TITLE: THE TRADER TYPED: ZIPPO/INDEPENDANT DATE: 22.5.94 Restor Opie awoke from his deep hibernation space rest, aboard his space craft the Makita VI. Due to his long journey from the Omega Quadrant it had been necesary to go into hibernation sleep which slows down the ageing of average humans,even though Restor was no average human. He examined the instrument panels checking the navigation system against very old milatry maps which even now were very illegal to have in ones possesssion but considering that the rest of his craft was full of drugs guns and all other illegal items under the rules of Zencon law. Fortunatley the system of Delcon which he was heading towards does and probally never will defend the Zencon goverment so all of the worse types of people and other living species converge on this system to trade in all manner of illegal dealings. Zencon is the ruling goverment of over two thirds of the galaxy it is not unlike the 20th century Euro parliment they control all manner of things including Police taxes etc. The Goverment over the last few years has come under direct attack from all kinds of other groups claiming that they are cheats and as bad as some of the criminals they publicy execute to try to show people they show no mercy. But now there is a new party which has gathered great strenght and agaility from the man in the street,XON is the party in question and they are really hurting the Zencon party in all manner of ways,some people think in less than 1 year XON will rule the galaxy. Restor Opie was daydreaming of his happer times only 1 year ago back on the Omega system trading with his small but busy company in fruit juices until that fatefull day when the Zencon police closed his factory arrested him and charged Restor with non payement of taxes and theating to overturn the Zencon goverment. Rstor now counts the days until he can return to Omega as a free man. His daydream was disturbed by the intercom bellowing "THIS IS DELCON SPACE DOCK 911 STATE YOUR SHIP AND BUISNESS". Restor opened the channel and said "Oh come on Carol dont muck me about its Restor", The reply was almost instant and with the sound of joy in the womans voice "Restor youre alive we feared the worse please dock at pad 8492" Restor slowly guided his craft towards the said landing pad. SGT Kirdaz Vildal paced up and down his office obviusley in a rage shouting at the top of his voice at his corprals "You missed him you lost him Restor Opie escaped you idiots". It was very easy to see that this man was not a happy person, he turned to his corprals and ordered them to searc out mr Opie and either capture or better still kill him on sight. With this in mind his corprals hurried from his offfice to order there men as Sgt Vildal had ordered them. As the corprals rushed away to there battlions Sgt Vildaz sat quitley at his desk pondering as where Restor Opie may be,he knew that this man has to be found to save his cover and his position he looked at the small tattoo on his left shoulder it showed the mark of KILDAR an acient sysmbol long forgotten by todays standards but reconsigned by a small band of follows who may not be as small as everbody else thinks. Back on Delcon Restor opie arrived at the home of Carol Kemachs and old friend whom he had been having a relationship with on and off for the past 6 months. After a wonderfull dinner they retired to the living room,restor kept thinking to himself that he must not get attached to this women due to his fugative states but he could not pull himself away from this very beautiful women even though he knew he was putting her in mortal danger. At around 5.30am Restor left Carols home and headed for his ship he hated long goodbyes. Restor opie had made a few good deals on delcon so he loading hisship with a new inventory mostly computers and a few other illegal items and made navigational adjustments and left for ALDIR where he would meet his good friend Toin Dety,hopeing that the people who were chasing him would not link him to Carol. Sgt Vildaz had been summoned to see his commanding officer of the Omega Quadrant,he knew he was in for a very hard time. As he walked to the generals office he tried to think of the questions he made be asked so he could plan his answers. "Sgt K Vildaz to see General Printond" he said to the generals secatary."Yes sir he has been waiting for you please go straight in second door on the left". Vildaz could feel that his palms were very sweaty he thought to himself he had only seen the General twice before and those were at partys thown by major leaders of other quadrants. He knocked on the door twice and entered the genearal was sitting behind an enormous desk signing some offical looking papers Valdiz stood there waiting for what seemed to him ages, then the General looked up and asked Valdiz to sit down his voice calm and made Valdiz feel much better. The general stood up and walked towards the windowat the far end of his office and then walked all the way back before he roared with graet anger "Why have you not caught or killed Restor Opie VALDIZ",before Valdiz could even open his mouth the general was speaking again "This service is not good enough Vadiz we trusted you to carry out this simple task and you have blown it." "The high council of Kildar have raised this matter and have asked me why it has not been soted so now I am asking you." Valdied his mouth and said "Dear General"."Dont give me any of that Dear General bullshit Valdiz" said General Printond. Valdiz tried again "General I have good information that Opie is on his way to Asdir and I have dispatched my men to deal with it". The general took his time to answer "you better be right Valdiz because youre life depends on it, as you know the safty of our mission under kidar must be kept a secret until we are redy to rule the galaxy". "Now leave me I must convey your words to the high council". Vildaz got up and left the Generals office. Restor opie was just coming to his half way journey on his way to Asdir he was just passing the old mining moon Sapphire he was thinking of carol still and that he really should have said goodbye when his daydreaming was abruptly stopped by the noise coming from the cockpit waring of other vessels on radar, Restor quickley jumped to his feet and ran to the cockpit he scanned the radar system and was shocked to find two incoming Zencon police ships in attack formation, anthor alarm sounded that confirmed that they had missle lock on his ship. Restor put his small Makita craft in to a very steep dive then a left then right more alarms started to ring the computer informed him of incoming missle another hard left turn then straight up, but to no avail he cut the engines and the missle flew by missing him by inches Reestor as the quickest to react with the flick of a swith he was in attack mode aiming at one of the police ships he fired at very close range a large expolsion followed and the other police ship scattered. Restor opie returned to his course for Asdir. Back in the Omega quadrant Sgt Valdiz sat at his desk reading the space transmission regarding the run in his ships had had with Restor Opie,he was very dissappointed that his men had lost but the pilot who had flown away from the battle would just be executed for deserting. Valdiz knew he had to get involved he called his ship and made course for Delcon. The Kildar High council were in session at a secret location at the distant moon of Etrcat,The eleven men and one woman sat around the table of truth awaiting the satalitte transmission from there leader. The large screen flickered into action and there stood KILDAR the acent warrior over eight feet tall a very evil looking being half man half wolf. "My leaders of the round table of truth I have one problem I understand that the trader know as Opie has still not been stopped. This man must be caught if we want to rule from the Zencon alliance". General Printpont stood and said "My great leader my men and top killer Vildaz are on the way to Delcon to set a trap for our mr Opie which we are certain will kill him." "Excellent" replied Kildar ,The General then spoke again "please leader why do you want the Opie person so badly" within seconds the General was rolling on the ground holding his thoart seconds later he was dead. "That is what happens when questions are asked that do not concern the person asking,Transmission ends" with that Kildar was gone. PART 2 TO FOLLOW.