New start 4
James: was up early picked out a clean flight suit took a quick shower shaved brushed his teeth, put on the clean clothes he had laid out went in to the kitchen and started the coffee machine, got his data pad set it on the table took the cup of coffee from the machine sat down at the table
And started paining his day,
1 check on ship repairs
2. get the contracts signed Thresica Can do that
3. Keep an eye on repairs, Randy can do that.
4. have Judy take the crystals and cloth rimes Check Best Buy Jeff can wingman then go to wall for Clothes
send Mike & Sam & Will & Gary to The Wall to get clothes
work on weapon designs.
Opened best sales typed in Crystals selected Argon Prime Alpha PBE Forge need some offering 1,591 ea 900x1591 = 1431900 cr ok
Typed in Cloth Rimes selected Argon Prime Weapon Component Factory need some offering 415 ea 400x415=166000 cr ok that’s 1,597,900cr not bad for 1 Jump
What ships can I sell 2 Falcons, 2 Novas 1 Buzzard and 1 Scorpion
That leave 2 novas and 1 Falcon for us to use we have seven bays 7 ships + 3 ships and pilots paying docking fees.
Mike & Jeff enters the kitchen gets coffee and sits down with James
Jeff: what’s on the agenda for the day
James: I want you to wingman Judy to AP to sell the crystals and cloth rimes here is the best buy report and sends it to Jeff’s data pad, Jeff after your done in AP jump to the wall and viset Darnels Fine Clothing. Mike I want you to take the others to the wall and let Umbel measure them and get some nice clothes a jacket and 4 flight suits.
I have set up a charge account with her use it to pay for all of it .
Mike: that sounds like a plan Id better get Sam moving and contact the others, Bythe way Sherry stayed with Judy last night, do you want me to take her too then we can get her things from AP and return.
James: ok
Jeff: this is a good run 1,597,900cr, I need some clothes can I fill my closet ?
James: You have a company card use it to pay for yours and Judy’s purchase have Judy pick out 2 formal gowns also. Never Know when we may have to throw a party.
Jeff: ok
Mike and Jeff walk out of the kitchen as a cleaning drone enters and start to pick up there cups and places them in the dish washer.
James finished his coffee gave the cup to the drone picked up his data pad and walked out of the kitchen. Leaves the apartment and heads to the transit spots Judy & Sherry where are you girls off to?
Sherry: to have breakfast with Thresica
James: may I join you?
Judy: sure come on
They enter the transit Judy: Cafeteria
The door closes and the car starts to move picking up speed then stops toe door opens
Computer: Cafeteria Entrance.
James followed Judy & Sherry to a Table as they were setting down Thresica walks in
Thresica: Good morning
Sherry: Good morning
Judy: Hello
James: did you sleep well
Thresica: yes I did thank you and has a seat
Waitress: would you like some coffee or Juice?
They reply Yes the waitress look confused
James: a Lg urn of coffee and a pitcher of orange juice would be fine
Waitress: Ill be right back with that with cups and glasses does any one need cream?
Thresica: yes please
Sherry : yes please
The waitress waits a few seconds then turns and walks away
James: looks over to Thresica and asks what are your plans for to day?
Before she can answer Judy’s comms buzz
Judy: yes I’m at breakfast, ok see you in 45min on the landing bay and disconnects, that was Jeff we have a run to A.P this morning, Ill have to eat and run ok
James: that’s fine I’ll get the check.
Thresica: I don’t have any plans per say but I did want to order the furniture for the office.
James: ok Sherry I would like for you to go with Mike and the crew to T.W this morning, Then to A.P to get your belongings.
Sherry: ok what are doing in T.W?
James: Getting a company jacked and flight suits
Sherry: good I like those Jacket.
James: Welcome to the club.
Sherry just giggles and smiles at him.
The waitress returns with the coffee & Juice Tray sets in on the table goes and picks up a tray of cups and glasses and puts it on the table I’ll be right back to take your orders and leaves
James fills the cup with coffee and passes it to Thresica one to Judy and Sherry then fills one for him self, repeats the process with the juice then seats himself.,
The waitress returns and takes the orders Be back shortly with these and leaves.
