Real life stories:

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Help...

Andre and Zarkov arrive on Freeport 9, and they go to meet a person called "Mitri". Mitri, loyal to the Order, is not willing to help Andre, when he heard where is he from. This situation force Andre's hand to give his best shot in this. He calls Mitri, and puts 25.000 credits on the table. Andre says: "This sum can be yours, now, if you can help me. I'll give you 5 minutes to think about it."
Mitri gives in, and says: "You know all my weaknesses, don't you? You know i am in debts, and this sum will cover most of them... All right, I accept. But we must discuss what help you need, but not here. Meet me at Planet Crete, in Omicron Gamma. I will make your arrival swift.", then he suddenly departs.

Meeting at Crete

Andre follows the waypoints uploaded in his nav map, and lands on Crete. When he lands, 2 persons take both him and Zarkov into custody, and leads them to a small country house, where Mitri was waiting them. There they discuss, about what happened to Andre, and what is he looking for. Mitri explains to Andre that he knows only one person capable of doing what he asks: an Order scientist, known by his "Random" nickname, which is seen cruising around in his fighter in Omicron Delta, to gather research data. Andre follows Mitri to Omicron Delta system, where they dock to a small Corsair outpost, Yaren. There, they find Random sitting on the bar. Mitri approaches him, and explains Andre's condition. He refuses at the beginning, but when he meets with his old partner and friend, Zarkov, he accepts.

The Procedure

Andre is taken to a nearby system, called Omicron Minor, onto a small planet, Toledo. There Zarkov and Random explains to Andre what are the risks: he might get nuts forever, suffer brain damage, or even face death. Because he was desperate to find out what happened with him, he pushes on, no matter what. A complex brain surgery is made, and Andre was near death on several occasions. Several times they revive him, but slowly help Andre remember the truth. At some point, Random turns to Mitri and tells him: "OK, he will live to fight another day, but he will suffer from madness. Just agree with everything he will say when he gets up, dump him somewhere in Liberty, and run as fast as possible. He will be very dangerous from now on.". Mitri agrees, and witnesses how Andre is getting back up. He rests for about 3 weeks, then he suddenly goes to Mitri and says:"I will give you another 100.000 credits, if you get me in 2 days back to Liberty. I have some unfinished business there... after that you are free to go". Mitri agrees, as advised, and he dumps Andre, alone now, in his gunboat. The crew remained on Toledo, scared by the madness of their superior. When he looks around, he sees everything different, with a hatred impossible to imagine. He then sends a distress call, and when 2 rogue fighters get in the area, they got destroyed by Andre. Then, he departs for the Norfolk Shipyard, when he realizes that the ship he currently flies is too small for his purposes now...