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Leowen

PostPosted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:43 pm


Your ship comes across a large metallic space station a system away from Grand Vanguard.

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Although not much in the way of pleasant to look at, you seem intrigued and veer off your original course to check it out more closely. Given a closer look you see something that couldn’t possibly be there, you think not anyway. For a split second you see what looks to be a planet inside the giant spherical center of the station. With this new spike of curiosity you fly in closer, pass several large girders and feel as if you can’t move. Your ship is being pulled towards the center of the station, which starts shedding it’s metallic look to reveal an actual planet. You weren’t seeing anything. You think carefully while being pulled in until a file starts flashing on your monitor. It reads:

Grand Vanguard Colony 0001
Colony Name: Avantgarde
Colony Governor: Alexander Fedelki
Alleigance: Grand Vanguard

Suddenly a message from a technician comes over on your ship’s radio. “Sorry about that, once you get by those damned pillars you get sucked right in. Don’t worry though, we’ll have everything ready for you to land, and because of that it’ll be free of charge. Welcome to Avantgarde, enjoy your stay sir.”

As you begin the landing sequence you marvel at the sights on this station: Trees, mountains, everything you’d expect from a real planet. Unfortunately, a mechanic contacts your ship and interupts your daydream. “Well sir, everything is ready. Would you like the ship to be ready to leave soon, or would you mind sticking around for a while?” You slowly process what the man said, then think “Well it couldn’t be too bad here.”

Rules and Regulations
Basically, they’re the same as our mother station. Behave yourself, and keep the fighting to a minimum.

This station is basically an extension of Grand Vanguard, but with a different leader and different surroundings. The same rules apply here as they do there. Licenses and ID cards will need to be shown, otherwise you will be punished.

Law breakers will be sent to Grand Vanguard for a court hearing or, if severe enough, will be sent away as per Vanguardian law. Not to say we don’t have law enforcement, it’s just so much easier to send the trouble makers away.

For a route to Grand Vanguard click here


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"Good to hear from you again Locke, Im glad the people beleived in me. I wont let them or you down. Well I have an asteroid field coming up, talk to you later Locke." Alexander flicked off the video screen and grabbed the small fighter's controlls tightly.

The adreneline started to leak through Alexander's veins as the crashing fists of stone and metal came into view. His breath quickened. Alexander allmost felt the titanous beans smash together to disturb the vacume on the eternal black. a grin crept to his thin face. His brain fired, adredenline rushed, his hand hit the impulse engine to max and he rocketed off into the sea of stone.

"Wooooooo!" yelled Alexander as he threw his weight against the controlls as the ship ripped to the right and squeezed between two asteroids that shattered, sending debris fireing in all directions. Alexander's ship spun and flipped as his heart pumped and a great laugh sprung from his lips.

Leowen brought up the targeting screen as the small lasers on the front of his ship sprung to life and hummed contently as they powered up. That cocky smirk appeared on Alexander's face as the leather of his glove tightened and made that farmiliar sound on the controlls grips that further heightened Alexander's rush. The triggers both clicked and everythign in front of Leowen lit up.

The asteroids erupted in a flame of light and through the enferno flew Alexander's small ship. Its outer plates still red and hot from the molten rock but hey quickly cooled to their usualy light blue. He tapped the bulkhead; "Yea, we still have it..." and smiled.

Avantgarde came up on the short range sensors. home sweet home as Alexander hit the engines and raced towards the station.
PostPosted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:29 am


*Boards the new freighter and begins the warm up cycle.*

Ariel:Slave my ships systems to this ship. Ariel?.....Ohh right.

*Opens a comlink to my ship.*

There we go. Ariel:Slave my ship's systems to this ship for transit.

Ariel:Yes sir.

Okay well I'm going to get clearance to leave the docking bay.

Ariel:I already got the clearance we can leave in the next ten minutes.

Okay, I guess I'll get this frieghter off the deck then.

*Fires up the manuevering thrusters on the ship and hovers the bulky vessel forwards and backwards slightly.*

Seems a little sluggish but I guess that should be expected. Okay I can leave now.

*Slides the monstrosity forward and out through the hangar doors. Notices my own ship lining up behind.*

Ariel, give me a diagnostics check on all systems.

Ariel:All systems green. Following your lead. Although the crew seems a little anxious about me piloting.

*Gives a short laugh and fires up the main thrusters.*

Here we go again.

*a short while later*

Wait a minute. Ariel, did the governor say he was resigning?

Ariel:Yes he did.

