The interest in our charter was limited after our last fare's departure on Planet Blois, so we stocked up with some available wine shipments and proceeded to Versailles Station in Ile-de-France, where we knew the commuter demand would be more significant.
Smooth sailing with this cargo and easy transaction at the sale point. We proceeded to Planet New Paris and staked out some space at the landing pad, looking for some interested clientele.
After not so long, we had our catch - a group interested in going to Liberty - wanting to see what all the excitement was about in the famed Planet Manhattan! Contract signed, and we were on our way!
From IDF through Zurich and Cologne, even Stuttgart, quiet lanes, patrols were civil, cake walk of a trip. Then we hit turbulence in New Berlin.
After taking the lane entry near Bonn Station, we were approaching Essen Station and the space around the intersection was already lit up with weapons fire of all kinds. It appears the hostiles were being engaged by the station and some security craft. We managed to edge around the combat, giving my passengers a show but at a somewhat safe distance.
It didn't calm down after that - Alster Shipyard in Hamburg was also under attack, by Unioner forces, according to the chatter picked up. That one was a little closer... we managed to trigger and enter the tradelane just before it was hit by fire and disabled... leaving another transport that was attempting to flee with us behind. Hopefully the security forces were able to keep the attackers at bay and everyone alive.
Past that, Bering, Texas, and New York were a breeze. We landed on Planet Manhattan and our passengers scattered amongst the crowds.
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