Across the Expanse: Day 18
*Start transmission*
???: Come in Deletros Station. This is Mobius 1, if either Lieutenant Havardy or Ensign Lee are able to, please respond.
Havardy: …
Mobius: This is Mobius 1, authority code Alpha Kilo Bravo 20.
Havardy: This is Havardy, it's good to hear from you Mobius 1.
Mobius: Likewise lieutenant. We’ve just arrived at the surface and are currently flying over the Tower. Is Ensign Lee with you?
Havardy: Yeah, we’re both in the Bunker, Lee is injured.
Mobius: Is it serious?
Havardy: We’ve manages to stop the bleeding, but he needs a doctor to look at it if he can.
Mobius: Understood, I’ll notify the Carpenter to send down a medic as soon as it's clear.
Havardy: What’s the status of the Tower?
Mobius: There is some structural damage to the surface, but otherwise it looks intact.
Havardy: Lee reported that it was hit by an EMP, which delayed communications for time time and left it exposed to Deletros’s flares. It would do good to get some engineers down there to assess the internal damage.
Mobius: Sending the request now. Do you want to be extracted now?
Havardy: I’d rather wait till the Pirates are gone. They’re holed up at the Mine, but you should only have one Corsair and a Frigate to deal with.
Mobius: Roger, we’ll let you know when it’s clear.
Havardy: Got it. Smooth flying to you Mobius.
*End transmission*
Havardy: Lee… Jim wake up.
Lee: *Snore*
Havardy: …
Lee: Wha-Ow! Hey! Stop! Quit smacking me!
Havardy: Time to wake up sunshine, rescue’s arrived.
Lee: How many people?
Havardy: Looks like a fighter wing and a frigate. They should be extracting us after they deal with the pirates.
Lee: Great, I need these staples out of me, stat.
Havardy: Anyways I think this calls for a celebration. What are you feeling? Apple pie or peach cobbler?
Lee: Where were you hiding those?
Havardy: In my emergency kit.
Lee: Of all things to pack, you decided sweets would be a good idea?
Havardy: Anymore lip from you and you’re not getting anything, how’s that sound?
Lee: ...pass me the pie.
Havardy: Thought so.
*Start transmission*
Havardy: What’s your status Mobius?
Mobius: Currently performing a sweep of the mines. Nothing but drones and dead air around here.
Havardy: Tell me about it. Any sign of the pirates?
Mobius: The frigate has been abandoned, we found a man dead on the bridge and the engine blown to hell. Your work?
Havardy: Lee’s.
Mobius: *Whistle* Impressive. There is no sign of the Corsair though, the rest of the crew must have taken it and left before we got here.
Havardy: Now that I think about it… why didn’t you guys head to the Mine first? That’s where the distress beacon was triggered from.
Mobius: Helos station notified us of a pirate presence but didn’t tell us how many there were. We tried the coms from orbit but we were getting interference from Deletros’s flares and had to get closer.
Havardy: I’m assuming that you guys tried the Tower because you assumed the distress signal was a trap?
Mobius: You would be correct. Turns out we were worried over nothing though, the pirates are long gone.
Havardy: That’s good to know. When can we expect you to pick us up?
Mobius: An extraction team is on its way right now.
Havardy: Excellent. Thanks again Mobius.
Mobius: Happy to help Lieutenant.
*End transmission*
Havardy: You get all that?
Lee: Yeah, can’t wait to get out of this bunker.
Havardy: You’re telling me, you’re starting to stink up the place.
Lee: ...anyways I think I’ve had enough excitement for a while.
Havardy: You and me both. I think I can tolerate the boredom for just a little longer because of it.
Lee: *Laugh* It’ll be good to sit and do nothing for a bit.
Havardy: Now you’re getting it.
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