "UPA Paradigm" took it out easily. Meanwhile, the rest of the enemy fleet had been taken are of, and now, the entire UPA fleet was free to do whatever damage they could. Ships under construction were blown apart, and the shipyards themselves were reduced to scrap. Suddenly, six ISDs came out of hyperspace. "OK we've done enough," said GoldLeader, "Let's get out of here." Then, and Interdictor-class cruiser entered the system and began powering up its gravity well projectors. "All squadrons, launch remaining warheads at that interdictor," said Drewhead, "It's our only chance." Very few warheads were left, and the interdictor's shields withstood the punsihment. The ISDs were getting closer, and they had launched nine TIE squadrons. All UPA starfighters were told to go and fight off the TIEs, while the fastest ships of the UPA fleet banded together. The "UPA Paradigm" "UPA Vengeance" and "UPA Death Wind" all raced toward the interdictor. The "UPA Paradigm" got there first and fired all its cannons. The interdictor fired back, but when the other two ships got there, it was overpowered and destroyed. All fighters were recalled, but just as the UPA fleet was about to enter hyperspace, an ISD came out of hyperspace right in front of them. All UPA ships started firing, and destroyed the ISD, but now, the six ISDs were in firing range and started attacking the "UPA One." WedgeantR2 said, "Let's get out of here, NOW!" The whole fleet jumped into hyperspace, leaving behind the remains of the shipyards of Fondor. Back at the base, repairs were conducted on the "UPA One." The UPA pilots held a celebration at their base. They had come out on top again.