Star Raiders of Thessia/story

RCS Tyveska shot through space as fast as her dated engines could push her. They had punched out of hyperspace on the edge of the Athena Expanse, a solar system said to be devoid of life, intelligent or otherwise.
"Damn pirates." Captain Tasha Keri swore under her breath in her native Mirialan then, turning to the bridge at large, barked out a sting of orders to her second in command about getting the distress beacon up and transmitting before moving to her command chair and collapsing into it. 
"Fierfek," she sighed. "Just because we were giving medical aid to the survivors of their attack on the colony."
"Ma'am, I'm getting something from the gas giant's moon, it could just be a sensor echo."
"Check it, Barakis, don't just assume."
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