The group enjoys the coffee and juice and has idle chit chat wile waiting for the meal
The waitress returns pushing a cart with the orders on it and passes them out and leaves.
Judy: was the first done and excuses herself,
As the others finish up Mike walks in spots James and walks over to him
Mike: James I may have a lead on how we can solve our docking problem I go over it with you this evening I got to check on some other things first then turns to Sherry You be going with me to day
Sherry: I know James told me.
Mike: meet me on the landing pad in 15 min ok
Sherry: Ill go with you now ok
Mike: ok and turns and heads toward the door remembers that he had not said any thing to Thresica turns Good morning Thresica hope you slept well,
Thresica: smiles Yes I did thank you Mike,
Mike: shakes his head turns and leaves with Sherry on his heals.
James waves for the waitress
Waitress: Yes sir can I get you something else?
James just the check please
Waitress: right away sir, turns and walks away.
The waitress returns with an data pad with a thumb scanner attached hands it to James,
James looks at the screen noted the charges $36.80 adds $8.00 and presses the thumb reader. Hands the data pad and his debit card to the waitress who scans the card
Computer: Transaction complete thank you for eating with us.
Waitress: Thank you Mr Hawk and have a wonderful day turns and leaves.
James stands I’ll be in my ship if you need me turns and leaves the cafeteria.
As James approaches his ship the hatch opens
Jake: how are you to day James
James: Jake I fill wonderful the only thing that would make it better would be if I could sell the ships we capped yesterday or some Pirates get stupid and come to visit us.
Jake: I can find best buys for the ships, and alert you if any pirates enter the sector.
James: Jake that sounds good and Ill work on my weapon designs,
James enter the cabin and sits at the desk and turns on his computer opens his weapon designs and studies them.
11;07 am Local
Jake: Ships Sold and are being picked up by buyers would you like to view the sales?
James: yes on screen Falcon $1,800,000 ea Nova $1,500,000 ea Buzzard $500,100 ea Scorpion $201,000 ea ships to be picked up within 12 hrs Total $7,301,000
James: Jake you did a marvelous job selling those ships thank you.
Jake: you are welcome.
James turns off the computer exits the ship and heads to the office.
James: upon entering the office Thresica
Thresica: Yes James
James: walks in to her office I sold the ships we got yesterday
Thresica: Good did they bring a good price?
James: over 7 mill
Thresica: wonderful, I have been looking at some furniture I’ve marked them in this catalog I downloaded to my computer would you like to look it them before I order ?
James: if you like them that’s good enough for me, Order them.
Thresica: ok if you say so
James: I say so. Would you like to have lunch with me?
Thresica: sure just give me 5 min
James: sure he looks over to the security drone who is in stand by mode Jones you hold down the fort we be back in an hour or so
The Drone just stands there but did go in to scan mode.
James “I wonder if Jake can download to that drone maybe it be more responsive I’ll ask him later,
Thresica enters the reception area ready and heads to the door
James follows her out and locks the door.
Thresica: Cafeteria or Lounge
James: Lounge it has a better atmosphere and better menu.
Thresica: Lounge it is and heads to the transit entrance.
They enter the car along with several other people
James: Lounge
The others announce their destinations and the car starts moving makes four stops before announcing Lounge Entrance.
James follows Thresica in to the lounge it was quite busy Thresica spots an empty booth in the rear and heads towered it slides in on the left James tokes the right side.
Waiter: What would you like to drink? as he hands them the menus.
Thresica: a tall ice tea please,
James: I think I’ll have a cola,
Waiter: Ill be right back with the drinks and take your orders, and leaves
Thresica: Its busier hear then nominally don’t you think
James: The good guys have moved in to the sector, Just kidding the station manager was hoping things would pick up after we opened shop here.
Manager: Mr. Hawk its nice to see you, I’m glade you decided to stay Ive seen a 20% increase in sales since you moved in your lunch is on the house and thank you
James: that’s very generous of you thank you.
