=LSF= Operational Data Network

[Andrew Walsh]

COMM ID: Sergeant Ryan Knowles
TARGET ID: The Directorate
SUBJECT: -Classified-
ENCRYPTION: High



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=LSF=Champion: Move towards the New York gate.

=LSF=Champion: Avoid the Trade Lane.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: Just a moment.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: Alright, good to go.

=LSF=Champion: Trouble their Baker?

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: Course plotted for the New York Jump Gate.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: No, nothing. Just had to check my flight plan.

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: Contact.

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: Humpback.

=LSF=Champion: Roger.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: Proceed?

Skidbladnir: We were expecting you.

=LSF=Champion: Hmph.. Cut your engines.

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: Hmph. They cut them for me.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Gentlemen, be so good as to halt.

=LSF=Champion: Hmm...

=LSF=Champion: Rheinlanders.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Comms: Drive systems offline.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: I must apologise for this inconvenience.

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: "Inconvenience"

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: That's an understatement for a Rheinland Cruiser in Texas.

=LSF=Champion: And your intention?

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: You have a person of interest to us on board.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: We will be boarding your liner imminently, Mein Herr. Do not attempt to resist.

=LSF=Champion: Negative.

=LSF=Champion: Agent, Officer,we must protect the Liner.

=LSF=Champion: Engage all enemy targets.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Terminal Island, prepare to be boarded

=LSF=Typhoon: Roger

=LSF=Champion: Don't let them take the prisoner.

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: All of them? There's a Cruiser. What do we do about that one, then?

RNC-StahlAuge: Wapp: Skidbladnir, over to you.

Skidbladnir: Moving into position.

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: Ugh. Fine. Don't expect me to die just to please you, though.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Comms: Multiple hull breaches on Deck One and Two. Cargo and Engineering.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Zweifel, Seele, Licht, you know your task should they prove difficult.

Wilde.Zweifel: You shall die.

Wilde.Licht:: Lets get them

Skidbladnir: Agenten are on board.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Good. Good. Proceed top the holding cells

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: Gentlemen, looks like I've got a few people running around on board. Will be right back.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: Shouldn't take long.

Skidbladnir: We're making progress Mein Herr. We're pushing through to the guard station.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Terminal Island, Who is your captain?

Skidbladnir: Station in sight, the assault team is almost at the prison deck

=LSF=Champion: First pilot down! Nice shot Rokuro.

Skidbladnir: Deck breached, Teams are sweeping the cell deck now.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Comms: Not sure why I would tell you that. Captain Baker just went downstairs to mop up the men you sent.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Terminal Island, advise the captain not to resist. We have no wish to harm your men.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Comms: Funny. I don't have the authority to do that, and Ms. Baker is not being very talkative over comms.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Comms: I wonder why.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Skidbladnir, How are you proceeding?

Skidbladnir: We're making slow progress Mein Herr they have a well covered field of fire

Skidbladnir: Flanking their strongpoint as we speak Mein Herr

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Roger Skidbladnir. Do not allow yourselves to be deflected

Skidbladnir: Jawohl mein herr. Pushing onwards

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: The pilot is the primary target remember.

Skidbladnir: Prison deck sweep nearly complete Mein Herr. Primary in sight.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Terminal Island, protect your men. Withdraw the blocks on the corridors.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Comms: I have no authority to do that, I am afraid, and Ms. Baker does not agree.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Comms: I'm afraid that she's not entirely convinced that you're not trying to harm us by boarding our vessel.

Skidbladnir: Primary target is in custody. Resistance is still stiff

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: You know what to do with the primary, Skidbladnir.

Skidbladnir: Jawohl Mein Herr, we're removing him from the gefreithter.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Licht, Zweifel, you are doing well. Not much longer now

Skidbladnir: The gesamtheit has lost a brother. We're pushing on to objective Zwei.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Roger Skidbladnir. Activate as soon as you are able

Skidbladnir: Stiff resistance in block C. Pushing on to central elevator shafts.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: We detect a unit waiting for you Skidbladnir. Proceed with caution.

Skidbladnir: Roger that Mein Herr. Cautious push. This place is ideal for an ambush

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap; Terminal Island. You will see that we are attempting to immobilise your men. We mean you know harm. You should withdraw.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Comms: I'd rather withdraw our atmosphere from Decks One and Two than withdraw our men, to be entirely honest.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Comms: "Power anomaly" on deck One and Two. Engines still out. Do we have anybody working on that yet?

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Skidbladnir, Progress report? Are you near the objective?

Skidbladnir: We've sprung their trap Mein Herr. Resistance is still holding us off. We're almost at the target

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Skidbladnir, activate breathing apparatus immediately!

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Be prepared for depressurisation

Skidbladnir: Jawohl Mein Herr. Re-breathers are equipped and now in use by boarders

LPI-Terminal.Island: Comms: Look. I would have locked down most of the ship and vented it ages ago if it wasn't for this... "power anomaly".

Skidbladnir: Their strongpoint is slowly failing Mein Herr

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Good, Skidbladnir. Keep pushing through

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Terminal Island, you will be released once our mission is done. Withdraw your troops from harm.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Comms: I'm running a Prison Liner here, not a day care for freaks and telepaths.

Skidbladnir: Strong point mopped up. Breaching into target

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Roger Skidbladnir. Activate the items

Skidbladnir: Team is activating the item Mein Herr. Halfway through the process

Skidbladnir: The items are activated Mein Herr

LPI-Terminal.Island: Comms: Nobody's being withdrawn nor expecting to be withdrawn.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Terminal Island, we understand your position.

