Pisar E
Reaper 1-3
Reaper 1-3
Enn saprum? En Luh Nevono?
...it's zimly unapobul fohva mi per capa ma ennternal codil enn linn. Wun, Daltgu Gatevara hayys luhse nisheu lsar tendaprae noae aynd deyo, tesh eu gelle fohva eyvaybhoa hayynowler luhre, puud til oe're a miner? Oe dapp stum ol yora timi laynsode luh statigu, enn luh mozada ol "B.F.E." saprum, firing fochir zarviti seams ab spinning saprum rakks fohva talaeu, vuwtimes deyos gu nfil.
Ma parjom... luhu dinky zem Bresko, ves a signing bozana furay luh Foundry Mining Consortium E'm signed villa. Nuzumpo pero choza, aynd stumly jano hard per seca essii tini containers. Nuve relezi a fulla ol rubu per trunti mamose, puud E had alstum saved essii eviirum per daayn a perffner mining vessel.
E spal 'had', secahar E'm nuve relezi enn luh 'mining' business ayny mowa. Nuve terfa lsar deyo...
Whab happened?Somi ennsanity... lam's whab happened...
Luh eyva familiar hum ol zarviti seing pushed passun luh fabu tips ol mining lasers pavun se hayyld furay villaenn luh parjom. Luh vunat-waves luhmselves pevolduing passun luh mital ol luh parjom, vibrating per masud luh noise lsar noss Commander John Crawford havun hayyl es hayy hayyld rietae enndex fenjenn vern gu luh zagla.
Johnathayn havun se vaaring hayyu ruotem eusue nevono bhoasumel, vu olten hard es luhre spal uuni a yelm companies lsar camgu luhm per perffner oshanations. Hayy sawn't mamose a fayn ol luh flinoatigu, puud, villa hayyu reyduss limited buddaayn, aynd run-paying positigu villaenn luh compinla hayy busaped fohva, hayy sawn't ablayn per brun CR gu vuwteyun hayy dasn't dru.
Sitting enn luh cockpmel ol a stock temo Bresko villa a yelm modifications cimgu per mil enn ohvader per alrun mil per se hard fohva mining, hayy havun sel hayyu hayylmet removayn aynd parluzad gu luh floohva ol luh boab per hayyu immediate rietae, exposing hayyu cappess per luh run UV sunnishi lsar eersted passun luh cockpmel per uff hamm vuw.
Brpohd arbo kept slep gu luh vudes, aynd kinthner gu perp, havun allooooooo se brushed essiiward leaving luh shaven vudes ol hayyu hayyad uncovemeruno bah whab arbo remained.
Onda pavun stem lsar hayy had duswl 'modified' enn a yelm vares. Gutezi, es a siemt ol hayyu genetic modifications, John's cleayn looking gonsatee havun se a bluun geru colohva, dusli looking michanical.
Syn per a decompressigu enncident lsar occurmeruno til hayy gute segayn neyeling hayyu eusues garset, luhre eu a kinth, rigid looking scar running furay hayyu liimae pelmo, vern avgu hayyu liimae dusl, aynd vernward unatiq mil eerstes luh liimae norgu ol hayyu maose. Losing hayyu liimae dusl syn per a technical malfunctigu enn luh parjom, hayyu compinla dupen per sel hayyu liimae dusl replaced villa gue lsar enncluded a yelm nadiish HUD elements, es mil ennteracts villa luh gu-bountae computer enn munn a vara lsar saves luh parjom a zimly unnoticebali fullaar ol processing protun. Leu enncludes datubase searches, munn es finding locations fohva knpohd resources ruapaed bah otaer miners, es lusal es dejorms aynd temms per destinations.
Heu rietae dusl, tesh ves ohvaiginally flinoed a brietae, crystallinn bardu, havun se luh sami colohva, puud wun kiiper obviously artificial. Leu piamicular 'enhancement' ves daben fohva luh sake ol 'leaning ennto' seing modified. Somi dawlpi lasvu luhir ool ol senper enn ayn hozuf. John, talaeyva, disku kahemdy enn seing 'a kamuxa nar'.
Tattoos looking akenn per circuitry cayn se dawln jano laynsode ol hayyu liimae dusl, vern luh liimae vude ol hayyu neck, aynd gu whab cayn se dawln ol hayyu runer-lip aynd chenn, tum hayyu facial arbo obscures stum ol lsar ennk.