Then who are we reporting to?

Ariel:Ourselves.

I guess that simplifies it. Well were coming up on the crash site. Lets set down on the hull approximately where that room I found the alien in is.

Ariel:Yes sir.

*eases off the main thrusters, turns the ship, and lowers it to the hull of the "ghostie" ship. waits a few seconds and Ariel lands my ship parellel to the freighter just a yard and a half away. I work my way to the back of the freighter to where the EVA suites are kept and slip one on. I then walk out the adjacent airlock and drop to the ships hull.*

That was strange why'd I drop like that.

Ariel:Sir I'm detecting that the armor has been polarized. Its once again near invincible.

*pulls out a cutting laser and applies it to the hull.*

What the hell? The laser bounced off. Ariel, as soon as the ships are lifted off the hull blast it with the EMP cannon the drop back to the hull.

*The ships lift off slightly one after the other. The cargo bay doors on my ship alide open revealing an EMP cannon manned by one of the techs. The tech aims the cannon down and shoots a charged blast at the hull. The hull begins to crackle and warp.*

Um was that supposed to happen?

Ariel razz ossibly because you just bombarded the positively charged hull with a lot more positevly charged ions. I come to the conclusion that the capacitators were over loaded and tried to discharge they're energy resulting in this. What were you expecting?

Well I guess this will work.

*lowers the ships back down to the hull and I get back to work opening a hole in the hull.*

*Drops through the hole that I just created and lands hard on the lower decking.*

s**t. I didn't realize the corridors in this ship were so tall.

*Looks around for orientation but the pale green metal of the corridor offers no landmarks.*

Ariel, can you give me the location of the bridge?

Ariel:Give three seconds. There you go.

*A full on map of the cruiser appears on the datapad the a blinking light appears. The view zooms in towards the light which shows a path to the bridge.*

Ariel:Next time you cut through something you might want to know if it still has atmosphere left. You were lucky this time but now you should use the door to your left.

Huh? I thought you were being jammed earlier?

Ariel:I was, but now that I have contact with the cruiser I am able to hack there systems.

Well anyways I'm going.

*Begins walking down the corridor. Reaches the indicated door and steps through. It closes behind me and a whirring sound becomes apparent.*

Ariel:Every room that runs along the outer hull can function as an airlock, but remember airlocks go both ways.

*Runs to the next door which turns out to lead to a room with no floor.*

Ariel, I have a problem.

Ariel:Step forward please sir.

Are you nuts? Have your circuits been corrupted?

Ariel:Just step forward.

Fine.

*Takes a step forward bracing for a fall and ends up slamming my foot on something hard.*

Ariel:The floor is an optical illusion. This room is an elevator.

WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT BEFORE?!

Ariel:It was fun to watch your reaction.

Thanks a lot.

Ariel biggrin own you go.

*The elevator gives a lurch and begins its descent. I take off the EVA suit and leave it in the elevator when I step out into another hallway. I look down at the map and follow the indicated path. I ease around a corner and come up to a robot that looks vaguely humanoid using what looks like a shield for its left hand and a pole fore its right hand. The pole emits a flash from the end facing me and all of the sudden I feel like I've been hit with a frieghter in the chest. The force of the blow lifts me up off my feet and sends me flying backwards. I strike something, probably a wall, and fall to the ground. I lay there and darkness creeps in.*

*unknown amount of time passes*

????:You seem to be rebooting

huh rebooting?

*vision clears.*

what the?!

*staring in to two red glowing eyes.*

????:you have a question?

Where? who? why?

????:insided the cruiser promethius. medic 21b. your left upper appendage was damage. I have repaired it. Your outer skin did nicely protecting your vitals but did no fully protect the mentioned appendage. We also decided to build a far superior version of your "datapad" into your new appendage and dowload its information to your cpu. We also took your AI and built it into your appendage. It was a pesky thing to dig out but we managed it here. Here let me activate your appendage.

*Looks at my arm for the first time to see the forarm replaced by a metal cylinder that matched the original contours of the arm save for a black rectangle on the top. The medic fiddled with something and a picture of Ariel springs to life on the screen.*

Ariel:Sir what happened? Wait nevermind we need to get out of here.

medic:There' no need for that we are en route to your colony now. We will drop you off in your skimmer in 23 minutes of your time. Now I suggest that you get back to your ship. And here is you nourishment unit.

*hands me the gun.*

medic:although the pellets seem to come out at a much accelerated speed and seem to be poisinous. I would suggest you get a new one.

uhhhh.

