In the hiemal vastness of space, life will not thrive. However, there are oasis's in this tremendous universe. We consider them to be planets. This is where the pest of the universe, life, thrives. Life does unto itself great harm. An organism must eat another for survival, or crowd out other beings for energy. At times, a new species emerges, and it begins its own destructive quest for dominance on their world. Some of these barbaric animals eventually become civilized, yet their core has not changed. Even more of these 'civilized' animals extend their reach to the stars. Here they make their own artificial oasis's in which to live. The difference with between the artificial oasis's and planets is quite huge. These steel behemoths can explode on a moment's notice.
"We're surrounded!" the crewman shouted above the carrier's alarms.
"Calm down, and send out the fighters. We need to try to stall the Gallente Fleet's advance," Admiral Tovil-Toba replied calmly.
"What about the support fleet?" the crewman replied.
"Signal for help, we'll need it."
The carrier opened up its hull to reveal a complement of fighters and drones. They left the vessel en masse, and stormed into the Gallente lines. What followed was a large firefight between the Gallente Fleet and the drones of the carrier. Several Gallente Fleet vessels were lost, yet the overwhelming majority lived. The carrier was now left droneless, and was attempting to brave the entire Gallente Fleet.
"What is the ETA on support?" said Tovil-Toba.
"Thirty minutes," replied the carrier's comms officer.
"Damn it! It isn't enough time. We are into low shields." he said.
"What are your orders, then?" replied the officer.
"We commandeered an interceptor class vessel last week from a capsuleer. Get the entire crew aboard. Initiate the carrier's warp drives as well."
"But sir, that would send the carrier into Gallente Prime!" the officer said, surprised.
"I was given an order to stop the Gallente invasion of our homeworld. I will not fail such a task. The interceptor is a Taranis. It is of Gallente construction. It should sneak the crew past the enemy lines. The order to stop the invasion was given to me, not you." the admiral reciprocated.
"Alright sir. The warp drives will be initiated in five minutes. It should be enough to get the crew on board the shuttle." the stunned officer said.
The men and women of the Chimera class vessel ran down the halls to the interceptor in the ship maintenance bay. The skilled pilots passed it through the doors of the hangar, and successfully warped out of the battlefield.
Within a few seconds of the interceptor leaving, the carrier tugged itself into motion. It initiated its warp core drives as though it were on autopilot. However, rather than going to a star gate, it will be plummeting into one of those natural oasis's, a habitable planet named Gallente Prime. It warped from the battlefield and plunged into the planet at speeds greater than light. What resulted was an explosion that was greater than the force of over nine thousand atomic bombs. It shook the world, and flung much of it into the atmosphere. The boulders then fell from the sky as rain would, for an hour on end. It led to the destruction of millions of lives, and thousands of cities. All Gallente forces retreated to their home-world to rebuild, while the Caldari escaped from their home to build an immense empire.
