This invasion continues to bring out the worst in people. Whilst awaiting repairs to my Nyx, I volunteered to pilot an Atlas transport of my wounded brethren back to Coronado from Sulawesi. I departed the Citadel and made for the Tau 23 jump hole and spotted a Freelancer bomber vessel with transponder ID "Tormenter" I hailed a greeting to which he responded and made my jump. The Freelancer followed.. We continued until we were a good 20 clicks out of the hole when he tried to spring his trap. The bomber launched missiles that knocked my transport out of cruise speed. I quickly beamed a distress call back to the Citadel and they scrambled support in the form of =CR=Rogue-4. I attempted to stall the bomber and reminded him I had thousands of wounded soldiers aboard while help made its way and the Freelancer informed me that he was being paid to take out Crayter transports but wouldn't divulge who his benefactor was. A back and forth continued until he mysteriously took off just before my relief arrived. Rogue 4 then escorted me into Tau 31 towards the Baffin jump hole. She went and scouted ahead as we saw potential threats on long range scans, when suddenly I lost comms with her. Now alone, the Freelancer vessel showed up again on scanners but this time he made his intent clear- our destruction. I sent out a quick distress burst on comms and headed for Holman Outpost. Luckily for me and the thousands aboard my transport, help was out there.
The IMG Sagarmatha class battlecruiserFlexitarian crackled into the comms that they were making way to assist and would make all haste to join us at Holman Outpost. The Freelancer bomber would not relent and his Waran continued making strafing runs on our vessel as we thrusted with all we could for our destination. Multiple Nova torpedos detonated on our hull and our shield was completely blown apart under the fire. Our transport turrets fired with all the spent fury they held but couldn't hardly track the weaving snub. Flexitarian came in sight and we thrust towards her and hugged the battlecruiser to share some of the incoming damage and her guns erupted on the bomber. A more stunning sight couldn't have been seen. Comms came alive as Rogue 4 reestablished contact and notified us she was heading towards our position with all haste and Crayter gunship=CR=FV-Maxim|528 notified us they were also coming to our aid. Our hull was nearly breached at this point with every info panel in front of me screaming. Flexitarian shielded us with her hulk as we closed on Holman and slammed into her docking port. Smoke belching and barely still considered a flying vessel, my Atlas touched down with all passengers arriving safely. My poor wounded were transferred to another transport shortly thereafter and successfully made it home to Yuma as I've been informed.
The crew of the Flexitarian informed me the bomber fled after our transport docked, his prey no longer available to him. Sick people attacking the most vulnerable....
Our thanks go our IMG brethren for their aid and to the Crayter relief forces that were involved. Your bravery and devotion to our cause is well appreciated.
Comms Log:
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[28.11.2020 01:33:40] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: Greetings Freelancer
[28.11.2020 01:33:45] Tormenter: Hi.
[28.11.2020 01:35:18] Tormenter: I think this is far enough.
[28.11.2020 01:35:24] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: For?
[28.11.2020 01:35:32] Tormenter: Isn't it obvious?
[28.11.2020 01:35:40] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: That you are pirate scum?
[28.11.2020 01:35:47] Tormenter: Pirate? Me? No.
[28.11.2020 01:35:53] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: being held up yay
[28.11.2020 01:35:58] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: What for then?
[28.11.2020 01:36:01] Tormenter: There's a substantial bounty on your head.
[28.11.2020 01:36:09] Tormenter: Well your ships head.
[28.11.2020 01:36:11] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: Me? I'm a transport pilolt
[28.11.2020 01:36:19] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: Oh? and how much is that
[28.11.2020 01:36:32] Tormenter: Lets just say a fair amount.
[28.11.2020 01:36:35] =CR=ISE-Atlas-4: ship class?
[28.11.2020 01:36:45] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: Hes a bomber
[28.11.2020 01:36:54] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: at the trade lane intersection
[28.11.2020 01:37:04] =CR=ISE-Atlas-4: keep talking
[28.11.2020 01:37:06] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: and who wants my ship destroyed?
[28.11.2020 01:37:13] Tormenter: I'm not at liberty to say.
[28.11.2020 01:37:22] Tormenter: Anyway.
[28.11.2020 01:37:24] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: Your just at liberty to kill?
[28.11.2020 01:37:37] Tormenter: I'm not heartless.
[28.11.2020 01:37:44] Tormenter: How about a small donation.
[28.11.2020 01:37:51] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: how much?
[28.11.2020 01:37:55] Tormenter: Towards the don't shoot me fund.
[28.11.2020 01:38:14] Tormenter: Really? Running?
[28.11.2020 01:38:19] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: You see I have wounded on board right?
[28.11.2020 01:38:31] Tormenter: Hence the offer.
[28.11.2020 01:38:35] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: Thousands of wounded soldiers
[28.11.2020 01:38:59] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: So what are we talking?
[28.11.2020 01:39:06] Tormenter: Eh. Couple million.
[28.11.2020 01:39:11] Tormenter: You are worth more dead.
[28.11.2020 01:39:24] Tormenter: But I have bigger things to do.
[28.11.2020 01:39:28] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: Thought you were asking me to pay you?
[28.11.2020 01:39:44] Tormenter: *sigh*
[28.11.2020 01:39:53] Tormenter: Guess they don't hire the bright ones these days.
[28.11.2020 01:40:03] Tormenter: Next time it won't matter.
