The Hunter

[Sanguine Frozen Boy]

Samantha yawned again and leaned back in her chair but refused to drift off to sleep. She had to be very carefull that no one knew that she was stealing the ship. She had covered up the reason to go to new castle as a new trading route, although she was unsure as what she would pick up there. She was hoping to find another ship or something that she could escape in, maybe she could use the money she had now to purchase another when she got there. As the train came out of the jump hole she looked upon the dark looking system of new castle. Very few stars dotted the backround of the blackness and off in the distance she noticed the blue hued foggy looking ice field. It seemed very familiar to her and she continued to stare until they entered the first tradelane.

"Where should we dock?"The main navigator asked as they approached the planet. Before she could answer the sensory alarm went off with contacts all around her made up of mercenary ships and bounty hunters. Among the ships she could see she recognized Angel eyes ship next to a cruiser and a heavy bomber. She did not recognize the many other ships that cluttered the system but the bounty hunters looked more like head hunters. More private and more professional than the normal bounty hunters. All the ships seemed insignificant compared to the large Osiris class Battleship at the center of the viewport it's guns pointed directly at her. Many voices came over the comm line that all said for her to let down her arms and come quietly, she could hear Angel eyes among them. A moment later another voice came in so clear that it almost seemed as though it was in her head.

"Come with me Samantha, I don't want to have to lower your shields and board that ship. If I have to do it personnally I...." His transmisson was interrupted as a large group of Pirate ships came and sprayed the train with gunfire. The shields fell down to half, another run and they'd be gone. Suddenly the communications line became frantic as the Head hunters opened fire on the pirate vessels. The mercenary ships moved to either engage as well or protect their designated targets. She watched as Angel eyes ship made it's way toward hers, the cruiser with it's insignia Eyes of the Storm made it's way to protect the Battleship and the Heavy bomber began to engage a new wave of pirates in hugenot cruisers.

The ship came under fire again and the shields dissapeared, her hands gripped the railing as the impacts made it hard to sit any longer. The communications line went silent and then static burst through the speakers followed by a man's voice. "Did you actually think the liberty police could hold me? Now, it's time for you to spend some time in our jail cells. This time, we won't just leave marks." Samantha felt another impact, this time it was somthing attaching to the ship. Again the speakers were filled with frantic messages flying back and forth, among them she could hear the Red haired man's voice shouting to stop them. She didn't know what was going on or what to tell her crew as the door behind her opened and on stepped a pair of men armed with rifles. One of the crew members reached for a gun but never had a chance as the rifles went off and splattered his brains on the console behind him. The rest of the crew didnt' stand a chance and put their hands up or were on their knees begging for mercy.

Samantha could not bear the sight of the man who had attempted to resist and turned away about to vomit. Someone grabbed her head from behind and forced her to turn toward the other crew members as the pirates executed them as well. "You shouldn've never escaped us. Now you've killed your whole crew." Her father's words rang out in her head.

"Your hesitation will get your crew killed." She felt the words slip from her lips as she passed out.

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