Sporadic tales from on the run. Part 1
07 Feb 2021Chris Xander
Tolgarfs JunctionKojeara System.
Colonia.
Shit! She thought.
How in the hell have they found me out here?
The message flashing on her Datapad.
< 2 men. Black iEagle. Ship ID points to Sirius Corp affiliation. Looking for a Woman of your description. Go! Now! >
Her brain was was racing, her stomach felt like it was in her mouth.
Xander scrambled around her room, throwing on her Remlock suit, whilst simultaneously trying to gather some essential gear. Her Data pad, Key Fob and Glasses. Any old clothes will do she thought.
"Right, screw it!" She said out loud, "time to get outta here!"
She closed the the apartment door behind her and swiped the Key Fob locking it shut.
She knelt down to fasten her boots and had a quick scan of the corridor that was used to access these apartments. "I just need to get to my ship."
Forethought, or maybe paranoia,
(this wasn't the first time she'd had to cut and run)
had ensured she'd rented a place to stay nearest to the docking bays. A short shuttle ride and she was there.
Luckily for her it was "Night" time so the only people she encountered were a handful of Last Shift station workers who were busy at their various tasks and duties. She walked through the Docking bays main entrance as swiftly as she could without breaking into to a run, so as not to draw too much attention to herself.
There it was, Docking bay 42.
Inside was her ship, A Saud Kruger Dolphin.
'Path of Clear Light'
With the Bay 42s entry hatch sealed tight behind her, she dropped all pretenses and ran, boarding her ship as quick as possible.
She took the seat in the cockpit and fired the ship into life and hit launch.
The ships docking computer took over and she left the station.
"Just another ship among many" she muttered, "nothing to see here" as they passed through the stations toaster rack and into the cold, hard vacuum proper.
She waited a moment to gain a bit more clearance between her and the station and plotted a route in the galaxy map.
It didn't matter where at this point, she just needed distance. She picked a random M Class star 1.2Kly away, Heading towards the galactic centre.
48 jumps.
Fuck it, that'll do she thought and engaged the FSD.
How did they find me in Kojeara? she wondered. She'd left the bubble some 18 months earlier, only informing her brother. But even then she'd kept her destination to herself.
"FUCK!" she burst out loud.
But deep down she knew. They'd never stop chasing her. Not really. Not after what she'd done..
*4 .3 .2 .1. ENGAGE.
The ship jumped into Hyperspace.