Thargoids make Bubblefall
04 Dec 2022Chase Quinnell
December 4th, 3308Wakata Station, HIP 23716 system
It has been almost a week since Maelstrom Taranis arrived in Hyades Sector FB-N b7-6. Since then, two other 'Stargoids' have made bubblefall. The squadron has been mobilizing and preparing for the Second Thargoid War - very few pilots have any anti-xeno experience or hardware. In my case, it took days to acquire and outfit a new anti-xeno chieftain; each day bringing death and destruction as the 3 Maelstroms and their fleets of Thargoid vessels took advantage of their beachheads. The new warship has already been field tested and engineered based on blueprints put out by the Anti-Xeno Initiative.
'Welcome Wagon'
Because of the lack of xeno warfare readiness, we'll need to work with established anti-xeno squadrons and organizations, such as the Anti-Xeno Initiative. So far, this cooperation is in its infancy.
Over the last two days, I and some fellow Commanders went to HIP 23716 to fight off an invasion force near the Taranis battle front. We focused our efforts at the beleaguered Wolf Orbital and thus far have managed to terminate over 10 Cyclops class Interceptors.
It is a pyrrhic victory, however. Several pilots and ships have been lost already. Between the advanced tactics of the Thargoids and the inadequacy of human technology to fight it, progress is slow and tedious. It concerns me that progress is slow; the Thargoids seem to have an overwhelming advantage on human forces and even Commanders are struggling to face the onslaught. The superpowers seem paralyzed and unable to make any meaningful decisions almost a week into the invasion. Where are their fleets? Why are most of my wingmen independent AX pilots and Pilot's Federation commanders?
On a positive note, I have heard rumors that there may be some imminent technological breakthroughs in anti-xeno technology. Let's hope they're better than Salvation's nonsense. In any case, if humanity doesn't organize, then civilization may never be the same; if it even survives at all.
o7 Commanders!