[b]LIS [i]Terminator[/i][/b]
"It has no potential for fleetwide losses if all vessels enter the system in a horizontal line, no radiation has ever been emitted from the sides of a vessel. Normally, I would respect your decision, but we have another ship of this same class nearby, and no weaponry we have seen matched the power of our antiproton streamers. This mission will require us to succeed, I'm absolutely positive. We cannot participate in the scouting mission, however. Our drives are too expensive. If we send ships to an area that may contain enemies, we intend to destroy those enemies. If the scouts find anything, we can amass a fleet at the closest friendly colony and launch a combined assault on the area. However, if-"
Right in the middle of her sentence, the Captain was interrupted by the comms officer running into the room.
"Captain! We have picked up a distress call from the Ortels system, it is requesting planetary defense assistance!"
"Fleetmaster, you may want to leave now." Said Kuuyi "We're going to enter a battlezone, and we could very well be destroyed. Unless you're planning to come with us, you should return to your ship and hail the planet, ask to be redirected to Exploratory Command. They handle interstellar military operations."