Ariel:Sir lets just be going now.

yeah that seems like a good idea.

*gets up and backs out of the room. turns and stumbles down a hallway not even paying atention but focussing on the alien implant that has replaced my left forarm.*

Enigma x CounT


Enigma x CounT

PostPosted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:50 am


Umm, Ariel are you really in my arm?

Ariel:Yes sir. Although there so much memory space.Compared to the ship this is grand vanguard to myself.

ooookaaay. Can you tell me how to get back to my ship.

Ariel:I'm sorry sir but when they somehow extracted me from the ship the jamming came back up.

robot:Excuse but are you the one i'm supposed to escort to the skimmer.

Skimmer? oh the med said something about a skimmer but.....wait a minute how come I undrstood you?

robot:you speak our language.

no I don't

robot:then you must have a universal translater now follow me.

*with that the robot walks off in a random direction and with no desire to be left behind in this ship i quickly follow.*
PostPosted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:29 am


*after walking a long distance I arrive at my ship*

Robot:we have arrived, conferre with the techs.

*The robot walks off.*

umm yeah.

*walks over to my ship almost casually.*

Tech:ah you must be the pilot of this once inferior craft.

Ariel:Inferior?!?!WHAT?!?!?!

Ariel, just be quiet for now.

Ariel:Fine

tehc:Yes um. well let me start with the weapons. We removed the projectile weapons and installed ion cannons in their place. It was most enjoyable to work with such low technology.

Ariel:hmph.

tech:we left the smaller lasers and the ballistics missiles. we have removed the old power plant and put in a new series three fusion reactor. we had a problem with power output and noticed you didn't have augmented armor. We then took it upon ourselves to replace the armor. It was also quite perplexing why this ship did not have a name so we gave it the name of your construct. oh before you leave we also upgraded your comm systems and every other operating system on your ship. You can now board your ship. we will contact you when we enter the area around your colony.

*I turn and enter my ship.*

To myself:I wonder how the people at Avantgarde will react to a ghostie cruiser that was thought to be disabled showing up and dropping me off.

Enigma x CounT


Enigma x CounT

PostPosted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:58 am


voice:You are clear to leave and please do not cut up one of our cruisers ever again. it is such a hassle to replace an engine.

Ariel:let me pilot us out.

How? Your still in my arm. maybe when we get back we can get a tech to hook up some cables or something. well the doors are open its time to go.

*I pilot my ship out into Avantgardian space.*

Hmm better download news on what happened while I was away. Okay so we have a new governor named ...Leowen. I wonder how you pronounce that.

transmission from Avantgarde:Unidentified ghostie ship. If you continue on your course we will be forced to destroy you.

Well there's no disguising the fear in that guys voice.

To Avantgardian airspace control:I'm not a ghostie cruiser --Although it would seem that way-- I'm kmasterx2 here I'll transmit my ID data.

*I slide my Id card through the correct spot and send the data to the control room.*

Comm officer:Sorry mister kmaster but you can't be to careful. I mean you just came out of a ghostie cruiser with one hell of a powerful ship.

To comm officer:Yeah I understand *looks down at my left fore arm* So can I have clearance to dock?

Comm officer:Yeah sure. I bet the techs would like to get a good look at your ship.

Ariel:As long as they don't touch anything.

Comm officer:Huh? Well anyways dock in bay 82.

*The transmission ends.*

Well Ariel, it looks like we'll be able to go back to Grand Vanguard soon. As long as the Hyper gate is working anyways.

Ariel:Yes. Its good to be going back.
PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:17 am


Well I mean its just going back but maybe we should wait till we're back in Grand Vanguard.

*Drops the ship to the decking.*

And Ariel, did you wonder where that frieghter the former governor allocated to us went?

Ariel:I haven't a clue to where it is now if that's what you mean.

Yeah. I just hope they don't make us replace it.

*Walking to the cargo hold of my ship I step off into a crowd of techs standing in aww at the ghostie technology. All but one of them scurries off in fear of being caught slacking off. The tech that staid behind extends his hand towards me. I take it and give it a shake with a questioning look.*

Tech:High I was wondering, since I'm off duty right now, if I could, well, um, if I could look a little closer at the ion cannons on your ship.

Ariel:You touch them you die. But otherwise you can look to your hearts content.

*The tech jumps back when he hears Ariel's voice and begins to look around.*

Umm here.

*I raise my left fore arm which is currently displaying an impatient Ariel.*

Tech:Woah, that's so cool.

