OK so I`m inspired by Scorpions BIO so I thought I would try one out.
I`m no writer..thats for sure..expect all sorts of spelling and grammer mistakes. 
-=ChapterOne=-
parents
My story begins in New London, I grew up on Planet New
London and I never wanted to be a pilot or even go into space at all. My mother
and father were killed when their transport ship was attacked in the Cambridge
system. It was said that Corsairs were responsible for this but it was never
confirmed and the whole incident was hushed quickly...I was eight.
I remember being told by my uncle that my parents were not
coming home, I stared up at him my eyes filled with tears and he hugged me and
said "its ok your going to come home with me, I will take care of
you".
He and his wife treated me like their own son, he took me
fishing, we played crossball and we talked into the night about philosphy and
science. She gave me love and helped me through the difficult times with
reasurring words and cuddles. I loved them, and they loved me.
When I was sixteen we had to relocate because of my uncles
job, he was a security consultant and worked on the Cambridge Research Station
with my Father before he died. They worked on many things there including the
famous Health Regeneration Chamber and the robotics A.I. System. I was very
proud of my uncle.
The day came when we had to move, I remember being nervous,
I hated the idea of space travel..it only brought me memories of my parents and
the day they kissed me goodbye..for the last time. I had nightmares..being lost
in space, being attacked and eventually the fire and heat that came just before
the ship breaks apart. I always woke screaming and in a sweat before my aunt
came and soothed me back to sleep.
So today was difficult, I didnt want to go but I had no
choice. I had been to the New London Spaceport many times to wave my uncle off
and I loved the giant majestic ships and watching them take off, the rumble as
the engines powered up was like nothing else. Now im inside one of them,
strapped in beside my Uncle and Aunt, people are talking and laughing, there is
a hostess who is serving drinks and nibbles and when she comes to our seats she
looks at me and sees that im afraid, she gives my aunt an inhaler and says that
if I feel worse to use it. Then the familiar rumble of the engines come..I grip
my safety harness and close my eyes. Moments later we are in orbit,
im sweating and feeling sick..my aunt gives me the inhaler
and I use it..I dont remember what happened next, I went from feeling really
tense to being tired.. then nothing.
The next thing I remember is being woken by my uncle, we had
arrived and I didnt even see anything inbetween.
Planet Manhatten.
I could see it through the portholes, green everywhere and
the ocean was very blue..it looked like a paradise. As we left the ship I could
see all the other ships that were docked, there was lots of activity, it was
all very different from New London..for the first time in a long time I was
excited. We moved into our new home it was very nice, everything was modern we
even had our own robotic unit that did everyting that was asked, even the
cooking with my aunt. It was one of the new THX models with the advanced A.I.
Neural network. I named him BEN and strange as it may seem we became friends.
He helped me with my homework and we played games together. For the next three
years I worked hard and studied Quantum Physics and stellar phenomenen, I even
won a contract to work for Ageira Technologies on their new Compact Thrust
Intergration Engines. It was a happy time.
It didnt last long.
On the night before my nineteenth birthday I sat with BEN in
my room, we were working on Calculated Thrust Mechanics when I heard the
security door buzz, My uncle came by my room and looked in and casually said
"I suppose I will have to get that" and winked with a smile before
going to the door. ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE there were men shouting and the sounds
of a scuffle, BEN immediatly closed my door and looked at me and said
"hide" I climbed into a cupboard and listened in shock.
I could hear my aunt shouting and suddenly there was weapons
firing, now my aunt was screaming, Moments later more gunfire..then nothing. I
pressed my ear to the door, I could hear movement my door was being opened. BEN
stated his greeting to whomever it was that came in his usual staccato voice
"Welcome friend how may I help you". Another shot was fired and I
heard BEN hit the floor with a thud. Moments later the men left and the place
was silent. I crawled from my cupboard to see BEN on the floor with half of his
torso missing wires hung out of him and sparks crackled. I ran to my uncles
room, I cant tell you what I saw..for the image is too disturbing to recite,
needles to say..I had lost my parents..again. There was nothing I could do for
them, it was too late. I staggered back to my room and looked at BEN, amazingly
he was still functioning, he beckoned me towards him..as I knelt at his side
the compartment on his head slid open and a small diamond shaped chip ejected,
"Take this to Dr Reinhardt in Frankfurt" he lifted his arm and placed
it on my shoulder.."you have to go..NOW" and with that his arm fell
and the light in his eyes went out. I gathered a few things and threw them into
a bag I grabbed my Uncles jacket then I ran..out of the door and into the
night.
I ran towards the spaceport, my Uncles ship was docked in
its usual bay. I searched through my Uncles jacket and found his IDENT card, I
held it towards the cargobay door scanner,
it opened and I entered the ship.
