Lasers, Food, And Ring Systems, Nov 14, 3301
14 Nov 2015ParkTyGreen
I recently arrived back in Kaushpoos to do the newest Community Goal.Here are the events that occurred...
I finnlly arrived at the station.
The Blue Horizon's hull needing repairs due to heat damage, nothing much to spend though.
Once I was out of the ship and in 0.7 Gs, I needed some actual food.
I was sick of eating compressed packaged food for the past five weeks
So, I went down to a Diner.
That feeling of eating food. Real food.
Never thought I'd miss it.
Being down in empire space for so long meant I couldn't purchase anything due to my bad relations with the faction.
So I had to go off of what I had in the ship.
And it was awful.
So I ate some freeze-dried vegetables and a whiskey.
In fact bought enough Whiskey to go a week, being out there, in space... It is lonely.
So I then went back to the Blue Horizons
For a few minutes I stood there, looking at the glistening hull.
I went up the entrance ramp, and later came up the the Bridge.
I forgot to pick up the bottlecap, so I meticulously picked it up and placed it back in the storage pod.
It is an ancient cap from a "Coca Cola" bottle, whatever that was.
I then walked over to the Pilot's Seat.
I pushed the icon on the Seat to bring up the Stick, throttle, Etc.
Slumped down in the seat, I turned on ship systems.
The ship whirred to life like a giant Holotab.
I disengaged the station.
I throttled up.
Through the letterbox, forcefeild shaking the ship violently.
I check my surroundings.
It was then I had to look twice when I saw a massive Corvette.
"They finally got around to mass producing those ships" I said aloud.
"A select few who had paid the fee are able to test fly the ships for the Federal Navy" said the computer
"Good to know"
I activated FSD, the blue haze clouding up next to the cockpit.
Soon it activated, sending that shock through my body once again.
It was time to begin the trek to the HAZRES
Halfway there, I got interdicted.
"Turn... Turn!!!!" I was muttering
The interdictor must have been a smaller ship, with lower mass.
The blast of energy shook the entire ship, tearing panels from the nose like cardboard.
I looked at the HUD to realize it was a Commander, not a needy Pirate.
I sent a voice comms.
Whoever it was, accepted.
"Hey, we are all friends here, right?" I asked
No reply
"Hello?"
Still, no reply.
"I'm just going to bounty hunt now, ok?"
"Bounty Hunter..." Said a gravely voice.
"Voice comms disconnected"
Once the audio was transmitted from the ship, I could determine his name.
"Commander Logan Nikish, Pirate in the PF.
I started receiving fire.
This time I made sure External Voice comms was off.
It was.
Volleys of Multi-Cannon fire streaking past the canopy.
Before I could slam the throttle, the ship did it for me.
I turned off Flight assist.
Banking hard right, I turned facing the enemy.
Eagle.
"Clean?!"
"CLEAN!!"
I sent voice comms
"HOLD YOUR FIRE!" I yelled
Surprisingly he did.
"Why are you trying to kill me?"
"Not try'n to kill you. Trying to board yo' ship"
"Why?"
"Gettin' a good FDL for our fleet"
I fired.
A large caliber cannon shot struck his Sheilds, splitting them apart like a peeled orange.
A second shot obliterated his engines
"WAI-"
The ship exploded in a sphere of wreckage and fuel.
It is hard to believe that just last year I was just a lowly smuggler.
Now I am this.
I activated FSD
Later I arrive at the HAZRES.
Once I exited supercruise, the blast of energy throws me against the dashboard.
"Came in a little quickly" I thought to myself
Once I accelerate, I receive fire.
I do Flight assist off, and do a 360.
A fellow FDL.
Wanted.
"Sheilds at 58%"
I use downward thrust and pull up, now underneath the target.
I keep my vertical speed level so I follow along underneath the ship.
I open fire.
My a cannon shot pierces the Sheilds.
A few more blast away the cockpit.
I jump out of the ring system, and head back to Neville.
Once I docked, I got up and walked into my quarters.
I needed some rest.
After about an hour of rest I got up, and went to write this.
I am now going to a nearby system to confirm my suspicions on... something.
I'll get some dinner, and head out.
I will write once I am there.
This is commander ParkTy Green, signing off
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