The 'Scarecrow' Saga - Overviews of the Original Stories

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004. “ALONE IN BRETONIA”, Short story –
Written in full by [Scarecrow] and presented in one post on Freelancer Evolved (EvolvedOnes).

Marcus Scarman and Tomoko Yamaguchi travel from the Omega systems on a freelance trade ship en route to Bretonia. Their feelings for each other become open affection as they fly amongst the stars. After their journey on board the transport Ben Sulayem is over, they lay low; renting an apartment on the planet Leeds and settling down whilst they earn the money to buy a new ship. Marcus takes a job as a ship’s mate aboard a freighter, and Tomoko signs up to the local constabulary, quickly becoming a deputy to the Superintendent.

Marcus and Tomoko start to see suspicious activities in the higher echelons of Bretonian security. From their new positions, they discreetly embark on a hunt for evidence of Nomad control within Bretonia; Tomoko with her newfound policing connections, and Marcus with his mobility aboard the freighter Custodian. They are determined, but far from thorough given their limited resources. Following her leads, Tomoko attempts to break into a police archive facility. However, she is discovered by police detectives Martin Fogg and Ed Young and is incarcerated pending further investigation. Marcus works hard to dissuade the detectives, and eventually convinces them that his and Tomoko’s motives are to root out evil. It transpires that Fogg and Young have been on the case of several unusual high-profile disappearances, which are then often followed immediately by the mysterious reappearances of the individuals in question. Together, they uncover the very early beginnings of an attempted Nomad incursion and are able to destroy the alien threat.

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