HPDBC Chapter 58 It Was A Fair Deal After All
Chapter 58 It Was A Fair Deal After All
I looked out into the void of space while my comms connected to Amber's as we initiated our ship's engines to start our travel drives.
As the stars streaked past my windshield, I looked to the side to see the screen showing the door that was connected to Amber's ship open up, letting the blonde haired Merc step into my ship.
I waited for her to join me in the cockpit and the doors behind me soon slid open, right before I felt a pair of arms wrap around me.
"Ahhh~ It feels like it's been awhile since we've been out in space, hasn't it?" She asked, nuzzling her face against my cheek."
"It's only been a few days hasn't it? I'm still surprised that you ripped that guy off like that."
She rolled her eyes, "Oh please. I would have settled for two million Credits total if he didn't try to undersell us from the start. Five hundred thousand credits for a hustle like this? That's like telling Mara that you will only pay her a million Credits for your custom mod."
"Umm... I guess I can understand that... But isn't he already in trouble?"
"Ahahaha! That guy dug the hole himself and now he's crying that he has to lay in it! Nah, he brought this entire situation on himself."
"Eh? Why?"
"Well, how do you think he ended up in that situation in the first place?"
I shrugged, "I dunno? I thought it was just bad luck or something? Considering that it's pirates that took the ship right?"
She giggled, "Hehehe~ He said that the transport ship contained something pretty important, right?"
I nodded, wondering what she was getting at.
She then gestured to the both of us, "Don't you think such an important thing should be guarded by some people to ensure its safety?"
"I... Suppose?"
"And don't you think that the people he's working for would have wanted the important thing to reach its destination safely and thus, gave the person in charge enough money to ensure that it actually has enough protection to reach its destination?"
Ah...
"I'm guessing he took that money for himself since he believes the likelihood of the transport being attacked by pirates is low enough?"
"Ding ding~ Bingo! And I highly doubt this would be the first time he's doing it too. He definitely embezzled a whole ton of Credits from his employers well past four million Credits. So the fact that he thought he could try to scrimp us too just pissed me off.
The fact that he agreed to it so quickly must mean that this has been going on for quite a while and four million is just a small cut of what he has already embezzled."
"Ah... I'm guessing Mara also knows that he was embezzling money?"
"That woman knows a lot of things and till today, I still don't know how she knows half the stuff she tells me and I don;t even want to think about what she knows and hasn't told me."
Right... Now I don't feel that bad for that guy anymore.
That guy started to curse through our intercom, "That's because that fucking piece of shit retard always neglected to hire any escorts for me! So I went ahead to outfit this transport ship with weapons and systems to defend myself with! Good thing I did because this time I was really attacked by pirates and I had something to fight back with instead of being completely helpless!"
I raised an eyebrow, "Ok... But what about those pirates you said were coming just now?"
"That's because I didn't manage to defeat all of them but they disabled my engines! They're definitely going to try and gather more people to take me down damn it!"
"Hmm... You said you sent a distress signal so maybe some others received it?" I suggested.
Amber disagreed, "I'm pretty sure there's a jamming beacon somewhere that's stopping any signals from being sent out. Especially considering that guy said the ship disappeared from his tracker here. That means your distress signal did not reach anyone at all."
The transport ship captain cursed, "Shit! Can you tow me out of here before those pirates get here? There were four of them and I only managed to shoot down three before the other one escaped!"
"Umm... Are you sure the last one was bringing more guys here? They could have just decided you weren't worth it and left."
"Yes! Because he said so before he sped off!! He was also cursing at me the entire time for killing those three other pirates! Like as if they weren't trying to kill me!"
Amber interjected, "I don't suppose you know which pirate group those guys are from?"
"Do I look like some kind of pirate connoisseur to you?! Of course I don't know which pirate group they belonged to!! Now are you getting me out of here or--"
Before he could finish his words, my sensors started blaring out alarms that multiple energy signatures were approaching.
Several ships then appeared a distance away, still far enough that they appear to be specks in the distance but close enough to be in weapons range.
My scanners also told me that the ship's affiliation was also listed as pirates so there was no question as to who they were.
They seemed pretty surprised to see us and merely hovered at where they were, giving me the opportunity to count eight ships in total, six A Class fighters and two B Class heavy fighters.
"Hey, your weapons are still working right?" I asked.
"Ye... Yes?"
"Good, keep them online."
"You're... You're planning to fight them?!"
"If you would prefer that we just leave you here and fly away ourselves, that's an option too."
"No, no, no... Please don't leave me here with them..."
Amber let out a chuckle, "Not even backing down with odds like this eh? Hahaha! This is why I love you, Tera!"
I mean... This was a two million Credits payout we're talking about here. And besides... I think we can take them.
Yeah, let's do this.