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« on: March 23, 2013, 10:45:42 am »
Lucas was glad to remove the space suit, battle armour...whatever it was when he was "safely" back on the Salvation. The vessel had made the jump just after the pirate’s vessel, but his retreat was hasty and a skeleton crew composed of gun-point pirates - although at the time he did not know that - and some of the boarding party were still on the other vessel. From the talk he could gather from the other crew members who had returned he picked up that there were quite a few pirate captives on-board the pirate’s vessel. Good, at least they might be able to get a little bounty money if the Government didn't act all high-and-mighty that they were "all out of credits."
When they had docked at a nearby station was the first and only chance Lucas could use to look over the captured pirates. Cuffed with makeshift materials, the pirates were still held at gun point to a degree by the soldiers of the Salvation. Lucas just had a casual glance at them before he stopping dead in his tracks. The pirate he had just looked at had quickly turned away, but there was no mistaking it. He walked up to the pirate and forced him to look at him. Sure, there were a few more scars and ten years’ worth of grime and age, but he was certain...
"Max? Max Stormberg?" The man before him flashed Lucas a weak smile, glancing around at the armed personal surrounding him.
"Lucas, I thought that was your voice earlier. Last time we talked was ten years ago; you, me, and Jessica..." Lucas shot the man a hard look, causing him to fall silent.
There was only one thing that rang in Lucas' mind at that moment - things were about to get a somewhat worse, but if it was for Lucas or for his old companion...