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As the Dagger neared the station Drake double-checked the ship’s status, confirming it was ready for trouble if need be. In most ways it was, though the beam weapons weren’t charged. He didn’t want to seem too threatening to the station.
“The station is coming into sensor range,” said Jensen. “I’m seeing ships around it, Captain. A lot of ships. Most of them seem to be freighters of one description or another though some are pretty heavily armoured. There’s a few smaller ships that look like they might be combat enabled, then some of the usual tugs and the like I’d expect around a station.”
“Are any of them on the move?” asked Drake.
“No, Captain. Well, two of the tugs are but nothing else.”
“That’s strange. All right, keep a close eye on them. We all…”
“Captain!” interrupted Je