Ariel:Where did you come from?

Just be quiet right now Ariel.

Ariel surprised kay. hmmph.

Well you heard her you can look but you can't touch.

*Ariel's mood begins to lighten and the tech walks toward the nearest ion cannon almost breaking into a run.*

Ariel, whats your problem?

Ariel:Its so boring in here.

I thought the med said he incorpurrated the datapad into my arm?

Ariel:A far superior datapad. Damn I could use this. Yes I can communicate with the ship. Guess I shouldn't have gotten so made.

Well you can't do anything rash from my arm.

Ariel:you wish.

*An ion cannon on the other side of the ship begins to turn. The personnel in the hangar begin to scramble.*

If you shoot me you destroy yourself.

Ariel:Ahh umm. Damn your right.

See? Now I'm going to go to the bar I found earlier. Could you put in a notice to the governor that we have returned and are goin to be leaving for Grand Vanguard as soon as He responds.

Ariel:Well its something to do.

*I begin walking towards the doors of the elevators.*

Enigma x CounT


Enigma x CounT

PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:23 am


*After a round of ice tea at the bar I return to my ship. I sit down in the pillots chair and put my feet up on the control consol being careful not to hit anything.*

Hmm I wonder where that tech went?

Ariel:probably is in the ship somewhere looking at stuff.

That is if you didn't scare him off.

Ariel:Hey. Well all we can do is wait for the governor to give us clearance to use the hyper gate so we can leave.

Yup.
PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 12:49 pm


Trader B: *Upon arriving through hyper space, the freighter ship arrives in Avantgarde Space. The captain sends a transmission to the colony.*

This is Captain Veldt of Freighter 288. We will be docking in Avantgarde in fifteen point nine minutes.


Avantgarde Security: You are ready to dock, Freighter 288. Welcome to Avantgarde.

Men, we will be spending some time here for now to refuel and perhaps to grab anything needed on our long trip back. Get all the rest you can.

Locke Trufeld
Captain


Enigma x CounT

PostPosted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:33 am


Hey Ariel, track down that tech and tell him to come to the bridge.

Ariel over the shipboard PA:Tech who earlier requested to look at the ship please come to the bridge.

I could have done that.

Ariel:Well you didn't know he was still on the ship. It was still kind of weird using the comm system from your arm.

*Footsteps are heard and turn around and stand up and wait until the tech is standing across from me.*

Tech:Y-Y-Yes?

Would you happen to know where the governor is so we can leave?

Tech:umm well I'm not sure.

Thank you, you can go now.

Tech:Th-th-thank you.

*I wait until the tech is out of hearing range.*

Screw this. I'm tired of waiting. As soon as the Tech is off the ship we take off.

Ariel:Well we have clearance to leave anytime. It looks like no one wants to mess with a "ghostie" freighter.

Well what about the hyper gate. As you know we can't make it to Grand Vanguard without it.

Ariel:I think the operators will give us clearance.

Well that settles it. We're leaving.

*I pilot the ship ship out of the hangar and towards the hyper gate.*

Hyper gate tech:Umm do you have clearance to be here.
PostPosted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:43 am


*Locke Trufeld, the Governor of Grand Vanguard sends a transmission to the Hyper Gate's Main Operating Office.*

This is Locke. I believe Alexander is absent at the moment? Anyway, ID Number GV-C626-00022, kmasterx2 has now been authorized to have access to all Vanguardian Hyper Gate.

Locke Trufeld
Captain


Enigma x CounT

PostPosted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 7:54 pm


Tech:Well I just got a message from The Governor in Grand Vanguard. You are clear to use the hyper gate. Wait a moment and we will bring up the systems. There.

*A blue swirling vortex appears in the middle of the ring shapped transfer system.*

Tech:Enter the portal now.

Thanks and farewell.

*I bring up the main thrusters and move towards the vortex. There is a moment of slight disorientation and I'm back in Grand Vanguard.*
PostPosted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:04 pm


Alexander pulled towards the station. The ships computer beeped and the screen lit up; the face of a station rather bored looking dock officer looked back through the blue screen.

"Welcome to Avantgarde, state your buisness he....oh! Govoner Fedelki! My apologies! You're clear for dock 9."


Alexander laughed and smiled back

"Please, Alexander will do just fine, and dont worry about it, here is my ID card. I dont want you to get in trouble for not following procedures by letting me through without checking."

