Enemy fighters moving in!

The big ships were heavily concentrating on one another, letting you so far move closer in unmolested. A state of affairs that was not to last.

"Enemy fighters moving in. Vice, advance and engage. Protect the bombers." A calm voice said in your ears, pinging on the display in front of you the angle of the enemies attack. They were trying to come in from underneath, right in your sector.

"Vice squadron on me. Break into wing pairs at 70k. Engage at will." You ordered, the pilots with you signaling their assent, flashing green and pairing off with their respective wingwoman. Ai Qi falling in with you.

This was her first battle. She had only joined your squadron two months ago and you knew how eager she was to prove herself. That's why you'd taken her as your wing, she was inexperienced and it was up to you to keep her safe if you could. You were fully aware that she was a complete virgin, too nervous to approach the communal slaves. Hopefully, she'd be able to fix that after this fight.

The distance closed to your marker, fighters splitting off as they went towards their allocated targets, the Directorate maintaining formation for just a little longer before doing the same. The dogfight was on.