A New Hope PT4
27 Oct 2020LilliSWE
"Fear instantly freezes me in my spot until the mysterious assailant orders me around. She orders me to raise the ramp and leave the station. No destination is ordered, which is typically something an attacker trying to flee would order. I obey the commands and depart Dyson City."
As the station slowly fades in the rear, she relaxes her gun and apologizes for the inconvenience. She hands over her weapon and pleads for me to allow her to live. I point the gun towards her and asks why I should not have her arrested for kidnapping an Imperial Admiral. She then begins to tell me her story.
"I'm part of the NMLA or at least I WAS a part of the organization. They wanted to remove the Duvals from leadership but never mentioned killing innocent people. After the station bombings and Prince Harold's murder, I knew I had to leave. I was not involved in either of those events because I was assigned to infiltrate Dyson City and monitor security. I did exactly what they asked, but when I learned of the attacks, I went into hiding and bided my time to find a way to leave. I'm so sorry about what's happening. I can't bring back the dead, but I can give you NMLA locations that I know of.
I should put a bullet it in your skull right now if it wouldn't blow out my canopy!! I'm placing you under arrest in the name of the Imperator Hadrian Augustus Duval. You will get a chance to detail these locations from a cell at Dys....
Incoming transmission! URGENT! All Nova Navy vessels return to Dyson City in Paresa. The Imperator has been shot and is in critical care! NMLA Terrorists have struck Dyson City. I repeat...all Nova vessels to return to Dyson City!"
You son of bitch! You knew this was going to happen and didn't tell me. I hit her with the rifle and knock her out. I immediately head back to Dyson City. The station is in lockdown, but I transmit my credentials and I'm allowed access. I order the guards to take the prisoner to the holding cell. I hear Admiral Conners calling for me in the distance. I run towards her and she informs me that Hadrian is alive and in intensive care. Come on. We need to get to the medical ward.
We arrive at the ward with a legion of Praetorian Guards surrounding it. I'm met by the other members of the High Command as well as Praetor Magnus. Praetor Yumasai informs me that they managed to injure one of the terrorists and he is in critical care. I wonder why we haven't put a bullet in his brain, but I guess any information we get out of him would be more valuable. I enlighten the High Command of what happened to me upon leaving the station and they are glad to see I survived. This is exactly what the earlier prisoners spoke about. Dyson City needs to remain on lockdown. Every nook and cranny needs to be swept for explosives. Every room needs to be searched. Every citizen needs to have their IDs verified. We can ill afford any more casualties. We are going to have to wait for the diagnosis from Dr. Julius Maxilius on the Imperator's health going forward.
I look towards Kasey and I can clearly see the redness in her eyes from crying. The Imperator's words have shaped her into the leader she is today. He was a father figure to her, so this attack his close to home for her. The Imperium is not going to stand for this. We will exact revenge on all NMLA for this heinous crime! The only ray of hope coming from this is the NMLA locations that our newest prisoner is going to give up to us.