Nickels and Nails

[Zapp]

In Tau 31, the depleted asteroids that once yielded asteroids were littered with the debris of fighters, the dead hulks of capital ships, and the bodies of pilots and soldiers that had fought, and died, for control over the Edge Worlds. Flying through as fast as possible, the brothers were lucky to not encounter much in the way of hostile ships, though they did pass by no few heated battles.

"What do they fight for?" Nickels asked, a tad awed at the scenes of carnage in front of him.

"Heh, ask them, cuz I sure as hell don't know" was all Josh replied.

The rest of the trip through Tau 31 was silent, and then they jumped to Tau 29, and there was a Kusari Destroyer, demanding they cut their engines and prepare to be boarded. Shocked, the duo couldn't react before a tractor beam latched onto their ships, some advanced technology designed to stop ships in their tracks. Helpless, they were dragged in.

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