Marching Fleet

Episode 4: High Tide

[Gen. Wolf walks onto unknown bridge. Looks around, walks by each console, looks at holo map, and turns towards strange console in front of window. Moves towards window slowly. Shot of General from holo map, map turns off, consoles turn off, doors lock. Female voice says]

Unknown: Who are you?

[Intro music with pan of new ship. Cut to Roberts trying to open bridge door, while unknown asks General]

Unknown: Who are you?

Gen. Wolf: The leader of the Low Brass Fleet.

Unknown: Enemy?

Gen. Wolf: Who are you?

[Blue blinking. Quiet. Female hologram shows up on console near window.]

Unknown: I am K4R0. Op. S. S. I. A. I, operations strategic systems integrated artificial intelligence for this ship. Are you the Commander of this Vessel?

Gen. Wolf: Yes. I have seized control of this space station and of this ship.

K4R0: Then you are my enemy.

Gen. Wolf: No, I seek not to harm you or this ship, i intended to protect it, and use it to win this war.

K4R0: You are my enemy. And i will destroy you.

[Cut to SS Vanguard being led by Commander Brillon at the moment]

Com. Brillon: Any word from the General?

Corporal: No sir...

Com. Brillon: Keep me posted.

Corporal: Yes sir...

[Alarm blares. And holo map alerts. Com. Brillon walks towards holo map and sees multiple jumps in]

Corporal: Sir reinforcements are here.

Com. Brillon: Dammit tell the rest of the fleet to defend that station at all costs.

[Cut back to bridge with General Wolf and K4R0]

Gen. Wolf: K... If you do this, you will be a puppet. For the woodwind order, and take part in the destruction of my civilization as a whole. I do not know much about AI, much less about ship AI, but I do know that you have learned the value of freedom, you must have been locked in with this ship during its construction, years of isolation. You must be angry. Help me, we have not harmed you or this ship in any way.

K4R0: Sir...

Gen. Wolf: Will you fight for this ship? For this fleet? For me?

K4R0: Yes, Sir.

[Cut to Vanguard in distress, explosion from heavy concentrated fire to the portside hangar bay. Cut to bridge]

Com. Brillon: Dammit. Re energize shields immediately on that hangar bay and focus fire on that capital ship. Corporal... any word from the General?

Corporal: No sir... wait sir... I'm detecting an enemy ship emerging from the space station.

[Shot of the immense ship breaking through space station bay, completely destroying station without a scratch taken to the Vessel. Ship slowly moves towards enemy capital ship. Unknown vessel fires front Cbb cannon destroying the capital ship's shields immediately. Vessel keeps flying at a higher speed towards crowd of smaller enemy ships destroying every single one in it's path without any harm done to the Vessel. The immense vessel rams the side of the enemy capital ship splitting it in half. Massive dust cloud and debris fly out clouding coms and visibility. After a few seconds. The ship emerges from the wreckage with no damage taken.]

Corporal: I hope it's ours.

[General comes on screen]

K: Did you have to destroy the station?

Gen. Wolf: Yes I did. SS Vanguard this is the SS Brass Mongrel.

[Cheering from Vanguard staff]

Com. Brillon: Sir. It's good to have you back.

Gen. Wolf: Likewise... K, hail the rest of the fleet.

K: Done.

[Commanders are on screen]

Gen. Wolf: Commanders Duclos, Parra, Brillon and Valentine. You have all fought well on this day. All you, along with the troops of this army have fought bravely against the woodwind order for four years. This is a decisive victory for this fleet. We have gained new power through this glory, new found hope unlike any before, new found allies, and a new toy, a weapon to shoot through the gates of their palace on Seol, and straight through the head of their leaders. We will march this ship through their halls and declare this fleet the victor, when we are the last ones to stand. When i can see the wreckage of each of their capital ships. When i can see the bodies of their long dead allies. When i see the woodwind flag torn down from their walls and in their place the flag of this army, the Low Brass army. Then we will declare victory! Ooh Rah men. Know that you have all changed the tide of this war. Let us sail... TO GLORY!

[Shot of every troop in every ship raising their weapon or helmet and chanting Ooh Rah!]

[Fanfare Credits]