Squadron 42’s INSANE Cinematic Space Battle!

(Music) Archangel 6, come in. Go for six. I'm getting a faint contact on bearing 287.

You picking that up? Yeah, got it. Scanning now.

We're clear. Commercial vessel out of Vega 3, (unintelligible) civilian traffic is restricted under lockdown. Copy that.

(Music) Archangel, Archangel this is Krugeri. Come back, Krugeri. Redirect to sector seven, Bravo Echo, for immediate tasking.

Copy that. On the way. (Music) (Epic Bagpipe Music) Scimitar, Scimitar Reposition for heading 038.

Copy that. Adjusting heading now. Reaper Squadron, Reaper Squadron.

Thanks for joining us. What's your SITREP? In position, holding now.

Understood. Stand by for further orders. All flanks.

Bishop wants to loose formation (unintelligible) Copy that. (Music) (Soft french horn music) I know I just wrote you, but a couple of hours ago proximity sensors on the other side of the jump got twigged and went dark. Well, word is, it might be that clan that we've been battling with.

I guess that last fight didn't scare them off quite like we all hoped it would. Honestly, we've been out here so long, I don't know what to pull for anymore. I just wanted to let you know.

I'll write as soon as I can. Stay safe. (Music) Never gets old, does it?

Sir. At ease. I used to do the same thing when I was first coming up.

Post up to the flight deck whenever I could to watch the launches. Have you seen the F-8s up close? No, sir.

The thing's a beast. Nimble, too. Twelve maneuvering thrusters and three mains, it sure sounds like it.

Sir. Captain McLaren to the bridge. Captain McLaren to the bridge.

(Soft vocals) I saw you apply to the Flight Academy again. Yes, sir. Keep your head up.

Took me a couple times before I got in. Thank you, sir. (Music) (sigh) This is Admiral Bishop.

For six months now, we have faced an elusive enemy determined to see the Empire burn and every human with it. There have been battles. There have been losses.

Each and every one of you has proven yourself time and again, but today I must ask for more. Today, we fight one last battle. Advanced recon indicates the entire Vanduul fleet has just entered the system.

This means a kingship is headed our way. Now, some of you, will not survive today, but there will be no time for sorrow. We will have to grieve for them later because two billion souls in the system hang in the balance.

There should be no illusions about what we were up against. In the history of the UEE, a kingship has entered human space a handful of times. Battle of Orion, Siege of Tiber.

the fall of Caliban. But we are the second fleet. History will remember us differently.

We will not have to worry about it being kind because today we will define ourselves through our actions. We will not lose the system. We will not fall back.

We will win because we have to. We fight today. So in 40 years from now when you're surrounded by everything and everyone you hold dear and they ask, "What did you do in the Battle of Vega?

" You can look them in the eye and say, "I held the line. " Men and women of the second fleet, I am proud to stand with you today. Good luck, Bishop out.

Nice speech. Any word from the recon team? Not yet.

Let's get into position. Fleet, hold fire until my mark. (Drmatic Music) Trip safeties on the Goliath.

We'll have to hit em close, I want em live on launch. (Metallic thudding) What are they waiting for? (Low pulsing engines) (exhale) That.

(Ominous Music) (Dark dramatic music) Eh I thought it would be bigger. (Ominous music) (Drmatic alien chanting music) Ship's locked, sir. Fleet's ready.

Stand by. (Ominous Music) (Drmatic alien chanting music) Fire! (Heroic marching music) (Drmatic Music) Multiple contacts inbound.

(Drmatic Music) Argus shift your position back and drift eight degrees off X-axis. (inhale) That should bring that Mauler into your field of fire. Corvus redirect to fill the gap and take those gunboats off integrity.

(Drmatic Music) Scimitar, your turn to play bait. (Drmatic Music) (Drmatic Music) Banshee, push forward. Let's see how strong their line is.

Raiden, your their support. (Drmatic Music) Multiple impact, sir. Could have been capital ship fire.

No, it's too focused. It's more like heavy fighters. Do we have a line on them?

Turrets have been taken out, sir. Gauntlet, Come in. We need you to sweep up some fighters on us.

(Drmatic Music) On it, sir. Get us in close. Aye, sir.

You're up turret gunners. We're guarding Bishop here. Make me proud.

(Heroic Music) More vandals slip past, made planet fall. We can't (unintelligble) the ground forces. We've got your back, Argus.

Appreciate it. Could really just do with some fire clean up. We're taking multiple hits.

335, brake engagement and support. Sir. Firing now.

Charging main guns, prepping for full spread. (Explosions) (Electrical charging) (Heavy guns firing) Any effect on target? I can't tell Multiple cap ships bearing down on us.

Copy that, Raiden is inbound. (Drmatic Music) Firing again. (Explosion) Getting a wierd power spike from the Kingship.

(Main energy cannon charging) Break, Argus! BREAK! (Explosion) Argus is down, repeat, Argus is down.

(Static) Need help, (unintelligible). Flight ops. Scramble any available support ships to pick up survivors.

