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TUESDAY 2045/06/14
JOHN ARCHER RAN TO HIS CONTROLS AND
TRIED TO BREAK THE SHIP AS IT FELL DOWN
AGAINST ATHAREIS. FALCONER TRIED OVER
AND OVER AGAIN TO GET THE ENGINES GOING
BUT TO LATE AS THE ´MARIAH´ ALREADY HAD
ENTERED ATHAREIS' ATMOSPHERE.
DYER ACTIVATED THE HEAT-SHIELDS MANUALLY
AND HIS MOVE SAVED THE SHIP FROM BURNING
UP DURING THE ENTRY.
´27000 KILOMETRES AND CLOSING´ REPORTED
MILES AS THEY SAW THE PLANETS SURFACE
APPROACHING SCARELY FAST UNDER THEM.
´DON'T WORRY! WE'LL BE DOING JUST FINE!´
IT WAS DYER WHO SAT BACK IN HIS CHAIR
AND LOOKED LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED.
´NOT IF OUR FRIEND ARCHER HERE WILL DO
AS HE HAS LEARNED IN SCHOOL´
JOHN ARCHER DID NOT LIKE DYERS WAY TO
EXPRESS HIMSELF, BUT SINCE THIS WAS NO
TIME TO ARGUE HE DIDN'T BOTHER TO SAY
SOMETHING. HE MADE THE SHIPS NOSE
POINTING RIGHT DOWN AGAINST THE GROUND.
´LUCKY FOR US ARCHYBOY HAS DONE HIS
HOMEWORK TODAY´ RESPONSED DYER TO
ARCHERS MANOUVRE.
´STOP THAT OR I'LL REPORT YOU TO THE
A.O.I-HEADQUARTERS´ PALMER SAID TIRED
SICK ON DYERS COMMENTS.
´OK, CHIEF!´ CHRIS SAID WITH A SMILE.
AS THEY APPROACHED THE SURFACE, JOHN
ARCHER PREPARED TO DO A ADVANCED
MANOUVRE IN ORDER TO SAVE THE SHIP FROM
A SERIOUS CRASHLANDING.
´24000 KM´ SAID MILES TO NO USE AS
EVERYONE WAS WATCHING THE INSTRUMENTS
CLOSELY. ARCHER SHIFTED HIS HELMS IN A
90 DEGREE ANGLE AND THE SHIP GAINED
SPEED AS IT TURNED IT'S NOSE POINTING
AGAINST THE HORIZON. WITH NO ENGINES
THOUGH, THE LANDING WOULD BE HARD.
AS GROUND WAS APPROACHING, EVEN THE
OTHERWISE SO CALM GARY MILES TOOK OF
HIS HEADSET AND PREPARED FOR THE
COLLISION.
´OK BOYS. TIME FOR 5.4 ON THE RICHTER-
SCALE´ ARCHER SAID AS HE CHOOSED PLACE
FOR TOUCH-DOWN. HE DIVED OVER THE TOP OF
A MOUNTAIN AND AS HE PUSHED EVERYTHING
THE SHIP COULD GIVE AFTER THE SKY-DIVE
AS THE PILOTS CALLED RE-ENTRY IN A
ATMOSPHERE AND LANDING WITH NO ENGINES.
´HOW CAN THEY COMPETE IN A EVENT LIKE
THIS´ HE SAID TO HIMSELF PROMISING THAT
HE WOULD NEVER EVEN THINK ABOUT DOING
A TRIP LIKE THIS AGAIN.
HE HADN'T TIME TO THINK ANYMORE SINCE
THE SHIP NOW BEGAN TO TOUCH THE SURFACE
BELOW. HE NOW CHANGED HIS MIND ABOUT THE
IDEA OF CHOOSING A DESERT FOR LANDING-
PLACE. THE BRAKE WOULD BE SO INTENSE
THAT HE PROBABLY WOULD FLY INTO HIS
CONTROLS BUT THERE WAS NO CHOICE TO BE
MADE NOW. AS THE SHIP CAME DOWN, HE
THREW HIMSELF TO THE FLOOR. ´MARIAH´
SLID SOME 50 METRES AND THEN BUMPED INTO
A SMALL ROCK.
´THAT WAS REAL FUN!´ SAID DYER AND STOOD
UP. HE WALKED AGAINST THE AIRLOCK BUT
THEN SUDDENLY HE FELT UNEASY.
´ANYONE KNOWS IF WE CAN BREATH THE DAMN
ATMOSPHERE IN THIS PROLE-HOLE?´
´SURE YOU CAN! BUT DON'T THINK IT'S
GOOD FOR YOUR LUNGS´ ANSWERED DOUG.
DYER OPENED THE AIRLOCK AND THE OTHERS
FOLLOWED HIM. THE WORLD OUTSIDE HAD A
SMELL OF EVIL BUT NO ONE COULD TELL WHAT
IT WAS.
