Thread: Outlaw Rising (Frelance & darkangel76)

Good, It will be good to have more people who know how the Illuminati's system works. Take over for coms, the shift will change over will happen in less than an hour. You can rest then. Damon gave her a brief but tight smile before moving on to the next person in the line. After getting the basics out of each of the other people in line. He assigned them each to a group that their skills were suited to before then letting one of the officers escort the others out of the bridge to their assigned stations. Viktor had turned his attention to Reisa after Elex had left the bridge with the prisoner. He wasn't sure what he sensed but he knew that something had changed with her. He stepped in front of her and put his hands on her arms as he tried to keep her gaze. Reisa, look at me. Your safe now. I don't know what they did to you but you are safe now and I promise you I won't let them near you again. He spoke low doing his best to make sure only Reisa could hear him. Be strong for a few more minutes then we can go and you can sleep or eat. Just speak for a few minutes with the Captain then you get to make the choices. He didn't know if he was helping her but he felt he needed to do something. He got momentarily distracted as his father spoke to Ava but he turned his attention back to Reisa where he kept holding her arms until he heard Damon clear his throat. Quickly dropping his arms Viktor looked up as Damon came back to them. Everything okay? Viktor shrugged not sure what to say to his fathers question since he was not sure if Reisa was okay or not. Right, Reisa I just wanted to tell you we are going to head to the outer system. It should only take a day or two. Once we are there is a place you can stay if you want to learn to hone and control whatever skills you may have. Viktor spent a few years there so he should be able to answer any questions you may have about it. Until we arrive back at our home you are free to pick a room on the ship here or we have space on our ship. If you would like to see it before making a choice we will be running shuttles between the ships between our FTL jumps. Just let Viktor know and we will get you on one of the flights. He paused before speaking in a softer tone trying to be as friendly as he could. I met your parents a few times. They were good people. I am sorry we were not able to save them but we will do everything we can to avenge them. He set his hand on her shoulder and gave it a gently squeeze as he spoke the last part before he turned to Viktor. Make sure she gets anything she needs and stay away from the brig. I want nothing more than too see that man pay for what he did but you know that's not how it works. Elex knows as well but all three of us know that you are the one that could make it happen. So don't be childish, be the man you have been raised to be and wait. He waited until Viktor gave him a nod knowing it was all he was going to get from the boy. He couldn't blame his son and really he was proud that both his boys had grown to fill the roles that life had forced upon them with. He started to walk back to his seat when he glanced at the princes. Viktor, that our guest down to the galley. Tell the cooks to find her something suited to working there to wear. He then spoke directly to Laela. You may not be here of your own free will but you will work to earn your keep. You will soon learn that nothing comes for free. Your air, food, water and heat are produced by someone on this ship. So you will earn your keep by making sure they are fed. We will not work you like a slave the way your family treats its citizens but you will work until I know what else to do with you. Viktor listened to his father explaining things to the princess but he watched Reisa to see if she might have any questions before they left. When his father was finished with the girl and he felt that Reisa was ready he turned to the girl and made a soft pushing motion with his hand in the air causing Laela to feel a hand press against her back and guide her to the bridges lift. Move girl. I am tired and so move fast so I can go relax. Once Viktor, Reisa and Laela were off the bridge Damon sat back down at his seat. Bring up the Nightshade on the main viewer and give me an update on what its doing. He watched the view screen but he glanced over at Ava a few times catching the eye of the coms officer that was watching her. When he gave a nod Damon would look away knowing his people would keep an eye on her. He hoped he would not find out she was conning them but he would space her if he needed to. The Nightshade has vacated the its atmosphere and is flooding the rest of the ship except the bridge and a few rooms close to it where our people are stationed with radiation from its reactor. That should kill off any of the remaining crew. Our people are ready to make the jump here, the Nightshade and on the Dark stalker. Good complete the first five jumps then have all ships go dark and wait. Lets make sure this works before we go any farther. Damon sat back as his commands were followed and all three ships jumped. The crew would feel a slight sensation but nothing that would cause them to stop what they were doing as the sensation should only last a few seconds at most. Once the first five jumps were made Damon spoke up. Alright change the shifts. All bridge personnel are ordered to report to the galley. We may not have another chance to eat if this goes south. So eat a meal then you can go and catch some rack time. He stood and waited until most of the crew had filed into the lifts before he walked over to Ava and her chaperon. I will take responsibility for her. GO get something to eat. As soon as the man headed for the lift Damon turned to Ava. I would be interested to hear about your experiences in your postings. I try keep this crew disciplined but I am never sure if I am doing the proper things or not. You see I was the captain of a cargo vessel for most of my life so the informal way it was run is what I am used to. Planet Charon - surface Jace pulled his attention away from the radar that showed at least a couple fighters rounding the planet in pursuit to look at his coms panel. He quickly input the coordinates of the crash site and the site he was supposed to meet his contact at. Shit. He angled the shuttled heading for his final landing site then flicked a few controls activating the mini guns embedded in the nose of the craft then sent a few countermeasures back behind him as he dove for the planet's surface. Opening the Com he broadcast over a few frequencies as including the frequency that he had received the landing location. Clear the crash site it's about to get unfriendly to anything not armored. Killing the Com he pulled back on the throttle as he let the planet do the heavy lifting as it pulled him down and let the fighters on his tail get closer and closer. Once they got to just within weapons range he opened the thrust let and put the ship into a dangerously steep dive. Within a few seconds the fighters had taken the bait and followed him in the dive. He gritted his teeth against the g forces he was subjection self to and forced his hands to stay on the controls as he watched the altitude since the view screen had shut down after its heat shield had slammed shut. He felt a sharp pain in his neck a split second before he felt the drugs designed to keep him from passing out hit his system. Then the display came back to lift and he saw the what was left of what must have been a skirmish between the locals. He didn't have time to get a good look since as soon as he saw the view screen come back to life he pulled and held the trigger letting loose a hail of metal rain down on anyone within the wreckage in just a few seconds before the ships flight computer took over and send the ship into a tight cork screw that pulled the ship out of its dive and kicked the afterburners. It took all his will power to keep himself from passing out as he was crushed into his seat. But the ship managed to pull up just enough to miss the top of the trees around the clearing. In only a few seconds the ship forced it's nose almost straight up to avoid the mountain in front of it. Jace watched the radar as one by the points of light of the fights blinked out. Smiling he let his eyes close for just a moment as the ship cleared the mountain and dived back down until it was flying under the planets radar. He made sure to fly lower for the rest of the trip before he dropped the ship into a river not far from the spot he was supposed to meet his contact. The shop slowed and then dipped under the water of a large lake. With a sonar ping he found a cave just big enough for him to slip the ship into before he powered it down. Once it was listening for an emergency beacon he unstrapped himself from the seat. It took him a few minutes to pack up his gear and the medication he would need for any prolonged period on a planet's surface. He opened up the air lock and tossed in a water proof bag then climbed in with an assault rifle and a long sealed case. Closing the lock he reached behind him and pulled are breather off his back and slipped it on before cycling the airlock. He waited patiently for the water to fill the lock before opening up the outer door and swam outside. He took his time swimming to the surface. It was once he was up and was sure it was face for him to get out, he climbed onto the bank and groaned softly as he felt the gravity pulling on his bones. It took him about half an hour to get to the coordinated he had received. He turned his radio on and hit the transmission button a few times to transmit a few short burst to get the demand of anyone on the channel.