This is all from Rundas's POV
CHAPTER 1
Blue text scrawled across my ship's computer upon my arrival out of hyperspace. I initiated autopilot and set the
coordinates for the Kalandar region of Norion. I was going there for a job I had gotten from the Galactic Federation. My
ship swiftly cut it's icy path through the galaxy until I was flanked by two, small federation ships. I could see a massive
federation flagship in the distance. My ship's comm crackled to life as the two federation ships next to me contacted me
and asked for my identification. I gave them my ID and one of the federation officers said, "You'll be docked at the G.F.S.
Olympus, Rundas. Admiral Dane wants you in the briefing room. Good hunting!" I smirked. I was one of the best
hunters in the galaxy. After arriving on the ship, I was informed by one of the officers that the briefing was going to be a
little late as the rest of the hunters had not yet arrived. After informing him that I did not like to be kept waiting
he led me to my temporary room. Upon entering the room I locked the door and used my cryokinetic
powers to send the room into a deep freeze so I could be comfortable. While I waited for the comm that
would arrive when they required me to be in the briefing chambers, I took inventory of my belongings
and amused myself by creating ice shapes out of thin air and throwing them into a makeshift target I had made. About a
half hour later, I received the comm and made my way to the briefing room. Before I entered the room the federation
troopers required me to go through few tests so as to determine that I was indeed Hunter Rundas and I was not
corrupted. I was cleared to go and entered the briefing room. Inside was a young, female, purple alien and a cyborg.
Admiral Dane introduced them as Gandrayda and Ghor and explained that Samus would be here soon.
Samus... A feared intergalactic bounty hunter who always got her prey. She was perhaps the only hunter
that stood in my way of becoming the greatest hunter to ever be known. Oh yes. I was looking forward
to a little competition in this hunt. I had grown bored with some of the easier missions I had completed before. A few
minutes later, Samus arrived and the briefing began.
"Looks like everyone's here now," Admiral Dane began. "Before I begin the briefing, let me introduce 242, the flagship's
Aurora Unit." The hologram in the center of the room flickered to life and showed a strange creature that look sort of like a
brain with a bunch of wires sticking out of it. "Ah, an organic supercomputer. Fascinating. It is my understanding that the
Galactic Federation's core network is comprised of such units." Ghor said. "That is correct Ghor. And we serve as the
network's master control." Replied the AU. It continued on,"However, currently the network is down."
"That seems inefficient."
"But necessary. You see, seven days ago we discovered that all Aurora Units were infected with an unknown virus. We
were forced to bring the network down. Fortunately, our scientists were quickly able to devise a vaccine."
"Unit 242 was the first AU to receive the vaccine. We able to completely purge the virus," cut in Dane.
"Where did this virus come from?" asked Gandrayda, a question we were all asking.
"We believe the virus is of space pirate origin. Four months ago, the G.F.S. Valhalla went missing while on a training
mission in the Klar Nebula. The ship's logs revealed that they were attacked by a Space Pirate raiding vessel." replied Dane.
"What is the logic in disrupting a Federation training mission?" questioned Ghor.
"They're pirates. How could they resist a prize like that?" answered Gandrayda.
"That never would have happened if I'd been there," I finally said. I would've completely wiped out all of the pirates and
their ships.
"Then it's a shame you weren't. The pirates boarded the Valhalla and gained access to the ship's Aurora Unit 313. This is
how they were able to hack into the network and plant the virus," Dane informed us.
The AU added,"Thanks to our security protocols, we were able to shut down the network before the damage from the virus
became irreversible."
"But we're still vulnerable," Dane cut in. "If the pirates decide to launch a major offensive, we'd be hard pressed to defend
ourselves. We must rid the other AUs of that virus and bring the network back online. That's where you come in. We need
you to deliver the vaccine to each of the AUs in this system. We'd also like you to investigate the pirate's activity in the
area. We need to know what they're up to."
Sounded easy enough. And the pay was off the charts so that was an added bonus. All of the sudden, the floor started
shaking and alarms started blaring. A robotic female voice blared through the ship's sound system and stated
that it was a code red emergency. Dane swore. It appeared that the Space Pirates had boarded the flagship. Dane ordered
us to our ships and told us to meet at a landing site on Norion. As the other hunters left, I skated through the halls with
ease and speed by making the floor icy. I encountered a few Space Pirates who I quickly froze but otherwise encountered
no resistance. I hopped into my ship, set the coordinates for Norion, and sped away from the G.F.S. Olympus towards the
pale, grey planet of Norion.
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Author's Note: Hey, how did you like it? Reviews are welcomed and appreciated! I'll try and get the next chapter up soon...