Board Thread:Random RP/@comment-26535281-20151203020600/@comment-26084195-20151204064105

The Indomitable wrote: Eureka Enderborn wrote: After a short period of time, a small cargo ship appears.

"That vessel only carries ten people. I would have preferred more. Men, remember the plan. We shut them down, then we board them. Incapacitate their soldiers, TAKE THEM ALIVE! Also, just out of curiosity, take their cargo as well."

"Their in optimum range, commander!"

"Engines to full! Let's move in."

The two ships come out of the dark. The electronic warfare cruiser moves in substantially faster than the Sparta (Leonidas's capital ship), and unleashes a crippling payload of AI hacking and EMP bursts. It then launches three controlled squads of troops in to capture the enemy and their cargo.

"Bad news, commander. Three of them killed themselves. The rest tried, but we shot up their weapon arms."

"Very well. Get them on board the Sparta along with their cargo, and let's get out of here!"

With the prisoners and goods safely aboard the ship, the broadsides of the Sparta roared and decimated the cargo ship, before shooting away to parts unknown.

(What sorts of goods did they carry?) Slaves, and some very aggressive, cybernetically enhanced dogs. Seemingly meant to accompany men into battle as hazard detectors, and companions.

(The dogs are 4 feet tall, the Krell are 9, and both are built physically like tanks. The younger female slaves have been "used" by the crew, the rest appear to have been destined to a life of forced labor...) All of the slaves are offered either life in the PHR or the option to be dropped off at a planet of their choosing. They all accept PHR citizenship. The dogs are examined.

"Wait... are those... cybernetic enhancements?"

"They must be."

"But look at how crude they are!"

"I know!"

"How do they even survive with technology like this? It's absurd!"

Meanwhile, when they arrive back at Home Soil, they immediately become part of a massed fleet and army training initiative. They study the tactics of the Krell, Helghans, and Yupo, running intense battle simulations gleaned from years and years of watching from the shadows.