Sat Dec 04, 2004 1:23 pm by vorticaldwarf
Chapter 1.
Corsairs Intelligence Headquarters, Planet Crete
"This is the The Colony News Network. All the news that fit to report.
Our top story today, The International Miners Guild reports that all contact has been lost with their exploration team attempting to penetrate the Barrier near Sigma 19. While ships have been know to become lost in this dangerous area, reports indicate that during the past 4 months the number of missing persons last spotted in this reigon has increased almost 450%. Authorities are unable to account for the sudden upsurge. We will keep you posted as details come in.
In other new tonight..."
The door to Agent Cortez's Office suddenly burst open. One of his senior officers entered carrying a large folder.
"Sir, the analysis on that message capsule we picked up a few weeks ago is finished."
Agent Cortez switched of the neural tranciever. The officer handed him the folder, sealed with tamper evident tape.
"This is incredible! Have they managed to determine its origin?"
"Not yet, however tests indicate that it came from the Kusari reigon, probably from somewhere in the Sigmas."
"So it isn't from the Outcasts then."
"No, not likely."
"In that case we have a very serious problem"
I will try to get chapter 2 done by christmas.