Manager: Smiles your very welcome turns and leaves
Waiter: sets the drinks down and pulls out his data pad may I take your order please,
Thresica: I would Like an argnu stake medium with fries please
Waiter: and you sir
James: the same medium well please
Waiter: very good I’ll be right back with your order may I bring you a house salad ?
Thresica: yes please House dressing
James: Yes with Ranch dressing.
Waiter: I’ll be right back with that,
Thresica: laughs James you amaze me at times I figured you have Cohonna burger
James: I was till he told me he was buying.
They both laugh
There salads arrive as ordered followed shortly by the meal
James: puts a 20 credit note on the table asks Thresica if she is ready to head back to the office.
Thresica stands Yes lets go.
As they enter the office James hears the coms board buzz, walks over to it and picks the controller and pushes the on screen button, Hawks Security can I help you. James its Josh Good news I have gone over your ship design made some minor changes that I think you will approve of Ill send you a secure file to look at But I have ordered 10 of them built ok
The transports I promised you are finished and can be picked up at the shipyard in Kingdom’s End any time I was promised 4 of the others by next Friday .
James: that’s wonderful news Ill have Jake decode the designs and go over them I can pick up the ships this evening or tomorrow Thanks Josh
Josh: Thank you with this ship my people will be a lot safer. I got to go talk to you soon and disconnects
James: dam if he ant amazing, I’m going to the ship If you change you can go with me to kingdom end and we will pick op the transports Ill call Mike and see how long will they be we better wait for escorts turns and leaves the office.
After entering his ship
James: Jake theirs an encrypted file coming in decode it for me and display it on the monitor and open comms to Mike
Jake: file received communication established.
James: Mike how much longer will you be in T.W?
Mike; All but Sam are done.
James: Have you heard from Jeff?
Mike: Yes he on the way here should be landing in 20 min why?
James: tell Sam to ride back with Judy, I need the rest of you guys to fly escort explain when you get here how long do you estimate?
Mike: 30 min if we get moving.
James: get moving out tells Jake to disconnect and prepare to launch in 40 min
Jake: affirmative the file is on the viewer.
James look over the file improved speed improved steering reduced cargo by 7 units Yes I can live with that, Jake did you compare the designs?
Jake: yes the improvements are feasible,
James: can we make the Improvements here?
Jake: No it would have to be done at a shipyard.
James: OK Let me know when the others are in sector Thresica will be joining us shortly let her in
Jake: wilco
James: Jake is it possible for you to download your AI to a security drone?
Jake: No they are to primitive.
James: Just a thought
Jake; Josh’s AI has more abilities then me maybe you could get her to download to a drone.
James: maybe
Jake: Hawk3 has entered sector
James: Good where’s Thresica
Jake: entering landing Bay
James : what o never mind and heads toward the Hatch
James: Thresica Mike will be landing soon well take Randy, Sam and Mike with us to get the transports That give us three escorts, here he is now Hawk 3 lands, Randy, Gary, Will, and Mike exits the ship
Mike: what’s up
James : were jumping to K.E shipyard to pick up 2 transports and bring them back here, Randy take Sams ship Hawk 4 Gary You Take Hawk 1 Ill show how he flies on the way to K.E and you fly it back Mike you follow in Hawk 3Thresica and my self will fly the transports back Randy let me know when you are ready to undock well follow you OK
Randy: roger and heads to Hawk 4
Mike goes back to his ship Gary enters Hawk 1 James and Thresica follows Thresica enters the cabin James takes the Co-Pilot seat Gary sits in the Pilot seat,
James: Jake prep to depart Gary is piloting
Jake: affirmative
Gary: Jake is the AI?
James Yes he’ll do the flying you direct him if needed ok
Gary: ok
Jake: incoming communication
Randy: Departing Station,
James: Roger
Gary: request departure prep to jump to Kingdom End
Jake: departure Granted docking clamps released leaving station, departure flight path cleared waiting for Jump signal, Gate notified Jump drive charging at 20% 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Jumping Entering sector Kingdoms End, Shipyard contacted docking granted proceeding to dock entering station dock assignments A 1 docking clamps secured, opening hatch.