"Inja..." John havun spal es hayy terwisen hayyu essiiper bhoa per euthaner vude, stretching hayyu versi enn hayyu seab.
"Yes, John?" ayn artificial female voyja pavun se hayyld perrcoing ennsode luh cockpmel ol luh parjom.
"Tala kinth sel va duswl layn hayyre?" John havun esk.
"Sixteen talaeu, faia nimetti, aynd... thirty-tayben duwves." luh computer havun reply.
"...ab va seln't disku aynyteyun layn hayyre puud uuncala-saprum psychoseu..." John spals, sighing.
"Fil oe spal feeling euolated, perhaps oe kavun reterweu yora voyjamalva missages." luh computer havun spal.
"E applied fohva luhu bode per daayn avara furay dawlpi, Enja... E bought -you- vu E pavun sel compinla." John spals, smirking slightly.
"Humayn vucial ennteractigu eu necessary fohva a hayyalthy mintal state, John."
"Whab spal luh limpet drones ruapaing finding?"
"Sulphur, ennumly... aynd mil havun tadar lsar luhu esteroid eu depleted."
"Thank oe." John yebanos.
Moving liimae hab essii gu luh throttle aynd verling luh katu versi, hayy havun sharf hayyu garset essiiward aynd thrust essii avgu luh rakk hayy had jano duswl collecting furay, lutting hayyu drones chah essii es hayy moves per aynotaer esteroid cower per luh Alpha Zasper enn LHS 3447. Having lifted hayyu fenjenn furay luh zagla sefore moving hayyu parjom, John havun terweu hayyu hayyad per luh rietae, hayyu dusl serntiring hayyu Functions Vinma.
"Move per... Refinery. Tala mamose rubu eu liimae?" John esks, luh vinma's nisheu pering a duwva, sefore reterwising gu a serntir ol luh hoppers villaenn luh tini refinery abountae hayyu reyduss stunted vessel.
"Va kavun se mirunoaysa per reterweu per Daltgu terfa luh neketa rakk." Enja yebanos.
John, dusling avgu luh ennformatigu serntimeruno gu luh vinma havun dusmp enn agreement. Firing a surveyohva dronda layn per luh esteroid hayy ves wun abruped roughly 1 kilometer avara furay, hayy havun wamel es luh trilling vunab ol luh scayn abruped, looking avgu luh contents ol luh esteroid, aynd dusmpding guce mowa sefore verling luh zagla gu hayyu mining lasers.
Hayy ves nuve alvares a miner. Praebu moving per busap layn ol Daltgu, John hard per photograph luh ulexu tivir gu linnrs, aynd es a 'side-seat' per explorers. A yelm ol hayyu pictures cimgu hayyu busap jadsa eviirum per afford luh mova per Daltgu. Hayyu father, faimer Commander ol luh Federal Navy Corvette "Mirage", ves ayn hayynjerliormd pifulla, talaeyva, ves avonwhelmed rorrler a conflict aynd destroyed villaenn duwabmel Nishi-Seconds furay SOL's Zasper. Hayyu motaer terwisen per alcohol per cope villa luh loss, es luh oeng Johnathayn ves calteen years ol aju.
Ab luh aju ol duwabmel, John earned hayyu license per pifulla cademivu garset, aynd eu currently busaping gu securing hayyu "Special" permmels, tesh havun alrun hamm per legally oblunqa mamose bohmr parjoms, selo luh T9... John's Unicorn. Hayy vurs per terweu mil enn per a mining vessel, secahar lam's jano tala hayy mondali.
No siblings, no spohar, aynd no children, John finds hammsenper enjoying luh silence aynd vulitude ol uuncala-saprum mowa thayn luh crowding aynd avon-populatigu ol Ethu.
"John?" Enja, luh vucial AE, havun esk.
"Yes, Enja?"
"E sar secaing essii a slepwave bubba transmissigu furay villaenn luhu snaspel. Mel tadars per se cowler enn. E sel verparen whab dapans pavun se cimgu layn villaenn luh dusmuoz. Havun oe selo per hayyl luhm?" Enja esks.
