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Former Glory
Topic Started: May 13 2013, 11:25 AM (13,397 Views)
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It has been two long months since events on board the IAV Ziggurat. Now it's just called The Fall. Having survived the chaos of Verbena and making it off world alive, Ian Dugan and Tobias Hawke find themselves staring up at the night sky of the planet Ghost, a nearby gas giant, the aptly named Zeus, sat lazily on the horizon. Things had gotten rather messy in the Kalidasa sector of late, and the small planet was now being used to dispose of the various remains. The air stank of death, a scent the pair were all too familiar with now. It shouldn't be long now...

Roughly 300 miles above, the Glory slowly dipped into the planets orbit and began their descent. Captain Becker stood on the bridge, trying to catch a glimpse through the think clouds below. Having spent weeks trying to locate Ian, break the blockade somehow and rescue them, but with no luck. Just as he was about to give up, a coded Cortex message bounced to the ship, with only a set of co-ordinates. He hoped it wasn't a trap, Niska just rubbing it in, but something felt right this time, like maybe this could be for real....
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loneviking
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Scans revealed nothing else in the area. There was no response to Ian on the shuttle coms.
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MacTrom
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Karyn shook her head at the scans. "Nada. Nyet. Zippo. Black is clear of all possible interference." She turned back to Sonya. "You staying with me? Be good to lock up the bridge again. Safe is as safe does."

She turned back to the scanners and ran a deep scan as well, making sure there were no surprises waiting out in the deeper darkness.
But my heart is not weary, it's light and it's free I've got nothing but affection for all those who sailed with me
Stick with me baby, stick with me anyhow. Things should start to get interestin' right about now

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Biff gave Remy a nod and jogged back to his quarters to gather the usual suspects his side arm and Suzanne. Seeing Becker nod his way Biff followed Michael's lead. Apprehension filled him but he channeled it to help make him alert.
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Becker
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For just a second, Becker's gun lowered a couple of inches before returning to it's former position. Then did so again, accompanied by an opening of his mouth which soon closed as his gun found It's level again. Mike finally lowered the gun completely and looked over to Ian.

"I got this feeling that if that doors opening, we're the ones opening it." Becker waited on Ian's instruction, standing ready to be the one who moved forward. If not he would take aim again and provide cover.
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Sonya moved to secure the bridge, including the dead bolt. After getting a couple side arms from the locker, she strapped on her big pistol on her left hip, slid a pistol and belt over the arm of Karyn's chair.

"now this is the days of former Glory." She smiled, something exciting in it. Something scared too. The string of luck had been running out of late. Sooner or later, there would be the end. Pessimism crept in.

She looked over the controls. "Hard lock." Sonya flipped the ship-lock to make sure it didn't go anywhere, and made good for them to get flying again.

"I say let's get back on coarse while the boys play."

Gulliver turned on the comms to listen, so they could hear what was happening at the shuttle to ship door.
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MacTrom
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Karyn grimaced but then accepted the gun belt and drew it around her waist. She slid the autoloader out and popped the magazine, checked it for full ness and then slapped it home. She didn't rack a fresh round in, figuring it would be better to not have a loaded gun until needed. She holstered the gun and glanced back at Sonya.

"Figured Ian would bring in the Big Gun for something like this. After all, having something as dangerous as That on board... might be a good time to have him pay his way."
But my heart is not weary, it's light and it's free I've got nothing but affection for all those who sailed with me
Stick with me baby, stick with me anyhow. Things should start to get interestin' right about now

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Ian looked at mike and Biff and the door.

"I thnk you're right, Mike. Stay frosty"

He punched in his access code and waited for the door to open. The shuttle was a small one, a standard four seater with one pilot seat. A twenty by twen foot space with not much room to hide in.

As the door opened Ghost was joined by Ryder.
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The doors to the shuttle slowly opened. It was quiet with the exception of a gentle humming from the control console. To the rear of the shuttle was a large metal crate. Otherwise, it was empty.
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Becker had Ian's back in the form of a gun trained on the opening the door presented. He scouted with his eyes and ears, more there was no sign of movement or sound. A further scouting followed, his gun checking corners and nooks for him, but it quickly became apparent that no one was inhabiting the shuttle. The only thing of note was an un-noteworthy crate at the rear of the ship. Becker's gun lowered.

Mike's immeadiate thought regarded how the shuttle had made it's return. Auto-pilot perhaps, maybe a return to ship function. He's always meant to, but Mike had never wrapped his head around the workings of the craft. He was left to reach a nearby comm panel and inform the crew.

"Anti-climax." He shared succinctly.

Mike poked his head back into the shuttle. His eyes flicking between the box and his captain. "An early Christmas present." It appeared there was one more opening left.
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Biff slung Suzanne to his back looking at the box. "Not the action expected to say the least but even if he did save us Corso seemed an agitator. I don't like this." Biff walked close to the shuttle's open door awaiting further orders.

"What kind of scanners do we have? This situation sticks."
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Ian looked at the crate and frowned. It could be anything. Anything from a person to a bomb.

"Mike get Trina up here with a life signs scanner."

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"What kind of scanners do we have? This situation sticks."


"I agree. If there isn't a body in it, we can put this in one of the portable storage units up top. If it is a bomb and blows up, minimal damage will occur."

He shook his head. He really didn't like this.
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Suddenly a wave came through on the main console as the screen flickered to life. An older man with short gray hair and narrow glasses appeared on screen. Those familiar with the black market would recognize him as Adelai Niska. His voice was commanding with a distinct Russian accent.

