Re: Tarum III - Space Station The Dividing Line
Vix had been working, through the short journey. Even as the Spear sped towards the station, the humanoid moved about the darkened interior of the craft, strapping a device here, entering a code there.
A little further out from the station than the others, the Spear stretches into existence. For a moment, the ship seems impossibly long, a one-dimensional line.. and then things collapse back into more ordinary dimensions. The ship is visible, but not to radar, infared.. only the naked eye. Slowly, it starts cruising towards the station.
Inside, Vix slips a pistol into a conveniently located thigh holster, built into the suit it wears. Not just any pistol, either.. a weapon combining ballistics, a grapple, and a suit interface, as well as some rather advanced scanning tech.
Traffic from the communications drop into the thief's ears.. and it halts. The pistol is removed, exchanged for a similar weapon, but with subtle differences. This model has been modified for zero-g, a small laser pulse weapon rather than a ballistic handgun.
The voice was matter of fact, electronically scrambled, and to the point. Broadcasted directly onto the established communication channel. After delivering the message, Vix hesitates, then withdraws a long black scabbard from a locker.
It turns from the equipment chamber, scabbard on it's back, and scoops up a slim black rod, only about 6 inches long. A few sensory functions, but mostly useful thanks to it's extending function, up to a maximum of ten feet or so.
Rather than heading back to the bridge-pod, Vix heads for the delivery system. The Spear is not designed to dock with ships, or land on a planet - instead, it uses a system similar to drop pods, small, kinetically-propelled pods, with a beacon to summon the Spear back to them. Fast-moving, and very hard to track, even harder to target.
Vix straps itself inside one, then waits. There was no point in engaging with the raiders. Not yet, anyway.
"Computer. Activate visual cloak."
. With a shimmer, the smallest signs of the Spear fade away from space. Let others fight the pirates.