Bounty on SOP?

[macky]

...Inbound Partial Transmission...
...Source Pennsylvania System...
...ID [SoP] Macky...
...Live Transmission...

Static and jumbled images show on-screen.

Wulfe! Anyone? I'm engaging a sort of a gunboat between the Penn and Beth stations. ID: The Black Moon. He keeps blabbing about how we betrayed the LR, I don't get it. I'm sending you live footage of this through the guncam.

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I don't think I'll get my werewolf out in one piece though. Warn the others. The [LR] Fortress is close by.. Maybe I can get help...

....If not..........

@fkj..hid7.....Hacker?.....

...ERROR.............
...signal disconnected........

[wulfe]

What the hell! Thats a Lane hacker! i'm notifying everyone: Lie low until i figure this out. im contacting Bulldog right now.

Macky, i hope you got a log of your comms, and a record of your escape pod ejection if you didnt make it out.

[macky]

...Incoming Transmission...
...Source Alcatraz Depot, California System...
...Pirate Transport ID: [SoP]Blind.Eye...
...Decoding...

Hey Boss,

I'm in California, getting some repairs done on the Pirate Transport the Blind Eye.

I am heading to Penn to pick up slaves in Niverton. I'll go check [SoP]Macky's last known location before I head to Alpha.

I'll let you know if I find anything.

Zoe
Sons of Plunder Taskmaster
Smuggling Wing

...End Transmission...

[adamfelsheim]

This...is...not...good....any updates? I should be able to pull some strings with a friend of mine, he smuggles for the LR. I'll see what I can find out
-Adam, out.

[macky]

...Incoming Transmission...
...Source Niverton Base, Pennsylvania...
...Pirate Transport ID: [SoP]Blind.Eye...
...Decoding...

I looked for answers in Penn and I got them. I had to pay a-plenty though.

I'm sending these logs while waiting in Niverton for the Sombra de Desprecio. They'll pick me up and take me to Alpha, luckily I got to pull this favor from Don Arevalo.

The Blind Eye was engaged by The Black Moon. The Lane Hacker calls himself that and his ship as well. If you ask me he's full of himself.

We didn't fight back, we ran, I wanted to see what type of person we're dealing with. Shot me down, crew and all. I half expected this so the crew ejected around Penn and headed for safety, while I took the Blind Eye to the New York Jump Gate. It worked, he chased me there. I got out before the bridge cracked.

Help was provided by Raoden, an Outcast.

You didn't tell me we had close ties to the Outcasts, AND I thought I was the only one who had connections.

I did more digging and I found out that Brother of Plunder Mark Allen aka Macky is of Maltan descent, his mother is a Villalobos, a lost son of Malta.

It reminded me of a drink I had, I can't remember well. It was in a Xeno Base. He claimed the drink was named after him. Is it possible that this Black Moon is a Xeno?

There was a lot of comm chatter during and after the fight with Black Moon. I was able to take the Comms box before I left the Blind Eye.

I do hope she is still salvagable. I liked that ship.

The Sombra de Desprecio is here, I'll take a shuttle to board her, the Junkers were nice enough to sell me a used one for less than two million.

I plan to get a gunboat and show Black Moon how to fly. I can still do a little smuggling on that crate until or if the Blind Eye gets fixed.

That's it for now. I will contact you once I reach Malta.

Zoe
Sons of Plunder Taskmaster
Smuggling Wing

Logs:

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*Guncam footage was unavailable because I still needed to finish the repairs from Alcatraz.
...End Transmission...

[wulfe]

yes well, i've made sure we have at least one allie in this chaotic world of backstabbing pirates. On several accounts i have had the opputirnity to help them.

[macky]

...Incoming Encrypted Transmission...
...Initiate Jamming Protocols...
...Verifying Transmission Security...
...Source Terre Haute, Cassini System...
...Pirate Transport ID: [SoP]Blind.Eye...
...Decoding...

Triumvirate,

I made it to the Terre Haute shipyard! I was able to slip by undetected by using the Rogue IFF docking codes.

I met an old acquaintance of mine here, Tad Timov, I don't know if you know him. He's aged a bit since I last saw him. It's a miracle that he survived the destruction of Hoboken Base in New York. He was moved here and is assigned to supervise ship construction requests.

