Chapter 5 - When disaster strikes...
11 Jan 2023Blasius Hayduk
Zaragas SystemJenner Hub station
After weeks of vacation time, and quiet celebration of the new year Blaise Thunderbolt was ready to pick up work again.
Just another day at the office... going thourgh his messages on his personal datapad when...
An encrypted message popped up from his old associate Chris O'Neal:
'Blaise This is Cris, meet me at Lalande 3118 system, I have everything planned out, I will contact you when you arrive in the system'
'Curious thought Blaise to himself' - this must be about his copilot Pyro, better see if I can help.
Lalande 3118 System
'Chris, come in I am in the system, come in' - Tried Blaise on their generally used encrypted channel.
...nothing on the other side, but an encrypted text message popped up the hud of the Golden Eye. ( Thunderbolt's Cobra)
'I am 8 clicks out from Rah Horticultural Base to the East, meet me in the smaller crater'
'Most curious...What happened, have I arrived late?' Thought Thunderbolt to himself
Rah Horticultural Base
After meeting up, Chris told the plan, that his friend Pyro has been transported to this hub for questioning, thanks to his little hacking earlier
OOC message
Read about Chris's private mission HERE
They went straight for the power building, after Blaise got level 3 security through the roof of a bio dome in the agricultural sector from a non suspecting scientist.
' Too many civilians here' - pointed out O'Neal - 'we need to disable the alarm first'
' Good thinking... come this way'- took the lead the Federal officer heading to the RES main building
While... suddenly, 'Blaise we have a problem' - came in on the communicator' - I am caught, they are scanning me...'
A second later laser rifle shots lit up the complex, Thunderbolt made a run back to Chris to assist, pulling his plasma sniper to provide cover Fire
' We need to get to the ship!' - he shouted - in a couple of seconds they've lost each other in the chaos, Guards running in a very organized manner, while backup was coming out of the nearby barracks, as the alarm systems sirens took over the main broadcast channels...
Jumping in the pilot seat of the Cobra Blaise started to fire up systems and gave all energy to shields, and calling his friend ' Chris do you read, get to the ship we are ready to get the hell outta here!'
'almost there...' - as suddenly a round of bullets visibly ran through the body of O'Neal he collapsed just meters from the loading ramp of Thunderbolt's Cobra
'NOoooooo' - shouted Blaise loudly and he had to fire the engines as the anti ship turrets just started to rotate towards his ship...
Lalande 3118 System
Deep space
The Golden Heart aimlessly drifted accross in deep space.. Thunderbolt had his face sunk in his hands... he couldn't save his Friend, just after things were coming along, they stole back his ship, got a lead on his copilot and they even had a small sum to work with...now all in peril Chris O'Neal dead, killed in action, he lost a friend and his only lead to get incorparated in the Imperial Navy as an undercover Federal agent.
He needed some time... to think to get himself together and gain some strengh and will to start over...
After hours he finally sat up in his captain's chair, and punched in the coordiantes to HIP 97950...
OOC message
'It was an unfortuante accident, my Friend Chris O'Neal suffered a fatal injury in action in game, that we obviously followed as happend.
Stay tuned how the story continues, maybe Thunderbolt will soon gets to meet a new companion...'
Stay tuned how the story continues, maybe Thunderbolt will soon gets to meet a new companion...'