Battle Earth X

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The crowds were still cheering from Taylor's triumphant and hopeful speech when warning lights flashed on several consoles across the bridge. The cheering quickly curtailed as the ensign yelled, "We've got multiple hull breaches, Sir!" Taylor rushed to the ensign's console to see the locations himself on a blueprint screen of the massive vessel.

"Are we under attack?" Huber asked bluntly.

Taylor looked up grimly. "Bet your ass. Those aren't random. We've got five breaches at least, and hard to tell how many more as your security systems falter. We've got unwelcome guests, lot's of 'em."

Huber opened a comms channel throughout the ship.

"This is the Admiral speaking. We..."

"Sir," the ensign interrupted, "We've lost all comms. Weapon systems are down, engines, too..."

"What the hell is going on?"

"They're dismantling your ship," replied Taylor.

"It'll be chaos. Few of the crew are armed and ready to fight those things."

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