Angelina looked at the picture and smiled she started to point each one of the persons in the picture
The big man on the picture with he Naval uniform is my father the Big kid in right of him is georgi you already know him, the Kid that on the left of Georgi is Martin. He works as a normal freelancer but had a Naval Job as well on martins left is me.
She laughs cute Matt ask's abut the last boy in the picture. Angelina for a moment froze but she answered Matt.
Thats Petko he died one year ago, well we didn't actually saw him dead but he vanished in Rheinland and we havent heard from hi for a long time. I heard rumors that he is still out there *sounds a little angry* hell I know he is somewhere out there doing something he dosent have to *sighs*.
Matt Asked why did Petko leave Liberty Angelina respond.
"Well as from yong he was abses with our old culture the Bulgarian one and once he found we were part of the sol coalition and what my family did to survive he raged. One day after an argument with my brother he packed his things and left."
In that very time Angelina's Father Rodolub came. She saw him and she huged him so strongly that he responded.
"Hey my girl your gonna make me puke my guts."
Matt stood against herr father with his head high but he saw that her father was an Admiral. Angelina Introduced Matt to harr Father. Rodolub came close and looked him in the eye. And when Matt dint expect Angalinas Father hugged matt like his own son.
" Welcome my boy to my hobble residence. Angelina has told me great things abut you but I look fowerd of hearing them from you."
He pauses and takes Matt to the guess room witch was big. There a small table with cigars was prepped along some with some brendi. They all sit And the Rodolub and Georgi start to smoke. Angelina and Matt Sit together, Rodolub looks matt and wile smoking ask him .
" So Matt Tell me abut yourself Matt your family friends Angelina ? And your impression we made so far to you. * He Nods to Angelina* " Dont worry dear Martin will arrive in the next 20 minutes.
"Well, my family's a'ight. Dad's the bossman of the requestioning arm o'Interspace. He had his own company, but did such a good job he was bought over. Mum works at Ageria as a gate technician. They're trying tae make one o'them fancy hypergates again. Aye, tha' one that tore Texas tae shreds but they reckon this time'd be different."
Matt looks a bit frustrated when discussing his family.
"Enough about me eh? Whit ye see is whit ye get really!"
Matt smiles a little nervously, he see's the cigars.
"Well when in Rome aye? May I 'ave one?"
Matt lights it up, and starts coughing.
"Hah, they pack a punch! Mr Dimitrov, ye got a lovely home and a very beautiful daughter. I'm a bit more concerned if I've made tha' right impression! Ye all seem very close, I was just worried tha' you'd think some half Bretonian, half Libertionian navy Lieutenant was good enough fae her."
Matt reclines a bit, he looks around the room again. Something's bothering him.
"Dinnae want tae be rude, but.. um.. Angelina sorta glossed over whit happened wi her mother.."
When Matt ask the question abut Jeniffer all the family members were shocked and bothered. Rodolub looked at Matt forgiving him for the question he was asking.
" Matt my boy Jeniffer ,How to start was a outcast she was doing cardamine so good that she didn't care. And she was a cardamine doctor as well. When we meet we engaged each other. I destroyed her ship and tractored the pod. I give the pod to the LPI to do with the Pilot what ever they desire. One day I received a letter from the LPI that she was demanding to be executed. Because she didn't take her cardamine dose and she was going insane. So I decided why not to shoot down a outcast with my personal pistol. So I went to the Texas prison station. They showed me her cage and I loaded my pistol.
I entered the cage and pointed at her when I saw her face. I just couldn't do it she was begging me to do it but i refused. I run away from the cage. And believe me my son I went to buy Cardamine that day for her. I was brining cardamine for her for the next five weeks so her system can restore its normal operations. I didn't dare show again when she asked for me again. I went and then my boy I managed to get her out of there and give her a life. We fall in love and decided to get married and have kids. But her Cardamine addiction was a problem. In the Next two years of my and her life we fighted the cradamine we beat it. Then we got married and when Georgi came I left the navy. Then came Martin then my little angel and finally Petko. When petko came to this world Jeniffer left it, there were complications in his berth witch drained her power and blood she died that day."
