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Ship Captain

Easy Quest

Requirement: Third-Class Saiyan

Reward: 1,000 zeni

Well, you seem to be a strong one. King Vegeta wants you to accompany him in his flag ship to Zanthor, a nearby planet. Reports say that our trade lines are being disrupted by some notorious pirates. You’ll be manning the defense systems. Make sure we get there in one piece.

“If I didn’t know better, I’d say you were an alchoholic”

“Kraut,” Gohan didn’t need to even turn around to see who it was. The Lieutenant General had always had a knack of disturbing him when all he wanted to do was to drink alone. “I hope you have come with some sort of way off this rock.”

“Err, not exactly,” Kraut took the seat next to Gohan and looked to the bartender and handed him fifty zeni. “An order of your darkest beer and keep the change.”

“So you’re here to ask a favor of me then?” Gohan muttered, the mug on his lips drowning out his voice.

“Ah yes, to the point as usual, I like that about you.” Kraut turned to face Gohan, who still had his head down, looking at the bttom of his half empty mug. The half Saiyan simply huffed as a response to the Elite’s compliment. “Well, it just so happens King Vegeta-“

“Forget it,” Gohan snapped, interrupting Kraut. “Last time I saw that old fool, he demanded my leave of his castle.”

“That may be so, but you are still alive no?” Kraut grabbed the beer the bartender had just placed down and pulled it toward him. “He usually kills those he anger him. If all you got was a scolding, he must really respect you. You are after all now in his personal army.”

“What?” Gohan looked up from his glass to the Lieutenant General. “What do you mean?”

“You don’t know?” Kraut seemed genuinely surprised by Gohan’s interjection. “Oh jeez, you poor soul. The Oozaru Special Forces are part of the King’s personal army. You see, when the first few attempts at capturing a planet fail, the O.S.F. is dispatched to eradicate all life on the planet. King Vegeta likes to keep some inhabitants alive as slaves and labor workers, so the O.S.F. is strictly his last resort.”

“So that would explain why people keep their distance when they see me.” Gohan had been getting sideways glances ever since he had put on the O.S.F. armor. The looks always varied between fear and admiration. Most of the common folk feared him, while the soldiers admire, but no one dare get to close. Was it because they knew that they reported to the King directly? Or could it have been something else?

“Mostly, but there may be other reasons.”

“Other reasons?” Gohan asked, unsure he wanted to even know the answer.

“There is a rumor circulating that you are the King’s favorite among the newest recruits.”

“What the hell?!” Gohan flew out of his seat and grabbed Kraut by the collar of his armor. “And what made them get that idea?”

“Well it could be the fact that King Vegeta has personally asked for your services in his newest mission.” The way that Kraut spoke was like that of a person taking a leisurely stroll on the beach. He seemed unaffected by Gohan’s intimidation tactics.

“Oh,” Gohan released Kraut and plopped back down on his seat. “and what does he want?”

“A second chance.” Kraut slid a sealed envelope out from under the arm he hid it behind. “I do hope you don’t say the wrong thing again.” And with those words, Kraut left, leaving his untouched beer behind.

“That guy,” Gohan muttered under his breath as he took the envelope and stored it under his armor. He hopped over to the next seat and took a sip from Kraut’s beer. “Who is that guy?”

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“So you’re the O.S.F. member King Vegeta requested?” A white haired Saiyan asked, eyeing Gohan carefully. “You look a bit – scrawny for an O.S.F. guy, but who am I to judge. I would give you my name, but I don’t swing that way. You can call me Corporal as that is what I am. Understood?” Gohan nodded. “Good. Now you’re here as our defense systems operator. Don’t know what that is? Doesn’t matter. You sit in that chair over there.” The Saiyan pointed to a chair on a raised platform on the Eastern side of the bridge. In front of the chair was a large console with numerous screens and lights with switches and buttons covering a good part of it. “You watch the screens and if you see anything abnormal you click as many buttons and flip as many switches as necessary to keep us alive. I’m sure you know how to operate the thing seeing as how you’re a First Class with the O.S.F. and all. Just keep in mind King Vegeta himself is on this cruiser and if you fuck anything up, I’ll be sure to kill you myself. Got it?” Gohan nodded once more. “Good.”

The man left Gohan to his duties. He sure was a long winded man, not letting Gohan have a single word in edge wise. The corporal was obviously a busy man as that would be the last time Gohan would see the guy for the rest of the mission.

The half breed plopped down in his chair and looked over the briefing.

