Richard Solaris Storm has hit hard times, and the fledgling IMA is in trouble. Due to poor ship choices and being conned by a Kusari ship dealer, the IMAs treasury is empty. Captain Stormblade has been forced to sell his gunboat and return to trading.
Perhaps he had overstretched his resources, perhaps he is not as skilled as he thought, yet he keeps trying. Trying to right those many little wrongs that happen throughout space, and the festering corruption that permeates the Houses of Sirius.
But every organisation needs money, even those with good intentions, so reduced to trading, Stormblade has to start again.
But I would not count him out for long.
Independent Military Authority: JUSTICE FOR ALL.
<span style="font-family:Verdana">From whence we came, we must always return, for we are the Heavens, we are Starstuff.</span>
Captain Stormblade serving the ALG
LR-Kiss.This.Then-D serving with the Rogues, DPL Faction (Also known as Wolfen)
"Lightning does strike twice", Captain Stormblade.
The IMA has failed.
Richard Solaris Storm has failed.
He dream is dead.
After being kicked out of Rhieland space, and questioned by House military and police all over Sirius. He has given up his dream of a better more secure frontier, and so The Idependent Military Authority is no more.
Captain Stormblade has gone back to trading and looking for a company to represent, to become just one of the masses, one trader amongst many.
Depression has become his daily freind, and drink, with a touch of cardamine has become his best pal.
Sirius has lost a good guy, who knows what it will gain.
<span style="font-family:Verdana">From whence we came, we must always return, for we are the Heavens, we are Starstuff.</span>
Captain Stormblade serving the ALG
LR-Kiss.This.Then-D serving with the Rogues, DPL Faction (Also known as Wolfen)
"Lightning does strike twice", Captain Stormblade.
He has managed to gain employment with ALG Waste Disposal. Maybe not the glory that he used to crave, but it is a fresh start, he arrived at Dortmund Station with new ideas that the Managment agreed to. So now he has a ship and the backing of a major player in the trading franchise.
He still has contacts throught Sirius and is using them to start a Deutarium run to bring a large payday for himself and ALG. He had other ideas to, but when he crammed a waste ship with passengers, the ALG issued him a stern warning. His profits on that trip were spread amongst the passengers for compensation. Richard gritted his teeth on that one.
He has stopped the drink and the drugs, and is trying to get his life back together, but he knows that this job will not be all, there will be other days and other ways that Richard Solaris Storm will fly the Heavens.
<span style="font-family:Verdana">From whence we came, we must always return, for we are the Heavens, we are Starstuff.</span>
Captain Stormblade serving the ALG
LR-Kiss.This.Then-D serving with the Rogues, DPL Faction (Also known as Wolfen)
"Lightning does strike twice", Captain Stormblade.
Captain Stormblade, (Richard Solaris Storm), is doing well.
His Deutarium runs for ALG is netting 7 million+ per trip, and his bosses are all smiles, even though he did have some trouble from the UoG in New London. But on the whole his runs have been uneventful, and will soon upgrade his ship.
But Richard is not satisfied.
He still see's injustice throughout Sirius, and the elitism of the House Forces still prevail. So his eye has turned to the future and how he can quench his vengence and slate his own bloodlust against his Fathers murderers, the Molly's, and their UoG.
A number of thoughts have gone through his mind, Mercenary, Bretonian Armed Forces, or even the Bounty Hunters. Though none really fit with his ideals, but life is about compromise.
But at the moment life is about credits, and once he has made his fortune then who knows.
But deep within his id another thought floats, The Liberty Rogues, just to teach the Liberty Forces a lesson. The LSF, and the SA, float around in their plush system, seldom venturing forth to protect the little guy. it is this imbalance, this injustice that angers him. He has seen liberty traders destroyed by Rhienlanders, and nothing was done. Lane Hackers having the run of the neighbouring systems, and nothing is done. Xenos rampaging in Colorado, nothing is done. But at least the orbit of Manhattan is safe, and who pays, the traders. The traders who are the life blood of the stars, bringing food and fuel, medicines and equipment.
But the big boys in their big ships look down and see no-one, just traders.
<span style="font-family:Verdana">From whence we came, we must always return, for we are the Heavens, we are Starstuff.</span>
Captain Stormblade serving the ALG
LR-Kiss.This.Then-D serving with the Rogues, DPL Faction (Also known as Wolfen)
"Lightning does strike twice", Captain Stormblade.
Richard Solaris Storm is doing very well at ALG Waste Disposal, with large credit runs his name is being heard all over the Rheinland buisness comunity.
He has also signed up to a ALG experiment, the new Escort service, Captain Stormblade along with a few select others will take an occasional break from cargo runs to fly Escort in a Ravens Talon, the other main pilot will be his freind Seargent Alexander.
Though with very strict combat rules, (see CNS report), Stormblades blood lust will have a long way to go, he has no wish to upset his good standing at ALG.
So far the shake down missions for the Ravens Talon has gone well, as this recorded comms traffic shows:
"Stormblade to Dortmund, ETM engaging cruise to training sector, over"
"Roger that, Dortmund out"
"Escort 1 to Escort 2, how you doing Alex"
"Fine this ship is one hell of a machine, though I am showing a red light on panel T67"
"Well, thats the Auto Docking System, log it and will tell the Techs when we get back"
"Roger. Captain I am picking up 2 contacts bering 087 mark 5"
"I see them, Hessians, disengage cruise and go wepons free"
"Roger weapons free"
"Escort 2 break right I am going head on"
"Roger"
"Firing, Oh crap"
"You ok Cap you went right through him, he blew lika a nova"
"Shut up Alex and take out yours I will fly cover"
"Roger"
"Nearly there, come on, come on, FIRING!"
"You got him Alex, I think thats a good enough test for today, return to the barn"
"Roger Escort 1, returning to barn, these ships kick ass"
"Thats for sure Alex, lets hope ALG Don't waste them"
"Roger that Captain"
That and other test flights have been succesful, and Captain Stormblade is a happy man, a heavily armed happy man.
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<span style="font-family:Verdana">From whence we came, we must always return, for we are the Heavens, we are Starstuff.</span>
Captain Stormblade serving the ALG
LR-Kiss.This.Then-D serving with the Rogues, DPL Faction (Also known as Wolfen)
"Lightning does strike twice", Captain Stormblade.