WCGW Chpt 13

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==Chapter 13 - What Could Go Wrong==
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6 December 3040
Toten (Former Outworlds Alliance System)
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Utilizing 4 people from the Mule Cargo Dropships engineer crew, Corporal Natan Davis had completely removed the Holgraphic display system and literally stripped the bridge of the wrecked Titan Dropship of every computer and data drive he could locate. Some of the systems he could not even identify but he had them removed also. Looking around the now gutted bridge, he wondered if he should, then decided what is the worst that can happen.
"Jones, how about you and Wendell start yanking out any and every weapon system you can find and salvage. Harris, you and Mike yank out anything that looks of value. I mean anything. But before you do that, head down to the hanger bay and see if either of those Aero birds can be salvaged. If not, we tear it apart for anything of value. No sense leaving this stuff out here." Corporal Davis said then thought better of the last part. "Screw that, one way or another, we take those Aero birds over to the Mule as they are, we can always strip them down over there in the cargo bay."
They spent 14 hours with 4 refills on their EVA suits stripping the wrecked Titan Fighter Dropship and getting the 2 Aerospace Fighters transferred over to the Mule Dropship. Moving the fighters took the better part of 4 hours due to the funky movements of the Titan. But they had gotten it done. Now it was time to head back to the Invader Jumpship.
On the Invader Jumpship, Captain Mitchell had been surprised to find that Ship Master Kellog and his chief engineer had boarded one of the shuttles and had gone to link up with Major Lockton at the unknown wreck site. This bothered him and now he was glad that he had pulled all his people off the Intruder Assault Dropship at the last second. He managed to get the bridge crew to call the Mule Cargo Dropship.
"Davis, what did we find?" Captain Mitchell asked
"We got some goodies sir, but better to show you." Davis replied
"Excellent. The Mule captain agreed to swing by that first station on the way back. Says you and his folks did a great job recovering whatever you got. Think we can snag some of those 'Mechs onboard that station?" Captain Mitchell asked
"I don't see why not. We will give it our best try anyway." Davis replied
"Good, no sense leaving everything out here. Maybe we can make a buck off some of it." Captain Mitchell said
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10 December 3040
Captain Mitchell did not think anything was amiss when he woke and learned that the Intruder Dropship had return, but the hustle and bustle in the Invader Jumpships cargo bay did pique his interest. Locating the Invaders assistant chief engineer, he asked "What is all the activity?"
"Loading some repair parts, sir. Master Kellog radioed a list he wanted made ready for a rapid loading along with select people. Not sure what he found, but he sure sounded excited." The asst chief replied
"Really, thanks." Captain Mitchell said as he maneuvered his way towards the exit. He noted that at least a squad of Lockton's people were armed and seemed to be guarding against any interference. Reaching where all his people were gathered, he said "Lieutenant Sanders, make sure everyone is alert and ready for trouble. Nothing concrete, but I have a bad feeling about some things."
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