He showed a picture of Jeniffer. She looked like Angelina but only with blonde hair. Matt was amassed and askd why she was with blonde hair
" That was a side effect of the cardamine deafeat. So Matt don't worry abut your first impression and abut your little argument abut the Bretonian Libretonian thing I shall keep that to myself. "
He laugh't.
"So Matt you have any brothers sisters? And how the hell did you got in the navy?
"Aye, there's John - that's about it. He's a navy officer n'all. Why I joined was simple really, I wanted tae do somethin' other than what my dad wanted me tae do. He's a bit.. possessive.. of his family business. It was suffocatin'."
Matt looks a remorseful. He's apologetic about asking the question about Angel's mum and now speaking about why he joined.. He's not taking it too well.
"I'm sorry I didnae mean to offend ach.. it's getting a bit late n' I've got a shift tae-morrow."
Matt grimaces.
"Sorry, thank ya' for your hospitality. It's been great, I'm just aching a bit after that skirmish n'all."
Matt heads outside the door and hits his head off the wall, the stress starting to get to him.
Angel follows him out, looking a bit sad and angry
[color=#FFFFFF]David Smith finishes off another report. Two more transports down, the raving lunatics that were the Hernandez brothers were causing serious disruption to the project. He had hired two mercenaries to hunt them before the transports passed Mojave. Their plan backfired spectacularly when the brothers appeared from behind LA to devastate the convoy. No-one survived.
David's rocking in his chair and drinks from a bottle of scotch.
"If I lose another transport, that's it - we're finished. Interspace will pull the plug and we'll never get the hypergate project finished before Ageria do."
He opens up his laptop and enters in a code. A bleep comes from the other end.
"Perfect, thank you wife for once again - leaving your laptop on!"
David heads back to the window, he swigs at the bottle of Scotch and waits for another download to take place. The Pacific is still in orbit he notes, tomorrow he would head planetside and confront his son. The laptop pings that it has finished.
"Perfect, this should offset the damage for a small while."
He looks back at the planet, he now knows for sure that Matt is down below and at his stupid girlfriends home. She was trouble he knew, anything that stopped the business from staying in the family was. She would have to back off somehow, either that or face..
"No, I'm not a murderer - damn this Scotch! Heh, she'll just have to be.. persuaded."
He stared at the planet below again as a Bretonian Shetland train disembarked from Newark and set off towards the gate.
Angelina walked with Matt towards the door to send him. She stoped him and looked at him.
"Hey whats going on why so sad . I got shift tomorrow as well. Besides you didn't offend anyone today you made one hell of impression to my father by asking that. So don't worry. And for god's sake please don't lisen to your father you decided for yourself not him, you understand me ? Cya tomorrow on shift. "
She winks at him and kissing him before he left the house.
[color=#FFFFFF]David Smith is deep in conversation with someone over the neural net. He leans closer to the screen.
"Do we have a deal then?"
A hooded man on the screen nods.
"Good, you will only act on my explicit instruction - Once I give it. Otherwise there will be no payment."
David switches off the screen and his laptop pings a new item for his attention.
"Ah, Matt excellent. Forever the navy specialist - booking onto your shift early."
He heads down to the launch bay, and picks up his Eagle. It was a present given to him from the CEO of Interpsace in recognition of his work for the company. He wouldn't need it if his plans came to fruition, the entire universe would be opened up and he would stand at the forefront - holding the keys that would unlock humanities potiential.
"Launch code niner-alpha, priority clearance requested." "Standby, Pattern is full. You will be cleared to proceed when it's free." "I didn't ask for later, I asked for now dammit!" "Emergency situation, please standby." "What type of bloody emergency?!" "Terrorist attack, hang on.. yes.. OK Eagle 9A, you are cleared to launch."
