*****GuildComm Activated*****
TO: Defence Division
FROM: Bineest's Hold
RE: Attempted hijacking/bombing
My name is Inis Bineest, an affiliated member of the IMG and I record this here with a sence of urgency and indeed confusion.
Today i was on was hauling a load of Tourists (not my normal occupation, but whatever pays the bills) in my Kujira class whale transport. I had outfitted my craft with basic living quarters for inter-house travel, nothing to luxurious, just enough to keep them happy on the run. It was a direct run frun from Planet New Tokyo to Planet Manhattan, or so i supposed.
I have had my fair share in dealing with pirates and so have learned to take appropriate action depending on the nature of the threat. Prior to this incident i utilised the public long range police scanners on New Tokyo and scanned ahead for threats. With none appearing i proceeded to take off an head to Manhattan.
All was fine until i reached Galileo where i was stopped by a Lane hacker known as "Burgers" in a Rogue Bomber. He was surrounded with spacecraft debris and a load of super conductors (2000 tons to be precise) presumable ejected from a destroyed hauler. He hailed me and demanded that i drop 1000 of the tourists on board and beam in the cargo around him immediately. I refused on the grounds that i would not surrender human lives and offered him any price he could ask that i might be able to pass unmolested.
He did not accept this, and instead hacked into my craft's computer and beamed in a sperical device that he claimed was a bomb, of what nature i am not sure. He then ordered me to unload at the nearest port an come back to pick up his cargo! With the threat of an explosive on board i did so, Unloaded the frightened tourists at Colorado, and moved back duly to collect his cargo. During this time i alerted The LPI of my predicament. I returned to Galileo with no help from the LPI where i beamed in his cargo, as ordered, as well as some diamonds he had recently "acquired" (there was more debris floating about)
Then travelled to New Tokyo, hailing the assistance of the Kusari navy and police as i went, however i was forced to obey the commands of the Lane Hacker who now had many of my ships operations under control. He had no yet made any demands for money however.
With a Kusari police operative disguised as a mercenary following some distance behind me i went back to Galileo and again beamed in more of his prizes. I was then ordered to go to Planet Denver to unload. I did so, however under the instruction of the LPI i landed on a remote landing pad near the northern pole. My Crew was evacuated without incident and the bomb removed. The last report i heard from the Kusari operative was that he was engaging the Lane Hacker, however at that point we were evac'd and no further communications were made. I still await contact from the operative involved.
Rest assured i will be travelling with an escort next time we are transporting passengers as this would have quickly resolved the issue before it began. I would also like to warn the IMG of this LH "Burgers" and his unpredicablity in his actions... At no point did he demand cridits, only my services as a hauler. Perhaps he was trying to frame us?
I also thank the Kusari Police and LPI for their assistance in this episode...
