Routine patrol duty in the texas system picked up nothing, so i proceeded to the Capitol- New York. The gate to the Texas system was clear, as was the space around the Missouri. I proceeded toward Fort bush- Everything clear still. With a minute's halt, i proceeded toward Planet Manhatten.
Three pirates cut the lane in ambush. A Hacker gunship, a Rogue werewolf, and a Hacker sabre. they were pirating within the system, looking for traders to harrass. There was also a junker in a Salvage vessel, but he was clear- or so it seemed to be.
Repeated warnings asking the pirates to leave fell on deaf ears, so i called in for some help. Lt. Christopher Hood came to assist, to deal with the pirates.