Everything started buzzing and the lights flickered on. I
made my way to the cockpit and sat in the chair, lights and buttons everywhere..I
had no idea how to fly this thing. I just sat there looking out at the other
ships docking and taking off, it felt like a lifetime I didnt know what to do,
I kept running things through my mind, could I have done something, should I
have hidden..was it my fault? I fell asleep.
BEEP BEEP "Ship breach in progress" BEEP BEEP
"Ship breach in progress" I rubbed my eyes and looked at the external
monitor, there were two men trying to overide the door scanner.."Activate
automated defense commencing" There was a buzzing and suddenly the two men
were thrown backwards as a blue tint enveloped the ship. my eyes darted around
the cockpit everything was bleeping and lights lit up everywhere..I was scared,
I grabbed the flightstick and all of a sudden the lights went out and and the
HUD flickered into life. "Entering disembark Mode" the computer
said "Please Choose Your
Destination" I looked at the HUD and it seemed to be listing destinations
that my Uncle had used recently, I didnt know where to go so I just selected
Orion Outpost: Oasis System. The ship started to move and before I knew it we
were orbiting the planet. One of the options on the HUD screen was the
AUTOMATED PILOT, I selected that and the
ship started off on its way.
This was crazy, I hated space..yet I had no other choice but
to flee, everything was so different now. The ship entered the first tradelane
and I was thrust into the back of my seat. As I sat there I started to take in
the consoles and buttons around me, I knew basic flight mechanics..everybody
did..it was required learning I had even flew in simulated conditions,
allthough this ship was very modern compared to those old units I had practised
in...but the idea is the same. The ship finished the tradelane sequence and
pointed towards the Texas Jumpgate. The massive jaws opened and the ship
entered..Light Everywhere..everything started to shudder and I strapped myself
in. Wow..what just happened..everything went into a blur and suddenly Im on the
other side, ship systems are flickering back into life and it is ressuming
course. I dont remember going through a Jumphole before..I was asleep for that
entire journey..I wont forget this one. I was now going through some sort of
debri feild I could see bits of ships and old factory parts and damaged
containers hanging in the space before me, the ship swerved from side to side
to avoid the dangers. We arrived at the Oasis Jumpgate and proceeded
onwards...the ship came to a rest on the other side and..OH MY GOD..I had never
seen anything like it before with my own eyes..I mean I have seen pictures but
to see it myself..wow. The ship started off again towards the destination and I
sat back and took in the sights.
BEEP BEEP "Hostile Ships Detected" BEEP BEEP
"Hostile Ships Detected" Suddenly the ship rocked..I was being fired
upon..by whom? I dont know..Then BANG something hit the ship and the thrust
engines died. The HUD was flashing red and commands were scrolling up and
down..I had no clue how to deal with this..I hit RE-ENGAGE ENGINES..I could
hear the engine build up and then BANG again something hit the ship and the
engines died again..I was dead in the water. The ship again rocked again and
again," WARNING WARNING!" my shelds had gone..I braced myself, then
ships came out of nowhere and started firing upon my attackers..my ship was
buffeted from side to side as the battle outside took place. After a few
minutes it was over and my attackers were forced to run, a crackled voice came
over the intercom.."This is the CFPD..what is your status?"
....... "Im OK, Thank You"
....."Our scanners indicate that your ship has suffered critical
damage...I will escort you to Orion Outpost". Only my auxillery engine was
working now so I engaged it and we crawled slowly towards the station. As I
docked the voice came over the intercom "meet me in the bar". When I
had finished arranging repairs with the stations droids I headed towards the
bar. I stood at the entrance and looked around the bar, A CFPD officer stood up
and waved me over..As I sat at the table I told him how grateful I was for his
help..he just nodded and said.."all in a days work son". I gave him a
report of the attack, after that he flipped his notepad closed and stood up,
"I will look into this and keep you posted" he said..he extended a
hand and I shook it, "if you need any help dont hesitate to contact
me" and with that he started towards the door.."Wait" I
said.."I dont know your name" he looked at me and said..."My name....My
name is Micheal".
TO BE CONTINUED!
-=ChapterTWO=-
what to do now
I stayed at Orion for a few nights while my ship was being refurbished
I needed to make sense of what had happened, everything was gone..I had no-one.
I knew I couldn’t tell the CFPD guy what I was running from..this was something
I had to do on my own.
All I had was the disc..and who is Dr Reinhardt? In my
Uncles jacket was his IDENT card and his Eye
Gear User Interface device ..the E-GUI is a great bit of kit, lets me
access local neuro point networks and plugs me into everything..credit
transactions..local news..bulletin networks, pirate bay and more. I used this to look for Dr Reinhardt...
After searching for a while I found this news report..
DR Julian Reinhardt was killed in
an accident when the chemical transport vessal
ALEXANDER suddenly exploded last
week. Experts say the Cargo was highly
combustable and a leak could of ignited
the whole cargo section and
explain why the ship was lost so quickly. Alongside
DR Reinhardt were noted
12 members of the science fraternity who worked
alongside him and 14 crew.