AFTER GATHERING SOME EQUIPMENT THEY
STARTED TO WALK. NO ONE COULD TELL WHERE
BUT EVERYONE REALISED THEY HAD TO GO
SOMEWHERE.
THURSDAY 2045/06/16
AFTER WALKING FOR TWO DAYS, FOOD AND
WATER WAS RUNING OUT. EXCEPT FOR SOME
BUSHES, ALL THEY HAD WALKED THROUGH WAS
PURE DESERT. SUDDENLY ARCHER SAW A
VEHICLE AT THE HORIZON. IT WAS MOVING
VERY FAST AND CAME IN THEIR DIRECTION.
´SHALL WE RUN OR STAY HERE AND PRAY´
HE SAID. EVERYBODY FELT BOTH FEAR AND
RELIEF AS THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT
OF THEM. IT WAS A LSS-21 SAND VESSEL.
A KIND OF CAR WICH WAS ONE OF THE MOST
USED VEHICLES ON PLANETS CONTAINING
DESERTS. IT IS A AVARAGE SIZED VEHICLE
USING JET-ENGINES TO GAIN MAXIMUM SPEED.
SIX ARMED GUARDS CAME OUT FROM THE
VESSEL AND LOOKED AT THE A.O.I-MEN.
´PLEASE COME WITH US´ SAID THE MAN WHO
APPEARED TO BE THE LEADER. ALL OF THE
ASSEMBLERS STARTED TO WALK TOWARDS THE
VESSEL. AFTER A LONG TRIP IN DISTANCE,
BUT A SHORT ONE IN TIME THEY ARRIVED TO
WHAT SEEMED TO BE A CITY. THEY WHERE
TAKEN TO A ROOM AND THEN, WITHOUT A WORD
THEIR GUARDS WENT OUT AND LOCKED THE
DOOR.
´YOU THINK WE'VE BEEN FOOLED?´ SAID
MILES. HE DIDN'T LIKE THIS AT ALL.
´NO, I THINK WE ARE PLAYING 'FIND THE
KEY'´ DYER SAID ANGRY. ´OR MAYBE IT IS
A SAFETYMEASURE´ HE ADDED.
THEY HEARD SOMEONE PUTTING A KEY INTO
THE DOOR AND OPEN IT. A TALL, RATHER
FAT MAN CAME IN. HE WAS WEARING A
UNIFORM AND HE SEEMED TO BE SOME KIND OF
GENERAL OR SOMETHING.
´THE GREAT ASSEMBLERS OF INFINITY´ HE
SAD WITH IRONY AND LAUGHED.
´MY FRIENDS, IS THIS THE END?´ HE SAID
REALLY ENJOYING THE SITUATION.
NONE OF THE ASSEMBLERS SAID ANYTHING.
´DON'T WORRY! I DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE
WITH THE U.S.P AND YOU KNOW THAT.
ACTUALLY, I'M GOING TO FREE YOU.´
ARCHER LOOKED SUSPICIOUS AT THE MAN.
´HOW CAN WE TRUST THAT, WHEN WE DON'T
EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME YET?´ HE SAID.
AS IF HE HAD SAID SOMETHING FUNNY, THE
MAN IN THE UNIFORM BEGAN TO LAUGH.
´YES! ACTUALLY YOU ARE RIGHT!´ HE SAD
HAPPILY. ´I'M RAMANUS, LEADER OF THE
PROUD PLANET OF ATHAREIS.´ HE STOPPED
LAUGHING AND TURNED TO A YOUNGER
SUB-LIEUTENANT.
´TAKE YOUR MEN AND GET OUT!´
´BUT SIR, WHAT IF...´
´NO NOTHING!!! IT'S AN ORDER!´ HE NEARLY
SCREAMED.
´OK. BUT DON'T SAY I DIDN'T WARN YOU
SIR.´ HE SAID AND LEFT WITH HIS MEN.
AFTER HE HAD GONE, RAMANUS LOOKED AT THE
ASSEMBLERS. EVERYONE KNEW IT WAS A MOVE
OF PRESTIGE AND POWER SO THEY WAITED FOR
HIM TO SAY SOMETHING.
´NOW WHEN WE ARE ALONE, I THINK WE CAN
USE A MORE PRIVATE CONVERSATION INSTEAD
OF THE BUREAUCRATIC CRAP´ HE SAID IN A
VERY FRIENDLY TONE. THEY WERE ALL
SUPRISED OF THIS SUDDEN CHANGE.
´LET'S GET TO THE POINT, SHALL WE? AS
YOU ALL PROBABLY KNOW, THE SITUATION
BETWEEN US AND THE PEOPLE AT THE
GELIAN II ISN'T THE BEST. THE CONFLICT
IS BASED ON THAT THE GELIANS ARE
DISTRIBUTING A DRUG, THE 'ASTRORIDE',
TO OUR PLANET. IT'S A TERRIBLE DRUG!