Gary: wow that was smooth
James: Jake is the Best
James: Gary we will notify you when we are ready to fly Jake be prepared to download to the Transports.
Jake: wilco
Gary: ok
James departs the ship with Thresica behind him
James: Notices a person heading toward him
Salas: Mr. Hawk I am Salas, Josh told me you would be arriving, Nice Ship
James :James call me James and it is a pleasure to meet you, Josh told me I could pick up to super Transport Here?
Salas Yes right this way and leads them to a transit station Did he tell you that we made some improvements on your design?
James: yes I have to ask him if we can get the improvements done to the existing 4 ships
Salas: Yes that can be done it would take 6 to 10 Hrs to be completed per ship. Let me know when you would like to have it done Ill make the arrangements here is my communication access.
James: thank you but it’ll have to wait till I get 4 of the new ones.
Salas: Yes I see , Bay 61-C
The door closes and the car accelerates away from the bay after 5 min it slows and stops the door opens Bay 61 entrance.
Salas leads the way and stops at bay 61-C
James: the ship looks better then it pictures
Salas: and it performs better then the original specifications called for.
James wonderful
Salas: walks up to the ship the hatch opens and he enters the ship
James and Thresica follows
Salas: asks for James’ data pad hooks it to the ship and transfers ownership to James. If you would like more of these Please contact Josh I’ll take your data pad to the other transport it’s the next pad over and transfer ownership Ill be right back to answer any questions, turns and exits the ship
James: opens his communicator Jake can you identify the ship?
Jake affirmative, downloading AI download complete, Powering systems
James closes his communicator,
Jake: systems online Identified new ownership what will we call these ships?
James: Sparrow what do you think Thresica
Thresica: works for me
James: Jake we’ll call them Sparrow 1 and 2 for now ok
Jake: affirmative, AI has been downloaded to Sparrow 2 Performing systems check
Sales enters Do you have any questions and hands James his data pad to him.
James: I think this ship will do fine Thank you I will tell Josh how very helpful you are.
Salas: Thank you, depart when ready and leaves the ship.
Thresica: Ill call you when I’m ready to depart
James: roger
Thresica: exits the ship heads toward Sparrow 2
James: Jake open comms with Mike
Jake: communication established,
James: Mike we have the ships and will be departing soon undock and check out the sector notify me if you see any unwanted gusts
Mike: Gary will be leading Ill be taking left Flank Randy will be on the right , departing now will assume positions once you undock out
James: Jake prepare to un dock we will be going thru Three Worlds the to Power Circle so we can check out \the ships send the flight plan to the others.
Jake: Flight plain sent and confirmation received
Thresica: James I’m ready to depart
James after you.
James watched as Thresica gently departs the landing bay and heads to the exit
James ok Jake lets go nice and easy stay alert
Jake departure clearance received hatch closed and secured docking clamps released departing station, Departure path cleared increasing speed .
James is amazed how the ship flies and the acceleration is smooth Jake let me have control
Jake you have control.
James checks the screens checks the weapons load out “very good” maneuvers the ship to get a fill for its handling maxis the throttle and rapidly passes Thresica and catches up to Gary before backing off the throttle does a wide swing and falls back in behind Thresica
“dam it handles like a fighter not a freighter Hears Mike
Mike: James are you thru playing yet
James: Just checking things out, I let you fly it tomorrow I thing you will be amazed with it
Thresica: I am
Jake: approaching North Gate
James: Gary you go first stay alert Mike seconand Thresica Third I,ll follow Randy Bring up the rear
Gary Roger
Make: Roger
Thresica: Roger
Randy: Roger
Gary on my mark Mark
Gary enter the Gate and disappears then Mike, Thresica, James follows
Jake: Entering Sector Three Worlds
Gary: I’ve got 4 fighters inbound reported fake registrations Identified Pirates 3 Falcons 1 Nova
Mike: I’m on them
James: Thresica just follow the flight path fire on them if they get thru the escorts I’m moving up on your left.