We got to talking and he agreed to start work on an RA-4 for me. It'll cost me though. Don't worry, this is my own expense. Ol' Blackie just made this thing personal.

I'll be christening the gunboat as the Blind Eye once more. I might keep the name for now. Until they get to tow back and repair what's left of the Pirate Transport. I'm sending half of the crew to headquarters. You'll need the extra hands there if this situation escalates. I'll rezendezvous with the rest of them at Beth Station.

I believe that it is best for us to prepare for conflict. I don't know if we can still get Macky out of the [LR]Fortress but I am going to try. No one under me in the Smuggling Wing will be left behind.

That is it for now. I'll report back when I get out of Cassini.


Zoe
Sons of Plunder Taskmaster
Smuggling Wing

...End Transmission...

[wulfe]

See if you cant afford a Barhest and upgrade it too, we need bombers as well as GB. The Fortress will be a hard kill. Ill also talk to some of my navy contacts, see if they cant get him out and turn him over to us.

[macky]

...Incoming Encrypted Transmission...
...Initiate Jamming Protocols...
...Verifying Transmission Security...
...Source Terre Haute, Cassini System...
...Pirate Transport ID: [SoP]Blind.Eye...
...Decoding...

Wulfe,

Aren't Fangzy and Pinapple both part of the Pirating Wing? Do you have any idea where they are? I haven't seen them around in a while.

I hope the Liberty Rogues and Blackie didn't get to them too. If they did, I fear the worst.

I'll have a couple of smugglers ask around for them.

How many Barghests do we need? The smuggling wing can provide these bombers. I'll see if I can get Tad to help me smuggle out a couple on this Gunboat, it'll be in pieces and quite basic, I don't think my tug can carry more than the basic ship itself. But we'll see. I'm not Taskmaster of the Smuggling Wing for nothing.

IF I do get them out, I'll probably leave them in Mactan for SOP pickup, the Rogues there have a lot more to worry about there. They will be ill informed of what is happening in Penn or in New York.

Wish me luck.


Zoe
Sons of Plunder Taskmaster
Smuggling Wing

...End Transmission...

[wulfe]

I am going to reccomend everyone have a bomber. Including myself, I'll need one. we need to be prepared for any and every fighting situation. also if we can outfit some werewolves with codes for anti bomber support.

[macky]

...Incoming Encrypted Transmission...
...Initiate Jamming Protocols...
...Verifying Transmission Security...
...Source Montezuma Base, Cortez System...
...Pirate Transport ID: [SoP]Blind.Eye...
...Decoding...

>Progress report

I made it out of Cassini in one piece. It was one hell of a ride. The Quietly Confident spotted us and gave chase. We managed to lose her and temporarily change our ship ID and hid her energy signature. It was a lucky break.

We only managed to get one Barghest frame to fit aboard the Blind Eye. We had to take it apart and attach it around the ship. The good news is that we managed to get a couple of SNACs and a NOVA along with the bomber's weapons.

I'd say that's not bad for a day's worth of smuggling.

We've re-assembled her so, I'm leaving her in Montezuma Base for you to pick-up. Check dock seventeen, the ship is coded as BURN and so is the access key.

Smuggling crews are working double time now, hauling slaves and card to Don Arevalo's Hacienda. I should be able to send in at least 20 million by the next cycle. Please inform me of a secure account where I can safely upload the credits to. We'll need to take precautions now since the Lane Hackers might be listening in. I don't want them taking the hard earned credits that the smuggling wing has earned for us.

The crew and I are heading back to Penn. If we do find the [LR]Fortress, we'll do some scans and see what is the best point of attack. I upgraded the scanners in my tug to a Discovery unit, that way the proximity sensors of the destroyer won't pick us up.

If Blackie is in the area, we'll be ready for him.

Zoe
Sons of Plunder Taskmaster
Smuggling Wing

...End Transmission...

[wulfe]

Hm, it'll do. We have an offshore account under DSE called the S.S.Underwood. LHS shouldnt notice it, DSE has good security. After that, we can redistribute the creds when needed.