Trading Atlas of Acropolis
Merchant Fleet: Aboard Vulcan-Class Merchant Ship >>> Warping into Hydian System Rendezvous Point
~ Interacting With Juran Light Destroyer @OfWindAndRain ~
Captain Lumosa
Lumosa didn't know why he signed up for this. He thought it might be cool to get out into space again but it was really just another cargo shipment to the Alkaren System. The nation that controlled part of the system, The Alkion Federation, was raided by those that Acropolis had ran out of their system earlier that month. The Alkion Federation, having helped them with the raid suffered the consequences. An industrialized planet was bombed heavily by hired pirates, and their titanium supply faltered.
Lumosa sat, eyes closed, listening to the soft melodic hum of the ship's engine as they traveled through hyperspace. The sweet silence was broken by one of the crew members, "Captain Lumosa, we're coming out of hyperspace shortly at the Hydian System's rendezvous point." Lumosa opened his eyes and sat up in the chair.
"Yes, right. Prepare to make a jump to the Alkaren System once we rendezvous with the second fleet." The crew member nodded, and began the plug coordinates into the holo-screen in front of him. The ship shook as it slowed down and came out of hyperspace, into an empty sector. A few seconds later the second fleet appeared.
"Prepare to jump.""Yes S- Uh... sir?" Lumosa looked up from his control panel.
"What? What is it?""There is a Non-Trade Atlas ship coming out of hyperspace blocking our route. Sir it's heading right for us!"
"Evasive maneuvers, now!" He said urgently as the fleets veered off to either the left or the right, as the Light Destroyer appeared where they just were.
"It's an Ark Patrol Ship. Transmit our codes and try and contact them. Try to tell them we mean no harm."The crew memeber's shaky hand reached for the Com button, and pressed it. "This is merchant fleet EX27 of the Trading Atlas of Acropolis. We were simply using your system as a rendezvous point before we head off to the Alkaren System to transport goods. We mean no harm to you, the Juran Ark Federation." If they didn't let them pass, there would be little ways of escape or successful battle for 6 merchant ships and 12 small fighters against a Juran Light Destroyer without casualties.