Thresica: Jakes got it on my left roger
James: Jake think this bird will hold up in a fight?
Jake: Excellently I believe
James we’ll see
Jake; Randy is execrating to intercept the nova
Hawk 1 has falcon shields down to 20, 15, 10 %
Mike: Has Falcon running with 20% hull damage pilot ejecting ship captured sector police heading toward pilot
Mike is turning to intercept falcon 3
Falcon 3 entering firing range firing starboard turrets
Falcon shields at40%20% 10% ship is leaving firing range
Mike engaging falcon 3 shield at 15% 5% pilot ejecting
Randy had capped Nova Hawk 1 had capped falcon 1
Sector is clear capped ships are heading toward Argon equipment dock. Two pilots rescued, 2 KIAs sector police has 2 pilots Courser recovering KIAs Sector Police request engagement report
James send tapes to Randy, Randy I’m sending you the engagement report file it with sector police then return to assigned position, if you get held up well see you at the station
Randy: report received wilco
James; lets resume flight path. Out
1700 Local
Jake: Incoming transmission form Jeff
Jeff: James what’s up
James: we ran into some pirates that wanted our cargo, they have been eliminated were heading to gate to Power circle,
Jeff: were back on station and I got a sector warning that 6 no 8 unidentified fighters are heading to the west gate now there are 10 looks like they are taking up positions near the gate
James: ok prepare to engage Ill send you our flight plan shortly
Jeff: wilco
James: Randy are you finished on station?
Randy: Yes I was giving instructions on what repairs were to be done Hull, engines and shields no upgrades ok
James: roger but you need to catch up I send you a deployment plan shortly.
James: Mike, Gary, Thresica, It looks like there is a reception party being planed for us. This is how we will play it , we will jump in to PC near our station, Jeff, Sam, and Judy will support us Jeff, Sam, and Judy will take blocking positions between the trans ports and the gate Mike, Gary, and Randy Jump in between the Pirates and the Gate after they have turned to intercept the transports, Thresica head toward the station engage any enemy that gets in range Ill be following you sending deployment plan now,
Jeff: good one
Mike: got it
Gary: got it
Randy: got it be there in 4
Thresica: I got it James
James: Thresica on my mark Mark
Jake: position plotted gate notified jump drive charging at 30% 40 50 60 70 80 90 Jumping, Entering sector Power Circle Fighters turning to intercept ships identified Pirates 6 Falcons 4 Busters 3 Novas
James hiding were they
Jake: busters being engage by Jeff’s group Mike’s group entering sector, engaging falcons
Nova entering firing range engaging shields at 10% taking 25% hull damage pilot ejecting, sparrow 2 engaging nova shields at 25% 15 pilot ejecting KIA by fire \Pilot 1 being picked up by sector police 2 enemy Falcons 1 Nova remaining being engaged by Jeff, Gary, and Randy Mike engaging Nova captured Pilot KIA by passing Falcon
Gary: caps Falcon pilot KIA was ejected in to Hawk 4 shields Randy Caps Falcon sector police heading to pick up pilot 6 Falcons 2 Busters 3 Novas captured contraband ejected and destroyed 2 busters destroyed captured ships heading to dock sector Police has filed engagement report asks that representative report to Police Headquarters’ to file for any Bounties and sign the reports
Jeff: Ill take care of that. Nice Transport by the way cant wait to fly one.
James: ok good one see you all on station out
Jake: follow Thresica in
Jake Wilco
Jake: sparrow 1 entering station landing docking granted proceeding to dock entering station docking clamps secure opening hatch securing ship.
James departs the ship and meats up with Thresica on the dock
Thresica: the ship handles like a fighter not a freighter,
James: yes it does the weapon system is superb I thing it could defend it self in a fight.
Mike walks up that got a little hairy when I say the novas show up and head toward you
James: not to worry this bird can hold its own in a fight.
Mike I saw that amazing
Gary Boss when can I get a bird like Hawk 1 it was great to fly something with that kind of power?
James; will see
Randy, amazing 15 ships capped and the four we got in three worlds are full of supplies
James: yes it is any one have any regrets?
