Enemies Domestic

[Stewgar]

Officer Fred Robinson of the LPI makes his way to his usual Sunbucks Coffee and Donuts shop on Fort Bush, unaware that he is being followed. He grins, his usual charming smile.

"Ah, the same order for you? 15 boxes?", the clerk asks.

"Yes! The eh... boys love their donuts, haha," Fred replies.

He retrieves his sugary treats and coffee jugs and makes his way to his trooper ship. He loads the donuts and coffee into his cargo hold before hopping into the cockpit. He launches from Fort Bush toward Planet Manhattan, unaware that an LIA agent is stalking him.

Manhattan Center is abuzz with law enforcement. "Ah, a busy day in New York, hah!" Fred says in local comms. But most are busy chatting about other things to pay any attention.

Fred signals to dock with the docking ring, his ship plummets down to the planet. He looks around and finds his usual shady part of the docking bay. He swings his ship down and lands abruptly. His ship lurches to a stop. He quickly unfastens his belts and hops out, running to his cargo bay. The hatch opens and he grabs the goods.

He 'secretly' makes his way to the dark side of the cargo ramp where he will meet his associate, "Shark" Sullivan. Shark likes to get his donuts in person to ensure nobody touches them. Fred enters the warehouse and maneuvers around the preset maze of boxes and crates, eventually finding Shark and a few of his henchmen in the middle of the warehouse.

"Ah, here's the good stuff. And the patrol routes for this week?" Shark asks.

"Bottom box, boss. Everything should be in there," Fred replies.

"Ah, good. We'll... wait... what's that?" Shark asks as he points his finger.

"Shit, he's been followed, boss!" one of the henchmen yell.

A shootout ensues.

Fred Robinson escapes the fray and exits the warehouse. He rushes to his ship while hearing orders to freeze and halt. By a miracle, Fred makes it to his ship and launches into space before the ship has time to properly warm up or calibrate.

Fred frantically slaps exit codes into his computer to leave the planet's atmosphere. The gates of the ring open when Fred comes up with a cunning idea.

"Help, help! This madman is after me!" Fred yells into his comms. But the agent is fast on his heels, his ship expertly maneuvers behind him.

Despite the hails to cut his engines and stop, Fred Robinson continues to try and escape, his ship working at only half power since he performed a quick turn-on.

"Weapons hot!" the agent yells in his comms. Fred's next vision is of a white and yellow light. His ship is ripped apart, the cacoon of his cockpit is all that remains. A beam latches ahold of his pod, drawing him in to the cargo bay of the agent's ship.

"Oh no, no no! I am dead!" Fred yells as he smacks at his cockpit, frantically trying to escape his pod. But the pod is locked shut to prevent accidental openings in the middle of space. Fred is properly detained!

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