Hunted by the Asset....
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:38 pm
Someone, somewhere was responsible.
Cpt. "Morphid" Allar didn't know who they were, or in what dank hole they resided; all he knew was
that they had set loose a beast and now it was snapping at his heels, the Asset
It had all started four weeks ago when his Armored Transport ship the HMS Belle had made a slight
deviation from her course to pick up a stranded escape pod.....
"Bring us closer in" whispered the Nav officer as he hunched over his glowing view screen.
The pulsing green dot of the escape pod was still a good fifty meters out of range of the grappling arm.
The Belle, slowly crawled towards the dwarfed pod. Her search lights blasting through the void.
"We just need 50 more meters, then you should have it"
One of the engineers looked up from his station and nodded before turning around to the man behind him.
"We go for capture sir?"
Cpt. Allar wasn't old quite yet. The grizzled beard and silver hair gave the impression of man who should of
settled down on a inner colony years ago.
His eyes however, shone with youthful exuberance and blazed with pride of his ship, his crew.
Allar nodded to the engineer.
"We are go for capture, i repeat, Go for capture"
Two grappling hooks fired from the aft of the belle, the first hit the pod hard, sending it into a static spin.
The second hook was better aimed and latched onto the pods magnetic catches.
Allar slapped the engineer on the shoulder and gave him a beaming smile,
"Well done!"
The engineer breathed a sigh of relief a looked up sheepishly at the captain.
"Nearly sent it off into the abyss there cap.."
The captain chuckled, " Yes well you didn't. Think about that poor sod in the pod, you just saved his life"
A broad grin jumped onto the face of the young engineer as he realized the good he had just done.
Allar secured his pistol belt and headed down to the cargo bay to meet their newest guest.
Cpt. "Morphid" Allar didn't know who they were, or in what dank hole they resided; all he knew was
that they had set loose a beast and now it was snapping at his heels, the Asset
It had all started four weeks ago when his Armored Transport ship the HMS Belle had made a slight
deviation from her course to pick up a stranded escape pod.....
"Bring us closer in" whispered the Nav officer as he hunched over his glowing view screen.
The pulsing green dot of the escape pod was still a good fifty meters out of range of the grappling arm.
The Belle, slowly crawled towards the dwarfed pod. Her search lights blasting through the void.
"We just need 50 more meters, then you should have it"
One of the engineers looked up from his station and nodded before turning around to the man behind him.
"We go for capture sir?"
Cpt. Allar wasn't old quite yet. The grizzled beard and silver hair gave the impression of man who should of
settled down on a inner colony years ago.
His eyes however, shone with youthful exuberance and blazed with pride of his ship, his crew.
Allar nodded to the engineer.
"We are go for capture, i repeat, Go for capture"
Two grappling hooks fired from the aft of the belle, the first hit the pod hard, sending it into a static spin.
The second hook was better aimed and latched onto the pods magnetic catches.
Allar slapped the engineer on the shoulder and gave him a beaming smile,
"Well done!"
The engineer breathed a sigh of relief a looked up sheepishly at the captain.
"Nearly sent it off into the abyss there cap.."
The captain chuckled, " Yes well you didn't. Think about that poor sod in the pod, you just saved his life"
A broad grin jumped onto the face of the young engineer as he realized the good he had just done.
Allar secured his pistol belt and headed down to the cargo bay to meet their newest guest.