When Bad Things Get Worse

-Zero · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:18 pm Post subject: When Bad Things Get Worse

There had been a string of pirate attacks months ago by the pirate Zero. The attacks seemed organized and specifically targeted towards certain systems and the Black Sun. Afterwards, Zero dropped off the grid, and many believed he had been killed by the Black Sun. It had been months since then. However, somewhere in a undisclosed location, things were about to go from bad, to worse.

Zero sat in a dusty room, which had obviously not seen many visitors before him. He felt like he had been there forever, but everything would pay off. He paced back and forth waiting for the call. He was told the call would come today, if it didn't someone was going to die. His comm chirpped as he answered quickly.

"Yes?" Zero said

"We're ready" a voice said over the comm

"I'm on my way" Zero said as he walked quickly out the door.

The door slid open in front of him and there were 5 grease covered men sitting inside having a drink. There was a large window in the room, but everything outside of it was dark. The men stood when they saw Zero come in. Zero stood facing the dark window with his arms crossed. He looked at one of the men and gave a nod. The man flipped a large switch and the lights inside the once dark room came to life. Inside the hangar was a Vigo Gunship.

"Your new ship sir" the mechanic said, "We followed your specifications, railguns, blasters, this thing has got firepower to spare. Armor and shields are at max capacity, and your modified Reactor is working great. She's ready for anything."

"Give me a minute" Zero said as he left the room

He walking into the hangar towards the ship. He inspected the work to make sure it wasn't some cheap patchjob. Everything seemed to be in order and well configured. Systems check was green across the board. He saw the ships name "The Nova Star" painted on the ship. Zero smiled a wide smile. This was going to raise the bar for piracy in the galaxy.

Zero walked down the ramp into the hangar. He gave a thumbs up to the mechanics watching through the window, right before he set off a remote detonator that blew the room into dust. He collected his things and loaded them onboard.

Chomper, who obviously didn't like space travel laid on the ground trying to grab the floor whimpering. Zero fired up the ship, taking off into space and setting a course back to the main systems.
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