TROUBLE IN SUTEKH

ARCHIMEDES GATEWAY:SUTEKH

"Collect a few data cores...simple job." What could go wrong?


Just about everything about this 'simple' little errand I accepted has turned out to be complicated.

For a start I am expected to 'turn in' any data cores I can find to an 'agent' operating from a Federation station...the same Federation that is currently trying to salvage the afore mentioned data cores from the wrecks of one of their own convoys.

Then there's the heavy Federation presence throughout the system, drawn in force to fend off scavengers trying to pick apart the wrecks, there are running battles almost everywhere I look, dodging the weapons fire is an art in itself.

With more ships adding to the debris field in the area, and the ongoing fighting..locating the Data cores I am expected to retrieve is nigh on impossible.

I agreed to take the job on in return for more lucrative work in the future. Having been away for a while I needed to grease the wheels with my old Imperial connections...Earn my way back in if you will.

The DBX is not really a combat ship, sure she can hold her own if she has to, against a similar enemy, but here she is sadly outclassed and out gunned. I am trying to jump in, locate the Data cores, scoop them at the highest speed possible and jump back out, but already I have been engaged in several firefights, and my repair bills have been painful.

I have five days of this. Sure, I could bail..wash my hands of it and loose all standing within the Empire, but out here you need connections..need to be able to call in a favour, or be offered 'THAT' job. Leaving the Empire would do me no favours.

So I will just have to keep my head down, fly smart and find those damned Data cores..

LOG ENDS

FROM THE BUBBLE TO THE BUBBLE. 14

SOTHIS:NEWHOLM STATION:JOURNEYS END

I have made it safely back and turned in several Million credits worth of Cartographic data. I am more than happy with the performance of the DBX and am now intending to refit her for Imperial service, as I have neglected my duties for some time now.

It is good to be back. I am not convinced I am the 'long distance' type however, so I will not be planning any more expeditions in the near future. 

This Is Markev Tierson signing out. O7 commanders.

LOG ENDS

FROM THE BUBBLE TO THE BUBBLE. 13

Outott ND-L b8-1 2a
4,894.64 LIGHT YEARS FROM SOL

Making good speed on the return leg of this test flight, have been 'tampering' with the FSD. By injecting certain elements directly in to the drives I have been able to makes several long distance jumps. There has been a very slight deterioration of the drives themselves, but the levels are so low as to be of no real significance.

Maximised FSD jump using injected elements.

It's still a fair way back, but I have located a couple of terraforming stations that are further out from the bubble and my intention is to make for them. There are also a couple of Nebulae on the way that I would like to see that do not necessitate too much of a deviation.

LOG ENDS

FROM THE BUBBLE TO THE BUBBLE. 12

HEGOI VJ-L B35-1 A 1
7,000.65 LIGHT YEARS FROM SOL.

Having passed through the Bubble nebula, I have now made the decision to make my way back towards inhabited space. The Saxon Pride has performed well on this trip and I am confident in her ability to weather a much longer voyage, but for now I am eager to return and hand over the cartographic data I have amassed.

The Bubble nebula was worth the trip, one of the most splendid views of the outward journey.

LOG ENDS

FROM THE BUBBLE TO THE BUBBLE. 11

****REDACTED****
6,320.02 LIGHT YEARS FROM SOL

This leg of my journey has proven to be very fruitful, with the discovery of two Earth-like worlds. One would have been a find, but two within as many jumps is exceptional!

As I push further and further out I can only guess at what discoveries lie ahead for me.

LOG ENDS

FROM THE BUBBLE TO THE BUBBLE. 10

5000 LIGHT YEAR MARKER
OUTOTT OQ-T b17-01
5,505.11 LIGHT YEARS FROM SOL

After what seems a 'marathon' I have broken the 5k barrier I set myself for this voyage. I feel exhausted but exhilarated at the same time as I sit here looking up at the roof of stars above me.

My view up through the cockpit of the DBX

 I will continue on towards the Bubble Nebula. I have no desire to turn back yet, and I still need to put the DBX through her paces.

LOG ENDS

FROM THE BUBBLE TO THE BUBBLE. 9

OUTORDY HY-J B50-0 1
3,891.68 LIGHT YEARS FROM SOL.

Having made a 200 light year diversion, I am now making good progress. My travels had taken me higher 'above the plain' than I had realized and as a result my options had 'thinned out' somewhat. Now that I have made the necessary adjustments to my position, I have been able to travel far more effectively. 

It is wise to remain focused out here, despite any problems that may occur as I found out in my 'blinkered' determination to plot a new course. Twice I carelessly buzzed too the surface when scooping for fuel, twice forcing myself out of supercruise and on one ocassion causing me to have to rather hastily drop a heat sink reducing my capacity by half.

That said, I survived, my stress levels have relaxed back to where they were and I now find myself rested up at 3,891 light years out.

Asking to be landed on really...

LOG ENDS