Campaign Turn 12 - Back on Hesione - Keast Gets His
The crew sat nervously on the bridge of the Renegade Pigeon, The course back to Hesione was plotted, all nav plans logged, and all approvals granted. Jaxx needlessly gripped the manual controls, although the computer was navigating much better than any human could. Selene was the only one not on the bridge. She was in the armory making sure all their weapons were maintained and ready to go. The ship approached the jump point, and the computer engaged the FTL drive. In an instant, the stars blacked out, the void opened up, and then, the stars of the Hesione system appeared. Almost immediately upon jumping in, alarms started to chime on the Pigeon's control board. "Jaxx - it's a distress call. Scanners say debris field with an escape pod. Plus 2 days for pickup. We have to, don't we?" "Yes, Kazi, we have to divert." Jaxx turned to the rest of the crew, "Get some rest - we have a rescue, and then we make for Hesione at full burn." The ship