YOU TAKE IT ONCE AND YOU NEED ONE PILL
EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!
WE HAVE DEVELOPED A MASSIVE REHABILIT-
ATION PLAN, BUT THE MORE PEOPLE WHO
GETS CLEAN, THE MORE GARRAK AND HIS
MEN DELIVER 'ASTRORIDE'. WE CAN'T PROVE
ANYTHING SINCE THEY REFUSE US TO COME
NEAR GELIAN II, BUT WE ARE 100 PERCENT
SURE ABOUT THIS.´ HE MADE A SHORT BREAK
TO SEE THE REACTION OF THE ASSEMBLERS.
´WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE LIKE
YOU TO SHOW UP, AND WE ARE VERY HAPPY
THAT YOU ARE HERE. IF YOU WANT TO, YOU
ARE FREE TO GO, BUT WE BEG YOU, PLEASE!
PLEASE HELP US!´ AND THE POWERFUL MAN
WHO JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO WAS LAUGHING
AT THEIR MISTAKE WAS NOW BEGGING THEM
FOR HELP.
´WHY DON'T YOU GO THROUGH U.S.P?´
IT WAS 'ALWAYS-BY-THE-BOOK' PALMER WHO
ASKED. RAMANUS LOOKED LIKE THE QUESTION
WAS THE MOST STUPID HE HAD EVER HEARD.
´WE CAN'T! AS I SAID WE HAVE NOT A
SINGLE EVIDENCE OF WHAT IS GOING ON.´
´CAN YOU LEAVE THIS ROOM FOR A WHILE SO
WE CAN DISCUSS THIS IN PRIVACY?´
´YES. OFCOURSE. I'LL COME BACK IN 5
MINUTES´ SAID RAMANUS LOW-VOICED.
HE CLOSED THE DOOR AND THEY WERE ALONE.
´THIS IS INSANE! I'M NOT GOING TO HELP
THIS MANIAC, EVEN IF WE WERE ON MISSION
BY U.S.P´ SAID DYER.
´COME ON! IN THE ASSEMBLERS OF INFINITY
STATUTE, IT CLEARLY SAYS THAT 'A TEAM OF
A.O.I SHALL ALWAYS HELP IF ANY SIGN OF
EVIL, IMPROPER USE OF LEADERSHIP,
OPPRESSION OR CRIMINALITY HAS OCCURED'
AND THOSE RULES ARE MADE FOR US TO
FOLLOW EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOT HIRED BY
THE U.S.P FOR THE MISSION.´ OFCOURSE IT
WAS PALMER WHO HAD SPOKEN. HE WAS A
LEGEND WHEN IT CAME TO KNOWING RULES,
LIABILITIES AND OTHER BUREAUCRATIC
BUSINESS.
´WELL, WHY NOT? IF WE CAN GET A SHIP TO
GO HOME WITH, I SAY WE ACCEPT!´
AFTER A WHILE CAME RAMANUS BACK.
´SO? WHAT IS YOUR RESPONCE?´ HE SAID AND
EVERYBODY COULD TELL THAT HE WAS VERY
NERVOUS.
´WE ACCEPT, IF YOU WILL GIVE US A SHIP
TO GO HOME WITH!´
´OFCOURSE! OFCOURSE! YOU'LL GET EVERY-
THING YOU NEED´ RAMANUS NEARLY SHOUTED.
´MY EXPERTS HAVE DEVELOPED A PLAN TO
DESTROY THE FACTORY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
HEAR IT?´
´LOOK, WE ARE AN ASSEMBLERS OF INFINITY
TEAM OF THE 3RD GRADE, AND WE KNOW HOW
TO DESTROY FACTORIES.´ DYER SAID. HE WAS
NEARLY ANGRY BY THE FACT THAT RAMANUS
DIDN'T TRUST THEM ON A MISSION OF SUCH
IMPORTANCE.
´YOU CAN'T GET IN, BOMB THE BUILDING AND
THEN GET OUT! THE FACTORY IS PROTECTED
BY SEVERAL IN-AIR SPACECRAFTS AND IT'S
ARMOUR IS IN INCREDIBLE. WHEN THEY WERE
TESTING IT, THEY SHOOT A REC-1 MISSILE
DIRECTLY AT THE FACTORY AND NOT A SINGLE
JAR BROKE INSIDE.´
´WHAT HAVE WE AGREED TO?´ SAID PETE
SAARELAHT.