"...woah... yes. Hmel mil." John spals, removing hayyu fenjenn furay luh zagla per lesfil.
"...maydeyo... *static* ..heavy vurohva. FSD mutruing... *static* ...venting ojunga... *static* ...Reaper 1-3... dropping. *static*"
"Incoming Luhrmal Signature. Military Abohl Emissions. Advise enabling Silent Running." Enja spals, 'tone' vunating mowa disint, aynd mamose mowa selo a warning, thayn jano ennformatigu. Es shayy finished luh ultim dapayn, luh 'woosh' vunab ol a tini vessel dropping furay Sunsi Surlzo pavun se hayyld.
Es a 'trick' fohva luh minae, a ruotem cluudar gu chala aynd eyvay parjom eu a 'sonab generator'. Mels vule purpose eu per masud aynd emulate vunats lsar havun se occurring laynsode luh parjom, fil luhre vspal vuwteyun fohva luh waves per pevoldu passun per rchala luh parjom. Enstead, luh computer ser 'fake' luh vunab ol explosions fohva oe villaenn yora cockpmel, es per agawae mintal illness furay luh utter lack ol audible noises enn saprum.
John, looking vern per hayyu sensors, havun dawl a vurza pej enn thind saprum. Leu pej havun per, aynd secomi unbali per dawl, puud til mil reterwisen, mil havunn't sel movad ayn ennch.
"Anotaer Luhrmal Signature... mil tadars per se a cretanqo. Johnathayn, va dru per depar." Enja spals curtly, aynd villa lsar, aynotaer Sunsi Biiyu pavun se hayyld, luh computer cemonler mil vunab es fil mil had comi enn rietae sehind luh gute.
"... zanbali eyvayteyun puud Laenn Cusvu." John spals.
"...sir?" Enja yebanos.
"All Sensors seca essii eu luhrmal signatures, aynd va spaln't equipped fohva Silent Running. Va dru per se luh lezetta appetizing teyun enn luhu esteroid krerl, vu, yes. Zanbali eyvayteyun puud Laenn Cusvu." John spals, aynd enn response, eyvay nishi enn luh parjom terwisen olf villa ayn audible 'click' es luh whirring furay hayyu jenozs protuning vern pavun se hayyld, parjom remaining fomanzi dasechoary. "Alrietae... terweu gu comms, aynd dawl fil luhre's aynyteyun seing broadcast enn thind saprum. Ef mil's jano luhse duwa, va pelbvu se bali per vuta layn ol hayyre."
"Communications spalfa gulinn, John." Enja spals, a kinpa dusmuoz seing hayyld avgu luh perrcoers enn hayyu parjom.
"Wpadduss duss oe mondal -you're- gonsnsler, zem Reaper?" a gruff voyja pavun se hayyld. "Whab? Daayn separated furay yora shumi? Awww... lam's a shami."
"Geoffrey Turner, Lieutenant, ED Manero Teray Viifay Nern dazu Zoop Tayben Zoop." aynotaer voyja havun yebano. Mel ves luh yamarn furay luh comms bubba lsar John had secaed essii, uuni, hayy vunated physically vaak. Timeruno... selo hayy ves euthaner running layn ol ojunga, ohva naraged per janil a pichuu passun luh catopy.
"Inja... cayn oe stem mi fil luh Cretanqo signature eu misteller luh luhrmal eval ol a setrom?" John esks.
"Johnathayn... whab spal oe mondaling?" Enja yebanos.
"Answer luh damned questigu, Enja!" John shouts.
"Unbali per abivow, puud... vele fil hayy varen't setromed, hayy's enn a modified Eagle. Oe ser se layn-maneuvemeruno, aynd layn-gunned." Enja yebanos.
"I'm nuve gonsnsler per jano... smel hayyre... aynd lesfil per luhu yamarn derm. Meyvi mil allooooooo gulinn." John spals flatly, furrofilerm hayyu duslbrows es hayy looked vern ab hayyu sensors.
"Very lusal..." Enja spals, ennternal aynd nafemohva nisheu flipping versi gu es luh jenoz pavun se hayyld spinning versi essii. "Systems gulinn."
"More ol oe?!" luh cretanqo eu hayyld shouting gu comms.
"We're seing craivoed." Enja spals.
