A story about... Part II
06 Oct 2020Feroand
Part I: https://inara.cz/cmdr-logbook/252136/50516/Part III: https://inara.cz/cmdr-logbook/252136/50979/
Part IV: https://inara.cz/elite/cmdr-logbook-entry/252136/67724/
On the previous part
My reliable and genuine friend, which we call ourselves siblings, brought up the topic that a special community goal and the chance it gives us: Getting Clarissa's attention to me. Yes, she is my platonic love.
We came to the Baal system. As soon as we had finished our jump, we got interdicted by pirates. They demand to punish us for using a docking computer.
Part II
My bro's surprised voice echoed all over the ship. "WHAT?!"
The voice on the radio repeated dully as if it carried the cold of space: "We are coming to you. Prepare for docking. Do not bring guns to the airlock; so nobody can get harm."
"Are they able to do that? Docking another ship? Walking inside?"
"We still can hear you. Yes, everyone can do that from now on if they bought the expansion pack. Technology has been improved, you see. Big Bad Pirate Boy out."
We stood still for a while, so to speak, in case they are still listening to us. Only we and the humming noise of the life support were there.
"What do you think they are going to do us?" he said with a shaky voice finally.
"Who knows what a couple of gankers think in their minds? Threatening for having a docking computer? Let's perform the play and hope securities will be here in a short time."
It only took them a minute to approach our Type-9 The Koca Göt.
"But, this is just a Sidewinder." I slipped out of my mouth.
"And, it's pink!" said my bro.
"Yes. It also has two rail guns. Beautiful, isn't it?"
The guy who came through the airlock was seen as a real pirate. He had a worn pirate hat, he had an eye patch... He had even a wooden leg too!
"No, actually. It is a cyborg's leg. I can play MP3 with it!"
"Cool!"
I hit my bro's head.
"So, how will it go? What do you want from us? We do not have any cargo in the ship" I said.
"I couldn't have known that; you see, there is no empty space for the manifest scanner on my glorious ship. Neither for cargo racks.
"We will talk about what we are doing in a minute. But the first things first. Do you have a coffee machine on this fat ass ship?"
My bro and I looked at each other with confusion. I was starting to be calm and wonder; who is this guy? So, we went to our common area and brewed some coffee. After we mentioned what we were doing in this system, the turn of getting shocked came to him.
"Didn't you know?! Ohhh my... You did not know it! Wow! The community goal you participate in requires some rare commodities. In order to be rich, you have to jump system to system and find those rares."
"But, our jump range is only 10 light-years!"
"The worse is here," he said. "That is why I chose your big ship. You see, there are some pirates outside who think we are the same wing team. But, I have another plan for them."