Aiden's Story - The Exile

[DarkOddity]

Favors (Part V)

The Black Pearl continued forward without heed to the order to halt. Isabell started to order an attack on the vessel when the communications screen suddenly lit up. "Stand down, prepare to receive a shuttle." a woman spoke. "Pardon?" Isabell said, "Identify yourself." The woman chuckled, "This is Kristina Pryde of the Ghosts of Razgriz."

Isabell looked back at the woman through the viewscreen, "And what are you doing here?" she asked. "Returning a favor. Aiden helped us out near the begining of the Hispania project." Kristy continued, "He's in the Pearl's launch bay prepping for the transfer over to the Aldebaran." Isabell smiled at the news, Aiden was only a few minutes away. "And how did you come across Aiden?" Isabell asked. "Well, it's really a short story, we were raiding Tripoli station in Gamma when we received his distress signal. Apparently when he was leaving his estate someone tipped off the Elders, in turn a whole slew of Corsair fighters started chasing him when he left the planets atmosphere." Kristy took a breath and continued, "We picked him up near the Omega 41 jumphole, the Corsairs retreated at the sight of the Pearl." She chuckled.

The armored transport launched from the Pearl's fight bay and turned towards the Aldebaran. A second comms channel opened up on the same viewscreen showing Aiden. "Start spooling up the jump drives we are going to have to get out of here quick." Kristy being part of the group comm spoke, "That's right, I can deliver a favor for you, but there are drawbacks. There are fifty outcast fighters enroute right now." with that the Black Pearl initiated a jump and was gone. Shortly after Aiden docked the fighters came into range, ordered the surrender of the Aldebaran and accelerated to attack speed. Moments later the Aldebaran jumped out of the system.

There was a flash of light as the Aldebaran exited its jump. "This is where I met Payne," Aiden said to Isabell, "I'll never forget that day." the pair looked at planet Gran Canaria through the windows on the bridge. "I have a suit of armor on board my freighter that I have been working on for the last few years." Isabell looked back at Aiden, "That piece of junk you call Mjollnir armor? That damn armor nearly killed you last time you tested it." Aiden chuckled, "Yeah I remember that.. I have quite of work to do, should only take a few days though because all I have to do is rip out some components now that I have this nice little computer in my head. I just uplink with the armor now instead of manual control." Isabell smiled, "It just might work then."

The pair looked at the armor sitting on a cart on the other side of the bridge.


To be continued...

[Sorry I didn't do more this time around, keep getting distracted by things around the house.]

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