´DON'T WORRY! AS WE SAID, WE HAVE THE
RIGHT PLAN AND YOU ARE THE RIGHT MEN TO
DO IT.´
ARCHER WHO HAD BEEN SILENT UNTIL NOW
SAT BACK IN HIS CHAIR AND SAID:
´LET'S HEAR IT!´
´OK. WE HAVE TO MAKE THIS LOOK AS A BAD
PLANNED TERRORIST-ATTACK. SINCE NO ONE
ON GELIAN II WANTS THE FACTORY GONE, WE
HAVE TO BLOW UP A WATER-RESERVOIR 7 KM
ABOVE THE FACTORY. FIRST, IT'S A PERFECT
PLACE FOR A TERRORISTACT AND SECOND, THE
POWER OF THE WATER CAN DESTROY THE DRUG-
CENTRAL BETTER THAN ANY OF YOUR GUNS.
ANYWAY, SINCE NO AIRTRAFFIC IS ALLOWED
IN A RANGE OF 10 MILES AROUND THE
FACTORY, YOU HAVE TO LET OUR EXPERT AND
ONE, MAYBE TWO, OF YOUR MEN OFF VERY
FAST.´ HE PLACED A MAP ON THE TABLE.
´IF YOU COME IN FROM HERE, YOU CAN FLY
TO THE LAKE HERE, DROP THE CREW OFF IN
THE LAKE (YOU WILL GET A SHIP THAT CAN
GO LOWER THAN 200 KM/H AND IN A TURN, I
THINK THAT WOULD BE SLOW ENOUGH TO JUMP
OUT OF A VESSEL INTO WATER. ON PICK-UP,
YOU'LL DO THE SAME THING, BUT THIS TIME
YOU HAVE TO HOVER ABOVE THE LAKE WHILE
HOISTING UP YOUR MEN.´
THEY DISCUSSED AND PLANNED THE MISSION
FOR A FEW HOURS AND THEY MET THE EXPERT
WHO WOULD ADAPT THE EXPLOSIVES WHEN
DESTROYING THE RESERVOIR. ACTUALLY, IT
WAS A FEMALE WHO WERE THE EXPERT. DYER
WAS OFCOURSE FULL OF CONTEMPTION, BUT
SHE HAD FACED THAT PROBLEM MANY TIMES IN
HER PROFFESION SO SHE DIDN'T CARE.
AFTER GETTING A FAST VESSEL AND PLAN THE
MISSION MANY TIMES OVER AGAIN THEY WERE
FINALLY HEADING FOR GELIAN II. BOTH DYER
AND PETE SAARELAHT HAD THE FEELING THAT
SOMETHING FISHY WAS GOING ON, BUT AS SO
MANY TIMES BEFORE, PALMER DIDN'T LISTEN
TO THEIR NAGGING ABOUT IT.
FRIDAY 2045/06/17
AS THE VESSEL WAS FLYING VERY LOW WITH
A VERY HIGH SPEED, ALL OF THE ASSEMBLERS
AND ALSO THE EXPLOSIVES-EXPERT, MEDINA,
WERE CONCENTRATED ON THEIR MISSION. AS
THEY APPROACHED THE LAKE WHERE MILES,
FALCONER AND MEDINA WERE ABOUT TO JUMP.
THEY ALL LOOKED AT THE EXPERT WHO HAD TO
GO WITH THEM ON THIS MISSION. HER NAME
DIDN'T COME FROM THE ATHAREIS, THEY WERE
ALL SURE OF THAT BUT NO ONE COULD TELL
WHAT WAS WRONG WITH HER. THEY ALL KNEW
THERE WAS SOMETHING MYSTERIOUS ABOUT HER
BUT THEY DIDN'T BOTHER TO DISCUSS IT.
SHE WAS RATHER TALL, DARK-HAIRED AND SHE
LOOKED LIKE EVERYTHING EXCEPT AN EXPERT
ON BLOWING UP WATER-RESEVOIRS.
THEIR VESSEL BRAKED UNTIL THEY WERE DOWN
TO 217 KM/H AND JOHN ARCHER DIDN'T WANT
TO PUSH HER LIMITS ANYMORE SINCE HE
ALREADY FELT THAT HE WAS LOOSING CONTROL
OVER THE STEARING.
THE THREE OF THEM JUMPED AT THE SAME
TIME AND FLEW SOME HUNDRED METRES
FORWARD BEFORE THEY HIT THE SURFACE.
AFTER A BREATHTAKING SWIM AND A RATHER
LONG WALK THEY FINALLY REACHED THEIR
TARGET - THE IONA WATER-RESERVOIR.
MEDINA STARTED ADAPTING THE EXPLOSIVES.
AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES SHE WAS FINISHED
AND THEY STARTED TO TAKE OFF TOWARDS THE
LAKE WHERE THEY WOULD BE PICKED UP.
