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| + | ==SG34.0 Merchant, Pirate, Soldier, Spy== | ||
| + | by [[Stephen V. Cole]] | ||
| + | ''Previously published as "[[Captain's Log Issue 2 (SFU)#SL27.0 Merchant, Pirate, Soldier, Spy|SL27.0 Merchant, Pirate, Soldier, Spy]]" in ''[[Captain's Log Issue 2 (SFU)|Captain's Log'' Issue 2'']]''.'' | ||
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| + | Wars tend to be confusing times, and not everything is as it seems. Take the case of a starship commander, patrolling a distant portion of the frontier, out of immediate contact with his superiors, who comes upon a pirate ship molesting a convoy. As he approaches, one freighter lashes out with sudden fury at the pirate. "Q-ship!" the commander gloats, "We've got the pirate now!" Before he can reach battle range, however, the sub-space communication system comes alive with claims and accusations. | ||
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| + | "This is Fleet Captain Andros in the pirate vessel. We are not pirates but a naval unit on a secret naval mission. Security idenfication X3-54G. What appears to be one of our Q-ships is, in fact, a pirate marauder. We lured him here for a rendezvous. Please render assistance in capturing him." | ||
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| + | "This is Captain Gran in the Q-ship. We are a naval unit on a secret mission. Security identification Y7-23T. The pirate ship is an enemy spy, not a pirate. Please render assistance in capturing him." | ||
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| + | "Dammit, he's the spy, not me. Don't you remember me from the Academy? We used to go to the beer gardens together!" | ||
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| + | "Don't fall for that! He may have been a spy even then!" | ||
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| + | "Convoy leader, can you confirm the identity of the Q-ship?" | ||
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| + | "Negative. He joined us after we cleared port. None of us have been on board his ship." | ||
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| + | "This is the Q-ship. What would you expect from a secret naval mission?" | ||
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| + | "Or from a pirate!" | ||
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| + | The commander was perplexed, to say the least. Both identification codes were valid; both ships claimed to be clandestine units of his own navy. Either might be a pirate, spy, or friend. Worse, they might both be enemies, ''or they might both be friends!'' | ||
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| + | |chrono=[[SFU Timeline]] | ||
| + | |people=[[Andros (SFU)|Andros]]; [[Gran (SFU)|Gran]] | ||
| + | |politics=[[Captain]]; [[Fleet Captain]]; [[Orion Pirates (SFU)|Orion Pirates]] | ||
| + | |scitech=[[drones (SFU)|drones]]; [[impulse drive (SFU)|impulse drive]]; [[warp drive (SFU)|warp drive]] | ||
| + | |ships=[[Q-ship (SFU)|Q-ship]] | ||
| + | |xeno=[[Orions (SFU)|Orions]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
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==SH52.0 Who Invited the Romulans?== | ==SH52.0 Who Invited the Romulans?== | ||
by [[Evan Tingley]]<br/> | by [[Evan Tingley]]<br/> | ||
Revision as of 13:10, 14 March 2023
SG34.0 Merchant, Pirate, Soldier, Spy
by Stephen V. Cole Previously published as "SL27.0 Merchant, Pirate, Soldier, Spy" in Captain's Log Issue 2.
Wars tend to be confusing times, and not everything is as it seems. Take the case of a starship commander, patrolling a distant portion of the frontier, out of immediate contact with his superiors, who comes upon a pirate ship molesting a convoy. As he approaches, one freighter lashes out with sudden fury at the pirate. "Q-ship!" the commander gloats, "We've got the pirate now!" Before he can reach battle range, however, the sub-space communication system comes alive with claims and accusations.
"This is Fleet Captain Andros in the pirate vessel. We are not pirates but a naval unit on a secret naval mission. Security idenfication X3-54G. What appears to be one of our Q-ships is, in fact, a pirate marauder. We lured him here for a rendezvous. Please render assistance in capturing him."
"This is Captain Gran in the Q-ship. We are a naval unit on a secret mission. Security identification Y7-23T. The pirate ship is an enemy spy, not a pirate. Please render assistance in capturing him."
"Dammit, he's the spy, not me. Don't you remember me from the Academy? We used to go to the beer gardens together!"
"Don't fall for that! He may have been a spy even then!"
"Convoy leader, can you confirm the identity of the Q-ship?"
"Negative. He joined us after we cleared port. None of us have been on board his ship."
"This is the Q-ship. What would you expect from a secret naval mission?"
"Or from a pirate!"
The commander was perplexed, to say the least. Both identification codes were valid; both ships claimed to be clandestine units of his own navy. Either might be a pirate, spy, or friend. Worse, they might both be enemies, or they might both be friends!
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SH52.0 Who Invited the Romulans?
by Evan Tingley
Previously published as "SL18.0 Who Invited the Romulans?" in Captain's Log Issue 1.
In Y157 a small incident on the Gorn-Federation border (the first contact between those two races) almost touched off a major war. The two races, however, quickly realized that they were a great deal alike in their desire to avoid conflict (although radically different physically). Still suspicious of each other, delegations of the two races agreed to meet in a neutral area (an asteroid belt) to discuss the situation. It was agreed that only Starliner Pods would approach the meeting site. The Romulans (mortal enemies of both the Federation and the Gorns) sought to prevent the meeting, or better yet, leave both parties feeling they had been betrayed.
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SH61.0 Fleet of the Moment
by Jonathan D. Schuster
Previously published as "SL16.0 The Fleet of the Moment" in Captain's Log Issue 1.
In the early years of the General War, the large number of warships constantly on patrol made it hard for the Orion Pirates to maintain business as usual.
A prime example of this occurred in Y172, when an Orion raiding force, returning from Kzinti territory to their base, found themselves between Federation and Klingon squadrons preparing for a battle.
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SH62.0 Mutiny on the Demonslayer
by Douglas Jew
Previously published as "SL26.0 Who Invited the Romulans?" in Captain's Log Issue 2.
In Y175, the Klingon D-7C command cruiser Demonslayer mutinied. This time, however, the mutineers were Klingons! Commodore Jark Valgan had attempted to gain his promotion to admiral, which he considered to be long overdue, by assassinating his commander. When the plot failed, Valgan fled for his life toward Kzinti space. His officers had been deeply involved in the plot, and most supported his decision to flee. The crew, who knew that whatever happened they were along for the ride, did not oppose Valgan's action at first, but later were incited to mutiny (ironically, a mutiny in support of the empire!) by loyal crewmen.
Demonslayer roared for the border, but found its way blocked by a squadron of frigates. Valgan had already contacted the Kzinti, who were sending their nearest ship to help.
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SH65.0 Miner Smuggling
by Jeffrey L. Moore
Previously published as "SL17.0 Miner Smuggling" in Captain's Log Issue 1.
In Y180 non-Klingon slaves successfully mutinied on the mining planet K't'tothos IV. They offered an immense bribe to the Orion Pirates to transport them to Federation territory. While the former slaves had no money, they did have the secret of the DERFACS fire control system since they had produced and shaped the crystals that operated it. The slaves reasoned, and the Orions agreed, that the Federation would pay handsomely for this information. The slaves would receive the greatest reward—their freedom and well-paying jobs in Federation technology labs.
The Orions loaded the 300 surviving slaves into two Slaver class transports and headed for the border. A squadron of Klingon ISF gunboats set out to intercept them.
