A Pirate Falls..

I Wandered through the dark alleyways of the station, i wanted to look around and scout out the area. I planned to catch a few Freighter pilots leaving the system and ransom them but it seems this region of space has been pretty quiet for a while.. thats exactly why i'm here, its usually the systems that have been in-active for a while that get all the traffic come to them but not entirely true. A lot of people stick to secure space running errands for their agents.. ugh it disgusts me id rather get out there in the action than sit arround ferrying ammo and some mining equipment for some carebear scum. Not the life for me. I'd been wandering aroudn the station for an hour and had'nt seen anything yet but i turned the corner and there my heart leaped. A Mammoth Industrial ship being loaded with what appeared to be parts for a new station and cargo containers marked for carrying cybenetic implants which were of particular intrest to me. I collected my wits and ran back to my ship. Once aboard i made plans to seize the cargo. "Computer, open the cargo manifest for Freighter Registration... IF-67BG9" "Access Denied. Password Required" "Computer run program 'Avenger' and try again." "Cargo Manifest located. Downloading, Stand By." I waited for the cargo manifest to finish transfering to my ship and then opened the file. I Whistled appreciatively at the contents and i un-conciously read the list out to my self. "Hangar module... Mk VI Sentry Turrets.. Large portable warp scrambler. Ah here we go One hundred +7 cybernetic implants.. Nice.." I grinned, this looked like it could be the easiet half a billion he ever made. "Computer Run program 'Smooth Log' and retrieve the flight plan for Freighter IF-67BG9 from the station computer." I said. "Stand By." I waited several seconds. "Operation Complete. Flight Plan for freighter IF-67BG9 Aqquired. Display now?" "Affirmative. Display on primary navigation display. Change map filter to security status." I ordered the computer. From the looks of this flight plan the system it was en-route to was 11 jumps from here so not far but passed through 3 different Un-policed systems meaning i might have competition for this frieghter. It suddenly dawned on me the frieghters departure date was in 15 minutes. I jumped into the pilots seat and strapped in. I opened a comm channel to docking control "This is the frigate Auror requesting permission to leave the station" I asked the dock manager. "Affirmative Auror. Request granted." Came the tinny reply from my comm system which i swear if i traced it id probably find out its been in several different ships and salvaged from wrecks. i personally had slavaged it from a freighter wreck. I released the docking clamps on my ship and proceeded to launch from the station. within seconds i was facing the docking bay doors. I transmitted the code to open them and waited for the slow mechanism to haul the doors wide. Strictly speaking i could have squeezed through but i didnt want to draw any unwanted attention from CONCORD to myself. The bay doors after what seemed like an eon opened fully and i was ready to take the ship out. "Computer. Full Burn." FWOOOOSSHHH It was like a kick in the chest as my ship blew out from the station. Soon enough my warp drive kicked in and i was off to my ambush point in sector 6-CZ49. I had set up a memo that would alert me when the frieghter was due to be leaving the station. It wasnt for another 10 minutes so i ran routine system checks, tweaked my drive systems and re-arranged my power converter to give me a 10% boost to weapons and a 5% to engines. I was about to start another diagnostic when the bleeping from my computer signalled the frieghter had left the station. It shouldnt be long now until the freighter gets here. I had time to take a stimulant before the encounter. I had long since lost any inhibition to using stimulants and enhancers, i take enough to keep me alert and ready but not enough to get me hooked. I was rather pleased with myself because this was a chance to test out the cloak i had bought for my ship. "Computer. Engage Cloak" There was a faint humming and i visibly saw through my vewiscreen my ship shimmer and dissapear. I smiled. This was going to be fun. BEEP BEEP. I frowned and looked around, BEEP BEEP, i located the source of the sound and it was my scanner. Not only had the freighter entered the system from harroule but several Battleships had at the other end and Lo and behold they all belonged to the same corporation... looks like our carebear friend has some escorts. I would have to act fast. "Computer! Warp directly to the freighter with registration IF-67BG9" There was a load buzz and the warp drive kicked in and i warped straight in on top of the freighter. As soon as i had left warp the freighter launched drones and began emitting a distress call. i had mere minutes before the battlefleet was on top of me. I Opened fire immediately. Barrage after barrage of missiles and projectiles struck the frieghter and the minimal shielding it had failed and i began ripping into its hull. chunks of metal were flying off into space and i imagined most of the crew were dead. or i could only hope rather. A few more seconds of fire and the ship blew apart.. the fools didnt even have time to get to an escape pod. I quickly scoopped up as many containers of implants as possible and attempted to warp out. Just as my warp drive kicked in i saw a total of Thirteen Battleships. Seven Battlecruisers and Thirty Three Frigates emerge from warp. These people wanted these implants badly and understandable. they were worth half a billion at the very least but it was too late. I was away and they had no idea of knowing where i went. all of the magnetic interference from the surrounding ships would interefere with thier scanners. in effect they were temporarily blind. I was gripped with giddy laughter at having survived that i made a fatal error. I had not noticed the two pirate cruisers at the gate i had warped too and they made a quick scan of my ship and discovered what i had on board. My proximity alarm went off as the ships locked onto me and began firing. "hahahaha- What! NO!" BOOOOM The missile impacts shook my ship and fried my computer systems. entire consoles exploded and i was thrown backwards into a bulkhead. My head was spinning and i struggled to see what was going on. It seems they had stopped firing and were cautiously approaching my ship un-sure as i had made no attempt to fight back. But of course i never had a chance to but they didn't know that. I lurched to my feet and punched the control for my Large energy pulse weapon commonly know as a smartbomb. FwooooooMMM!!!! A shockwave of plasma raced out from my ship and struck teh onrushing pirates but didnt stop them. If anything it made them even more mad and they resumed firing. within seconds all of my weapons were disabled. I stumbled forwards and activated my self destruct and then rushed to an escape pod and ejected from my ship. I could almost hear the pirates cry of triumph as he saw my pod eject. they quickly raced forward to my ship but it was to late. there was a blinding flash of red light as my ship exploded taking the implants with them. The Pirates opened up a comm channel to my pod. The pirate captains face was a mask of fury and hate as he said "Youll Regret That You Fool! Ill Kill You!!" "haha.. If i couldnt have those implants then neither with you. Scum." I Replied trying to sound strong. "Hahahaahaha Brave words little man. Lets see how your fare against this my Friend. The comm channel closed and i stumbled forward to look out of the viewport and to my horror i saw the pirate battlecruiser turn and fire one single missile.. It seemed to take an eon to reach me.... slowly circling around towards me when FLASH! "Wha!!!... Just A dream..." I Sat up in my cabin and the sheets were soaked with sweat. The comm was bleeping. it was a message from my friend Ander. "Computer, play message." i said groggily "Hey Man! Guess what i found out. Theres a freighter docked at harroule with some station parts and guess what.. one hundred +7 cybernetic implants. sounds like we could make piece from it. Get back to me as soon as possible. Ander out." My Heart stopped. And i decided this is one trip i wont be making...