Legends of Galactic Heroes - The Sleeping Dragon

Chapter 14

The critically damaged cruiser Bremen moves through the docks of Iserlohn Fortress. The workers at the docks of the fortress start running on high alert as the Bremen moves to the docks as they're unaware of the Rosen-Ritter on board.

The Empire's key strategic point, the so called impregnable Iserlohn Fortress. It must be captured be captured by a fleet that is half the normal size. Yang's plan had begun.

The Bremen then slows down as the ship slowly draws closer to the docks leaking both air, fuel, and with fire on board. Firefighters also moved to take care of the fires aboard the ship.

The dock workers were surprised to see a cruiser so badly damaged that it surprised them as they began to talk to each other in disbelief.

"This is awful. Is this how the battle outside is going."

The Bremen docks as a door opens and 5 men who're the Rosen-Ritter dressed as imperials and one pretending to be injured.

"I'm Lt. Commander Rahken. It's an emergency. I need to see the fortress commander as soon as possible." Says Rahken who's Schönkopf as he collapses and his subordinate Linz moves. "Lt. Commander! Please hang on!"

"I'm Ensign Ein of security. What's going on?" Asks the ensign.

"The enemy fleet is closing in." Says Kasper Linz to the Ensign. "They're preparing to neutralize the fortress. They probably intend to make a corridor breakthroughs in one stroke.

Ensign Ein says, "what?," as he was surprised by the statement.

"Only the Commander knows the details." Says Linz as Rahken then speaks. "It's confidential. If I don't inform His Excellency, the Commander, immediately..." as his body fakes a convulsion as fake blood he wretches on his hand. "Lt. Commander!," Blumhardt yells as he sees the fake blood. "I'm already done for! Quickly, to His Excellency, the Commander!" Says Schönkopf to the others, Linz then speaks. "Lt. Commander! What are you doing?! Can't you get him right now?!"

The ensign says, "yes, sir!" All of them run to the control room as Schönkopf lays in the automated medical bed.

In the command room of the fortress, Stockhausen is busy dealing with the situation that had formed.

"We still don't know the current situation?!" Stockhausen yells as the communications officers responds. "The communications interference is increasing! The enemy must be closing in!"

"There has to be someone out there. Any communications from the station fleet? Stockhausen asks, the same officer responds. "Nothing yet, sir!," Stockhausen Stephen leans back into his chair. "Damn you, Seeckt! Where are you hiding?" His head of security and relays a message onto his ear. "Is that true?," His head of security nodded yes. "I don't care. I want to see him immediately!" The officer saluted and said yes, sir, before he went to the wounded man who had the information.

On the bridge of the Hyperion the 13th fleet, yang and the others watched as the fleet was waiting outside Iserlohn.

"It looks like Colonel Schönkopf has managed to infiltrate the fortress doesn't it?" Asks frederica as she turns her head to Yang as he simply looks forward. "It seems everything is going according to schedule."

"If so, then just about now the enemy fleet should notice that." Says Commodore Murai as he knew what he was talking about.

In the Tiamat Starzone the garrison fleet of Iserlohn Fortress managed to arrive to the area of where the enemy fleet was. However only to their dismay to see decoy probes in their place.

"What?! A decoy?!," says Seeckt as to see the enemy wasn't there as Oberstein looks ahead with a very menacing look. 'Just as I thought,' Oberstein says in his head.