The Drunken Junker

[JunkerTown]

James smirks watching Gypsie engage the turret controls.
Leaning slightly in his chair towards Gypsie he says..

Easy now cowboy we ain't equipped to shoot these bad boys.
That doesn't mean were out of the fight though.. stand by Gyp.

Sitting back he turns his attention to his bridge operators.
Alright people lets stay frosty out here!
Give me a status report on LF.
Sir station's shields are holding but its still taking hull damage. At Ninety six percent integrity and falling.
As the plum of blinding light generated by the cloak dissipates the situation outside the ship becomes clear.
Two renegade corvo cruisers using false credentials and signatures circle La Fortaleza.
Firing cannons and mortars they repeat bombardment attacks while avoiding fire from the weapon platforms.
James says..
Get Murphy on the Hom!
A second later a holographic image appears in the center of the bridge.
Its the captain of the Congress flagship Claymore.O'Gordon, Robert Murphy.
Ok Murph you have your targets lock on to the closest cruiser and fire!
O'ight boss firin on da slippery bastar's noi!
The Gordon unleashes a volley of heavy fire attracting the cruiser's attention.
With their focus on the battleship, base personnel begin analyzing the damage to La Fortaleza.
The fight rages on and the cruisers manage to remain just out of range of the Gordon's big guns.
Still with their attention directed elsewhere the problem on board the station is identified.
James orders Vieques to assemble a team of emergency response technicians.
With Puerto Rico on full alert Director Barret is also found staying at the shipyard.
Climbing into his bomber he flies out of the hangar and heads into the fight.

JunkTown arrives at Vieques just as Barret's bomber streaks by heading to the fight.
The salvager cuts its engine and then docks at the base.
The engineers are rushed over to the ship and loaded up.
Cloaking device powers up once again as the docking locks release and the ship pulls out of the station.
By this time the fight has taken its toll on the Gordon and the ship is taking on heavy damage.
James orders..
Murphy on the hom!
Murphy's image appears..
We be tak'n a beat'n Boss! Dun wurry tho Oi won' run.. gunna kee fight'n to da end!!
HELL NO MURPHY!!
Get your ass outta there RIGHT NOW!!!
Ya sur Boss we moight be able to hol em noi tha Barret's wif us?
A bridge operator speaks..
He's got a point sir better not to divide our forces.
James reasserts his order and says..
Yes I am sure!
Now jump to Texas IMMEDIATELY!!
Roight'o Boss jump'n to Texas.
The Gordon enters the jumphole into the Texas system.
A cruiser follows him through as Barret jumps right behind them.
One cruiser stays behind and proceeds to bombard La Fortaleza again.

Analyzing the attack pattern the cruiser is using James identifies a weak spot in the stations defenses.
He says..
Move our ship to that cruiser's last known trajectory.

The cloaked ship moves into the flight path of the cruiser as it begins its next bombing run.
With it's cloak on the cruiser cannot see its heading straight into JunkTown.
Crew on the bridge seem on edge as the large ship moves closer and closer to the salvager.
James says..
Open channel to LF!
And relay our exact coordinates to them.

The operators open communications to the command center on La Fortaleza and send over the ship's position.
Defense fire grid at those coordinates..
FIRE FOR EFFECT!!
Looking back at his bridge crew he continues..
FULL SPEED!! MOVE OUT NOW!!!
The salvager moves out of the way just before the cruiser rams into it.
Suddenly the weapon platforms all direct fire at the coordinates.
Now in range of the guns the cruiser takes heavy damage and is forced to retreat.
Barely escaping the cruiser flees and jumps into Texas.
A loud resounding cheer rings out as the ship leaves Puerto Rico.
James says..
Well done everyone!!
Get these technicians over to LF and get to work fixing the station.
Have them power down the shield and proceed to dock.


The operators issue the commands and brings JunkTown into dock on La Fortaleza.
As the crew rushes the technicians off the ship and onto the base James looks at Marucs and says..
Ok ole friend I need you to stay here and make sure the station gets back to full strength.
Then load up on your gunboat and wait for my orders..
Marcus nods affirmatively and leaves the ship.
James returns to his command console and says..
Lets go people it ain't over yet!
JunkTown lifts off from the station and engages its cloak.
Once outside the ship enters the Texas jumphole and leaves Puerto Rico.
In Texas the fight rages on as the Gordon struggles to flee as the cruisers engage.
Cruise engines from the Gordon power up and the ship begins to increase speed.
Just then one of the cruisers lines up and fires a full volley complete with a cruise disrupting missile.
Barret seeing the Gordon in trouble says over comms..
Ah hell.. She ain't gonna make it!
GONNA TRY TO BLOCK IT!!
Barret thrusts his bomber in behind the Gordon and the diversion works!
As the disruptor missile misses the flagship and hits the bomber instead.
Sadly before Barret's ship powers back up from the disruptor.. he is hit by the volley of fire following the cruise missile.
The small ship is torn wing from wing as the auto ejection pod rockets away from the explosion.
JunkTown moving fast is not far from Barret's ship as it explodes.
James yells..
TRACTOR IN THAT POD!!
The salvager still cloaked out emits a tractor beam and pulls in Barret's escape pod.
The Gordon steams away from the fight at full speed now heading towards Beaumont.
James issues a system wide warning about the attacks attracting other Junkers and the Liberty Navy.
All the while following the cruisers as they attempt to hide in a nearby scrap field.
The Gordon makes its way to Beaumont and is restocked for battle.
JunkTown relays the renegade cruisers positions to Murphy along with other Junkers and LNS in the area.

An independent Junker flying a bomber is the first to arrive.
He bravely commences to engage the pair of cruisers parked in the field.
Dodging wildly he keeps them busy while reinforcements race to respond.
Seconds later the Gordon arrives and the cruisers set their sights on the flagship.
After several minutes of fighting a Liberty Navy patrol arrives.
James contacts the leader of the LNS capital ship and explains the situation.
The Navy ships lock onto the cruisers and begin their attack.
Outnumbered and outgunned the renegades get separated.
Cheers can be heard as the first cruiser falls.. and grow even louder as the second one explodes.
Gratitudes are exchanged as the Navy leaves and the Gordon returns to Puerto Rico.
James says..

Alright lets head home fellas..
Celebratory cheering continues as the ship jumps back home.
James looks over to Gypsie.. giving a sly little wink he says...
Sometimes I do my best fighting without ever firing a shot!
SO would you like to head back over to DJ and finish our drinks now?

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