[P]EvilTheBadger - an introduction

[Badger]

Cooked up a little RP story about some fun I had a few nights ago. Cheers to those involved however minimal you think your parts were, it all came together in a classic gaming experience that proved to me (as if any were needed) why Discovery (mod and community) is just so good :0) .


Blood Money
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Almost choking on the cheap sake he swigged heavily from a standard canteen, Evil The Badger swiftly dropped his feet down from their resting position atop the Raven Claw's control console. Its HUD sprang to life, two pulsing markers slowly passing by on a nearby system map. Scanning their signatures, their ID's rang up like Sirius credit symbols in Evil's eyes. Unescorted cargo trains... a pirate's best friend.

Wasting no more time, he slammed the fighter into cruise and raced through the rocky wastes of Chugoku towards the Honshu jump hole. Finally, some easy cash, he thought as the Raven Claw slowed into the docking procedure with the violet vortex now filling his cockpit view. Evil The Badger braced as the awesome gravity dragged him into Honshu.

"This is Dragons Red Six. Your safety on this trade route will cost you $2 million credits. Comply or you will be intercepted."

The convoy came into sight as it docked with a Honshu trade lane. The lead train appeared to be a Peace Keeper, which suited Evil The Badger just fine, what better prey than those opposed to a destructive resolution? Feeble shots from the lane's defence turrets did little to distract him from his targets as he docked behind them.

He tailed the train into Sigma 13, still without a response. Engaging the intercom he issued a further warning.

"I repeat, your safety comes at the price of $2 million credits. Failure to comply will result in interception."

The train finally responded.

"We seek peaceful relations with you. Come to Holstein and we will complete the transfer." The train signed off and docked with the last trade lane before Holstein. Just as they did, a system patrol of GMG Hawks picked up on Evil's signal. They were despatched just as quickly as they arrived. Wasting no more time he docked with the trade lane and sped to Holstein.

To keep the rest of the convoy informed that they were hostages until he decided otherwise, Evil The Badger flashed a quick message to them explaining their situation. The reply came very shortly after-

Just as soon as Evil The Badger arrived at the station orbiting Holstein, the reason for the PK train's initial slow response time suddenly became all too clear.

"You do know there is a $3 million bounty on your head?" replied the second train pilot.
"Argh, nevermind!" Evil The Badger snapped back.

A terrifying sight rapidly developed in the port side cockpit window of the Raven Claw... The heavily modified Rhineland Gunboat of a reknowned Bounty Hunter. He'd been set up!

Instinctively he wrenched on the controls and dived the Raven Claw out of the barrage of gunfire the Hunter unleashed, trying to take what little cover was available behind the hull of the orbiting station. This barely bought him enough time to escape the hail of firepower and position the 'Claw ready for combat. A quick blast of his Nomad engineered afterburners and he was back in his element.

The sheer bulk of the Gunboat allowed Evil The Badger's Raven Claw to easily out-maneuveur it, weaving in and out of turret salvos as if he were born to do just that. Spotting an opening in the rain of luminous death, he aligned the Bounty Hunter into his crosshairs and unleashed four cannons of Tizona del Cid onto his shields. Even the heavy duty military grade shield of the Gunboat couldn't withstand that much damage and the Bounty Hunter could surely feel the pirate's Nomad Cannons tear into the hull.

Unfazed though, the Hunter still had a trick up his sleeve. Though the Gunboat lacked maneuveurability, it still had momentum which could be utilised with a quick engine kill. This brought the full arsenal of the ship directly in-line with the Raven Claw, as Evil The Badger looped around to assault again. With the Gunboat now racing backwards through space and the pirate sitting comfortably in his sights, he unleashed hell.

At the very same moment, Evil The Badger dived in for the kill. Both combatants were met with a blinding barrage of gunfire, ripping both ships to shreds. Tattered hull panels and debris clouded the area, yet both pilots survived, the remainders of their ships bringing guns to bear on each other one last time.

Perhaps Evil The Badger had mastered control over the human fear of mortality, or perhaps he was simply blinded by his genetic Blood Dragon "battle frenzy". Either way, he didn't hesitate to throw the Raven Claw into the last fatal charge at the Gunboat. The Bounty Hunter thought far more rationally, however, his mind guided more by his neural net income than his heart, and had already engaged his cruise engines. He knew this was a fight neither of them could "win" (at least financially) and so made tracks for the nearest repair & resupply station. Evil relentlessly chased him, eager to achieve the honour of a glorious kill, or at least death, but rational thought soon returned to him as the Bounty Hunter shrank to a dot and vanished from his heads-up targeting display.

"Valiant." Evil The Badger smirked to the Bounty Hunter, as he remembered why they'd engaged each other in the first place. Only a $3 million credit bounty? He wondered whether he should try upping the stakes next time. Turning about, he cruised towards the nearest Sigma 13 trade lane and caught up with the train convoy as it prepared to jump out of the system.

"It appears your knight in shining armour distracted me. You're free to go." The pirate messaged to the train.
"...This time."

- Badger

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