Reporting in from the KNF base on Planet Kyushu. I am honored to have been promoted to the rank of Daii. Thank you for the opportunity to serve among you all.
Pirate activity has increased in Kyushu recently and I have been ordered to conduct regular patrols through the system in my Chimaera. Traveling on the trade lane from Planet Kyushu to the NT jump gate scanners briefly detected an Outcast IFF. I immediately dropped out of the trade lane and move back towards the planet to investigate. A lone Outcast by the name of "Shady" was monitoring the trade lane traffic. The ship was a RH-GM82 Bomber that had apparently been acquired from the Red Hessians. Issuing an alert to any nearby Naval ships I ordered the bomber to leave the area immediately. The pilot seemed to be itching for a fight and refused to leave, stating that he had to make his money somewhere. Hoping to stall him until backup could arrive I continued to argue with him and attempt to persuade him to leave. He apparently wasn't too keen on that idea and several minutes later he opened fire. I immediately brought my weapons online and after an intense firefight the bomber was destroyed.
KNF Officer Kiith arrived shortly before the end of the battle and monitored the situation in case backup was required.
Shortly afterward a GC VHF appeared in high orbit around Planet Kyushu. The fighter was identified as [Kiretsu]-Hanako.Ayuka and Daii Kiith and I immediately headed out to keep the fighter away from the trade lanes. Cargo scans revealed the fighter had several civilians held captive and we began negotiating for their release.
Unfortunately, before long two additional hostile ships arrived on the scene, a gunship with the ID of [Kiretsu]-Megami and a VHF with the ID of \CS\-Interceptor.Shield
Ship scans revealed that the gunship had 40 KSP pilots held captive and our negotiations for their release resumed. Due to our forces being stretched so thin we were unable to call for any assistance and we were too far out gunned to attempt to engage the pirates. After some time a prisoner exchange was finally agreed upon and the Kusari pilots were returned to us in exchange for several GC and BD pilots we had captured.
Once the exchange was completed the criminals agreed to back off from Planet Kyushu. We followed at a safe distance to insure the safety of the traders in the area. The gunship stayed a short distance off from the trade lane until another KNF pilot joined us, Kasumi Shinazawai, at which point he promptly cruised away.