THEY WOULD ACTIVATE THE EXPLOSIVES BY
REMOTE AND UNTIL NOW, EVERYTHING SEEMED
TO BE CALM. AS THEY RAN THROUGH THE
FOREST MILES SUDDENLY HEARD VOICES AND
STOPPED. DOUG FALCONER MADE HIS RIFLE
READY TO FIRE AND MEDINA GRABBED HER
REMOTE-CONTROL. THEY WERE ALL VERY TENSE
AS THE VOICES CAME CLOSER.
´IF IT IS ONE OF THE GELIAN GUARDPATROLS
WE ARE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE´ SAID MEDINA
VERY UNNECESSARY SINCE THEY ALL UNDER-
STOOD WHAT THE VOICES WERE.
´WE BETTER TAKE SOME COVER´ SAID MILES
AND LOOKED FOR SOMETHING TO HIDE BEHIND.
A BIG FALLEN TREE WAS THE PERFECT COVER
AND AS THE VOICES CAME CLOSER, FALCONER
AIMED AT THE DIRECTION WITH HIS RIFLE.
SOMEHOW, THE PATROL HAD FOUND SOMETHING
MORE INTERESTING TO LOOK FOR AS THEY
SET OFF TO EAST.
THEY HAD JUST REACHED THE LAKE AS THEY
SAW THE ASSEMBLERS' VESSEL SWEEPING
OVER THE TREES. MEDINA WALKED INTO THE
WATER AND AS THE WATER REACHED HER
THIGHS SHE PULLED OUT THE ANTENNA ON HER
REMOTE. SHE PRESSED TWO BUTTONS AND AS A
NOISE, A KIND OF THUNDER, SHIVERED
THROUGH THE FOREST, SHE THREW AWAY THE
CONTROL AND CONTINUED WADING OUT IN THE
WATER.
AS THE SHIP HOVERED 20 METRES OVER THE
SURFACE, THE THREE OF THEM CLIMBED UP
ON A ROPE. SINCE THE GUARDING TROUPS WAS
TRYING TO SAVE THE DRUGFACTORY THEY
MANAGED TO GET OUT OF THE GELIAN
ATMOSPHERE WITHOUT CONFRONTATIONS.
´CAPTAIN, CAN I HAVE PERMISSION TO GO
INTO THE SECURITY AREA AND GET MY HAIR
FIXED AND CHANGE INTO SOME DRY CLOTHES´
SAID MEDINA AS IF NOTHING OF JUST HAD
HAPPENED REALLY HAD HAPPENED. PALMER
COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HER AT ALL. A FEW
MINUTES AGO, SHE HAD BEEN PUTTING HER
LIFE ON A LINE BLOWING A DRUGFACTORY OUT
AND NOW SHE WANTED TO FIX HER HAIR!?
´EH... SURE. ANYTHING YOU WANT.´ HE SAID
VERY CONFUSED. AS SHE HAD GONE DYER'S
FACE SUDDENLY CHANGED FROM A SMILE TO A
VERY SERIOUS EXPRESSION.
´SIR, YOU KNOW WHEN I TOLD YOU I THOUGHT
THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG?´
´YES. WHAT IS IT?´
´ACCORDING TO THE U.S.P COMPUTER WICH I
MANAGED TO ACCESS FROM HERE, IT'S NOT
THE GELIANS, BUT THE PLANET ATHAREIS
THAT EXPORT DRUGS.´
´WHAT??? WHAT SHOULD THAT MEAN?´
´THAT WE JUST HAVE BLEWN UP A FACTORY
MAKING A CURE FOR THE DRUG.´
´ARE YOU SURE?´
´100 PERCENT SIR´ DYER SAID SADLY.
A FLASHING LIGHT BLINDED THE ASSEMBLERS.
´SHIT! SHE TOOK THE EMERGENCY SHUTTLE!´
SAARELAHT YELLED.
´THAT MEANS, THAT THIS VESSEL IS ARMED
AND READY TO EXPLODE ANY MINUTE!´ SAID
DYER AND YOU COULD NEARLY SMELL THE HATE
EVERYBODY FELT AGAINST RAMANUS AND HIS
PLANET.
´THE GREAT ASSEMBLERS OF INFINITY´ SAID
DYER BUT NO ONE LIKED HIS JOKE.
´WHAT SHALL WE DO SIR?´ SAID ARCHER.
´LET'S SET TOP SPEED OUT OF HERE!´ SAID
PALMER NEARLY YELLING.
AS THE SHIP SET OFF AWAY FROM THE
ATHAREIS, RAMANUS MEN TYPED IN THE
ACCESS CODE FOR THE EXPLOSIVES AND MADE
THEM READY TO DETONATE...
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PART ONE
MONDAY 2045/06/06
AS THE MORNING BROKE AT MARSPORT IV,
CAPTAIN SIMMONS SAW THE A.O.I-BADGES ON
HIS MEN SHINE IN THE SUNLIGHT AS THEY
STOOD IN THEIR UNIFORMS AWAITING HIS
COMMANDS.
