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The "Buffalo" Operation

Andre and his two friends arrive in one piece at the Buffalo Base, in New York. The Hackers told him that they will help him to find the truth, but can't do it from here, as the security is too tight, and besides they need a Navy server access, in which they could operate. In the meantime, a mission arrives: A new Liberty fighter squadron has been spotted entering the Badlands from the West Point Military Academy's direction. Usually, low-grade pilots and officers attend to those kinds of missions, but Andre requested it for himself, and his two Hacker friends, who received a Werewolf each. They flew to the remains of Ithaca Research Station, and engaged the enemy, which couldn't last long. With this opportunity, they stole a still functional terminal from one of the fighters, which had access to the Navy's database. After a few minutes, they have got what they wanted: a proof that Andre didn't betrayed the LSF, he was kidnapped. Andre was horrified, but he had to go back and report the mission's outcome. They flew to the Buffalo again, Andre made the report, then he pulled some strings, and he was reassigned, along with his hacker friends to the Liberty Rogue Destroyer Base, nearby the California Jump Gate. There was a lesser security force, and the Hackers could to their job wonderfully, and discovered the"Buffalo" Operation, which involved kidnapping important Liberty Military figures, and brainwash them, to serve the Rogues. When Andre found that out, and that he was the first victim of it, he started to cry. However, the program was shut down since, because from 20 subjects, only 3 showed positive results, the rest either died or went crazy.

The trap

When he found this out, Andre decided that he must somehow regain his memories, and must do that fast. One of the hackers said:"Let's go to a nearby zoner station, I know the bartender there, he owes me a favor. He will help us." Andre had no patience, and set up that they must reach Ames Research Station asap. They rushed to the docks, and left in a hurry. The main problem was that they must pass through a jump gate, and then dangerously close of the Planet Denver, from Colorado. They have successfully entered Colorado, but they didn't knew that the Navy spotted them, and was amassing a fleet in Colorado, to kill Andre. A terrible battle ensued, one of the Hackers died, but Andre did not backed down. A battleship showed up, and started gunning after Andre's gunboat. Fighters all over the place, were attacking Andre. The battleship and it's escorts started to pound the trade lanes, trapping Andre there. He then remembered a fragment of his real previous job, in Willard Research Station: he was standing in his office, reviewing a Dreadnought's construction's plans. Then, it came to him: The engines! Go after the engines! That's the main flaw in Liberty capital ships, they are defenseless in that area! After another hour spent fighting, he had his golden opportunity: he was pushed behind the task force. A quick burst of his weapons sent the Dreadnought in a bang. A few seconds later, the escorting cruisers blew up as well. In the mean time, another Battle Group arrived, and the Trade Line was up. Andre and his fellow friend quickly disengaged, and fled. The Hacker said that his ship suffered irreparable damage, and his ship will explode soon, thus he joined Andre on the gunboat, leaving the Werewolf behind them.

Bad news on Ames

Ames Research Station, 812 AS. The hacker, returns to Andre and says: "The Zoners can't help us here. They don't have the equipments necessary for a such delicate operation. However, a person, called Dr. Zarkov might help you. He is in Sigma 13 system, on a GMG base. I will take you there."
Andre agrees, and with a few Zoner escorts hired for the trip, they depart for Sigma 13. The hacker insisted that he should fly a fighter, and he purchased a Hawk. However, in the Kusari system of Shikoku, the convoy was attacked by Corsairs, and the Hacker died, because his ship exploded after a collision with Andre's gunboat. Alone now, and on his own, Andre finds Dr. Zarkov in a Drone, moments before he was attacked and nearly killed by the GMG. Andre saves him from his fate, and asks him if he can help with the memory problem. Zarkov checks Andre, but his problem is beyond any repairs. Only with high-quality ray scanners he can precisely determine what is the problem. "However, someone might have such technology, Zarkov said. "I was contacted by a strange man, who said that he works for the Order. He offered me sanctuary if the problems gets tough, and they did. I must search a <<Freeport 9>>, located in the Omicron Theta system. Do you know where that is? Guess not... but I do."

The "walk in the park"

Proceeding after the dubious instructions left by the misterious person to Dr. Zarkov, they find a dead end, in the Omega 41 system. Having no reliable info, and flying in uncharted areas, Andre feels that he must do something, as his Zoner guards were long gone, destroyed in some skirmishes with the Kusari State Police. Suddenly, a Bounty Hunter Battleship, the Aurora shows up. As it spots Andre, the Aurora opens fire, with all guns. Luckily that the Corsairs have no love for Bounty Hunters, and they proposed Andre to help them get rid of this brutal bounty hunter. A battle ensues, in which Andre's gunboat barely escapes. As a token of trust, they lend Andre a detailed map of the surrounding systems. This way, Andre and Dr. Zarkov finds Freeport 9, after a very dangerous expedition.