Wedded in a mass of bent and entwined steel, the two ships stuck together, the collapsed nose of the cruiser poking into the concave section of the Imperial battleships’ side. Zed’s crew was much more shaken up by the experience, but at the same time, right in their element; ship to ship assault.

“Sir, we have been rammed. Command and control has been severed to the front half of the ship, but officers have confirmed, over the wireless, that the volunteer guard are ready for combat,” reported one of the Admiral’s lieutenants.