´MEN´, HE SAID. ´WE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED
BY THE GOVERNMENT ON ALPHA MORESIA´
HE MADE A SHORT BREAK.
´ACCORDING TO WHAT I HEARD FROM THEM
YESTERDAY EVENING, THEY HAD SOME
TROUBLES WITH PIRATES STEALING THEIR
VALUABLE GOODS WHEN TRANSPORTING THEM
TO OUR PART OF THIS GALAXY.´
HE STOPPED AND LOOKED ON THE MEN'S
FACES. EVERYBODY SEEMED PLEASED WITH
THE IDEA. BOTH GOING TO ALPHA MORESIA
AND HUNTING PIRATES MADE THEM HAPPY.
´EVERYBODY ARE BORED WITH THIS PIRATE-
NONSENS, BUT SINCE WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT
WITH U.S.P I THINK WE ARE FORCED TO
DO THIS JOB. ANY QUESTIONS?´
´YES SIR´, IT WAS PETE SAARELAHT, A
YOUNG - BUT YET VERY TALENTED - SOLDIER
WHOS PARENTS HAD BEEN BRUTALY KILLED BY
GOB IN THE GREAT WARS.
´WHAT SHALL WE DO WHEN AND IF WE FIND
THE PIRATES, AND HOW WILL WE DO THAT?´
´YOU WILL FIND THEM BY TRANSPORTING
IMPORTANT MINERALS IN A CAMOUFLAGED
SIRVINA-20 ATTACK SHIP. WHEN YOU HAVE
ENCOUNTERED THE PIRATES, YOUR ORDERS
ARE TO FORCE THEM TO SURRENDER. IF
THEY RESIST, JUST A LITTLE, YOU HAVE
FULL AUTHORITY TO 'DELETE' THEM IF
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. AT 10:00 YOUR
SHIP WILL BE READY FOR TAKE OFF!
THAT'S ALL MEN, GOOD LUCK!´
AT 10:00. THE ´LUX ETERNA´, A.O.F'S
ATTACKSHIP, WAS ROLLING OUT OF THE
HANGAR AND ARCHER, FALCONER, MILES,
SAARELAHT AND PALMER WALKED UP THE
STAIRS TO THE BRIDGE WHERE OLD GUNNER
DYER ALREADY WAS SITTING, RUNNING A
TESTSEQUENCE FOR ALL MACHINERY HANDLING
WITH FIREPOWER ON THE ´LUX ETERNA´.
SHE WAS A BEAUTY WITH HER 30 METRE LONG
CARCASS. SHE WAS FAST, EASY TO CONTROL
AND SHE ALSO CARRIED FIREARMS THAT WERE
FAR BEYOND HER NEEDS.
IN SPACE, SHE WAS WHAT THE OLD NUCLEAR
SUBMARINES WERE IN THE SEAS OF EARTH.
STARTING UP THE ENGINES, JOHN ARCHER
FELT THE POWER OF THIS SHIP - THE SHIP
OF HIS DREAMS. WHEN TURNING HER ENGINES
ON, THE SHIP STARTED TO SHIVER.
HAS THEY LIFTED FROM THE GROUND, MILES
AND SAARELAHT WERE DISCUSSING THE MAIN
OBJECTIVES OF THIS MISSION. AFTER A
WHILE, THEY BOOTH AGREED THAT IT WOULD
BE A USUAL, YET VERY EXCITING MISSION.
HAPPILY ENOUGH, ALL POSSIBILITIES OF
TRAVELLING NOT ONLY IN SPACE, BUT IN
TIME AND DIMENSIONS WAS LOST WHEN THE
LABORATORIES ON STARBASE III BURNT TO
DUST AFTER HEAVY ATTACKS FROM GOB AND
HIS FOLLOWERS.
WEDNESDAY 2045/06/08
ARRIVING AT THE ALPHA MORESIA, THE
ASSEMBLERS OF INFINITY FACED A BIG SUN
SHINING WARM ON THE FRIENDLY PLANET.
AFTER NICE RIDE TO THE MINISTRY OF
DEFENSE, THEY WERE INSTRUCTED BY A
MR.CALLAGAN. THEY GOT ALL INSTRUCTIONS
THEY NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN THE MISSION.
OFCOURSE, CHRIS DYER DIDN'T LIKE THE
IDEA OF TAKING ANOTHER SPACESHIP THAN
THE ´LUX ETERNA´. HE THOUGHT THAT SHE
WAS THE ONLY SHIP IN WICH THEY COULD
POSSIBLE FIGHT THE CRIMINALS IN THESE
PARTS OF THE UNIVERSE.
