Once the fighters from both sides closed in, the darkness of space lit up with countless flashes of color. Chaos erupted as the ships tangled together in a fierce, uncontrolled melee. Squad leaders from the Megacorps fleets shouted frantically into their comms, trying to keep their pilots in formation, but it was no use.
"Team Bravo, stay on me!"
"Follow me, don't get separated!"
"Sir, help! I can't hold it—it's on my ship!"
"I don't want to die! Ahhhh!"
The communications were flooded with panicked screams from the Megacorps fighters. The relentless assault from the Hive Mind forces had broken their ranks. Unlike the scattered Megacorps units, the Hive Mind fighters moved in perfect unison, following the will of their queen without hesitation, even when it meant certain death.
"Hmph, these bugs think they're superior just because we're losing a few of our weaker units," sneered the Supreme Commander of the fleet.
