Born on the year 790 AS, Ricardo and his family lived on Freeport 7 in the Sigma 17 system. 10 years after his birth, sometime during 800 AS, Ricardo spotted a strange bluish ship that was seemingly transparent, fly incredibly fast right next to the station, a ship unlike any other he has seen during his whole life on the station. Captivated by the strange beauty and uniqueness of this ship, Ricardo called the attention of his father hoping he could share the wonderful sight with him.
Wondering what his son was calling him for, Ricardo's father approached his son and looked out the window to see- absolutely nothing. The ship had gone just as fast as it had come. Thinking his son was just seeing things, Ricardo's father simply told him to run along and play, not worrying about a thing. For the rest of the day, Ricardo told his 19 year old brother all about the strange ship he had seen, his brother being genuinely interested in what he was being told. The next day, Ricardo was awoken by his brother who wanted to see if he could spot the strange ship while flying around Sigma 17. Ricardo hurriedly prepared for the adventure with his brother, the adventure that would forever change his life.
During their exploration of Sigma 17, Ricardo and his brother had at last spotted not one, but a group of strange ships. Not believing their eyes, they excitedly followed the strange ships from a safe distance, as it seemed the ships had not noticed them or simply didn't care. Following the ships all the way to Freeport 7, the brothers were wondering what the ships wanted, or what they were going to do- Then, without warning, Freeport 7 exploded. The strange ships had fired upon the station and had destroyed it. The elder brother had fallen still and silent for a few short moments, the shock hitting him like a Destroyer ramming a Starflier. Knowing that these ships were hostile and would make short work of them, he had set the autopilot to the Atka Research Station, weeping silently the way there.
Ricardo, could not come into terms with what had happened, as he did not understand what had happened to his parents. Ricardo sat silently on his chair, not knowing what to think.
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10-Years Later
Moving to Pennsylvania with his brother after their parent’s death, Ricardo and his brother took jobs as escorts for traders. As escorts, the brothers both had their fair-share of combat experience. Both brothers having grown apathetic and unattached with anyone but each other due to their parent's death.
During one particular escort mission to the border worlds, Ricardo and the group were ambushed by Corsair Pirates. The lanes having been disabled, Ricardo and the escorts had no choice but to hold of the pirates until the lanes had rebooted. During a dogfight with a pirate, Ricardo's engine was shot out and the ship had been damaged enough for the life support to fail. His ship now a sitting duck, ejected his pod moments before his ship exploded under a hail of laser fire. Drifting across the space, Ricardo make out brother's ship, a Starblazer, winning in a dogfight with a pirate. Before his brother could successfully destroy the pirate, he was hit from behind by a torpedo shot by another pirate. His ship on fire, the brother repeatedly attempted to eject his pod, the system, having badly been broken due to the fight, could no longer eject his pod. Ricardo watched as the ship exploded.
The Corsairs having won this battle, proceeded to destroying the trade ship and taking in the cargo. Having their ships already full due to the cargo, proceeded to mercilessly destroy the remaining escape pod. Before they could get to Ricardo however, 2 Corsair ships were shot out of the sky. The Corsairs quickly scattered to find their new enemy, Ricardo watching as more and more Corsairs were shot down by the unknown enemy. As the last Corsair ship was destroyed not being able to offer any resistance due to not knowing where the enemy was, Ricardo waited for his demise at the hands of the unknown enemy.
Before his eyes, a fleet of the strange ships he had last seen 10 years earlier had appeared. The ships having unnoticed him for the second time in 10 years, quickly flew away. Having gone as fast as they had came. Thinking that these ships had in fact, saved his life, Ricardo had quickly forgotten his grudge against them for killing his parents.
Drifting mindlessly in space, Ricado's pod was picked up by a group of Outcasts.
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5-Years Later
Having been brought under the wing of the Outcasts, Ricardo had learning the pirate ways for the past 5 years, knowing all the trade lanes and jump holes, Ricardo had been a member in multiple pirate attacks
and ship taxing. As an Outcast, Ricardo had learned more about the strange ships he had seen before, these strange ships known as "Nomads" to the others and "Great Spirits" to the Outcasts, had been his object of near-fanatical obsession.
