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"I think those gold chests are perfect. You can have these plasma guns in return for those," a merchant replied, as a wheeled robot brought a few crates of plasma weapons to the group. "As for the machinery, what are these many other things you tell us about?"
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"Darnit," each say, "simulation technology." They start pounding on the 'walls' demanding to be released.
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"Well, what you must pay depends on what you have. As to what we can supply..."
The lead merchant presses a button on his arm, and robots start unloading various pieces of advanced technology onto the deck, as well as rare metals and precious gems.
"Does any of this interest you... fellas?"
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They eventually get to the bridge and quarters, as these are merchant ships, not military.
As with the Trogo Kingdom, the navigational data seems to have been corrupted. There is no way to find where the merchants' headquarters are.
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It seems that the airship was propelled by good old coal, but unfortunately the fuel levels are at critical levels, and cannot fly. Despite all the advanced technology, how was it that they used coal to fly this thing?!? And why didn't they fuel nearly enough to return home, wherever that was?
One of the buttons turns the bridge area into a full-blown party, complete with loud music, a disco ball, and confetti streamers.
Another of the buttons the robot presses starts to activate the weapons on the ship...

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Meanwhile at home...
<It is done. I have disengaged the computer systems in the two countries. They will be unable to find us.> the figures announced in unison.
"Good, good," the shadow darkly chuckled.
<Shall I list these countries as hostile, sir?>
"Yes, that would be perfect." He waved the figures away. "But now I have a board of directors to attend to, sister. They won't be happy about the loss."
<Yes, sir.> Most of the figures, except the one holding the hologram, glided away from the shadow, into the hallway. The one remaining tilted its head to one side; as if anticipating something. <Should we initiate the Orbital Defense System, sir?> The globe hologram suddenly spat out a number of orbits surrounding the planet:
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"No, sister. That will come into play later. For now we must prepare to make an alliance against the upstarts."
The figure turned off the hologram and left the room. The shadow quickly followed, and the room was left in darkness.
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The soldiers and engineers are bewildered by the sudden disco and ask the robot to turn it off, luckily it remembers how it turned it on.

The guns deploy on the ship and sirens start going of on the base, as the anti-aircraft turrets unfold and swing 180 towards the ship instantly, their motors can be heard from inside the ship spirring up...

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The explosion detonated the ship, the turrets and the watchtower.
The ammunition store in the basement lit up and a massive mound of earth is flung into the air.