The fabric of space was split as six large cruisers exited hyperspace. All was silent in the vacuum of space. The display flickered on in the spherical capsule which was the bridge. Holographic representation of a 3d radar came soon after. Selendis leaned forward, hooking two fingers into a microphone and depressed a button.<br/><br/>"Launch interceptors." Her command was repeated thoughout three of the ships. She continued, speaking slowly and clearly, "Remain in a defensive position on this fleet and only retaliate against attackers." She depressed another button as the four ships slowed to a halt near the sole stargate for the planet now communicating to the Coalition Frigate and another Floran Battle Carrier, F-bC3190, "I'll leave you to link this stargate to the one at Helios II. Also, no one comes close to the gate without identification. If they fail to respond to your hails, destroy them."<br/><br/>Another, much larger, fleet was gathering on standby at Helios II, after the distress signal from the only Coalition ship here. What was a single ship doing outside of a fleet? She did not know.<br/><br/>"Set course towards the distress ship." She sat upright, releasing the button on the voice distribution controls, her commands reserved solely for the bridge. "Are all the interceptors launched?"<br/><br/>"Ma'am. The last batch has begun to launch." The ensign responded as several interceptors began to launch at once on her video feed.<br/><br/>"Activate the Void Shielding once they are out. I want the other three captains following us to do the same as soon as possible and get a uplink with that stupid commander, I have words for him." She shook her head dismissively, tapping her forehead, annoyed that she had to deal with another incompetent. Moments later a symbol appeared in the spherical chamber which stated the maximum shielding was active. "Oh, yes. Get the captain of Fiamma to activate the gravity distortion engine. The stargate will be their only means of exit." She drummed her fingers on the control panel, her fleet cutting through space, not showing hostility to either side just yet.<br/><br/>"Ma'am. We have established the uplink. You should be able to speak to him if you wish."<br/><br/>The man actually received it? If she had eyebrows, she would have raised them in amusement, instead, she leaned forward in her chair. She waved a hand, summoning a holographic screen and tapped the interface, opening a heavily encrypted video call to the commander.<br/><br/>The static was rather heavy due to the shielding she had ordered to be thrown up, but she did not mind, "Battle Commander Igarias Tore. Whatever are you doing? You are outnumbered and outgunned. I advise you retreat to the stargate and check status there." She glanced up to see a hostile craft connect with the shielding, only to be dissolved an broken down into its constructing atoms. "Your grade of weaponry is ill suited for orbital bombardment. Please allow us to take over this operation."