An old friend's revenge

[equinosz]

Every second as the Equinox raced towards the planet the pirates won several meters.

-Captain! A coalition warship is coming on an intercepting course.

-What? We have nothing to do with them! Open a channel immediately! This is Captain Khan of the research vessel Equinox.

-Shut up captain, and try to reach that planet! We'll try to hold them! Vitalievich out!

-What the hell? I understand nothing of this! How much time do we need to get in scanner range of the planet?

-Five minutes ten seconds.

-Good, keep it and watch out for the Colonial patrols. They might help us. Or just shot at us...

Dmitriy stared at the screens watching several red dots closing on a smaller and a bigger green one. Then the main screen changed and a very dark picture appeared of a hooded man.

*People of the Coalition. Your presence here is not required, unless you have made yourselves partisans of slavery and oppression. The Equinox is facing several charges of crime against humanity and we've been hired to bring them before the... Bretonian law.
Do not interfere in this affair, and we won't interfere in yours. I repeat, do not interfere. *

-My answer is the following: Dear unknown cold person. Identify yourself and leave the research ship alone. We found nothing bad in our database about that ship or any of the crew members. For me it seems like some filthy pirates trying to rob some civilians. As far as you can't prove otherwise I'll have to open fire on your ships. I repeat, open fire on your ships. Vitalievich out. -irony and negligence could be heard of Dmitriy's voice. - Send it.

Another incoming message came up the screen.

-Ah...what a busy day...

*This is Captain Khan of the research vessel Equinox. *

-Shut up captain, and try to reach that planet! We'll try to hold them! Vitalievich out!

Although he tried to look calm he wasn't at all. The main screen showed the radar again. They can reach the liner easily, but what can they do after that? Even a storm couldn't stand a chance against a fleet of enemies.

-Try to reach the Colonial Republic. They must have some available ships around.

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Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought.