"All hands, General Quarters, General Quarters. This is not a drill, man your battlestations, General Quarters." came the intercom on the Ascendant Justice, and the message was repeated aboard the Shadow of Intent.
Above the main command and coordination hub of the Northern Styrka Front, eight points of red light appeared in a circular pattern. The lights connected to a single point, and suddenly lanced out at the planet below, destroying both the planet itself, formerly a molten wasteland, and the space stations in orbit as debris rained outward. Ships stationed there took severe damage and some were destroyed outright as half-molten rock flew outward.
Several of the higher orbit ships managed to take little damage and turned to engage the stealth ship. The Shadow of Intent dropped out of the Justice's hangar and moved to block the approaching battleships while the Justice fled.
The Stryka ships stormed toward the Intent, determined to destroy at least one of the ships responsible for the loss of their comrades. The Intent launched several anti-matter torpedoes into the horde, damaging a couple ships and stopping one before they opened up on the former stealth ship.
"Take us home." Tal'anth calmly commanded as fire rained down on their shields.
"Diverting power from weapons to shields and engines. Spinning up FTL drive now. jumping in three, two, one, JUMP!"
The Shadow of Intent entered hyperspace in a flash, leaving weapons fire from the Stryka ships passing through where the Intent had been moments before.
"Justice, you mind filling us in on what's going on with Operation Genesis?" Tal'anth asked of the ship that'd left moments before.
"Sorry, Intent, that's so classified that they aren't even trusting transmissions. all communications relevant to Genesis are being done by courier."
"Great. that will be expensive."
-Fate 
