The Nest

[Lusitano]

“If you want peace prepare to war”

A small freelancer Armadillo Border World transport arrives on Erie, carrying what looks like 2600 crates of scuba diving equipment, but in reality it is 2500 crates of individual combat equipment, from protective gear to modified personal weapons, and 100 crates of real scuba diving equipment, that are there for decoy as well to serve if necessary for any water missions.



This equipment comes from Gran Canaria, that were bought from several sources, and then modified to personal needs and also to mask their origins. This is in response for the request of help from former Canarian Zoners, that left Gran Canaria due the environment changes, most of them veterans of the war against Bretonia, and some even from the Corsair War.

All this was easy to get, the not so easy part is how deliver it, since all starport docks are under Liberty control. But … are they? Many workers are zoners or zoners sympathizers, and some have no choice of being a sympathizer.

Red is in control of the ship, he gets clearance to dock, and few later he receives orders to unload and prepare for inspection. Red gets outside of the ship, and one of the workers subtly signals Red to look to the other side of the dock. It was Marius, former Red´s commander during the Corsair War, and he was the recipient of this delivery. Both men nod to each other, while the cargo is being unload, but then comes the inspection. Red signals to the worker what crates should be open and does what can’t for the inspection. T inspector arrives he start inspection …

- Inspector – Scuba diving? Nice I really like scuba diving. I do it every time when I go on vacation.

Red smiles pretending he really cares, but when the inspector picks another crate to inspect, he chooses one that wasn’t supposed to inspect, the worker tries in vain to convince him to pick another that was closer. Red looks worried to Marius who keeps smiling, and then it comes the reason, the dock director calls the inspector, that is under Marius blackmail, to his presence asap, and with that inspection is over, and the first cargo of military help as just arrived, and is ready to be shipped to equip 2500 combat ready veterans, led by the commander that defeated the corsairs on the ground. Red waves goodbye to his former commander that replies his gesture, and not long, he is in space back to Gran Canaria, were a second cargo is being prepare.