David gunned the throttle and once he reached space, he saw the remains of a Xeno raid. David chuckled to himself, an entire squadron must have come here and left in pieces. They must not have realised that the Pacific was in orbit. They wouldn't have been that stupid surely?
Docking down on Manhattan, he headed from the civilian landing zone to the transport zone. There he headed to the enquires desk and asked which transport Matt was heading onto. After gaining the directions, he headed to the waiting area. There he was, sitting waiting patiently - His bag slung over the seat next to him. David approached and Matt looked up, confused and startled.
"Dad? Whit tha' hell are ye daeing here?!" "I heard on the grapevine you were on Manhattan! I'm only up in orbit son, say - You needing a lift?" "I'm already booked on this transport tae tha' Missouri, I've got a new guardian which is finally being issued tae me." "Heh, dunno why you don't just stay on tha' Valiant my boy. Look, your transports not for another hour. Then you got another 20mins flight time if the lanes are clear. You could be on the Missouri in half that time if you take the lift." "Ach, fine." "Perfect"
David walked out to his Eagle, and he launched and took up a high orbit. He set the autopilot for the Missouri. He had 20 minutes with his son, alone and with no-where to go. Now he will see reason, he hoped.
After Angelina send Matt out she join the rest of the Family and started to discuss.
Angelina father started.
" Well lets start. First up its our bank. I am happy to tell its all going well and we have funds our small bissnes is working like it shod. the Bank Currently has 856 million credits and its raising."
Georgi spoke.
" Father I have unconfirmed reports that Petko is still alive and raiding ships and people mostly military targets across Sirius."
Angelina responded.
" One day after reviewing the report from reports I saw that Lieutenant-Commander Rachel.Baker encounterd a Coalition pilot with the name of Petko. He asked miss Bake abut, but I highly dough it was true. Because no on could survive the coalition recruitment what ever it is. And second how can he survive in the Rheinland he will get jacked by the Military. Not to mention if he reaches the Omegas he will get eaten by the Sairs.
The Father laugh and he decided to put an end of the argument.
" Angelina have a little confidence in Petko abilities he was maybe a little stupid but he was and is part of our family. I think its time to confirm our little speculations. I still have connections in the LSF I will ask them to start a search. In and outside of Liberty, are you satisfied ?
They all reply d.
" Yes father "
Angelina got up and said.
" I have to come back on duty tomorrow so I will be leaving you. Same *georgi repplyd* I will give you a lift"
[color=#FFFFFF]After putting the Eagle on auto-pilot. David turns around out of the pilot's seat and see's his son on a datapad of some description.
"Who ya speakin' to?" "Nae-body, just sent a comm tae the boys on tha' maintenance deck. My new Guardian's been assigned tae me." "Hopefully you won't blow it up this time?" "H'ppns sometimes. We've got good ejection systems." "But what if you don't get a chance to eject? Say you get blown out of the sky and you're caught off guard..." "We train fer tha'..." "I'm sure you do but you don't get my point. Son, have you heard of Project Valhalla?" "No, whit's tha' got tae do... "It preceded the Texas incident. 300 years ago, we were on the cusp of a great scientific achievement. Hyper-gates. The opportunity for humanity to spread it's will across the galaxies! It was a disaster. Even today, Texas is a wasteland." "Thanks for the history leason but wit's tha..." "We have restarted Project Valhalla."
Matt gazed at his father, shocked and bewildered.
"Interspace have parts of the old research and we've done a lot of new research as well. We're sure that this..." "Dad. It won't work, a'ight. There was a reason it was shelved." "Because the government let one setback derail the entire project." "SETBACK!? Texas blew up!" "That was 300 years ago. As you know, we face challenges from all sides. Rheinland grows more determined, Bretonia is being overrun by Kusari and Gallia has announced it's plans to make Liberty pay for the Alliance's mistakes. We need something that will turn the tide. Hypergates will do that." "Whit?! HOW?! "Simple, We would no longer be bound by the constrains of this sector. We could branch out further - far away from Sirius. Even if we lost Manhattan, Denver, Houston.. The rest of the galaxy could be ours!" "At what cost this time? Dad, how many more systems would be devastated trying to get it to work?!"
