The Business Proposition

Posted on Fri Aug 26th, 2011 @ 10:51pm by James Sullivan

420 words; about a 2 minute read

Mission: Session 5: Rush
Location: Three Lightyears From DS4
Timeline: Five Days After Leaving DS4

Rocky was in a small shuttle he procured in a cards game a few years ago. It was an old shuttle, only capable of reaching warp 6 on it's best day. He was determined to find the Warden, however. 10 million bars, and especially 20 million was just too much to turn down. 'You could buy a moon with that much latinum!' He thought.

To pass the time, he practiced his shooting skills. He programed a rudimentary training program using basic holograms. His disruptor was set on practice mode, so he wouldn't blast a hole through the hull. Try and try as he might, he still couldn't shoot very well. It was as if fate was playing a cruel trick on him.

'Oh sure, let me be a great pilot, but heaven forbid when I try to shoot something!' He kept missing, and after an hour or so, he just gave up. Deciding instead to practice his piano playing.

For a few hours each day, he focused on different styles and artists. He preferred old Earth music, but he also knew a few alien styles as well. Even though he wasn't human, most Iotians can relate to their distant brothers. They both have almost identical cultures and musical background. Once the Iotians had accepted the Federation's help, they gained access to the Federation's vast library and began to emulate Earth even more.

On day five, he was passing near a supply station when he received a hail. His comm systems were probably the only good item of note about his shuttle. Everything else was almos 50 years old, except for the engines.

He pressed a few buttons, and the signal began.

~"This is Heather Osier, captain of... well that isn't important... I have a business proposition for anyone hunting Walter Jones and the SS Warden, if interested, contact me on subspace band Delta 9 Theta 8."~

The message then repeated. He turned it off and leaned back in his chair. He tried to think of what proposition this Osier had in mind. Most likely, he figured, she was trying to get help. Rocky knew he couldn't do this on his own. Especially with such a big price on the Warden.

He checked the subspace frequency and discovered he was too far to transmit a message. He could only receive the message through the supply station's comm relay. Rocky docked with the station and got what he needed to continue, and plotted a course towards the transmission's source.

In three days he'll be in range.

 

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