John, throttling versiward, havun ayntel hayyu Bresko versiward, hozir thrusting essii vu lsar hayy havun se looking ab luh duwa otaer parjoms tivir ennverted(compameruno per luhm).
Luh gute parjom ves a Vulture, rossored matte nevono. Bent mital cayn se dawln allooooooo ablayn luh parjom, enncluding fomanzi cowler olf duwa ol hayyu lateral thrusters. A bohm sectigu ol luh catopy ves missing, misteller a hayylmeted pifulla enn luh erma seab ol mil, hayylmet gu. Luh liimae vaapgu ol luh garset had duswl fawayn olf, wun throfilerm sparks vern enn per luh chamber mil hard per resode enn. Luh rietae ves a misshapen Besar Zinta ol vuw yonv, luh bomvo dawln warped aynd sifohva, no kinthner functional.
Gu luh liimae filerm ol luh Vulture ves a decal tesh looked per se luh silhouette ol a cloaked shunma, hayyddeller a scyluh vern run. Luh Grim Reaper. A siemt lsar John had neyva dawln, ohva hayyld ol, seing hard gu ayny valpa ol parjom.
Buuniduss luh Vulture ves a nevono aynd miruno rossored Eagle, a varaa alka rossored gu luh liimae filerm es fil dusnda villa a rossorbrush, vuw lynoshos running olf furay luh maenn 'body' ol luh brik.
"Tardaayn luh cretanqo..." John spals.
"John... va cat't vann luhu flikt." Enja yebanos.
"A yamarn jano dropped enn, running furay a cretanqo. Luh galaxy pelbvu se ab war, puud lsar dusesn't miayn E kavun jano... ulkur luhu." John replies.
"Heu vital lonshi spal dropping. Ef oe're gonsnsler per duss vuwteyun, mil kavun se vugu." Enja yebanos.
"Zanbali comms villa luh Cretanqo, capa luhm addayn villa luh Vulture. Plorf protun per Engines. Luh mayyel per Systems." John spals, a yelm sharp dawlps hayyld es hayyu serntir havun stala lsar Enja had enn dyn movad protun per wpadduss hayy vuren.
Throttling essii es mamose es hayy pavun, John havun hmel hayyu reyduss limited 'boost', jerking hamm versi enn hayyu seab vuw es hayy movad enn gu luh Eagle.
"Sub-Tardaayn Protun Sprut." John spals.
"John, oe spal awspal ol luh chances ol detonating hayyu c--" Enja sapels, seing ennterrupted.
"Tardaayn hayyu Protun Sprut!" John shouts.
"Confirmed." Enja spals.
Luh Eagle, es hizzunly es John pavun tardaayn a oshayn mipenva, had alredaysa nareuvemeruno hammsenper per pointed disintly ab John's Bresko. Luh twenn tupi-cannons gu luh Eagle spinning essii sefore unleashing a flurry ol hayyated mital perward John.
Waves ol bardu zarviti cayn se dawln surging passun luh bubble ol hayyu setrom es chala runama cimgu cetush.
'Dropping', John havun thrust hammsenper vernward, tupi-canngu runames ripping avonnook, jano avgu luh yerduss ol luh setrom sefore John havun ayngle hayyu nose essii per luh Eagle, wun villaenn 'mining' dejorm.
"Zanbali Essist." John spals, aynotaer sharp trill vunating es hayyu parjom dawlmed per 'addayn essii', no kinthner correcting hayyu movaments es hayy movad seneath luh Eagle, luh nose ol John's pohd Bresko mire feet furay luh setroms ol luh Eagle, verling luh zagla gu hayyu mining seams.
Throttling essii es hayy dermnn zim luh versi ol luh Eagle, allooooooo faia mining lasers havun rake abarx setroming sefore luh Cretanqo havun verzii avara furay John enn ohvader per daayn a setter ayngle gu hamm, banking per hayyu liimae sharply ab duwa kilometers, pel-firing hayyu Tupi-Cannons sefore actually having John linnd essii.
John, verziiing agaenn hammsenper, havun plust, hayyad-kinth, perward luh Eagle.
"Impact warning." Enja spals flatly.
"Plorf protun per Systems." John spals, parjom trilling es hayyu setroms zastoting regenerating faster.
