<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/KNCZEiv.png?1)</div><strong>Character Name:</strong>Captain In'Virva Jaxtona<br/><strong>Location:</strong><em>Vanguard</em>Bridge<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Everyone<br/><strong>Mentioned:</strong><br/><strong>Actions (Combat only)</strong>: Issuing orders<br/><strong>NSFW Warning:</strong>None<br/><br/><hr/>The hours went by, for some heavily engaged in the mission preparation the time passed far too fast, with not enough minutes to get in the last scrap of work before launch time.  For others time seemed to drag on as it did, the final minutes before launch always the longest.  Either far too soon or about time, depending on one's point of view the order was given to prepare for flight operations.  This was one of the rare times on board the<em>Vanguard</em>when there was actual time to do a proper carrier launch.  All to often in their line of work it was a mad scramble with Headhunters and Y-Wings needed out in the void of space five minutes ago.  This time was not the case and everyone had time to go through their full checklists, and to get every fighter ready for launch.<br/><br/>(https://media.moddb.com/images/downloads/1/97/96893/QF2.jpg)(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/93/46/e0/9346e0b558defa7d833e0176d23c0d4f.jpg)<br/><br/>There was a shudder everyone could feel even in their cockpits as the<em>Vanguard</em>transitioned from hyperspace to real space.  Seconds afterwards the order came over everyone's communications<strong><em>"Grey Squadron, this is </em>Vanguard<em> Actual, you are cleared to launch."</em></strong>.  With the order, it was like fire erupted from the underside of the<em>Vanguard</em>as Headhunters and Y-Wing's alike blazed through the containment fields and and flew away to the way points fed into everyone's navigation or astromech droids.<br/><br/>About ten kilometers away was the stiletto shape hull of the<em>Final Frontier</em>.  On everyone's targeting computers it was broadcasting a Republic IFF and flagged as a neutral target at the moment.  Nothing else was bout the area as far as long range sensors could see.  The order was given to go active sensors to confirm as standard operations for the Alliance was to stay passive unless in active combat situations.  Active sensors tied into the network feed which was linked to the<em>Vanguard</em>confirmed there were no hostile targets in the area.<br/>