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<div dir="ltr"><b>Sector #1133 - Moderate Colony Raid:</b>
Contact! HPS Champion, a heavy cruiser operating in local space
to our colony reports a Jindarian vessel has entered The
People's space and is refusing to answer hails. The Citizen
Captain expects a battle. <b>Battle!</b><br>
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<p>"Drop out of high warp, Navigator." The captain of the light
strike cruiser <i>Taranto</i> said. <br>
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<p>"Aye sir. We have dropped out of high warp. Now traveling at warp
three point zero", the navigator replied smartly. Now that the
main sensors weren't addled by the energy required to travel so
fast, other stations around the bridge were reporting.</p>
<p>"270,000 miles from the Hydran colony." A gaseous planet with a
green atmosphere, rich in methane, hung in the display at the
captain's elbow.</p>
<p>Fire control signals began to wash the metal-hulled Jindarian
ship. "Sir! Several orbital defenses are present. I see half a
constellation of defense satellites, a small commercial base, and
a ship."</p>
<p>"Sir, the ship has the warp signature of a cruiser -- she appears
to be a command cruiser!"</p>
<p>"The base is hailing us. It's a system activity base, and we
found our target planet."<br>
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<p>"Give her no reply" The captain said.</p>
<p>"The ship is speeding up, sir."</p>
<p>"So much for a quick in-and-out raid", the captain thought and
then he smiled. <i>Time to dance among the stars</i>.</p>
<p>***</p>
<p>I look forward to battling with your hellbore-heavy defenses. Can
you find some time this week? Sometime after 5pm Pacific?</p>
<p>--Matt<br>
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