Episode 4

[Bynw]

[19:57]<Bynw> *raith was looking at the tangle of cables coming down from the hull breach where one of the fighters is no doubt attached to the freighter ... these cables of wires are integrated into the freighters systems .
[19:58]<+Raith> ??is it possible to fit up into the fighter through the opening??
[19:59]<Bynw> ?? no the opening isn't very big ... less than a foot square
[20:00]<Bynw> *over the ship's intercom ... in the same computerized voice that spoke before when the freighter was in orbit states* "Come to the bridge" and repeats every 30 seconds
[20:01]<+Raith> ??there internal ship's cameras on this frieghter??
[20:01]<Bynw> "come to the bridge .... come to the bridge .... come to the bridge .... come to the bridge .... come to the bridge .... "
[20:02]<Bynw> *the voice repeats*
[20:02]<Bynw> !! yes tehre are internal cameras, most larger ships would have security systems cameras and sensors*
[20:05]<+Raith> ::gets on his intership transport and heads to the nearest airlock::
[20:06]<Bynw> !! nearest airlock would still be in the forward section of the ship ... the was open when the ship last jumped
[20:06]<Bynw> !! closer to the bridge
[20:06]<Bynw> "come to the bridge .... come to the bridge .... come to the bridge .... come to the bridge .... come to the bridge .... "
[20:07]<+Raith> ::Starts heading towards the open airlock::
[20:09]<Bynw> *as you exit the dorsal passage way, and enter the ships forward crew/passenger area ... which does have to be done on foot, you find the airlock has been closed again and your in-helmet environmental system is telling you that there are rising O2 levels
[20:10]<Bynw> "come to the bridge .... come to the bridge .... come to the bridge .... come to the bridge .... come to the bridge .... "
[20:13]<+Raith> ::Tries to cycle the airlock::
[20:13]<Bynw> *the computer voice* "please come to the bridge. no harm will come to you"
[20:14]<Bynw> *the door begins to open, sliding back into it's compartment*
[20:15]<+Raith> ::Patches into the ship's intercom through his suit again:: "Yeah okay. So says the computer generated voice."
[20:17]<Bynw> *with the airlock open you can see into space ... even go into space ... and you see the other freighter ... it is a good distance way from you ... not anything that could be reached in a zero-g free fall ... no planet can be seen*
[20:19]<+Raith> ??they have hand holds on the outside hull or my suit have magnetics in the feet??
[20:20]<Bynw> !! there may be some hand holds on the outside of the ship ... but they aren't good if there is any kind of rough ride ... YOUR boots are also magnetic ... also might not be foolproof ... a tether would be the best thing to use in a spacewalk
[20:21]<+Raith> ??my suit have a tether??
[20:21]<Bynw> !! yeah yours will because of your needs
[20:23]<+Raith> ::tethers onto the nearest latch outside the airlock, engages his magnetics, and steps outside the ship heading towards the nearest pirates fighter::
[20:24]<Bynw> !! this ship is huge ... its not meant to be walked on in space unless "dry docked" for repairs ... the tether wont be long enough to reach the top of the ship from the bottom"
[20:24]<Bynw> *as you enter in space ... you can see the other freighter ... with several fighters still attached to it ... and the freighter jumps away ....
[20:25]<+Raith> ::decides he can't make it, closes the airlock, holsters his energy pistol, and heads to the bridge::
[20:27]<Bynw> *on the bridge ... the ships read outs indicate that the ship's jump drive is spooled up and ready for jump, and that lifesupport is turned back on and the ship will be at full lifesupport again in about 3 minutes*
[20:28]<+Raith> ::Patches into the intercom again:: "You have about 5 minutes to decide what to do with me one way or another." ::sets his suit's chronometer to a 5 minute countdown::
[20:29]<Bynw> *there is another flash out in space of a ship jumping into the area and the DRADIS also is going off with an unknown contact being detected*
[20:31]<+Raith> ??there a intership camera on the bridge??
