mpanty
Keen Commander
EXCUSES
A Confed pilot from the Victory was on a routine patrol with his Hellcat in the Ariel system. The shields were up, the ion engine was functioning perfectly, he was cruising just fine.
In an instant however, he saw 5 red blips on his radar screen, KILRATHI FIGHTERS!
"There's no way they can catch a Hellcat", he
thought to himself and hit the afterburners. The speed read 1000 kps, his AB must be malfunctioning... the enemy ships closed on him!!!
Seeing he had no chance, he decided to surrender!
Pleading and begging to his hunters, he managed to convince them to something.
The Kilrathi wingleader's face appeared on his right VDU:
"It's been a long day, this is the end of my shift and it's Friday the 13th. I don't feel like wasting anymore missiles, so if you can give me an excuse for us to let you live that I haven't heard before, you're free to go"
The Confed pilot thinks for a second and says, "Last week Maniac ran off the Victory. I was afraid you were trying to give him back!"
"Have a nice weekend", said the Kilrathi.
A Confed pilot from the Victory was on a routine patrol with his Hellcat in the Ariel system. The shields were up, the ion engine was functioning perfectly, he was cruising just fine.
In an instant however, he saw 5 red blips on his radar screen, KILRATHI FIGHTERS!
"There's no way they can catch a Hellcat", he
thought to himself and hit the afterburners. The speed read 1000 kps, his AB must be malfunctioning... the enemy ships closed on him!!!
Seeing he had no chance, he decided to surrender!
Pleading and begging to his hunters, he managed to convince them to something.
The Kilrathi wingleader's face appeared on his right VDU:
"It's been a long day, this is the end of my shift and it's Friday the 13th. I don't feel like wasting anymore missiles, so if you can give me an excuse for us to let you live that I haven't heard before, you're free to go"
The Confed pilot thinks for a second and says, "Last week Maniac ran off the Victory. I was afraid you were trying to give him back!"
"Have a nice weekend", said the Kilrathi.



