The dagger shaped hull slips back into the nebula, the wrecks of several Kruger transports and fighters floating lifelessly in the background. The cargo of diamonds sparkles, floating admist the destruction. The sudden drop in navy forces all over Rhienland has made the pickings even easier than before. A different Draumann Convoy comes into range trying to make a run for the jump to New Berlin. They see the mangled ships to late. The trap is sprung and the Commander keys in preparing to give the convoy their options when he is interrupted by a new transmission from his XO in the Hamburg System...
"Sir this is the RNC-*******, they figured us out! We managed to get away for now but the bombers have breached the hull". *Crash is heard in the background as the ship is disrupted* "Damn it, fire port launcher! Hit 'em with everything boys! This is it!" *Transmission Terminated*
The Commander turns to the navigator "To Hamburg, looks like it isn't going to be that easy after all, full power Lieutenant."
As the Draumann convoy races by, the long ship wields around thrusts and vanishes into the jump to New Berlin.
A drop of sweat rolls off the Commander's forehead as the cruiser shudders from the jump, "Hold in there XO, we are comming" he mouths quietly.