CoolBreeze

[ColdBreeze]

It's early in the morning when Bob "CoolBreeze" Brown jumps out of his bed.
The corsair base he's in is still quiet, as most corsairs are still sleeping.
Bob decides to take an early stroll around the system, to try and find some non-expecting trader to rob.
He jumps in his Corsair Gunboat, and launches into space.

After some cruising, he finally finds himself a nice target, who has just appeared from a jump hole.

Bob asks the trader kindly to stop:
"Stop right there!"

Trader responds frightened:
"W W Whh what is this, what do you want?!"

Bob checks the traders ID and cargo, and decides that he's a suitable target. The trader has a cargo full of valuable
recources. Bob talks softly but clearly to the trader:
"5 Million credits, and you may pass."

The trader answers:
"No way I'm going to pay you! You'll be sorry for this! My escort is on its way, you better run!"

Bob laughs and fires a few warning shots.
"You're bluffing! If you had an escort, they would be here right now. Pay me the cash, or die right here!"

At that moment the jump hole flickers. 2 Bomber and 2 fighters appear right behind the trader.

Bob knows that he's in trouble, but tries to fight them off. He manages to kill a bomber and a fighter,
but the pilots have managed to exhaust his nanobots and shield batteries. Bob knows it's time to get away, and highly damaged
he manages to engage cruise engines and get away through the jump hole.

Not knowing where he ended up, Bob tries to get to the nearest planet before his ship collapses. He reaches the atmosphere,
ejects from his cockpit, and watches his gunboat burn up, while he slowly flies to the surface of the planet.



At that same moment, an observer on planet Toledo's Cape Hope station has noticed a burning wreckage coming down from the sky.
He also spots a person flying down, close to the burning pile of what's left of a ship. He radio's the local guard, and
let them know they should pick up the pilot fast, because it's freezing out there, and the pilot might not haved long to live.


Bob opens his eyes. *everything is still blurry*
"Where am I?" *confused* "What is this place.. what happened..?"

A doctor rushes to Bob's bed, when he notices he finally woke up.
"Calm down, you're in good hands. We are The Order, allies of the Corsairs. We picked you up from your crash location. You
were wounded, and freezing to death."

Bob tries to explain what happened, and then realises he has lost his ship.
"How will I ever be able to get off this planet!? I've got no ship anymore, it got destroyed in the atmosphere!"

Doctor responds:
"Don't worry, we have some of the best ship crafters in the Sirius sector. I'm sure there will be something for you to fly."

Bob is sceptical about the docs statement, but he is happy that there is a possibility to get off the planet,
so he can get his revenge.

Bob jumps up from his bed, manages to shake off the dizziness, and says to the doctor:
"Please give me the directions for the shipyard! I need to get out of here."

So does the doctor, and Bob is on his way.

When Bob arrived at the shipyard, he went looking for a similar ship to that he lost, so he picked the Order Gunboat, the Hathor.
Luckily he had plenty of credits from his previous pirate expeditions, so the cost was no problem.

Back to full health and with a new ship, Bob leaves Toledo with renewed strength.


//Alright, I'm posting this here to explain how CoolBreeze got his hands on a Hathor. If anyone has problems with this, please contact me at jeroen [dot] radder [at] gmail [dot] com or via forum PM.