"Flint Corso. You failed me for the last time. You did not deliver my cargo. This is not so solid. I will track your ship and have my way with you. I will make you and your crew feel such pain that you wish to be dead. I am coming for you." The screen suddenly went dark as the wave ended.

A review of the shuttle records indicate that the shuttle was on auto-return and had originated from a skyplex near the mining planet of Regina.
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Tojoyama
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The announcement trans was mimiced on the bridge. "hm." harumphed Sonya.

"I knew it, he's not on board twenty four ruttin hours and the roof catches fire, falls in, but that's fine, cause the basements well flooded right? It's not Glory that's cursed it's my darlin' baby daddy Dugan."

Sonya sighed at the expected inevitiability of the entire situation.

"We're not being hunted by everyone in the verse because they think we're dead. Which is loads of fun really." Gulliver was smiling while she ranted. Like it was a big joke. "Loads of fun being dead. except when you aren't anymore, you know, like when the kingpinster of crime in the sector decides to inflict holy vendetta." She nodded to herself and Karyn.

Sonya rose and took a couple energy drinks out of the bridge cooler.

"Not really meant to be us of course, the invisible corso. It was all his doing." Sonya feigned a sudden epiphany, snapped her fingers, "AHA! But really, we're dead, so what could we really have to worry about right? Unless by some odd turn of events, some family member of the person that gave Glory to Ian causing a big revengeful spirit to turn in our direction and the all seeing eye gets a glimpse of us."

A toss of the drink to Karyn. Sonya smiled somewhow with joyful anticipation and the grim realization that her execution date had been scheduled.

"Welcome to Glory luv. It's going to be a bumpy ride."
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Karyn snatched the drink out of the air as Sonya tossed it over.

"This Corso? He tied to Glory from before? So Niska would be tracking Glory and not just Corso. Yeah, we got fun!"

She pulled the pop-tab and leaned her head back, the can inches from her lips as the warming fluid pour straight down her throat. She wiped the last drops off her chin with her sleeve and dropped the empty into the disposal nearby.

"So, long as this shuttle isn't booby trapped, we should be fine."
But my heart is not weary, it's light and it's free I've got nothing but affection for all those who sailed with me
Stick with me baby, stick with me anyhow. Things should start to get interestin' right about now

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ian dugan
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Ian just shook his head at the message. He sat down and worked the console. He knew one access code to Niska's acounts for mail. He didn't know if it was still active buit it was worth a try.

Text message to Adelai Niska - Account Number X7J5-1243-DK - Encrypted
 
"Mr. Niska. This is Captain Grissom of the Gilgamich. We received the shuttle that Flint Coroso stole from us on Auto-Return. There is a crate aboard and nothing else.. We have done business with each other in the past. Our reputation is solid. I will deliver the package to your representitve on Greenleaf in one weeks time. Will that suffice? I dont want war between us.

That is the best I can do.

Gilgamich, out!"


He looked at Mike.

"Well XO? Do I send it or ditch the shuttle and run?"

His finger was poised near the delete and send keys.
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Becker sighed. "You know, it was my thinking that we spent all that time looking for you so that I didn't have to make decisions anymore." He then moved forward to read the message Dugan had written.

"We're on good.... well we're not bad terms with Niska. He should respect honesty and straightforwardness. That box ain't ours, nor is any concern for Corso. Can't have him dropping go se on our doorstep. We play nice." Mike then realised he had to pull back a little, he was a little to captainy for an XO. "Least that's what I think."

Moving on, Becker made a quick approach to the comm unit and contacted the med-bay. "Trina. We're clear. Mostly, but we could put a scanner to use down here." He released the send button and glanced to Biff, acknowledging his idea. "Still no reason not to peek inside if we can."
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ian dugan
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Ian shook his head.

"Best not. He'll ask us if we did. We'll just haul it over to our Cargo Deck and secure it til we get to Greenleaf. Our pay will be us not gettin caught up in a war with the old man. His reach is still too far for my liking."

He pressed the send key and the message blanked from the screen.
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If anyone were to closely inspect the crate they would see a small screen which indicated a below freezing temperature and a line that bounced up and down every few seconds.
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Tojoyama
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"Booby trapped." Sonya considered that. Then answered Karyn's question best she knew.

"Ian got the ship from a Corso, some relation of this Flint that's been mixing in with us by more than a happenstance er two." Her suspicians obvious, but as to their source being in the supernatural conspiracies that surrounded her, Ian, and Glory; not so easy to see.

A looming dark though, and she'd heard Ian's message. Him talking to Becker. She reached for the comm to offer her own opinion. But Ian had hit send just as Sonya flicked the comm. "oh."

She flicked the comm back off. Spoke to Karyn.

"everyone thought we were dead. Now Adelhead Niska knows we are not. I'm sure there's no advantage in it for him to have that information." She kicked her chair sending it spinning in circles.

"I'm going to the shuttle deck."

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Karyn winced at Sonya's sudden kick of the chair. "Sure. We can unlock here. I'll put us back on course."

The threads of danger seemed to intertwine around the Glory and her crew. Karyn remembered some of the cords that wrapped around her neck at one time or another. Tricks of the trade or simple twists of fate. Either way, it made to complicate life; perhaps making it more interesting. Or more dangerous.

She turned back to the console and engaged the autopilot to get the ship back on schedule heading to Greenleaf.
But my heart is not weary, it's light and it's free I've got nothing but affection for all those who sailed with me
Stick with me baby, stick with me anyhow. Things should start to get interestin' right about now

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