.:j:. Tales of the Junker Congress

[Hawk]

Elijah was starting to sleep comfortably when Bruiser tapped him on the shoulder. Hey boss, Crows calling for you.
As usual, his timing is perfect. Fire it up, and lets see what he has to say.
The screen flashed on and Jack Crows face once again appeared in front of them, this time on a live feed. Hello Lije, hows the trip.
I want to be home sleeping on my own ship, thats how its going.
Sorry about this. This one is getting ugly and I need someone I can really trust. How are you getting to Manhattan?
Macs driving.
Good, she knows what shes doing as well. Tell her to be careful around the planet. The Navy is really getting heated about this and I think they know were up to something.
Great, so whats the story now?
Weve been able to salvage some of the debris from this incident already. The navy accused a Junker captain of carrying a stolen engine. They were so hot they didnt even see that he jettisoned it before they blasted his ship and they made no attempt to recover it. Its now here on the deck. We can show that it was dumped before the vessel was destroyed, and we can also prove that it did not come off any naval vessel.
Wonderful, that will make someone happy. So, who is this guy Im supposed to meet with?
Hes a pretty shady olboy actually. Hes helped us in the past, but as I said, we think hes also helping the Xenos so we keep him at a distance. Hes part of a group that exposes corruption within Liberty. They are able to send underground broadcasts about things the government doesnt want people to know. They are useful because it often keeps us from getting our hands dirty. The problem is we are already pretty involved in this so if anything goes public, the navy is pretty much going to know it came from us.
Lovely, theyll probably shoot me in the back before I get off the planet.
Thats what I love about you Lije, youre such a good natured individual.
Ok, well weve got about 2 more hours and well be there.
Good to hear it. Be careful my friend.
You know it. The screen went blank and Elijah leaned back in his seat. Hes going to get me killed. I just know it.
Bruiser spoke up, Well get some more rest. Youre going to need it. I know that part of the spaceport pretty well, and Ive still got some friends there. I can get us in and out easy enough. There are still some places I can get us through safely where the navy will be very unwelcome.
Elijah answered him, Thats just great, but what about all those raggedy lookin bums that are actually working for the LSF? You can get shot in the back and never know what happened?
Boss trust me, Ill look out for you.


The small craft shot out of the last trade lane and their destination loomed in front of them, Planet Manhattan. Large transports and liners orbited the planet, while smaller craft were running everywhere between the planet, the orbiting stations and the trade lanes.
Elijah sat on the edge of his seat. This is where the fun begins.
Mac called back from the cockpit, This is nothing Lije. Theres so much traffic here, well just get lost in the shuffle.
I hope so. As he said that, he looked to the port side to see a naval cruiser drift past them heading in the opposite direction.
Mac called back again, Ok Lije, were in line for the docking ring, should just be a few minutes.

The small craft touched down in the large spaceport and Elijah and Bruiser quickly jumped off. Mac exited behind them and began to inspect the ship. Elijah gave her some last instructions. Mac, Im going to try to make this as quick as I can so be ready to take off as soon as possible.
You got it boss.

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