Gate: Thus S.A.T.O Fought There

Chapter 47: Battle Of Eliptical Sagittarius

"The Banish were also responsible from the lost of communications from Italica."

Before they could reply to the Future Soldiers the communication channel on the pelican blinked red. Nick Reyes got to the cockpit and answered the call.

"Commander Reyes."

"Raider, this is Specialist Falcon we have situation."

"Go for it, Specialist."

"We're tracking several unidentified Covenant warships heading towards the planet."

The report from the Specialist got the team frozen from what they just heard and if the silence from them were anything to tell the SDF, they knew that something is going bad.

"Falcon, I want you to send in our Jackals were joining you on the fight."

"Roger, five birds are now set in to your position."

"Copy." Nick said ending the call. "We've got a situation."

"What's the SNAFU?" Salter asked.

"Infinities fleet tracked down several unidentified Covenant Warships." Raider reported.

"What!?"

"What do you mean!?"

"My guess is that it's the Banished."

Sometime later five Jackals entered Falmart's atmosphere and landed besides the pelican dropship. "Chief, my team and I will be joining the assault in space. Good luck down here."

Chief nodded as Nick Reyes and his S.C.A.R. Team entered their Jackals and prepped. "Spark it team."

"Copy."

The Jackals engine activated their thrusters as it hovered off the ground. "All teams this is S.C.A.R. Team exiting atmosphere." Reyes said preparing for a atmospheric exit. "S.C.A.Rs fold in were going upstairs."

"Pitching 90 for horizontal flight. All ahead full." Omar reported.

"Go flight."

The five Jackals launched into the air leaving a trail of smome similar to that of a rocket launching from space. Nick and his team watches as the view changes from the cloud blue sky to the dark blue colors of space.

"Atmospheric drag acceptable. Stand by for re-direct."

The booster rocket of the Jackal separated from the aircraft and stabilizes. Just several miles away from the Jackals were the Lasky's Infinity fleet and all 10 Strident-Class Frigates patrolling the enormous ship.

And out in the distance they can see several Banished ships which are all ships from the Human-Covenant War.

"You're getting eyes on this, Reyes?" Salter asked.

"Affirmative."

Just as they were about to pursuit a plasma torpedo hits the Frigates, but the shielding protected it well enough.

"All S.C.A.Rs engage those cruisers and destroyers!"

Nick's team accompanied by several Air Force squadron piloting sabers and Longsword attack the Banished armada.

"Banshee. 12 o'clock."

A Banshee flies by and almost shot down Reyes, but he maneuvered around and avoided getting shot down. Reyes went full speed and chased down the Banshee and using the aircrafts GAMP 018.Microlite laser cannons it didn't stood a chance as it tracked and shot it down.

"Down one."

"One? I'm on 2 already." Salter said.

Reyes smiled in amusement of his partners boast as he launched a barrage of missiles and shot down two more Banshees. While the squadrons of Jackals, Sabers, and Longswords were taking down the banshees and phantoms, the fleet were busy fighting off the Banished and despite being outnumbered 2-1 S.A.T.O. has the advantage in terms of tactic and firepower combined with their new technology reoutfitted to the Infinity.

A Lich aircraft got close on the infinity but it got shot down from the MAC cannon on the sides of the Infinity. A small cruiser got close passing the Frigates, but it didn't have time to fire as the ship's FSpAr Cannon vaporized the ship as it got close.

Reyes shot down another Banshee on the air as the more larger Lich aircraft started to emerge more. "We've got several Lich aircraft approaching from the cruiser."

"Hit the cruiser before they got out."

The squadron and the fleet opened fire on the cruisers before they could launch more aircraft. They successfully destroyed the remaining cruisers only leaving 1 lich aircraft.

"1 loch aircraft remaining." Brooks reported.

"Hit it."

With the combined firepower of the squadron the Lich aircraft didn't even have time to escape as it was immediately shut down.

On the Infinity

"This is Captain Lasky to all hands. The Banished has found the planet. I want all personnel to establish a base of operations around the planet. I want to reinforce Firebase Alpha to prevent any invasion force from Japan.

We are on Threatcon Delta."