Tartarus System,Research Ship Minos.A lone Freelancer enters the ships bar after successfully completing a mission against the Outcasts.He is now looking for a new job and tries his luck at a Bounty Hunter who is enjoying his Liberty Ale.

Hi there!Got anything for me?

Never seen you around here.Are you new?

Yeah kinda.

Well i work for the Bounty Hunters Guild.We don't really run this place but we have an understanding with the people who do.There's not much going on right now but i did hear about a Rumour.Are you interested?

Sure go ahead!

Okey this is what i've heard...

The Bounty Hunter starts his story about a lone Europe Pilot who has just finished his patrol in a distant sector of the Babylonia system.

This is Delta four to planet Merodach.Please come in Merodach!

Go ahead Delta four.

I'm pretty much done here.The area is clear no hostile activity detected.What are your orders?

Understood Delta four!You may pull back.

Copy that Merodach i'm on my way home.See you guys in the bar.

As the Europe Pilot performed a 180 degree turn he spotted a very unusual space phenomenon.

Hey guys it's me again.You won't believe this but i'm pretty sure that i got visual on a Black Hole right in the middle of Babylonia.

That's impossible!Our long range scanners are not picking up anything unusual besides recent research have shown that Black Holes only exist in the center of a galaxy.

I'm telling you that's a Black Hole! Here's a picture taken by my Observer.

How is this possible?! Miss Uhura please inform the authorities about this.

Right away Sir!

Hmmm that thing is actually moving.Hey wait a minute it's coming straight towards me!

Hurry Delta four get out of there!

Engines are at max power already but it just keeps closing in!There's nothing i can do!

We've already informed all closeby Patrols.Hang in there Son help is on the way!

Lost main power! Engines have failed! It has got me there's no way out!

The Pilots Ship has been completely engulfed by the unknown anomaly and his chances of escape look pretty slim.

What's going on?What's your status?

All systems have failed but i'm not getting sucked into this vortex so you were right about it not being a Black Hole.
Hold on something's happening here!!!Araghhhh....Aaaaaahhh make sure....wife and kids.....Aaaaaahhh....love them.....

And all of a sudden there was silence.

Sir we've lost him!

Try a different channel! Try all available channels! He must be out there somewhere!

Nothing Sir.Hold on! There's an incoming Transmission on an universal channel.

On Screen!

To all planets and bases of the Babylonia system.This is the Queen of the Hel speaking.Let this be a warning to all of you how great our powers really are.One of your pilots has been taken by us to serve me as a Sperm Donor and thereby help me spawn new Hel Broods wich in the end will invade all of the Sirius sector.You will be spared for now as i have layed my eyes on a more potent and viril guild affiliated to you.The Marauders as they call themselves will serve their new Queen well!

The Bounty Hunter stops with his rumour story for a while and asks for another drink.

Did this really happen?That abducted pilot and the Hel Queen wanting the Marauders as Sperm Donors to fulfill her diabolic plan?!

Like i told you it's a Rumour.You should know however that many Europe pilots have strangly disappeared recently in Babylonia.The Europa Navy can't hide this fact much longer.

I have to warn the Marauders before it's too late!