Skidbladnir: Continuing mission.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Comms: Power on decks three and four gone. Withdraw the Captain.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Roger Skidbladnir. We read the Artifact as active. Good work

=LSF=Champion: We got another one! Rheinlander down.

Skidbladnir: Deck three, Block six, for our gefreithter?

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Skidbladnir, Time to get out of there!

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Licht, Go evasive. Keep them guessing.

Skidbladnir: what about the secondary objective Mein Herr?

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Forget the secondary target Skidbladnir. It is time to go.

Skidbladnir: Withdrawing team, ETA, thirty seconds.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Terminal Island, we are withdrawing our men.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Your systems will be back online shortly

Skidbladnir: Team one back on board Mein Herr. Team two almost here.

Skidbladnir: Teams retrieved. Ready to move out

LPI-Terminal.Island: Comms: *Static*

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Licht, prepare to dock.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: It is time for us to depart

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Dock now!

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Skidbladnir, Get out of here!!

Skidbladnir: We're disappearing Mein Herr. Primary objective completed

Skidbladnir: Secondary objective failed.

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap; Understood. Good work

Skidbladnir: We're well clear Mein Herr, Returning to the community

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Licht, you must make your own way

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: Terminal Island, we apologise for this inconvenience to your men

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: You are free to go

RNC-StahlAuge: Waap: All crew, stations!

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: I'm not entirely sure what just happened.

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: Focused on combat, you know.

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: A status report would be real nice, Terminal Island.

=LSF=Champion: Baker are you alright?

=LSF=Champion: Sit Rep? any casualties?

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: ...Well.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: Looks like we've got comms, at least.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: And twenty or so injured below decks.

=LSF=Champion: The prisoner?

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: Secured.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: The crate down in the cargo hold seems intact. Can't find your Agents, though.

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: Maybe if you'd ordered us to try and prevent the boarding operation, instead of going for its escort.

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: But I'm sure that the agent knows best.

=LSF=Champion: Something we anticipated already Rokuro

=LSF=Champion: Hence the twenty or so Agents injured.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: Oh. Oh. Please don't tell me you didn't "anticipate" this without telling me.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: Those twenty injured weren't your "agents". Well, not most of them, anyhow.

=LSF=Champion: It was a need to know basis Baker.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: Consider me amused.

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: "Need to know basis."

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: I'm fairly sure that, had Baker "known" we'd have been able to come out this better.

=LSF=Champion: It seems you have the Artifact on board still.

=LSF=Champion: Good..

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: Are you going to be needing your crate, or would you mind me pushing it out an airlock?

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: I presume there's somebody looking for that as well.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: Please don't ask me to carry that again.

=LSF=Champion: Feel free to hand it over to myself.

=LSF=Champion: The prisoner was the most intricate thing I believe.

=LSF=Champion: It seems Jeske Vardogr had other plans.

=LSF=Champion: He will be questioned in regards to the events that unfolded before us, that is when he has regained consciousness.

=LSF=Champion: Rokuro, Baker, I apologise for this.

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: Oh. It's that Rheinlander we saved from the, uh, "Military Inquisition".

=LSF=Champion: You will both be well compensated for your service today.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: Uh. I'm fine, thanks. I'm working on "compensating" for my men.

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: It really is nice to be assigned to a simple escort job and end up fighting a horde of Rheinlanders.

=LSF=Champion: You did well out there Rokuro.

=LSF=Champion: Baker I have a medical team awaiting you on Houston.

=LSF=Champion: We will escort you their.

=LSF=Champion: Providing your vessel is in working order?

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: Maybe you should've considered a capital escort or three?

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: Don't you worry. We've got our own. I'll get them there soon enough.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: Uhm. As I said, "soon enough".

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: We've got impulse engines, at least. No Thruster's just yet.

=LSF=Champion: Let's make way via impulse to Planet Houston.

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: Do you mind if I nominate whoever came up with this master plan for 'Dimwit of the Year'?

=LSF=Champion: Granted.

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: Thanks.

=LSF=Champion: It seems there is flaw within the Agency Typhoon.

=LSF=Champion: Mister Rokuro is right..

=LSF=Champion: We should have secured the prisoner at full capacity.

=LSF=Champion: Something that is questionable.

LPI-SWAT-R.Mizushima[G]: That flaw being that 'The Agency' sends three fighters to escort a one-of-a-kind prisoner?

=LSF=Champion: We should have been better prepared for this.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: You don't say.

=LSF=Champion: Once again, I offer my apologies.

=LSF=Champion: I will have someone contact you in regards to this matter.

=LSF=Champion: Perhaps there is a way we can compensate you for the unfortunate event that has befallen us today.

LPI-Terminal.Island: Baker: Oh, don't worry. I've seen worse. At least nobody's dead yet.

Mister Vardogr is now in the safe hands of The Liberty Security Force, aboard Prison Station Mitchell within the Alaska System. He will be interrogated by myself when he regains consciousness.

All of this commotion caused, yet nothing was taken. Or at least to the untrained eye there wasn't. It is no secret that Jeske Vardogr was influenced by a separate entity, known as the Nomads. Previous scans suggested that an incubus resided within Mister Vardogr. However, upon arrival of Prison Station Mitchell, scans suggested.. Well... Nothing... It seems the incubus had left it's host. Those were no ordinary Rheinlanders we encountered... The Das Wilden. They were there for a reason..

•The Das Wilden: Data.001
•The Das Wilden: Data.002
•The Das Wilden: Data.003
•The Das Wilden: Data.004

They freely mentioned a secondary objective was failed. Perhaps that was in regards to the Artifact. Although they had left it behind, this likely means they will return for it.

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