[20:32]<Bynw> !! to view what's happening on the ship elsewhere? yeah you could access the internal security system from the bridge stations*
[20:33]<Bynw> !! the bridge here is much like your ship's bridge ... you can see into space through windows
[20:35]<+Raith> ::sits down and makes himself comfortable, nothing else he could ever have done::
[20:36]<Bynw> *voice* "We do not wish to cause you any harm. you are the first to make it this far. we congradulate you."
[20:36]<+Raith> ::over the comm:: "Fuck you."
[20:37]<Bynw> *the ship rocks a bit ... and the instruments on board indicate that the cargo is being jettisoned*
[20:38]<Bynw> *voice* "the coordinates back to where the crews are stranded are being set, and you may verify them with the ship's navigational system. this ship will be returned to you."
[20:40]<+Raith> ::Looks out the window::
[20:41]<+Raith> ??the other ship pulling up near the cargo??
[20:43]<Bynw> *there is a large saucer shaped ship ... probably near the size of the "Xunil" it hasn't changed its location since jumping in  ... however it is launching several smaller ships ... including dozens of the fighters like those attached to the ship*
[20:45]<Bynw> *the ship rocks abit again ... and there is an alert of a hull breach in the dorsal corridor but its been sealed by emergency doors shutting*
[20:46]<+Raith> ::Checks to see that he has control of the ship::
[20:46]<Bynw> *over the ship to ship comms, in a computerized voice* "The ship is yours"
[20:46]<Bynw> *the check confirms that control is not restricted or locked out*
[20:48]<+Raith> ::sets a collision course with the pirate ship and guns the engines at full blast, straps himself in. Sets the manuvering jets to swing the ship a hard left at the lest moment so the freighter will slide sideways into the other ship::
[20:50]<Bynw> *ship to ship* "You are setting a collision. You wish to die?" *a voice says, not computer generated*
[20:51]* WarLord is now known as WarLord-AFK
[20:51]<+Raith> ??ETA to collision??
[20:51]<Bynw> !! less than a minute
[20:52]<Bynw> !! 50 seconds
[20:53]<Bynw> !! 45 seconds
[20:53]<Bynw> !! 40 seconds
[20:53]<+Raith> ::Over the comm:: "Jump away, now."
[20:54]<Bynw> !! 35 seconds
[20:54]<Bynw> !! 30 seconds
[20:54]<+Raith> ::Eyes the DRADIS making sure the fighters don't try to dock again. Rolls the ship if they do::
[20:54]<Bynw> !! 25 seconds
[20:54]<Bynw> *the ship jumps
[20:55]<+Raith> ::Cut forward thrusters, full reverse until the ship is at a stop::
[20:56]<Bynw> *there are dozens of fighters flying about the area ... and other craft ... class 3 size ... which are linking up to the cargo containers
[20:57]<Bynw> *which are nearly class 2 size themselves ... there are probably 20 cargo containers but not nearly enough of these smaller ships to latch on to them
[20:58]<Bynw> *the fighters and other craft are keeping their distance from the freighter, there looks to be about 3 or 4 of the craft that are "docking" with the cargo containers*
[20:59]<+Raith> ::Sets a collision course with the nearest of the larger ships, noses the ship to face it, but doesn't activate the thrusters quiet yet:: "Leave the cargo."
[21:01]<Bynw> *all 3 of them are attached to a cargo container ... and all three of them jump taking their attached prize with them*
[21:01]<+Raith> ::Opens an alliance only channel on communications and sends a distress signal with our coordinates and stress the pirates are currently stealing the cargo::
[21:04]<Bynw> *over your FLT comm* "Lieutenant this is Xunil. We are currently about 5 jumps from your position .. ETA 26 minutes"
[21:05]<Bynw> *the large ship jumps back into the area, this time some distance away from you*
[21:06]<+Raith> "Confirm Xunil. Pirates seem to have jumped away. See you in 26 minutes"
[21:10]<Bynw> *the fighters begin heading back to the larger ship, due to the distance it may take a few minutes for the fighters to reach it*
[21:13]<+Raith> ??they leaving the bulk of the cargo??
[21:14]<Bynw> !! the other ships haven't jumped back and no new ones have launched
[21:17]<Bynw> * the pirate fighters have all docked on their mothership and it just sits out there*