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ALLIANCES
"I'm sorry, Mr. Hakala. I tried to reach you… but I either forgot or…" The transport's rogue pilot sighed and decided to be truthful. "Mr. Hakala, my wife and daughter need cloaking devices. Those two guys sell the devices. In fact, the Asian guy is the inventor."
"So, in exchange for free passage on my flight, your family gets the devices. Is that the deal you made?"
"That's pretty much the extent of it. I'm sorry. I know how important it was to keep this flight secret. All I could think of was my family."
"You've put me in a hell of a predicament. I didn't want anyone to know about this transport and its ultimate destination. Now, I've got two witnesses other than yourself to deal with. Can we dump these guys off somewhere?"
"If I land anywhere now, it would draw all k
