> > >Once clear of the starbase, Selara turned to Garibaldi. "All right,
> > >Admiral. It's your show. Tell Jack where you want to go from here."
> > >
> >
> > "Ditalix. We need to meet a ship there. She has something that we
> >need, but I do nto trust the people bringing it in. They are not the
most
> >trust worthy of thieves. Glad you armed up... we may need it."
Garibaldi
> >replied.
> >
>
> Jack nodded as Selara laid in the zig-zaggy course which would throw off
> anyone following them. Ditalix was on the edge of a sketchy area of
space.
> Not many traders ventured near there, and pirates fought over neighboring
> systems for the many hiding places there. However, it was also an ideal
> place to meet because of the activity, and because magnetic fields were in
a
> strange flux there because of a nearby nebula. That is, ideal if they
didn't
> get shot first.
>
> They went to warp. Several hours later, they dropped to impulse on the
other
> side of the nebular from Ditalix.
>
> "Where are they supposed to meet us?" Selara asked, "We'll scope out the
> area first, just in case of a trap."
>
"We are meeting on the dark side planet, in the old mining facility.
However their ship should be around here somewhere." Garibaldi replied.
Scans revealed little of the planet upon approach as the facility
was on the opposite side. However there was also little sign of a ship.
That was mildly disturbing.
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As they got closer, they spotted the ship. Well, a ship. It was
not quite in a polor orbit, which made it possible to spot. But barely.
The ship turned out to be an old Cardassian light freightor. Selara
recognized it's markings. It belonged to Jackson Hardcastle, a freelance
smuggler, cargo hauler, generalist for hire.... She had hired him for odd
jobs, and knew of his sorted past- former Starfleet LCMR, discraced by some
snotty elitist officers that took a disliking of him because he (reportedly)
followed a higher command then their own. That and he really hated
authority figures, dispised Starfleet, and when it came to jobs
(particularily those with her) he did not ask any questions.
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