[28.11.2020 01:40:27] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: he left....
[28.11.2020 01:40:38] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: weird
[28.11.2020 01:41:17] =CR=Rogue-4: no demand?
[28.11.2020 01:41:28] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: he mentioned a demand but then said he had better things to do....
[28.11.2020 01:42:56] =CR=Rogue-4: ok we will keep pushing to coro
[28.11.2020 01:42:58] =CR=Rogue-4: s
[28.11.2020 01:43:03] =CR=Rogue-4: dont shoot nobody
[28.11.2020 01:43:06] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: yup
[28.11.2020 01:43:30] =CR=Rogue-4: you have casualties loadeD?
[28.11.2020 01:43:33] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: yea
[28.11.2020 01:44:39] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: we got Aux ahead
[28.11.2020 01:44:41] =CR=Rogue-4: stay in t31
[28.11.2020 01:44:42] Flexitarian: I go check jh
[28.11.2020 01:44:49] Flexitarian: coming to 31
[28.11.2020 01:45:00] Flexitarian: where you at
[28.11.2020 01:45:06] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: near holman baffin
[28.11.2020 01:45:26] Flexitarian: Ah yoi go to baffin
[28.11.2020 01:45:28] Flexitarian: now
[28.11.2020 01:45:29] Flexitarian: ?
[28.11.2020 01:45:40] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: trying to Aux blocking the way
[28.11.2020 01:45:47] =CR=Rogue-4: its a bomber and transport
[28.11.2020 01:45:54] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: u want me to continue Rogue
[28.11.2020 01:46:01] Flexitarian: im coming
[28.11.2020 01:46:08] Flexitarian: ah
[28.11.2020 01:46:11] Flexitarian: dont go baffin
[28.11.2020 01:46:17] Flexitarian: they 3 now
[28.11.2020 01:46:23] Flexitarian: come to 31 if you can
[28.11.2020 01:46:41] Flexitarian: 4 th logged
[28.11.2020 01:47:05] Flexitarian: gather at holman if you can
[28.11.2020 01:47:28] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: Rogue whats your status
[28.11.2020 01:47:35] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: New hostile
[28.11.2020 01:47:39] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: Freelancer TOrmeneter
[28.11.2020 01:47:46] Tormenter: Gotcha now.
[28.11.2020 01:47:52] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: Hes stoppping me
[28.11.2020 01:47:55] Flexitarian: ok boys
[28.11.2020 01:48:01] Tormenter: Well your head is now mine.
[28.11.2020 01:48:03] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: Holman
[28.11.2020 01:48:04] Flexitarian: huh
[28.11.2020 01:48:09] Tormenter: Burnin' time.
[28.11.2020 01:48:14] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: Freelancer I have thousands of wounded
[28.11.2020 01:48:19] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: Cease your assault
[28.11.2020 01:48:26] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: Under attack
[28.11.2020 01:48:45] Flexitarian: runn to 31
[28.11.2020 01:48:57] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: assistance please!
[28.11.2020 01:49:18] Flexitarian: protecting casualties
[28.11.2020 01:49:25] =CR=Rogue-4: aux moved to coro
[28.11.2020 01:49:31] Flexitarian: Flexitarian powers, ACTIVATE!
[28.11.2020 01:49:34] Flexitarian: weapons hot and ready, for CRAYTER!
[28.11.2020 01:51:39] =CR=Thunder.Wolf: anywho what is de sistuation
[28.11.2020 01:51:47] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: being killed by a freelancer
[28.11.2020 01:52:02] Flexitarian: DOCK
[28.11.2020 01:52:07] =CR=Rogue-4: goind back to t31
[28.11.2020 01:52:19] =CR=Rogue-4: name of fl?
[28.11.2020 01:52:24] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: Tormenter
[28.11.2020 01:52:34] =CR=Rogue-4: same guy who pirated you before?
[28.11.2020 01:52:40] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: yea
[28.11.2020 01:52:55] Flexitarian: DOCK
[28.11.2020 01:52:56] Flexitarian: DOCKKKKK
[28.11.2020 01:53:03] 2020-11-28 01:53:04 SMT Traffic control alert: =CR=ISE-Atlas-1 has requested to dock
[28.11.2020 01:53:09] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: combat docked on holman
[28.11.2020 01:53:16] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: with a scrap of hull
[28.11.2020 01:53:18] Flexitarian: You can undock
[28.11.2020 01:53:22] Flexitarian: and keep trading
[28.11.2020 01:53:31] Flexitarian: you arend dead for trade :)
[28.11.2020 01:53:44] Flexitarian: just undock and keep going
[28.11.2020 01:55:22] Flexitarian: Igo to coro just in case
[28.11.2020 01:55:24] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: omg my fcking shield is blown off
[28.11.2020 01:55:29] Flexitarian: seems like aux gave up
[28.11.2020 01:55:33] Flexitarian: lol
[28.11.2020 01:55:34] =CR=Rogue-4: ok
[28.11.2020 01:56:21] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: oh
[28.11.2020 01:56:34] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: thanks for the assist
[28.11.2020 01:56:37] Flexitarian: np
[28.11.2020 01:56:40] Flexitarian: why did he shoot
[28.11.2020 01:56:41] =CR=FV-Maxim|528: I'll buy you time, we've got snubs to hit you
[28.11.2020 01:56:48] =CR=ISE-Atlas-1: he said theres bounty on Crayter transports