"In space no one can hear you scream" --- Unknown


Prelude

It has been been 50 years since the nomad incursion. 50 long quiet years. The Osiris dissappeared on a routine patrol near Sigma 19 a few weeks after the first skirmishes began, along with her entire crew, including Orillion, Trent, and Juni. That same day all nomad activities also ceased and no sightings have been reported since. With no nomad threat, and most of the those who knew about it gone, the houses decided not to reveal the truth and have been quitely maintaining a cover up. 50 years later a nomad is once again nothing more than a roaming desert dweller on a camel. That quiet is about to be broken.

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.

Interesting...
I like it.

Thanks. I'm still not 100% sure where I'm going with this yet so the first few chapters will be fairly short.

Intriuging
Write on!!!

"I like liberty rogues, they make a funny little popping sound when they die"
10 points to whoever guess what I messed with for that

"Independent" MIners Guild, by the way.

Oops. you're right. I'll be sure to fix that from now on.

Chapter 2.

Liberty Department of Xenobiological Research, Alaska System


Burried deep within the deadly minefields of the Alaska System is the headquarters and primary research facility of the LDXR. Know to only a few of Liberty's most powerfull millitarry and government officials, this black project is home to Liberty's most closely guarded and most dangerous secret.

"Nomads!"

"Yes General, these specimins were found adrift, apparenty in cryo-sleep, near the edge of the Badlands almost 45 years ago."

Sorry to leave you hanging but I just ran into writers block. More to come soon I hope.

DeathSpike, you messes with a Magic: The Gathering card for that quote. it goes like this,"I like goblins, they make funny little popping sounds when they die." My friend plays Magic and I saw his cards.

Gasp!!! he has guessed it