| Subject: And So It Begins (wait, didn't we use this title already?) |
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Virgil
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Date Posted: 13:54:16 07/27/01 Fri
In reply to:
Leon
's message, "Your ingorning Guile's post.. you must have hurt his feelings, BAD RPERS!" on 12:41:12 07/27/01 Fri
Virgil picked up the converation thanks to the mindlink, and anticipating Redd's next move, got up, calmly walked up behind her, and placed both hands on her shoulders.
"I appreciate the offer....but don't." He smiled. "I have no intntion of remaining a hunted figitive fo the rest of my life. And that midget--annoying though she may be--might be the only hope Dugan and I have of ever clearing our names."
He saw Dugan turn towards them at this, as if surprised.
"Yep," Virgil continued, "I didn't go through all this crap just so the Fleet could turn me into a criminal. I'm going back to Earth to settle this shit once and for all...and get some revenge on the side. We're going to turn me and EUCLID over, collect that fat-ass bounty, and have me stand before a court-martial so I can get my side of the story out. Then, since I know they'll convict me anyway--you're going to bust me out again, escaping with me, EUCLID, AND the money--and leaving the Fleet looking like the shit-faced bastards they are."
"Only catch is, since everyone in this group will be recognized as friends of mine and arrested...we need someone who ISN'T my friend to actually hand me over." He grinned mischeviously. "And I doubt they can get any less friendly than Solace. Thing is, we can't tell her any of this--if they question her and suspect she's in on it, it'll all be over. For this to work, she has to be convinced that everything that is about to happen is 100% real."
"So here's the plan. I'll challenge her to a duel--in space, between EUCLID and whatever excuse for a ship she pilots. I'll fight for awhile, make it look realistic...then take a dive and let her capture both me and the 'mech. She turns me over and collects the 250 mill, then leaves Earth--where the Fleet will ambush her in deep space, so they can kill her, take the money back, and make her dissapear. That's where you all come in."
"When the ambush begins, call her and offer to help--in return for her diving the reward evenly between all of us. I'm sure she'll rather than than being blown to space dust--and besides, even divided that bounty 'll be enough for us all to retire on. Then you hustle to to Earth before they put me before a firing squad or something."
"Got it? Good." Something about that smile told them he was going to proceed with the plan--whether the others agreed with it or not. He then walked over to a nearby control panel, cuued the PA system, and sent the following message throughout the entire ship.
"Solace! HEY, MIDGET, LISTEN UP!! We both know what your after, and yer gettin' one shot and ONLY one shot at it! Meet me on the Hangar Deck in en minutes--and make sure your ship's ready to fly!"
He then cut off the signal and sat back down next to the others and flashed that same mysterious smile he'd been wearing often since this mess started. "Any questions?"
"Just one," Calenderi replied. "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!?!"
Virgil smirked. "Maybe...but like I said, if we pull this off, we're set for life."
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