So uhh, the aliens didn't take the loss too well. I'm scared.
The Second Battlefleet remained on station at the jump point to monitor for alien transits, while the First was overhauling at Anchorage, the orbital resupply and maintenance base in the inner system. The Third was en-route to the jump point to relieve the crew of the Second, who were eager to get home to see their loved ones after nearly a year of uneventful deployment guarding the colonies. As the Third was preparing to relieve the Second, the sensor consoles throughout the fleets lit up with new hostile contacts. The crews of the Third Battlefleet immediately sprung into action, prepared and eager to re-enact the crushing victory last time the aliens attempted to force the jump point. The Third was still far out of beam range, but could still offer support in the form of missile volleys. The Second however, was in a panic. The fleet consisted of 2 Luna-class battleships, 2 Emerald-class light carriers, 5 Battle-class heavy cruisers, 2 Stellar-class command cruisers, 4 Centurion-class destroyers, 4 Wolf-class missile destroyers, as well as 24 Broadsword-class fighter-bombers. The enemy contacts surrounding them, were no less than 24 heavy cruisers, 7 battleships, and 2 dreadnoughts.
Keen to take advantage of the jump blindness that must be plaguing the hostiles, the Second immediately began firing every gun and launching every tube they could, prioritizing the larger ships. As soon as the first shots left the barrels, the enemy cruisers began to turn about. Why were they turning about? They didn't do that last time. In a remarkable feat impressing even the Terran High Command when they heard the news, the hostiles had apparently been able to overcome their jump blindness in a record 15 seconds - nearly twice as fast as the fastest recovery by Human crews. The alien intent was soon made clear, as the battleship Ganymede suddenly ceased to exist under the overwhelming torrent of laser fire coming from the cruisers. The alien battleships and dreadnoughts were heading away from the jump point, apparently not wanting to, or feeling they didn't need to engage in the brawl unfolding.
Ten long seconds passed as the return fire from the Second either missed the faster aliens, or did not penetrate their armour. The cruisers Gettysburg and Midway both disappeared from the tac-map, and the Third Battlefleet could do nothing to help as they were forced to watch their friends be crushed under the torrent of fire pouring forth from the alien warships. The Second managed to take out only two enemy cruisers before they were wiped out entirely. The Third was able to take out the hostiles at range as they unleashed volley after volley of missiles towards them, with ammo conservation being the last thing on their minds.
Vowing never to let a tragedy such as this happen again, where an entire battlefleet andthousand Terran crew were lost to the uncaring void, the Fourth Expeditionary Fleet was dispatched to transit the jump point to act as a forward detection to the First and Third waiting a safe distance away from the jump point.
This event would go down in history as the Jump Point Massacre, the greatest disaster and loss of life in the Terran Navy in its entire history, and hopefully it's future.
After the second had been rebuilt, just over a year after the Massacre, it seems that the aliens (now learned to be named the Jiadliaokl Coalition) were not done quite yet. The Fourth EF detected a massive Coalition fleet approaching the Centaurus JP. After numerous re-confirmations and re-calibrations of the sensors, the fleet was confirmed to be just as massive as detected. 36 heavy cruisers, 17 battleships, and 3 dreadnoughts. The Fourth EF is alone on the Donwaltz side, while the Third Battlefleet is alone on the Centaurus side. The First and Second are around Anchorage, with the Second overhauling for the next week. The First is able to move out at a moments notice, but is nearly a week away from the JP. This is quite the issue, as the Coalition fleet is only 17 hours away from the JP.
May God have mercy on my soul.