They didn't have to wait for long to see what the nobles were up to.
-We have 3 frigates and 5 corvettes heading for the station.
Anne reported.
- With that kind of ships they won't get the station,at most they can bring the shields down to around half strength and that's if they're lucky.
Simon assessed their chances.
The ex-soldier changed a lot during the last couple of months.
When he had the time he was always connected to their databases and learning all that he could.
He knew that he wasn't a genius like most of his friends and he didn't want to be left behind by others so the only solution was to learn and learn he did.
A few minutes later the battle began and the ones that shot first were the noble ships which opened up with all their energy weapons and some rockets.
The energy blasts were stopped by the shields but the rockets didn't even get close.
They were shot down by small laser beams which shocked everyone.because as far as they knew the station did not have point defense lasers.
Tommy thought about it for a while and then pushed some buttons on his chair.
-Jess, can you come to the bridge for a moment?
-I'll be right there. came the answer truth the ship intercom.
Everyone looked at Tommy, with a questioning gaze.
-Oh she couldn't have.
Anne gasped in disbelief when she figured it out.
At the same time Jessica entered the bridge.
-What can I help you with? she asked innocently.
-Did you upgrade the defensive capability of the station with the point defense lasers?
Anne asked before Tommy could even open his mouth.
- Did they work? she asked excitedly, admitting to her deeds.
-Why didn't you tell us that you did that? and yes they work great.
Tommy asked and answered her question at the same time.
-Well i didn't tell you because i used the same point defenses as the ones on this ship and the same algorithm for targeting incoming missiles and torpedoes.
So I didn't think that you would let me do it.
-I see ,so it's a case of: it's easier to ask for forgiveness than approval.
Tommy smiled indicating that he wasn't angry at her.
-Are there some other things I should know about?
And this time I want to know about everything you did without asking anyone.
-Well I did some modifications to the ship and added some more defenses to the station.
Tommy was speechless for a moment.
-Start with the modifications to the ship.
He said,and he got a feeling that he really didn't want to know.
-The first thing I added was an internal security system.
Once you activate it,it connects to the internal sensors and eliminates everyone that is not a part of this crew.
The second modification is for some of our rockets, they will launch and detonate after designated distance scattering small metal balls in the direction of their target. I thought that it would be useful if we had to cross any minefields or we can use it on drones and fighters.
The third modification was the addition of our own mines which we can launch from the aft torpedo tubes,that should stop anyone who wants to pursue us and we have a few kinds of mines at our disposal.
The fourth and last modification was that I added some point defenses that are using standard 20mm ammunition in case we had a problem with power.
As for the station I added some internal defenses around the passage to the red section and I programmed the drones to arm themselves and attack anyone who isn't from our crew on site.
The last thing I added was an explosive mine in the cargo hold used by the cargo vessel.
When she finished speaking she finally noticed that everyone was looking at her strangely.
Tommy was having one hell of a headache.
He had created a monster and it was too late to stop her.
-Listen Jess nobody will criticize you for the improvements you made but in the future at least tell us what you're doing or plan to do.
No more modifications without our approval.
-Ok but i'm working on some designs that can upgrade the ship even more,i kind of got hooked on designing all this military stuff.
-We will find the time to review these designs but really no more upgrades without us knowing.
Tommy said while contemplating what the hell did he unleash upon the galaxy.
-By the way, why didn't all of those weapons show up in the CIC control list?
Simon asked.
-Didn't you see the special weapons list?
She was confused but he checked that list and there really was everything she said she installed.
With all the new additions this ship was now in the class of its own.
Then he remembered that they were just watching a space battle .
-Who won the battle?
He asked and everyone immediately looked at the main screen.
The battle was already over,and all they saw was some new ships added to the graveyard.
Fortunately for them they were recording the whole thing so they rewound the footage.
After the first barrage of attacks the station responded with full force of its weapons.
The frigates tanked the shots but two of the corvettes lost their shields and another salvo took them out.
Remaining ships started to shoot as fast as they could without holding anything back but the missiles were completely useless not even reaching the shields and energy based weapons couldn't penetrate the defenses.
The station on the other hand fired at the enemies with salvos, destroying them one by one.
Only two heavily damaged frigates retreated; the rest of the small fleet was destroyed.
-They didn't even get the shield down,it was just a one sided masacre.
David said after they saw the recording.
-I think that next time they will either send the soldiers through the passage or they will wait and get some heavier ships to try again.
Simon said while thinking what the enemy will do.
-David are they talking again?
-No,there is nothing.
The young man said while checking the frequencies.
Tommy nodded.
-Either they communicate on a secured channel or they lose their communication capability.
Paul expressed his opinions.
-Whatever the case,they got a good beating so I doubt that they will try again without at least a cruiser and maybe some destroyers.
Tommy said with a smile.
-Well we defeated them twice and we are not even there so that's something to be happy about.
Simon was smiling from ear to ear.
-If you put it that way then we really kicked their asses without actually being there and I don't even want to think about the bill for those ships.
Tommy also smiled, this was the beginning of the revenge he was waiting for.
He didn't even feel sorry for the men on the ships that were just destroyed,they were paid for their service so they knew what they were getting into.