Adventures in Space/AiS Send the Claud to dock
From Create Your Own Story
"Captain Nern, you were right. The Jarif is knocking against some twisted metal jutting out of the hull not far from the port, stopping us from making a connection. However, I believe that the Claud, being smaller, will be able to avoid this and dock. So I am asking you to dock and lead a party onto the Nebulous. Your primary objective will be to find out the status of the ship. How much damage, how many people on board, etc. The secondary objectives are to fix their comms, redirect the ship and aid the inhabitants. Are you willing to undertake this mission?"
Nern considers this. After all, this is her first time in charge and now you are asking her to save the Nebulous!
"Alright, commander, I'll go. I must admit, I don't know my crew too well. Who shall I take with me?"
"Just ask the senior officers from each relevant department to recommend two staff." You feel the need to offer some encouragement. "Think of it as a team building exercise. If you are successful, you'll be a hero."
It is mission hour 46 and your senior comms officer announces that a transmission is being received from the Nebulous!
"Captain Lucinha Nern here. Do you read? Is anyone reading me?"
"Yes, the Jarif is reading you loud and clear. Excellent work, captain, what is the situation?"
"Most of the crew are alive and well. It seems they were attacked by ships of unknown origin and fled in a random direction, using up all their fuel in doing so. Hence they are drifting. Before they escaped, three fighters managed to enter a cargo bay through a damaged door. Since then several dozen of the two hundred or so crew and passengers have gone missing or been found dead, so it is presumed that the fighters were transporting a boarding party." A pause. "Commander, if you could supply some of the Jarif's spare fuel I could fly the Nebulous back to the Myleon space station or another location."
"Absolutely. Program in the course back to the Myleon and ...
"Commander, one more thing - these people are rather," she whispers, "strange."