They all reply No None
Thresica’s communicator buzzes Yes ok ill be their in 5 min and disconnects
Thresica: James that was Sherry: she says she hag got tons of requests for service I’m going to the office to view them,
James: No they can wait till tomorrow go by the shop get Sherry tell her to meet us for dinner in the lounge at looks at his watch 1755 8:00 Pm dress Casual. That goes for all of you.
Mike: Ill check on the capped ships and secure them
Randy, Ill help you
Sam me too
Judy Ill help
Gary, Me too that way it go quicker,
James ok Ill check in with Jeff just hurry up
James turns and heads to Hawk 1 thinking “ and I thought it was going to be a boring day” and laughs enters Hawk 1
James, Jake can you get Jeff on screen for me
Jake: communication established
James: Jeff how is it going
Jeff: it looks like we won the lottery and took out most of the Black well Pirate gang
James: how long will you be we have a dinner engagement at 8:00 PM Local
Jeff: No problem I’m leaving station now can’t complete the paper work till tomorrow anyway.
James: ok see you in the apartment, disconnects Jake I want you to check out the ships capped to day and check the cargo fined best buys take the cargo and load it on to Sparrow 1 sale the ships check the ones in T.W let me know if we need to send Sparrow 2 to get the cargo.
Jake: accessing ships wilco
James leave the ship and heads to the apartment. Enters Computer welcomes him heads to his room to shower and change,
Mike, Sam, and Jeff enter the apartment James meets them in the living room,
James: I need to talk to you before dinner so hurry and clean up Ill be in the kitchen
The others split up and head to their rooms
James gets his data pad and heads to the kitchen, grabs a cold drink from the fridge and sits down at the table turns on his data pad brings up the Company account Notices a new deposit for ship sales for 17.9 Mill dam if Jake hasn’t done it again.
7:15 Local
Jeff, mike, and Sam enter the kitchen wearing very nice causal clothes
James: Very nice did Umbel Help you pick those out?
Sam: Yes I thing she did a wonderful job don’t you?
James Yes I do and that goes for all if you if you did as well with formal ware we‘ll look the part of businesses men,
They all laugh
James to start with we made over 25 Mil in ship sales to day and our account balance is $53 Million 93 Thousand five hundred and nine, plus what we get from the sale of the goods we capped
Mike: does that include the 34,986,400 Mill in gold we got out of the ships we capped to day
James looks at him dumbfounded what! No
Mike: Randy gave me a security box that he had recovered from the ships in Three Worlds and we found three more in the ones we secured here, I had the security drone open them and found 4 blasters and 34,986,400 in gold according to the weight of it
James: Ill be dammed
Jeff: and well get another 3.8 mil in bounties tomorrow,
Sam: and how much for the goods onboard could be a couple mil.
James: after flying the new transport I want to keep it under our control does any one have any objections to Judy and Gary piloting them?
Mike; I think that is a good Ideal and Id like to fly it
Jeff: I agree
Sam: its ok with me
Jeff: How about Bonus for our people and lets look for some more pilots, have you decided what ships to keep?
James: for now well be keeping 1 Falcon and 2 Nova’s and I want to tell Josh how the ships are performing and try to get 2 more Transports and eight Fighters then have the upgrades Josh came up with on our ships
Mike: upgrades what up grades?
James: pulls up the specifications on the new fighter on his data pad, shows it to them.
Mike: dam are those possible?
Jeff: Amazing
Sam: I don’t know that looks to good to be true
James: according to Jake its possible but takes a shipyard to accomplish it. If you don’t have anything else we better get moving to dinner.
They all stand up and walked out of the apartment,
They meet the rest in the lounge ever one is dress nicely they pick a table near the back and sit down,
Waiter: may I get you something to drink
After all has ordered and the waiter has left James Judy Id like for you and Gary to fly the new transports till I get some pilots for them.
Judy: that’s wonderful
Gary: you mean I cant fly Hawk 1 no more
They all laugh
The waiter returns with the drinks and takes there orders and leaves
After dinner every one returns to their rooms
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