There were no survivors.
This can`t be coincidence, something very disturbing is
happening..and I have to know the truth. I decide to wait..bide my time. I
register for work on the station, my uncles credits are running low and paying
for the ship mooring fees and upgrades isn`t cheap...and sleeping in the ship isn’t
that comfy either, at least I get a bunk if I work on the station. When I check
back it seems they need cargobay engineers for engine and weapons maintance..so
I took that and settled down into working life. I have got some time now to get
to know my ship, I went out in her almost everyday..these things virtually fly
themselves. The onboard virtual teaching assistant is a great bit of kit and in
no time at all I was whizzing around with full control. After a year had passed
I had all but forgot about those awful events, now I was having fun with my
work pals Steve, Joe and Smokey Mo..Drinking partying and chatting up the
Bretonian Police Girls in the bar....we even took our ships out on patrols with
the police when there was a bad case of Outcast attacks.
It was after one of
these patrols that things started to go badly wrong. We had just docked after
an intense showdown with the Outcast bandits, we lost two men out there..the
Outcasts faired much worse though and what was left of them fled the battle
like cowards. My ship came out of the battle well, Me and the guys had done
some tweaking on our thrusters and shields..not all of it legal..but worth it
when you need that little bit extra in battle. After everyone had docked we made our way to the bar to
commemorate those that had fallen and drink to our victory. As everyone drank what was left of the night
away I sat and stared out into space..two men died today..I was talking to them
just last week..what if it was me next, I still have to find the truth. The
chip I had retrieved from BEN had proved useless, I couldn’t access it, there wasn’t
a device I could find that would read its contents..I tried..Steve and Joe
tried, even Smokey Mo tried, he was a bit of a whacked out hippy type..but he
was good with tech, even he couldn’t tell me anything about it.
I flipped the
chip around in my fingers then put it back in its case and into my jacket
pocket and got up to leave. “Where you going?” shouted the lads, “I have an
early start” I shouted back to them. They all put their hands up to gesture and
then continued with their drinking and laughing. The bar doors closed behind me
and I set off towards the lift when an almighty sound hit me and I was knocked
to the floor as the station rocked around me..I got up and rushed towards the
bar entrance, I hit the door control and it opened..to..nothing, open space lay
before me..the whole of the portside section had gone..the bar..the tables
..the people..My friends. The explosion had ripped a gawping hole into the side
of the station, the only thing stopping me from being sucked out was the
Stations defence grid which had deployed moments after the breach. Smaller
explosions were still happening so I stated running for the Cargobay..too my
ship.
There were people running and screamimg, alarms buzzed and the automated
evacuate signal blasted into my ears.
I entered the ship and quickly got
strapped in and activated the undock sequence..The station was still getting
hit, I could see mini explosions on the other side of the cargo bay..wreckege
flew all around as I entered space. The ships computer identified a lone ship
that was firing torpedoes at the station..”set intercept” I shouted and the
ship came alive with the sound of my weapons charging. I flew straight at him
and with gritted teeth I let out a volley
of shots which hit his thruster port, he went into a spin before quickly
gaining control and turning to face me and then firing. I turned my ship away
to evade but I was still hit and sent out of control, I grabbed the stick and
lurched forward on full thrust. I had lost sight of him behind the station..but
he had also lost sight of me and this was my chance. I thrust towards the
station at speed and just before I hit it I turn away sharply and cut my
engines...I spin my ship around and he sees me too late, he fires but its
nowhere near..I centre in on him and let him have full fire as I thrust towards
his ship. His shields are gone in moments and the hull flies apart as the guns
bear down on him. I come to a full stop
to see the damage, he didn’t survive that.
I contact Orion Station, they tell me they have locked everything down
and have contained the damage. I sit back in my cockpit..what now?, theres nothing to go back for, why did that
guy attack the station? In the back of my mind I wondered if I was the target.
Over the next few hours lots of ships turned up, medical carriers the CFPD even
the Bretonian Armed forces arrived en masse. It was then that I had spotted a
familiar face, Micheal from the CFPD was interviewing survivors, I went up to
him and said that we had to talk. I told him everything ..My Parents, My Uncle
and Aunt..The attack on my ship and now this. He was intrigued and promised to
help. “Im going to Frankfurt” I said to him. He looked at me and said, “I have
friends that that can help”...”Who” I ask “Dont worry..when you get there..they
will find you” . He got up to leave, he turned and said “be carefull, we don’t know
what were dealing with yet” and then walked out of the door quickly.
I packed my ship and prepared for departure, I looked out
onto the Cargobay and remembered my friends for a moment then slumped back in
my seat, I really had a mission now, I couldn’t let this go. The HUD reeled
through the destination list...
Frankfurt here I come.
To Be Continued.
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TEzZ
But well, it fits for a "vet".