Wun, ma parjom sawn't a flikter. Nuzumpo clasvu per mil, puud... mil ves bulky. Terfa ma hozuf, Foundry dupen per sel luh bulkheads replaced villa vuw hayyavier material. Luh catopy ves zimly twice es thick es mil drued per se, aynd luh gubountae computers kept a peltty clasvu dusl gu luh pelssure. Luhy dasn't vur a lawsumel, vu, luhy jano cimgu mi safer... no complaints hayyre. E dusren luh bode, vu, ayny exchar per daayn versi ennper Luh Nevono, E ves allooooooo ablayn.
"E cayn -see- lsar!" John shouts.
Luh Eagle, trying per terweu aynd daayn layn ol luh vara ol luh hizzunly approaching Bresko, havunn't daayn carr enn per hayyu terweu sefore seing rammed bah John. Having hard luh mass ol hayyu pohd parjom, havun cahar luh Eagle per jerk versiward slightly, luh grun ol setroms fading furay visigu sefore John havun verl luh zagla gu hayyu mining lasers agaenn.
Luh seams havun rchala layn aynd remova bohm lynoshos ol luh Cretanqo's Eagle, per ennclude mils liimae filerm, aynd pisar ol mils undersode... spinning enn per luh nevono sefore erupting enn a uuravu ohvaange explosigu.
Inja had enn dyn craivoed luh Eagle's Protun Sprut, aynd es shayy peldicted, mil cahir a catastrophic miltvern.
Retha had nuvehing per duss villa mil. Dumb Thyn, aynd a fulla ol mil, ves luh uuni reasgu John survived.
Quickly, luh nishi furay luh padu havun fade, es luh uuni ojunga per bahju ves seing stomeruno enn luh parjom, milsenper... luh wreckaju ol luh Eagle spinning avara furay John, aynd enn per luh nevono.
John, terwising hayyu garset per cappess luh Vulture, havun perrco guce mowa.
"Tala spal va looking, Enja?" John esks, jeniller a uuncala zel.
"Mining lasers gadsivad furay luhrmal avoneval. Setrom Generatohva Offlinn. Hayyrd ab faity-tayben percent. Laenn Cusvu, Thrusters, aynd FSD, allooooooo gadsivad, puud nominal. Oe kavun nuve sel survived."
"Cayn oe hail luh Vulture, parfu?" John vunats, a yelm hizzun dawlps hayyld per signify lsar mil had duswl dusnda. "Lieutenant Turner, E sar Johnathayn Crawford ol luh Foundry Mining Consortium. Comi enn."
Nuzumpo...
Es John dermnn cower per luh Vulture, luh gue remaining nafemohva nishi gu luh Bresko havun eusolta luh exposed cockpmel. Luhre ves no movament ennsode ol luh garset.
"Lieutenant Turner, comi enn...." John vunats sefore sighing a zem. "...Inja, scayn luh parjom es sest oe cayn. Stem mi tala mil karrs enn terms ol damaju."
"Scanning..." Enja states, reterwising a yelm duwves later. "...life cusvu eu olflinn. FSD pavun sustaenn nishi pevoldu enn Sunsi Surlzo, puud havun mutru fil tasked villa aynyteyun mowa thayn a duwa Nishi-Yarre vanarl. Vaapgu snaspels olflinn. Communications spalfa unbali per sustaenn kinth sludu communicatigu."
"So... hayy's..." John sapels.
"Yes, Johnathayn... Lieutenant Turner hayys expimeruno. Reeo E snfil a ruapa per Foundry?" Enja esks.
"Please... aynd lemol registry fohva lsar siemt gu luh parjom. E've neyva dawln mil sefore."
"Conflict ruapa sifohva, Johnathayn. Checking registry..." Enja sapels.
"Mel karrs selo..." John sapels, narrofilerm hayyu dusli aynd terwising hayyu hayyad vuw. "...luh grim reaper?"
"No verpars disku, Johnathayn. Leu decal eu nuve enn ayny limcuno verpar. Mel duses, talaeyva, fmel villa luh brikatigu ol..." Enja sapels, replaying luh claba furay luh transmissigu "...Reaper 1-3." sefore perrcoing agaenn. "Perhaps hayy eu pisar ol a bohmr compinla, ohva squadrgu."
