Chains of Command

[Boss]

"Unidentified craft, just what the hell do you think you're shooting at, some scrap? This is Deputy Jim Markey of the LPI, and you're on thin ice here." I punched the shield batteries to force the generator to reboot and turned to face the ship, which still wasn't moving. I prodded the attitude thrusters and slipped sideways, towards the lane. Again, a shot slammed into my ship and sliced the shields off. This was personal now.

"Right, you just made a big mistake, mister. I don't care who you are or who you work for. You're under arrest for assault of an officer of the law!" I hit the shield batteries again, got a warning: I was almost out. Damn. Pull a fast jink, fly up. I arm my shieldbuster Debilitator guns and get to work. The other ship never moved, or shot, just took the fire. I was perplexed by this, and once the shields dropped, I stopped moving and disarmed the guns.