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Pirate attacks are rare. Faster-than-light pirate attacks are rarer. But that doesn't mean they don't happen. Excerpt: "We aren't turning fast enough!" the Engines ensign wailed. "Belay that! Monitor the engines, ensign," the Captain said firmly. "Inbound collision to starboard," Scans reported. "Heat emissions suggest... the frigate is readying pulse lasers!" "Divert power to starboard shields," the Captain ordered. "Inform Security. Weapons?" "The frigate is still out of our arc of fire," Weapons reported. The Captain had already known that. Belare's Gift was a passenger liner; it wasn't designed for combat. "The frigate has slowed to cruising speed. It matches no known registered vessels. Mining vessel profile. I'm reading massive energy and heat emissions to the vessel's bow." "Kerrah..." Sei'rik hissed in her native Techaran. "Pulse lasers firing! Brace for impact!" Scans screamed.
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