A large, paved open space, in the distance one of Londinium's huge white cities can be seen but here there is only one small building at the far end of the dock.  Destiny is the only ship present.
This message was last updated by the GM at 07:02, Sat 22 Apr 2006.

A man in a grey uniform that neither Geoff or Kale recognized stood a few feet away from the lowered ramp, a fairly large crate in front of him.  He holds up his hands to show that he is unarmed.  Looking around there appears to be no one else on the dock.

"I'm alone!" he calls out, "Now just give us the crate and we can make this trade nice and simple."

Kale leaned back just behind the wall beside the opening to the cargo bay, his pistol in hand armed and ready.  He chanced a quick peek outside, it looked like they had been true to their word, only one man.  Kale held his breath and kept an eye out for any other movement that might put Geoff in danger.

Geoff stepped out onto the ramp and walked slowly down it, thinking that he should've probably just pushed the crate down instead of carrying the thing. He never was all that good at thinking ahead. He stepped off the ramp and, stopping only a foot away from the ramp, puts the crate down slowly and then moves to stand in front of it. He fixes the uniformed man with a cold gaze and jerks a thumb at the crate. "Ya want this thing, ya give me what I want first, dong ma?", he said simply.

The man glances at Geoff uncertainly, not sure whether he should move any closer to the ship.  He had to get that crate however, what it contained was infinitly valuable.

"Alright." he called out and picked up his box and took a few steps closer then stopped as a slight movement by the ships opening caught his eye, someone lay in wait there.  If he got any closer he could be shot.  He stopped where he was.

"You meet me half-way."

Geoff nodded and moved to meet the man halfway, leaving the crate behind. He gestured to the crate and shrugged lightly. "I ain't haulin' that thing any closer, ya hear? See, ya can just up and run with what I need after I bring ya the crate. I, however, can't be runnin' nowhere with that heavy ruttin' thing in tow. So you give me what I want, I'll get back in the ship and we'll take off, leavin' yer box right there fer you, dong ma?"

The man nodded solemnly and handed the crate to Geoff.

Geoff took the crate and nodded, smiling a quite unfriendly smile. "Pleasure doin' business with ya...", he said as he backed away from the man, not willing to turn his back on him even if he had claimed to be unarmd. He headed slowly for the ramp, only chancing quick glances over his shoulder to direct him.

COMM: Captain we got trouble, they’re all around the front of the ship!

Tate crawled across the metal floor of the big room, a huge hole was in the wall now and light was shining through it.  Tate had to squint in the brightness.  As he got closer he saw that Geoff was outside … and he was with one of the bad men.  Panic slid down Tate’s spine … that’s when he noticed the Guns sitting on the floor.  Looking warily up at the other man who was standing on the opposite side of the hole looking intently out of it, Tate picked up the machine.  It felt too big in his hand but it felt powerful.

You just pull this little trigger, Tate thought and the person hurts.  He looked back out at Geoff and saw another man creeping up behind him.

“NO!!!” Tate screamed and went running down the ramp, the Gun pointed out in front of him, “You can’t hurt him!”

…. He didn’t even get to fire off one shot …

“Geoff get out of there now!” Kale shouted, and then his heart dropped as he saw the kid take off down the ramp, yelling at the top of his lungs.  He heard shots fired and the kid went down.  Kale slid across the floor and shot with one arm as he snatched up Geoff’s remaining pistol and tossed it to him.

From all around the front side of the ship, using Destiny herself as cover, men in the same grey uniform come swarming out.  The man who previously had the crate fires off a shot as a kid (one of the kids) comes running down the ramp and the kid hits the ground.

Everything seemed to go so bad so fast that Geoff could hardly believe what was going on. Guys sneaking up on him, a yelled warning from Tate and the captain both, shots fired and the kid going down. Geoff couldn't seem to comprehend with his higher mental facilities that things were going bad fast. It's a very lucky thing that it only takes instincts to survive like he does. With practiced ease, he catches the gun thrown to him, tucking the crate under one arm to do so. He grabs it and aims at the man who had shot Tate while he runs for the ship. "Ta ma de hun dan!! I'll ruttin' kill you!!!", he yelled as he shot off a few rounds at the man as he reaches the ramp.

As he runs up the ramp, he tosses his gun inside the ship and uses the free arm to scoop up the Tate as he goes by. "Stupid ruttin' kid!! Stupid! Ya shoulda hid! Ya shoulda hid!!", he yelled as he ran as fast as his legs will cary him.

Kale is in shock for a moment, but a moment is all he allows himself.  He keeps shooting until his clip is out and anyone coming anywhere near Geoff as he sprints up the ramp.  The second his foot his the metal flooring of the cargo bay Kale hits the comm.

"Take us up!  NOW!" he yells into it, and furiously hits the controls to bring the ramp up and close the airlock.  They're not even closed before Destiny starts lifting up off the ground, the men still firing shots up at them.  Kale doesn't  even tell Geoff to take the kid to the infirmary, he's dead, he can tell.  Kale looks a Geoff but has no words to offer, so he nods his head, and then taks off at a run to the bridge.

<b>"They're not gonna let us out of here easy." he muttered and wished he had Ren at the helm and hoped that Rhaef could pull off some fancy flying.

----------Bridge----------->

Having precured the meds from Londinium all onboard Destiny have been vaccinated.  The recovering crew took refuge on the Gypsy planet Paquin where they buried the two children, Sephone and Tate, who were lost on their last mission.  Now that everyone is back on their feet Destiny is looking for work once more, while trying to avoid a very angry Cortez, Alliance patrols, and Bosik's men.
This message was last edited by the GM at 10:55, Sun 29 Jan 2006.

After getting their ship back the crew of Destiny began to pick up the pieces that Kyron had shattered.  Against most of the crews wishes Kyron was kept alive - although no official plans had yet been made for what to do with him when it became apparent that Wei-Li was falling into critical condition. Destiny needed medical help and fast.  They made way for the nearest planet at the time - Orisis.