Selendis looked down to the base of the chamber, noting the increase in activity reading at one of the ships she had not paid too much attention to since her arrival. She waved a hand, noting... boarding harpoons? She leaned forward, peering at the curious technology. How cute. "Get the HBC online. Also, get two of the forward MACs online." She dragged her finger over the display, replicated on a smaller scale on a holo panel before her, leaving a neon green dot on the chamber's display. She drew a line connecting several of the foreign transport ships seemingly attempting to dock on Tore's ship, "Fire the Halberd here, destroy as many of those foreign ships as possible. I don't think Tore can complain about a bit of friendly fire ," she tapped at the exposed starboard engines of the target, "Fire the Magnetic Accelerator cannons here. We'll tip her over if we get lucky and hit a stabiliser."<br/><br/>Ensigns nodded, lieutenants processed orders to the Interceptors. Chatter increased as the armaments took their mark, waiting to fire.<br/><br/>"Have a dozen squadrons of interceptors to wear their shields down from a distance. Remain close to the fleet if possible."<br/><br/>The first volley of plasma beams winked through space, followed by the next, and the next and the next. "Halberd one ready to fire!"<br/><br/>"Fire!" The display dimmed slightly as the brilliant red-white beam cut through nothing to cut a line between Tore's ship and its antagonist, cutting through harpoon cables, and melting dozens of transports in a single sweep.<br/><br/>"Get ready!" Selendis bellowed, striding along the small platform before her seat which allowed her a better view of the proceedings. When there was no response, she asked, glaring at the Ensign manning the weapons station, "Are the Railguns ready?"<br/><br/>"Yes, ma'am! Charging was just completed!" She reported sharply.<br/><br/>"Fire!"<br/><br/>------<br/><br/>The captains command rippled through the network, reaching the gunner's ears. She decompressed the trigger, hearing the crackle of the electromagnetic rails beneath her suddenly go out out a deafening boom. The defragmentable alloy payload shot down the magnetised barrel, its motion mirrored by another on the other side of the ship, exiting the barrel of the railgun and chasing after the latest volley of plasma beams towards the engines.<br/><br/>------<br/><br/>"I want to broadcast. Now." She gestured to the comms officer.<br/><br/>"To all open comms?"<br/><br/>"Yes. Quickly, quickly!" She moved to her seat, rearranging the leaves which adorned the crown of her head.<br/><br/>"Got it. All open comms."<br/><br/>She pressed a button, sending her voice into their immediate surroundings, even to the surface. "Attention, abide a moment if you may." She paused, "This is Captain Selendis Thorn of the Coalition. We know you are trying to evacuate civilians. But we will not allow anyone to exit into Hyperspace with their own drives. We have a Gravity Distorter, so forget about even trying. The Stargate is your only way out. We will not stop civilian ships, only those which are armed for combat or are carriers will be stopped.<br/><br/>"You will return to Hellios via the Stargate. There you will find your new home, there will be no need to fear every waking moment once you become a citizen of Hellios as it is a colony which is part of the Coalition.<br/><br/>"All you need to do is submit for scanning before going through the stargate. Do note that any suspicious behaviour will result in the destruction of said ship. Attempting to evade scans is ill advised, for all you know one of those amongst you may be infected with an endoparasite.<br/><br/>"Now I speak to those who will resist. Those who refuse to lay down their weapons because they oppose order and favour chaos. You can fight us. But allow the civilians to leave first before you make your attempts. Surely harming innocent people must not be beneath you but, know this: if you so much as fire or attempt to dock before the time has come, I will ensure that there will be nothing left of your ship." She paused, "That is all. Civilian ships please keep a distance from the stargate and approach only when signalled to. That is all." She pressed the button again and cut the broadcast.