ALL POSTED PERSONNEL:

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF PIRATE SIGHTINGS AROUND OUR COLONY ON ZANTHOR. OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, OUR SUPPLIES ALONG THE TRADE ROUTES HAVE BEEN STOLEN BY UNKNOWN ASSAILANTS. IT IS LIKELY THAT THESE THEFTS ARE DUE TO THE PIRATES THAT HAVE BEEN SEEN IN THE AREA.

THE FLAGSHIP “DELTA SEVEN” IS TO TRAVEL TO ZANTHOR IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE ONGOING EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE SHIPMENTS FROM PIRATE RAIDS. WITH FOUR SHOCK CANNONS, THREE HUNDRED LONG RANGE MISSILES, SIX HIGH VELOCITY ANTI-SHIELD LASERS, TWO HUNDRED PLASMA CHARGED ROCKETS, SIX GRAPPLERS, AND HIGH DENSITY PLASMA SHIELD, DELTA SEVEN IS FULLY OUTFITTED WITH THE LATEST AND GREATEST IN SAIYAN WEAPONRY.

YOU ARE ONE OF THE FEW TO BE SELECTED FOR THIS MISSION. YOUR OFFICIAL POST ABOARD THE DELTA SEVEN IS DEFENSE SYSTEMS OPERATOR . WHILE ABOARD THE VESSAL YOUR ACCESS IS RETRICTED TO:

x DOCKING BAY A
x DOCKING BAY B
x MISSILE ROOM A
x MISSILE ROOM B
x MAIN GENERATOR
x SUB GENERATOR
 SECURITY OFFICE
 ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
 RESTRICTED ACCESS F1
 RESTRICTED ACCESS F2
 RESTRICTED ACCESS F3
x BRIDGE

ALL CREW MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE SLEEPING QUARTERS AND MEDICAL WING AS WELL AS THE MESS HALL AND REC ROOM.

IF AT ANY TIME YOU ARE FOUND OUTSIDE OF YOUR PERMITTED ACCESS AREAS, YOU WILL BE KILLED ON SIGHT. THERE ARE NO ACCEPTIONS. IF THERE ARE ANY FURTHER INQUIRIES REGARDING YOUR ORDERS, SEE THE MISSION COORDINATOR IN SECTOR G7 ONCE BOARDING THE SHIP.

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Gohan had been watching his monitor closely for several hours now. He had heard Corporal shouting at some people a while back, but was nowhere to be seen. On the bridge with him sat the communications office Chekoff, a squirrely Saiyan whose grasp of language was just out of reach. They say he only got his possession because his mother slept with the one of the mission coordinators.

There was also Natalia, a thin Saiyan woman who most would find attractive. She kept her hair tied up, as to be taken seriously. She however, kept glancing over at Gohan continuously throughout the mission. Natalia was in charge of decoding enemy transmissions and from what Gohan had heard, she was damn good at it.

Then there was Rikki. He was the navigator of the ship, but he was a bit of a smart ass. He always made backhanded compliments to the other crew members. He was also a hound dog. He threw cheesy pick up lines at Natalia like an Oozaru throws a tantrum, non-stop. He was supposed to be pretty good at his job as well, but there was nothing for him to do but head straight, so it wasn’t all the impressive.

Now King Vegeta sat at the commander’s chair overlooking the main observatory window. The view was nice, but the seat is where it was at. On the right arm rest was a pad that, using fingerprint scans, would unlock and give you a variety of options. Anything from opening communication lines to foreign vessels to using the internal P.A. system to communicate with the onboard crew could all be done with a touch of the finger.

The left armrest held a similar pad, but was a bit more complex. Instead of a touch and go style, the small 9 button pad, required combinations to activate the features. These were all the less commonly used commands ranging anywhere from adjusting the temperature in the bridge to adjusting the brightness of all the lights within the Delta Seven.

“BEBOOP” The P.A. system kicked on, “This is your commander speaking,” King Vegeta’s voice echoed throughout the bridge. “We have successfully arrived at Zanthor. Unfortunately, we have not come across any type of hostile vessel on our journey here, but after fortifying our barracks on the planet we will search the trade routes and eliminate the enemy once and for all.”

So that was it, the end of the mission. Gohan had successfully wasted a full sixteen hours of his life doing absolutely nothing. He was ready to punch a midget. Gohan swore to himself that the next time Kraut would show his face, he would knock out a tooth.

(WC: 449)
(TWC: 1547)