THURSDAY 2045/06/09
AFTER A NIGHT OF SLEEP AND DREAMING,
THE A.O.F GATHERED IN FRONT OF THE
´MARIAH´. A SIRVINA-20 ATTACK SHIP WICH
WAS CAMOUFLAGED TO LOOK AS MUCH AS A
MINERAL TRANSPORTING SHIP AS POSSIBLE.
´I DON'T LIKE THIS´ DOUG FALCONER SAID.
´ME NEITHER´ YOUNG PETE SAARELAHT FILLED
IN. THEY WERE ALL SILENT FOR A WHILE BUT
THEN CHRIS DYER SUDDENLY SAID ´LET'S GO
INSIDE AND GET TO KNOW THIS YOUNG LADY´
AND SO THEY DID.
SHE WAS AN AVARAGE SHIP IN ALL MEANS.
THEY WEREN'T TOO SURE IF THEY COULD
HANDLE HER IN A CLOSE COMBAT, BUT AS
DYER SAID ´THIS BITCH IS JUST AS EVERY
WOMEN ARE, AND I SURE CAN HANDLE THEM!´
AS HER ENGINES ROARED AND THEY SET OUT
IN SPACE, GARY MILES GOT A FEELING THAT
THIS VOYAGE WOULDN'T BE PRETTY AT ALL.
SUNDAY 2045/06/12
THREE DAYS HAD PASTED AND THEY HAD NOT
EVEN GOT A SIGHT OF ANY PIRATES.
SINCE FRIDAY, DYER HAD SAID ´DAMN GHOST-
STORIES, FUCK THEM ALL´ AND NOBODY GOT
BETTER BY HIS TALKING. THEN SOMETHING
HAPPENED. ´CAPTAIN PALMER´ DOUG SAID.
´I THINK WE HAVE COMPANY AT 5 O'CLOCK,
DISTANCE 2 LIGHTMINUTES AND CLOSING.´
´TYPE?´
´I CANNOT SAY FOR SURE, BUT IT NAVIGATES
LIKE A PV-322.´
´GOOD. EVERYBODY STAND BY! MILES, TRY
TO CONTACT THEM!´
´YES SIR! UNKNOWN SHIP AT 24.217.5,
ALPHA CRUISER 1286 HERE, PLEASE IDENTIFY
OR WE'LL OPEN FIRE.´
EVERYONE WAS WAITING BUT NOTHING
HAPPENED.
´UNKNOWN SHIP AT 24.217.5,
ALPHA CRUISER 1286 HERE, PLEASE IDENTIFY
OR WE'LL OPEN FIRE. THIS IS YOUR LAST
CHANCE!´ MILES TRIED AGAIN.
´SON OF A BITCH WON'T ANSWER´ DOUG SAID
TURNING OVER TO HIS COMBATSCREENS.
SUDDENLY LIGHTS AND ALARMSOUNDS CAME ON
IN THE SIRVINA-20 AND DYER SCREAMED
´WE HAVE A MISSILE OF UNKNOWN TYPE
APPROACHING.´
´LOCK RADARS ON TARGET´ PALMER ORDERED.
´RADARS LOCKED ON TARGET, TARGET ONLY
THING BEEING TRACKED´ SAARELAHT
RESPONDED. THE SHIP CAME CLOSER AND
DYER MADE HIS CANNONS READY TO FIRE.
´UNIDENTYFIED SHIP AT 4 O'CLOCK,
DISTANCE 8 LIGHTMINUTES´ DOUG VERIFIED.
THE SHIP CAME CLOSER AND CLOSER AND
WHEN THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE HIM THEY
ONLY SAW THEIR OWN FAITH; TWO MATA-
MISSILES BEEING LAUNCHED. THE BOTH
PASSED VERY NEAR THE ´MARIAH´.
THE PD-322 FLEW PAST THEM BUT TURNED AND
CAME BACK FOR ANOTHER ROUND. THIS TIME
WITH HEAVY MACHINEGUNS. THEY DIDN'T HIT
ANY TIME, BUT NEITHER DID THE ´MARIAH´.
AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE UNKNOWN SHIP
SET A COURSE AND DISAPPEARED AT 5
O'CLOCK FROM THE ´MARIAH´.
´STRANGE´ DYER SAID.
´HAHA! STRANGE? NO! THEY WERE SCARED TO
DEATH THOSE UGLY BASTARDS´ SAARELAHT
CHEERED.
´I DIDN'T MEAN THAT´ DYER SAID. ´THEY
FIRED 4 MATA-MISSILES AND THEY HAD A
REAL STATE-OF-THE-ART MACHINEGUN, BUT
STILL, THEY DIDN'T PUT A SINGLE BULLET
IN OUR SHIP.´
´SO? THEY HAD A LOUSY MARKSMAN!´
SAARELAHT SCREAMED IN SURPRISEMENT OF
DYERS DISAPPROVAL. DYER RAN UP FROM HIS
CHAIR AND PUSHED SAARELAHT UP AGAINST
THE WALL. SAARELAHT IMMIDIATELY REALISED
THAT DYER HAD TIRED ON HIS HAPPINESS AND
BECAME SERIOUS.
