The path of Prospector

[Doom]

Chapter V


Unexpected news
Although Yorks Phantom fighter managed to bring him back to Ouray after hard fight in California it was beyond repair and York needed new ship. Some rumors said that Sheffield Station is unprotected and it will be easy to board if attacked. Same rumors said that Bounty hunters keep captured pirate fighters there.
York didn't waste time. Prospector was en route only one hour after intell was received. Rumors were right. Prospectors guns managed to rip apart one dock bay doors and York himself entered the station. Pirate fighters were docked at dock bay two but doors were locked by security code. Captured guard, one of few left on station, said that station commander has the needed code. Guard, under threat of life, led the way to command center. All people in command center were in state of panic. From out side Prospector still attacked stations defense systems. Nobody , at first, noticed them when they entered the room. When they did, it was too late. Guard was dead and York had new hostage, the commander.

- Please be calm and every thing will be all right. With some luck all of you will live to see another day. - York said

- You will never leave this station alive - Commander said.

- It remains to be seen. Now, lets go to work. We have much more to do.

York took commander same way they came. Soon, they arrived at dock bay two gates.

- There, do your magic. - York said and pushed commander to security lock.

Commander at first denied to enter the code. At first, yes....but if somebody shoots your knee you tend to give them what they want. York did just that. Once when doors were opened, York made one terrible mistake. He entered Dock bay first. Commander, completely unexpected, closed the doors behind York and lock them from out side. York was in trap. Strangely enough, comm link with Prospector didn't work in here.

York couldn't do much any more so he started to examine captured fighters. One Werewolf, completely striped down and without weapons, three xeno Starblazers and Crow. Choice was easy. Crow was new addition to captured fighters since all of his equipment was still mounted.
York entered the fighters cockpit and started its engines. When power core reached its full capacity he started to fire and outer dock doors. Terrible power of Crows guns riped small opening in them. Small, but big enough for even smaller fighter to fly out.
Once out, comm link worked and York ordered Prospector to return to home base. He followed in fighter.
When they were in California, York got disrupted in trade lane and attacked by Liberty rouges. Prospector was ordered to continue and York engaged the enemie. After short fight all Rouges were killed, but Yorks ship was out of batts and botts. Since this ship wasn't on Liberty black list, York decided to try to dock on San Diego Border Station. Liberty police didn't suspect anything and they let him dock. While ship was restocked, York went to bar for quick drink. There he met familiar face. Smuggler that goes by the name Kichiko.

- Look, who do i see here. - Kichiko said

- Idiot, Keep your voice down!!!

- Oh!...Hehehe...i forgot...you are a wanted man.

- Ok..no harm done. So what have you been up to?

- I just smuggled some light arms here. Some dirty police officers buys them from me.

- Heh...and they call us scum. But, let me ask you....are there any news from your part of neighborhood?

- Funny thing you asked. As the matter of fact there is.



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Only few minutes after that talk, York was in space flying full speed towards Kusari space.