David saw he wasn't going anywhere with this conversation. Especially as he now saw the Missouri come into the viewscreen.
"Matt, it's quite simple. The project is in danger of being shut down. We need a lot of experimental equipment shipped from research institutes from all over Sirius. Cambridge in particular. We lost another one the other day. We simply cannot lose any more. As your father, I need you to put a more concerted effort into containing the situation, otherwise the project will be shut down and we will lose everything." "Good! Get shut down! It's ridiculous and you're the one who will lose everything! You and mum! Have you even considered what you're doing to her?!"
David smirked, if only Julie knew how much of a help she was actually being. Enough of that now though.
"This is for the benefit of the family. I can only trust you. I tried speaking to John about this last year and even though he promised to help, he didn't do a damn thing. You're our last chance son." "No. And that's the end of it."
David sighed. Like father like son, Matt was stubborn. He needed persuading, he needed to be removed from that stupid uniform of his. There was only way that could happen. Matt would need to be dishonourably discharged.
"I'm sorry son, but you will thank me in the future.
Matt disembarked from the Eagle and headed up to Deck C. He needed to get changed so he could finally step back into a fighter. It had been a long two weeks. David saw his son disappear down the corridor and sighed. Only one thing left to do at this point. He activated his comm and typed in a few commands, securing the channel. A hooded figure appeared.
"Broken Heart." "It will be done."
The signal terminated as soon as the reply came. David rested back in the pilot's seat. He was nervous now, but convinced he was doing the right thing.
Angelina went in the hanger deck on the Missouri she looked over her new Guardian and went to see the cockpit. it was like in her bomber she didn't had to were suit or a helmet just her small eye hud. She was pleased and entered her office were she reviewed report abut the Valiant.
She saw that Organizing a gunboat crew wasn't easy. So she needed her first officer to get the Gb crew organised. Meaning shifts regulations standard and emergency among other stuff. She saw that Matt was already on the Missouri and send a person to call him to her office.
"Get me Lieutenant Matt Smith"
She started to review the latest report on her bomber performance.
Meanwhile at Barrier Gate Station, Coronado System
Jeffrey Hernandez, docked his Sabre at Barrier Gate to meet his sister. Maria visited Liberty and the Border Worlds for a short time so she wanted to meet her brothers. She was just wrapping up a comm transmission when Jeffrey arrived.
'Broken Heart'
'It will be done'
'Hola, Jeffrey it's been a long time since we met for the last time hermano'
'Si, it's good to see you Maria. You told me you found out something interesting? What is it about?'
'Well I found out that there is a certain businessman who plans to do some ugly tech stuff and I thought why don't we let him suffer and destroy his convoys with all the expensive equipment? I am sure you and Luis would have fun.'
'Hehehe, si should be fun, say do you know where we can meet the convoy?'
'They start in about 30 minutes from LA and head to Texas, we can intercept them if we are fast'
'Uhuuu, allright let me call Luis, he is somewhere out there shooting tourists then we will meet in space'
Maria smiled and went back to her fighter and started the undock sequence while Jeffrey reached for his comm system and called his brother Luis.
'Luis, we have something to do, meet me with Maria in Cortez, more details later. Oh and don't be slow we are short on time hermano'
Jeffrey made his way to make all the preparations for the upcoming mission. He headed into space and started the comm interface, his sister needed to talk with him.
'Oh Jeffrey one more point, there is a certain Angelina Dimitrova who escorts the transports, I forgot to tell you that it is our main objective to capture her alive, so this is up to you. Let Luis destroy the transports, you know how he is. Make sure you get that Dimitrova'
'Oha nice hermana, sure I will take care of her'
After they met with Luis in space, they proceeded to their mission waypoint.
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