´I THOUGHT YOU WERE A REAL ASSEMBLER!´
DYER SCREAMED. ´I CAN HIT THE WINDMILL
IN YOUR GARDEN BACK IN HOLLAND WITHOUT
EVEN LOOKING AT MY CONTROLS WITH A MATA-
MISSILE! A MARKSMAN AT A PIRATESHIP
WOULD HAVE GOT US WITH HIS FIRST MISSILE
AND IF WE HAD MANAGED THAT, HIS 3 OTHERS
WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN BIGGER HITS! CAN'T
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE PLAYING IN
THE HIGH DIVISIONS HERE???´
DYER RELEASED PETE SAARELAHT AND WENT
BACK TO HIS CONTROLS.
´TWO ENCOUNTERS AT 12 O'CLOCK.
APPROACHING DANGEROUS FAST. DISTANCE
9 LIGHTSECONDS´ DOUG YELLED.
´THEY FOOLED US!´ JOHN ARCHER SAID AND
RUSHED TO HIS CHAIR IN THE BATTLE-
NAVIGATION ROOM. THEY SET FULL SPEED
AWAY FROM THE ATTACKING SHIPS, THEN
TURNED 180 DEGREES AND FIRED TWO
M-321 MISSILES AND FLEW TOWARDS THE
SHIPS IN FULL SPEED. AS THE MISSILES
MISSED THEIR TARGETS, SHIP NUMBER 1
LAUNCHED ONE OF THEM TOO. AS A GOOD
MARKSMAN, DYER READ THEIR MOVE AND
FIRED A SLOW AHG-ROCKET TO LEAD THE
MISSILE AWAY FROM THE SHIP. INSTEAD
OF GOING AROUND THE SHIPS, ´MARIAH´
DIVED UNDER THE TWO AND TOTALLY FOOLED
THEM. COMING UP BEHIND THEM, DYER FIRED
ANOTHER M-321'ER AND HIT ONE OF THE
ATTACKING SHIPS RIGHT IN IT'S SIDE.
WITH THE OTHER SHIP PERFECTLY IN RANGE
OF ANOTHER LAUNCH, ARCHER MADE A MISTAKE
AND ´MARIAH´ GOT UNCONTROLLABLE FOR A
FEW SECONDS, AND THAT MADE HER AN EASY
TARGET. THE OTHER SHIP MUST HAVE GOT HIT
BY SOME DEBRIS FROM THE EXPLOTION AND
DIDN'T FIRE A MISSILE. INSTEAD, THEY
USED MACHINEGUNS AND THEY HIT THE FRONT
OF ´MARIAH´.
JOHN ARCHER GAVE HER FULL SPEED AND
ACCELERATED AS FAST AS THE LADY COULD
DO, AND THE ENEMY SHIP WENT AFTER THEM.
USING EVERY POSSIBLE HORSEPOWER, ARCHER
REVERSED THE ENGINES INTO A BREAK AND
CAME BEHIND THE SECOND ENCOUNTER. DYER
DIDN'T MISS AND SANK HER WITH A ´GOOD
OL' TERRINGER´ AS HE CALLED THE T-05
MISSILE.
´GIVE ME DAMAGEREPORT!´ PALMER ORDERED
AND AFTER A FULL DAMAGESCAN, THEY
FOUND OUT THAT THE MACHINEGUN DAMAGE
AND ARCHERS DIVERSION HAD GONE FAR
BEYOND WHAT THE OLD ´MARIAH´ COULD
HANDLE. THEY WERE NOW FLOATING AROUND
IN SPACE WITH NO CONTROL OF THE SHIP.
TUESDAY 2045/06/14
AFTER TWO DAYS OF NO CONTROL, THE
´MARIAH´ WAS AN UNSAFE PLACE TO BE.
WITH NO POWER LEFT, THEY COULDN'T
USE THE ENGINE OR THE FIREPOWER.
EVERYONE WAS ASLEEP WHEN MILES
SUDDENLY WOKE UP TO THE SOUND OF THE
COLLISION ALARM. ´HOLY SHIIIIT!!!´ HE
SCREAMED AND ALL THE OTHER WOKE UP.
´GUYS! WE ARE FALLING DOWN TOWARDS THE
ATHAREIS!´ HE SAID WITH PANIC IN HIS
VOICE. EVERYBODY STRUGGLED WITH THE
CONTROLS BUT TO NO USE. ´MARIAH´ WAS
HELPLESSLY FALLING DOWN TO CRASH ON
THE UNFRIENDLY WORLD OF ATHAREIS...
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