This thing is chewing us up, sir. Break engagement with this destroyer. Align for a run on the Kingship.

Weapons. I'm gonna need you to cook up a firing solution on that Kingship. Hit him with everything we got.

Sir, a-all of our weapons even-focused? Have to do something, right, Mr Krause? The Vanduul aren't gonna blow themselves up.

Yes, sir. Wait, next time we take a hit, drop our shields an extra 30%. Hear that, shields?

Sir. Navigation? Sir?

Adjust heading. 10 degrees port. Aye, sir.

Let's get their attention. (Drmatic Music) (Flows into Heroic Music) (Explosion) (Energy Crackling) (Alien console warbling) (Multiple Explosions ) Second shield generator is down, sir. Starboard four exposed.

Sir. Hit them again. Waiting on you, MrKrause.

They're gonna kill us. (Heavy railguns charging) (Multiple shots) (Loud explosions) Getting power spikes. They're charging up the main gun.

I guess you got their attention. (Drmatic Music) (Energy charging, crackling) (Drmatic Music) (Multiple explosions) Go. (Rising Heroic Music) All right, people.

Five seconds out to the fray. Form up, Cal. You got point.

Copy that. Tali's on me. (Engine Afterburners Firing) Echo flight.

Echo flight. Prep for boost. (Drmatic Music) (Heroic theme returns) Let's say hi.

All copy. Torps at the ready. Stand by for lock.

Ready up, people. Enemy victors inbound. Copy that.

You can cover. I can make a run on that shield genny. Copy.

Hank, Roker, take Charlie and Delta. Screen up those fighters. Mayhol, Mug, you're with me.

I think we run a double switchback. Copy that. Tali's maintain vector.

I'll clear you a shot. Got it. All echoes, stay on the ball.

Light 'em up. Look out. (Exhale) Cal, I don't think a ship got the firepower to take that emitter out.

You might be right. (Drmatic Music) Alright! Shield's opened up.

Shield's up! (Drmatic Music) Report. Shields are holding, barely.

That shot took out our main thrusters. No, not us, them. The kingship shields are down.

Yes. (Laughing) We don't celebrate until they're dead. (Drmatic Music) Hit em!

Hit em! (Drmatic Music) (Vanduul computer alert) (Speaking Vanduul) (Drmatic Music) (Drmatic Music) (Speaking Vanduul) (Drmatic Music) (Drmatic Music) (Drmatic Music) (Speaking Vanduul) Sir, kingship's headed right for us. Can we evade?

Shot took out the main thrusters, sir. I'm trying to get the auxiliaries online. Getting a rapid increase in the kingship's energy signature.

Looks like they're trying to go critical. Even if we dodge, we won't get clear in the blast range on auxiliary alone. Attention fleet, this is Admiral Bishop.

You are ordered to immediately withdraw. I repeat, withdraw. All non-essential personnel are dismissed to abandon ship.

If you want to volunteer to stay, we can sure you your help. All right, tell the gunners to concentrate all the power they've got. Maybe we can take out this kingship before it hits us.

Yes, sir, logistics. I want every ion of juice pumped into those guns. If we don't need it to breathe or shoot, I don't want it.

(Drmatic Music) (Drmatic Music) (unintelligible) Vanduul forces have seized control of major systems. (Drmatic Music) There's a port here, come on! Go, go, go!

(Drmatic Music) (Gasping) (EVA warning) (Drmatic Music) (Drmatic Music) (Drmatic Music) (Drmatic Music) (Exploding) (Grunting) (Drmatic Music) (Drmatic Music) (Drmatic Music) (Drmatic Music) (Exploding) (Grunting) (Drmatic Music) (Grunting) (Drmatic Music) (Drmatic Music) (grunt) (Drmatic Music) (Drmatic Music) Warning, oxygen low. (Drmatic Music) (Drmatic Music) Pressurizing. (Drmatic Music) Pressurized.

(exhaling) (Drmatic Music) (Drmatic Music) Thought I was the only one left. So did I. Look, I need your help with something.

Follow me. Good, good. Hold that.

Shifting power back to shields. Shields online. Engaging auto pilot.

Gauntlet I ordered you to fall back. Can't do that, you're dead in the water and we can help. The situation is under control, you are to reverse.

You can't kill it, not before it takes you out. We are boarded and burning. This is the only way.

Lock your course and get off that thing. Both of you clear? Aye, aye.

Rachel. I will. (Drmatic Music) Dammit.

(Drmatic Music) (Drmatic Music) Let go of them! (Drmatic Music) We're about to have company. I've got to try and divert as much energy as I can to the engines.

So I'm gonna need you to hold them off. Go now. Yes, sir.

We're good. Down! (Drmatic Music) Captain.

(Drmatic Music) (gasping) Sir. Don't argue. Just do me a favor.

(grunting) Give this to Bishop. Tell him it's all gonna be okay. Tell him it was a good trip.

. Warning, collision imminent. Get the hell out of here.

Warning, impact. Warning, impact. I said get out of here.

I'm not leaving you.