It had been a long ride at sublight to reach the derelict after leaving the closest Naval picket ship behind, and for almost three hours the cramped transport had chugged its way through the asteroids and debris on the edge of the system until finally breaking through to open space. Ahead the [i]Lone Star[/i] hung in space, cold and dark. Not even its running lights were operational and as the shuttle performed a close fly-by, radio pinging standard hailing messages on all known channels the hulk remained lifeless.

In the passenger compartment sat the ragged party of mercenaries cobbled together from whoever the Admiralty could find to take on the dangerous mission at such short notice. Amongst the sorry lot were an ex-con named [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2584832]Kren[/url], a Gygan going by the name of [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2581302]Hundred[/url], a field medic named [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2584254]Simon[/url], a Visipian with the moniker [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2584365]Mez[/url], a Syndari titled [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2584234]Sevyn[/url] and a young woman who'd given the pilot a tingly sensation when she'd introduced herself as [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2585053]Marga[/url], and not the nice one which promised sweaty fun, but instead the one which had him check the ship's ident scanner had been properly calibrated, just in case.

Finally Felix, the transport's dedicated pilot, turned on the ship's intercom to address his passengers. [b]"Well guys, looks like we're finally here. And it's not looking too good."[/b] He said with a grin, he always preferred life to be a little interesting, after all life as a shuttle pilot was hardly as glamourous as the Naval recruitment vids had made it out to be. [b]"Main power's down throughout the ship, and as far as I can tell from here backups aren't running either. Can't even get a return on the docking bay doors so looks like we're stuck out here unless one of you can figure out how you're gonna get onboard."[/b]