The proximity sensors had started screaming forty seconds ago. 
Hive account@calluna the officer on duty barely roused the 
Hive account@bananafish to battle readiness when seven Armored Multi-Combat ships (AMC) materialized in a blistering corona of light followed after a second by the Destroyer- the command ship. Seven messages flowed almost in the same instant to the destroyer. "We have visual confirmation of the blockship @Bananafish. Shields online, awaiting orders."
Aboard the destroyer the Master Hacker looked at the various plans set up by the op-sec computer. On the blockship the on-board computer-
Hive account@crowdmind had gauged the threat even as the AMCs emerged into normal space. As a general alert for lockdown went out Hive account@bananafish had launched missile decoys and defensive pods all around the ship. Hive account@calluna dipped from the current flight plane using the directional thrusters in an effort to gain distance enough to warp away. But the smaller and more agile AMCs were sticking close. Fight or flight she thought. "Prime the lasers." It was Captain 
Hive account@dirge. "
Hive account@f3nix the array is all yours. We need time. Hive account@calluna send out the signal." "But we are in Steemit space, we have no pact with anyone with the amount of firepower.."
"Send the signal Hive account@calluna!" Hive account@dirge reiterated. "Yes Sir!"
Hive account@f3nix shouted out " I need one salvo Sir! Forward motion at 0.3 Gs please." The blockship shuddered, changing direction suddenly. All the crew suffered a mild disorientation as the sudden change in gravity jolted their senses. Three AMCs closed in, trying to hem the blockship. "STOP AND SURRENDER! YOU CAN LIVE. WE WANT @BANANAFISH" This message from the destroyer was answered by Hive account@f3nix with multiple blasts of the fully charged laser cannon at the destroyer. The shots were aimed at the only weak point Hive account@f3nix could find- the communications array. Of the twelve shots fired in one second, the blockship had to veer away defensively after that, one shot found the target.
"We have about twenty seconds before their secondary systems come online." Hive account@dirge declared. "All gunners attack. Hive account@f3nix hold the laser for emergency defense."
For the next thirty seconds violent chaos ensued. As Hive account@bananafish let loose all it's might against the attackers. Damage lights burned amber and then red, breach sirens wailed as Hive account@dirge received reports of damage to the ship and the personnel. Two AMCs were vaporized while one was left drifting and dead. Yet the situation for Hive account@bananafish was grim as the destroyer and the surviving AMC's pounded the blockship. There was no way out of this one, the blockship could not stand such a beating. Hive account@dirge was about to give orders to abandon ship when he saw the proximity sensors. He stopped and brought up the view of the space few kilometers away, something big was coming.
Master Hacker saw the same disturbance and tuned his sensors, pausing the attack temporarily. The swirling arms were the first to emerge into view. "RETREAT. Full retreat at once." Even as the weapons were powered down a blue bolt shot from the now emerged entity vaporizing two AMCs. It's second shot took out the remaining AMCs but the destroyer managed to jump away.
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Hive account@curie this is Hive account@dirge from Hive account@bananafish. Thank You for the rescue. We see that you still pack a punch."
"Hive account@bananafish no thanks needed Steemit is our space and we like to keep it clean. Standby, launching the shuttle with repair techs and medics."
Sorry to all the team members and supporters of Hive account@bananafish not mentioned and sorry to those mentioned ( if they did not like it.)
The Contest: https://steemit.com/contest/@bananafish/bananafish-a-story-and-poetry-contest