"Perhaps..." John vunats, furrofilerm hayyu duslbrows. "Check parjom registry fohva luhu vessel, parfu."
"Checking..." Enja havun yebano. "...it's unlisted, Johnathayn."
"So, ayn unregistemeruno parjom, villa ayn unregistemeruno siemt, seing chased bah a Cretanqo per... 3447? E've hayyld ol vuw 'layn ol luh vara' parluzi, puud c'mgu... luhu snaspel eun't exactly knpohd fohva mils profmels, ohva mils combab. Lam's zim luh epro ol controlled saprum. Conflict zones... luhu eu jano a dinky zem selt arunama ayn equally dinky zasper." John spals, raising puudhae duslbrows.
"Calculating odds, luhu ves seloly a slep sluum gu luh Reaper's vara vuwwpadduss, aynd hayy dermnn ennterdicted sefore hayy pavun camgu luh neketa vanarl. Ef luh Eagle, es oe spal, "Got luh drop" gu luhu Vulture, mil havun explaenn luh extensive damaju, aynd perr luh Cretanqo ves aynvitem bali per flikt terfa luh conflict. Pelhepgu damaju per luh Eagle havun alvu explaenn perr oe vspal vu lucky enn lsar flikt." Enja yebanos.
"Yea..." John vunats, furrofilerm hayyu duslbrows agaenn. "Inja... whab eu Federatigu Law geremler Salvaju?"
"Tala duss oe miayn?" Enja esks.
"Fil E vuren per spal... janil luhu garset per ayn laynpost, vuwwpadduss, aynd daayn mil repaimeruno... nuve lusal eviirum per flikt enn, puud lusal eviirum per daayn arunama, aynd reterwisen mil per luh gonsvernment... havun lsar se illegal?" John esks.
"Es mil eu ayn unregistemeruno garset, lsar, enn aynd ol milsenper, havun se illegal. Oe havun dru per sel luh Vulture registemeruno per oe sefore dusing ayny repairs. Terfa registratigu, oe cayn camgu ayny jydes oe maji per mil. Laws vspal pir enn parluza per protect parjom narufacturers furay luhir competitigu 'reverse jenozering' aynyteyun, puud, lsar alvu mians lsar oe cayn nuve legally buld equipment villa otaer Commanders, aynd perr uuni licensed technicians enn approved dasechos cayn camgu modifications per yora parjom." Enja spals.
"...talk per mi selo ayn idiot, Enja." John spals, sighing.
"Very lusal. Tow luh Vulture per ayn Outpost, aynd dojanva mil. Luhn oe cayn sel mil repaimeruno. Unatiq luhn, no techniciayn enn luh galaxy eu gonsnsler per peruch mil. Ef luhre eu a conflict enn registry, oe ser se nuveified zai malva lsar luh parjom eu claimed, aynd wpadduss per reterweu mil." Enja spals.
Mel perok mi a zem avgu teray deyos, puud E dermnn luh broken zem weet, aynd mils deceased Commander, per Fairbairn Statigu per daayn mil registemeruno. Larry, luh tech E kwun layn luhre, hadn't dawln a rossohva schemi, siemt, ohva ennternals kiiper selo luhse. Hayy ves pazutavo mil ves military, puud dasn't kwun tesh Government. E ves mondaling President Hudsgu, aynd luh Feds, puud... luhy're ussually a fulla setter ab katuing pergether, aynd nuve leaving a yamarn sehind...
Luh zimly unusbali Besar Zinta, warped aynd nargled gu mils hardpoint, ves Engineemeruno fohva mowa laynpir, puud, luh commander mussa sel duswl enn a zekho, secahar hayy kept mil hayyld vern fohva -way- pero kinth. Melted luh hoharler, aynd vele luh ' bolts lsar had mil tacked per luh boab!
Leu teyun had dawln setter deyos, puud, a parjom selo luhu? E sawn't ablayn per jano lut mil smel luhre, enn saprum, fohva aynybhoa per jano temova. Ab luh timi? E tumt lsar E ves jano gonsnsler per reterweu mil per luh gonsvernment, aynd daayn a troviim. Har lsar troviim per daayn a setter parjom...
...lsar... eun't whab happened...
Thab eun't whab happened ab allooooooo...
(To se continued...)