Escape from Eusuchi Port
11 Apr 2022Claude Lecardunoie
I woke really early this morning. It is not really a pleasure to sleep in anyway. I stayed last night in the Pilot's Confederation dorms. Nothing fancy, but it is free if you have your permit. I took a quick breakfast, coffee, bread, butter from synthetic milk, all of that from Matet. Everything you eat in Dromi is from Matet, except the small production from Aitkins Hub. We make better wheat, fruits and vegetables are also better, but the production is so small. The pride of AItkins Hub is truffle. One piece can be bought up to 800000 CR. As many people in Aitkins Hub, my parents used to work in that business.But I don't want to follow their path. So here I am, at the Pilot's Confederation center here, in Mawson Dock. I have a mission briefing, this data hack job. The mission seems simple, but it requires a VRS and bay to store it in my Sidewinder. Again, that is provided by the Pilot's Conf'. On my side, I did the refuel. Then, to my surprise, Rob Timlson, one of the Confederation administrator, and my mentor and sponsor, dropped by to whish good luck. Always nice to see him. I guess he thinks he owes me. "Don't land to close of the outpost" he said. "They'll have turrets, nothing you cannot handle, but pay attention", he warned, smiling. He knows I can do it. I gave him a kiss on the cheek, jumped in my ship and took off. Destination is Sharur again, but this time I'll land on a planet.
After a short jump, I set my navigation computer to drive me to Eusuchi Port. This one is my last job the Confederation. If they don't allow me to leave, I'll find a way. That was what thinking, when the navigation system beeped, Eusuchi Port is at sight. I started my descent to land some 3 kilometers away from the outpost and took my VRS out of the ship. It is the first time I leave my Sidewinder on auto flight. I hope my "Petit Baigneur" will answer the call when I'll need to flee.
My VRS, le "Scarabée" covered the 3 kilometers fast enough. A quick scan of the facility indicated that there were three turrets to destroy. This done, the hack itself didn't take more than 20 seconds.
Then, it got hot. On my radar appeared three hostile spots. Land vehicles, air crafts, I couldn't tell. I just pushed my Scarabée at maximum speed. The problem was that I am not familiar enough with all the commands, and could not call my ship back from auto flight. I had to go 5 more kilometers to call my Sidewinder. I embarked my VRS as fast as I could and pushed the throttle at full speed, because I realised that I was now wanted by the Raven Corsair in Sharur.
I reached Mawson Dock. I received my pay for stolen data in Eusuchi Port. Then I met Rob at the Pilot's mess. He had a smile and I could see that he was proud of my achievment. "Congrats", he said, "You've earned yourself an important mission outside of the Confederation: your destination is Ehecatl, Liebig Station. Here is your flight permit and the diplomatic documents you have to give to local authorities. Be ready you leav in two days".