Multiple years of pirating had hardened the man, and though he had finally accepted both his brother and his parents death, he had always missed them, and had wished he could have done more to save them.
Now taking the nickname as "Wolf" due to wishing to forget his past, Ricardo had wanted to start a new life, fresh from all the guilt and mistakes from his previous one. Wolf had joined an elite outcast squadron. The Dragonwing Squadron which consisted of bombers.
Having joined the Outcast forces in multiple attempts to repel invaders, most attempts were by Corsairs, others by the Colonial Remnant, and a few were by the IMG. All attempts to meet the invaders were successful, and the invaders were always driven back. Though, when the time came for the Outcasts to attack, most if not all the attacks Wolf had joined were failures. Deciding he was tired of failed attempts, decided to pirate the systems of Liberty, sometimes with Pirates of other factions, some times Outcast Pirates.
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1-Year Later
During one solo pirating attempt, the trade ship had fled into the New York system with Wolf hot in pursuit. In New York, Wolf was met by both the Naval and the Police forces of Liberty. Having barely escaped from the combined forces, Woolf had brought his ship top Buffalo as his ship had been badly damaged.
While in Buffalo, Wolf had picked up a strange com system, a man called Oracle Zenon was speaking of the Great Spirits! Wolf immediately contacted the Oracle, Wolf was interested in both learning more about the Great Spirits and the Oracles.
Wolf, although reluctant to leave the Outcasts, was tired of both the pirate life and all the battles he had lost as an Outcast. Wolf asked the Oracle multiple questions, Wolf was told that The Shrine could answer all his questions and could lead to his enlightenment, Wolf asked the Oracle about the location of The Shrine. Wolf was given a riddle by the Oracle, and though he was confused at first, Wolf paired up with another Seeker who was part of IMG named Mike Forge, Oracle and Mike Forge had paired up despite their differences and had searched for the location of the Shrine.
After many days of searching, Wolf returned to the Outcasts and had stayed with them for a while, always keeping in contact with the Seeker he had met at New York, Mike Forge.Mike Forge had told Wolf of many of his adventures while looking for The Shrine, the most impressive being a whole system populated by the Great Spirits. Although wishing he himself could search for the Shrine, Wolf still had duties to the Outcasts which prevented him from leaving the system for extended periods of time.
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1-Year Later (Present Day)
Pooling both their lawful and unlawful resources, their search had finally led them to the Magellan system, in which they spent many weeks searching for a jumphole to the Kansas system, in which they believed they had the location of The Shrine. After many weeks of searching, the two Seekers had finally located the jumphole. Both Seekers excitedly jumped into the system to find-
TO BE CONTINUED
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OORP:
Kansas jumphole bug is still broken. Cannot jump.
Most of the stuff I had done after 5-Years Later are actually true and based from my own experiences, either than stuff that obviously could not have happened in the game.
Before I joined the Outcasts I was actually with the Blood Dragons, which was how I got good with the Outcasts. I lost my Blood Dragon ID in Gallia, so I bought an Outcast ID and rolled with them. Cool guys.
I was actually in those failed invasions, kind of teed me off though. Reason I wanted to stop the whole pirating thing.
Sorry to the Outcasts who I never told, but I'm looking to join the Oracles.
Sorry to Dragonwing squadron who I'm apart of, because if I join the Oracles, I have to leave.
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More to come after Kansas is fixed.
Feedback for my story please. I know it's kind of messed up, my writing style is amateur-ish. I'm fourteen and I'm not that creative. Sorry.
The biggest of smiles can't fill up someone's stomach.
...Incoming Transmission...
Source: Oracle Miranda
-Begin Transmission-
*Miranda's voice reverberates from the walls of Ricardo's small craft, turning the ship's hull into a speaker as if the vessel itself was speaking*
"Another seeker joins us, welcome. You have much to learn, and we will be watching. Spend your time meditating within The Shrine, let it teach you, open your mind to the indoctrination. Until we are pleased you will not soar amongst the stars with us."
*Having listened to the transmission, Ricardo, happy at the Oracles having accepted him, excitedly prepared his belongings for his long stay at the The Shrine*
"The path to enlightenment will be long and hard, but it will be worth it"
The biggest of smiles can't fill up someone's stomach.