Alexander swiped his card on the fighter's main panel and it must have appeared on the officer's display as he said

"Thank you Mr. Alexander, you are clear for dock 9."

Alexander smiled, "Really, just Alexander is fine...whats your name sir?"

"Oh uh um....Castner, Jonathan Castner"

"Well Jonathan, hopefully we'll meet again sometime. Also thank you for your help." Alexander smiled as he followed the directions on his screen to Dock 9.
He pulled into the amazingly huge dock, awing at its metalic glory. A large docking clamp shifted through the sea of ships in the bay and latched onto Alexander's small fighter, locking it into the stations rotations, thus causing Alexander to be lightly pressed against his seat. Unstrapping himself, Alexander lightly touched down on the floor, due to the weaker artificial gravity, and went the small hatch in the back of the cockpit. Its metalic doors hissed open and Leowen grabbed the 3 bags that were inside and the metal cage that housed the very fat but fluffy white cat named Michelangelo. He then pressed the airlock button and stepped through the mist....

Leowen


Leowen

PostPosted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 3:24 pm


The airlock gas was sucked out through air vents to the side tube and Alexander beheld two officials, one tall one and portly looking one, dressed in a blood red suit and a dark blue suit, respectfully. The tall one stepped forward.

"Hello Govener Fedelki, welcome to Avantgarde. We are your advisors. I am James Renman and this is Charles Stelton. May we take you to your apartment now?"

Alexander raised an eyebrow

These guys are a little strange....

"Well I didnt think I whould get a welcome wagon!" He Took up their hands and stepped back, "wonderful to meet you! Please call me Alexander, and yes, I suppose I should get settled, I have a race to go to!"

The advisors looked at each other slightly worried then back at Alexander. Charles stepped foreward

"We were not informed about you watching the race and thus we could not ready a protection team for the Govoner"

Alexander laughed, "No I dont think you understand, im going to be IN the race!"

The Advisors looked horrified

"We cannot allow this, if somthing happened to the Gove..."

"Nah, there issnt anything to be worried about. I allready talked to Locke about it and hes fine with the whole idea. Besides, if I haven't died in a ship yet, one isnt gonna kill me now! Lets go guys." said Alexander patting the advisors on the back as he walked down the hall carring bags with him.


"THIS is the Great Alexander Fedelki that we were told about?"
"This matter cannot continue as it is"
"We will have to contain the situation soon..."



"Come on guys! Hurry up!" Said the white clad man, "I'm allready late for the race!"

The advisors hurried after..

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Alexander stepped into Govoner's Apartment, its doors swung open to reveil, to his abhorridment, a rather cold metal box of an apartment.

"Wow...its certainly bare, I have to do somthing about this after the race...did the previous govener live in this thing?"

"Yes, the previous govener lived here but took his possesions and ship with him."

"Arrangments will be made for the govener's apartment's decoration"

"Oh no no, I can do it myself, just after the race. Right now Im gonna take a quick shower and rest a bit then head down to the dock to meet the other racers when they get here. So if you guys whouldent mind if you took your leave now? Thanks"

The advisors nodded, turned, and exited through the front door.
PostPosted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 4:19 pm


(( Where's Ankoku? We have to finish our warpgate thing.))

Chassis


Shake mo Tv mo

PostPosted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 9:51 pm


*Coming out of hyperspace on the outskirts of Avantgard, Tack hails the control tower of the local hangar*

Tack: ID ARM-643 White Phantom to control tower, requesting permission to dock.

AV Control Tower: We hear ya. Dock in bay 117 in the eastern quadrant.

Tack: Gotcha. Over n' out. *Presses a button* I've always wanted to say that.

Jace: Why praytell?

Tack:........I dunno. Thats just whatcha say.

Heath: Okay then. I'd better tell the passengers. *Picks up his headset and turns on the intercomm to the ship* Attention all passengers, we have arrived safely in the Avantgarde colony. You are free to go about the colony and find lodging, or you may take up temporary residence in the crew quarters of the ship. In either case, enjoy the trip. The race will be starting any day now.

{We'd like to get started soon. Put your contact info in the VANGAURDIAN RACING Thread, prefferably an AIM s/n but any other means is fine too. Also list a time you can be contacted at your convenience. Thank you for your cooporation.}

Guilliam: You seem in better spirits now.

Heath: I'm getting paid overtime for this trip. Take all the time you want. It's coming out of your paycheck.

Guilliam: GACK!........I REALLY need to have a word with Mister Serato when I get back......*Heads off to his quarters in the ship*
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