The Story/Bio of James Woods[Slaver's Union]

[Slaver's Union]

Chapter 3: The Fog of Avarice.

James knew that they could finally make their dreams come true; creating a trade hub, a Freeport, for all of those who wish to trade and meet without house rules. James was wary though, as he was finally reconnecting with his wife and daughter, and he has a newborn son to look after. “I don’t know if I can do this right now, George.” James began. “Nicole just had our son, and I’m not sure my marriage can more pressure right now.”

George sat back and looked at James with a blank expression. “Have you given up drinking too?” He says as he finishes his. James sits in silence, as George reaches across the table and grabs the glass, taking it for himself. “This is what we always wanted, James. Ever since we started working as kids, selling stolen candy to other kids and delivering orders for old lady Sampson’s store, this is where we were going. We never forgot that, or at least I didn’t. You find a cute girl, glue a ring on your finger, and suddenly you don’t want to be successful.” George rants, downing James’ drink as fast as he can. “Contact me when you want to get serious, brother.”

As George gets up and leaves, James sits in silence, his mind racing with all of the possibilities, and consequences. The waitress approaches with the bill, and leaves it on the table. James reaches over and grabs it. “That son of a bitch…” James mutters, looking over the 941.00 credit bill, for two luxury meals, and dozens of expensive drinks. James pays the bill and returns home, where he sits on the couch. Asking Nicole to sit with him, he grudgingly tells her what George had said to him.

Nicole, barely able to contain her anger, stands up and threatens James with divorce. “Don’t we have enough credits?! What the hell do you want, James?! You can’t own all of the credits in the world. I can’t be with a man who will put money before his family, and this isn’t even your dream anymore. I NEVER hear you mention it. You’re just chasing after your f***ing brother. A real man knows when he’s done enough for his family. A real man doesn’t need to live through his brother!” Nicole barks at him.

Suddenly, James stands tall and smacks Nicole across the face, dropping her to the floor. He stands over her and screams, “Don’t you dare talk that way about me, or about my brother. Without me, you’d still be some little whore on Pittsburgh, earning your credits in the boron mines or on your back.” Grabbing her, he lifts her up and shoves her onto the couch. “Without me, you’re nothing. Without me, you wouldn’t have these two kids. Without me…” James says balling up his fist as his face flushes red. He slowly steps back and grabs his coat, before leaving as Nicole breaks down and cries.

Returning to his ship, he contacts George. “What is it?” George asks over the com. “I’m ready to do this. This IS our dream, after all.” James says. George turns off the com, but sends James a set of coordinates. Flying out to the waypoint, he finds George’s ship floating in the Roatan ice cloud in the Cortez system. The com channel opens and George’s voice says, “This is where I think we should build.”

The Woods brothers contact a builder who constructs the base core, and soon they spend their time bringing crew, supplies, and building materials to their new base, ‘Oberon Starport’. In less than a week, they had a fully functioning core 1 base, complete with shields and storage modules, and were well on their way to having a trade hub. In late-820 A.S. the Woods brothers were hard at work on Oberon, and this is the first time that the words “Slaver’s Union” were ever spoken, by George.

“Do you remember the old Slaver’s Union?” George asks.
“Vaguely. They use to be active when we were little kids back on Pittsburgh.” James replied.
“Ever wonder what it would be like to be one of them?” George asks with a little smile.
“I guess I never really thought about them. Why?” James returns.
“No reason…”

They continue building up Oberon, and for nearly a month, their short trade runs kept the base alive. As the New Year approaches, they prepare to upgrade their base to the next core level, as James’ family becomes increasingly distraught by his distance. The effort he is making to fulfill this dream drives a new wedge between him and his wife. James returns home for the New Year to find that he missed many of his son’s firsts.

“This has to stop, James. You can’t keep doing this to us. We don’t deserve it and you know it.” Nicole pleads with him. “We have more than enough money. Let your brother be and stay with us. Your children are the only ones you really owe anything too, and I don’t want to lose you.” James sits and listens, feeling pulled on two sides. He tells Nicole that he’ll think it over, and spends all night awake, ignoring George’s messages and updates on Oberon.

Meanwhile, George brings far more crew than are necessary to the base and begins to mismanage the base as his struggles to keep control. His brother won’t respond to his requests for aid, and he is feeling the pressure of trying to fulfill his hopes and dreams crushing him. James struggles to write to his brother, deciding to side with his wife and children.

“George, We’ve been chasing this dream for a long time, and I’m still willing to, but not at the cost of my family. My daughter doesn’t always remember who I am, and my son is going to grow up the same way. If I don’t fight for my family, I won’t have one anymore, and at the moment, I can’t imagine a life without them. If you can manage this alone, I’ll be there when it matter.”

As George reads and drinks, he decides to try to salvage what he can from the disaster that he has created. He offers to bring a large quantity of the crew back to planet Curacao and pay them off for the error he made hiring them all. Enraged, the crew begins to mutiny, causing George and his own crew to flee to his ship. With Oberon’s crew just outside of his ship and trying to break their way in, George opts to abandon the station and flee. Drunk, angry, and with no real idea what to do, he never contacts James, who believes all is well.

Once James discovers the fate of his brother George, and the fate of Oberon Starport, he does indeed come to his brother’s aid, preventing him from facing criminal charges, at great expense to both of their accounts. George, now a broken and creditless man owning a TTR-1130 Pilgrim Liner dubbed ‘Bannockburn’, leaves for the Edge Worlds. James, with nothing more that he can do for his brother, and little left in the way of a retirement because of him, continues to work honest routes near his home, where he returns every night.

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