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TITLE: THE TRADER
TYPED: ZIPPO/INDEPENDANT
DATE: 22.5.94
Restor Opie awoke from his deep hibernation space rest, aboard his space
craft the Makita VI. Due to his long journey from the Omega Quadrant it
had been necesary to go into hibernation sleep which slows down the
ageing of average humans,even though Restor was no average human.
He examined the instrument panels checking the navigation system against
very old milatry maps which even now were very illegal to have in ones
possesssion but considering that the rest of his craft was full of drugs
guns and all other illegal items under the rules of Zencon law.
Fortunatley the system of Delcon which he was heading towards does and
probally never will defend the Zencon goverment so all of the worse
types of people and other living species converge on this system to
trade in all manner of illegal dealings.
Zencon is the ruling goverment of over two thirds of the galaxy it is
not unlike the 20th century Euro parliment they control all manner of
things including Police taxes etc. The Goverment over the last few
years has come under direct attack from all kinds of other groups
claiming that they are cheats and as bad as some of the criminals they
publicy execute to try to show people they show no mercy. But now there
is a new party which has gathered great strenght and agaility from the
man in the street,XON is the party in question and they are really
hurting the Zencon party in all manner of ways,some people think in less
than 1 year XON will rule the galaxy.
Restor Opie was daydreaming of his happer times only 1 year ago back on
the Omega system trading with his small but busy company in fruit juices
until that fatefull day when the Zencon police closed his factory
arrested him and charged Restor with non payement of taxes and theating
to overturn the Zencon goverment. Rstor now counts the days until he
can return to Omega as a free man. His daydream was disturbed by the
intercom bellowing "THIS IS DELCON SPACE DOCK 911 STATE YOUR SHIP AND
BUISNESS". Restor opened the channel and said "Oh come on Carol dont
muck me about its Restor", The reply was almost instant and with the
sound of joy in the womans voice "Restor youre alive we feared the worse
please dock at pad 8492" Restor slowly guided his craft towards the said
landing pad.
SGT Kirdaz Vildal paced up and down his office obviusley in a rage
shouting at the top of his voice at his corprals "You missed him you
lost him Restor Opie escaped you idiots". It was very easy to see that
this man was not a happy person, he turned to his corprals and ordered
them to searc out mr Opie and either capture or better still kill him on
sight. With this in mind his corprals hurried from his offfice to order
there men as Sgt Vildal had ordered them.
As the corprals rushed away to there battlions Sgt Vildaz sat quitley at
his desk pondering as where Restor Opie may be,he knew that this man has
to be found to save his cover and his position he looked at the small
tattoo on his left shoulder it showed the mark of KILDAR an acient
sysmbol long forgotten by todays standards but reconsigned by a small
band of follows who may not be as small as everbody else thinks.
Back on Delcon Restor opie arrived at the home of Carol Kemachs and old
friend whom he had been having a relationship with on and off for the
past 6 months. After a wonderfull dinner they retired to the living
room,restor kept thinking to himself that he must not get attached to
this women due to his fugative states but he could not pull himself away
from this very beautiful women even though he knew he was putting her in
mortal danger. At around 5.30am Restor left Carols home and headed for
his ship he hated long goodbyes.
Restor opie had made a few good deals on delcon so he loading hisship
with a new inventory mostly computers and a few other illegal items and
made navigational adjustments and left for ALDIR where he would meet his
good friend Toin Dety,hopeing that the people who were chasing him would
not link him to Carol.
Sgt Vildaz had been summoned to see his commanding officer of the Omega
Quadrant,he knew he was in for a very hard time. As he walked to the
generals office he tried to think of the questions he made be asked so
he could plan his answers.
"Sgt K Vildaz to see General Printond" he said to the generals
secatary."Yes sir he has been waiting for you please go straight in
second door on the left". Vildaz could feel that his palms were very
sweaty he thought to himself he had only seen the General twice before
and those were at partys thown by major leaders of other quadrants. He
knocked on the door twice and entered the genearal was sitting behind an
enormous desk signing some offical looking papers Valdiz stood there
waiting for what seemed to him ages, then the General looked up and
asked Valdiz to sit down his voice calm and made Valdiz feel much
better. The general stood up and walked towards the windowat the far
end of his office and then walked all the way back before he roared with
graet anger "Why have you not caught or killed Restor Opie
VALDIZ",before Valdiz could even open his mouth the general was speaking
again "This service is not good enough Vadiz we trusted you to carry out
this simple task and you have blown it." "The high council of Kildar
have raised this matter and have asked me why it has not been soted so
now I am asking you." Valdied his mouth and said "Dear General"."Dont
give me any of that Dear General bullshit Valdiz" said General Printond.
Valdiz tried again "General I have good information that Opie is on his
way to Asdir and I have dispatched my men to deal with it". The general
took his time to answer "you better be right Valdiz because youre life
depends on it, as you know the safty of our mission under kidar must be
kept a secret until we are redy to rule the galaxy". "Now leave me I
must convey your words to the high council". Vildaz got up and left the
Generals office.
Restor opie was just coming to his half way journey on his way to Asdir
he was just passing the old mining moon Sapphire he was thinking of
carol still and that he really should have said goodbye when his
daydreaming was abruptly stopped by the noise coming from the cockpit
waring of other vessels on radar, Restor quickley jumped to his feet and
ran to the cockpit he scanned the radar system and was shocked to find
two incoming Zencon police ships in attack formation, anthor alarm
sounded that confirmed that they had missle lock on his ship. Restor
put his small Makita craft in to a very steep dive then a left then
right more alarms started to ring the computer informed him of incoming
missle another hard left turn then straight up, but to no avail he cut
the engines and the missle flew by missing him by inches Reestor as the
quickest to react with the flick of a swith he was in attack mode aiming
at one of the police ships he fired at very close range a large
expolsion followed and the other police ship scattered. Restor opie
returned to his course for Asdir.
Back in the Omega quadrant Sgt Valdiz sat at his desk reading the space
transmission regarding the run in his ships had had with Restor Opie,he
was very dissappointed that his men had lost but the pilot who had flown
away from the battle would just be executed for deserting. Valdiz knew
he had to get involved he called his ship and made course for Delcon.
The Kildar High council were in session at a secret location at the
distant moon of Etrcat,The eleven men and one woman sat around the table
of truth awaiting the satalitte transmission from there leader. The
large screen flickered into action and there stood KILDAR the acent
warrior over eight feet tall a very evil looking being half man half
wolf. "My leaders of the round table of truth I have one problem I
understand that the trader know as Opie has still not been stopped.
This man must be caught if we want to rule from the Zencon alliance".
General Printpont stood and said "My great leader my men and top killer
Vildaz are on the way to Delcon to set a trap for our mr Opie which we
are certain will kill him." "Excellent" replied Kildar ,The General then
spoke again "please leader why do you want the Opie person so badly"
within seconds the General was rolling on the ground holding his thoart
seconds later he was dead. "That is what happens when questions are
asked that do not concern the person asking,Transmission ends" with that
Kildar was gone.
PART 2 TO FOLLOW.