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Wing Commander Secret Ops: Cygnus System
Episode Four: ‘Cygnus Triangle’
The ‘Ana Maria Alberghetti’ Luxury Liner
Somewhere in the Cygnus System…
Cygnus 98.22 – Evaluation
ICIS: Cerberus has arrived in Cygnus. We have detected a number of strong alien signal patterns emanating from a nearby source. Patrol this route. Once all hostile craft have been eliminated, you will be cleared to land.
Spyder: Alpha wing, I am picking up distress fragments on long-range scanners. Zero, can you verify?
Zero: Yeah, but just pieces. It’s buried under all of the alien fleet traffic. I can tell it’s a commercial vessel, but no specifics. None of the positional data is coming through.
Spyder: We gotta keep scanning. Let’s hit the rest of our patrol and see if we get any better reception.
Cerberus: Let’s get you folks reloaded and refuelled for another shot at that distress call. Clear to land.
Cygnus 98.30 – Salvation
Cerberus: All pilots report to the flight deck immediately. This is not a drill. Repeat: All pilots report to the flight deck.
Zero: We’ll find them this time. Whenever you’re ready, Case.
Zero: Stay away from the jump drive! I don’t know how she stayed intact, but if you break open the core, we’re all dead. Keep us clear, Casey, we’re going in.
Two very strong life signs aboard the wreck. There’s a section of the main hull that is secure enough to hold us. We’ll dock there…
Cerberus: Alpha One? We’re uploading new NAV specs to you right now. Follow the route and clear any hostiles. Make sure the aliens don’t return to the wreckage.
Maestro: I’ll dock with Zero and watch his back. You guys go on ahead.
Zero: Maestro and I have recovered two survivors: One doctor Annette Suarez CID 5886, and another (an adolescent male) without any ID. They’re in bad shape! Some kind of skin-thinning agent is still at work. If we’re going to keep them alive, you’d better get us back to Cerberus right away.
Cerberus: Nice work, Alpha One. You’re clear to land.
Cygnus 98.37 – The Twilight Purchase
ICIS: Cerberus medical systems are inadequate to care for the survivors of the Ana Maria Alberghetti wreckage. We will need to find a suitable facility within the next twelve hours to guarantee the civilians’ survival. Intel advises that nearby alien activity may indicate a blockade movement in nearby Luyten and Krieger systems. We have been ordered to sweep further into Cygnus to pull the bottom out of the alien blockade. Search along this NAV route and eliminate all alien forces.
Twilight Purchase: Mayday! This is Twilight Purchase! We are under attack!
Thanks, we’re in your debt. What do you say? <unable to translate> Like I said, thanks.
Cerberus: Good news: The Twilight Purchase is going to take the survivors from the Alberghetti to a remote Med-Lab here in Cygnus. This might be their only chance for survival. You’re clear to land.
Twilight Purchase: <Unable to Translate: Theoretical Analysis – Screams>
Cerberus: Med-Lab has bad news: The civilians you picked up from the Alberghetti wreckage are dead. Whatever that skin rash on their bodies, it looks like it munched them to death while you were gone. There was very little left over for us to disintegrate. <sigh>
Cygnus 98.38 – Building Blocks
ICIS: Although the location has not yet been established, Intel believes there to be a capital ship guarding alien interests in this system. Find this vessel and destroy it.
Cerberus: This must mean that the aliens have fallen back to the Luyten jump point. And, that’s not all: Intel says that the alien concentration at Proxima may be greater than both Luyten and Krieger systems combined. Something to think about folks.
Cygnus 98.39 – Block Party
Cerberus: All pilots report to the flight deck immediately. This is not a drill. Repeat: All pilots report to the flight deck.
Cerberus: They found us! We got to clear out right now, people! We have to hit the jump point or we’ll be stuck in this system for good!
Cerberus: Nice work, but we have a bunch more ahead of us. Intel says that the alien concentration in Proxima system is greater than both Luyten and Krieger systems combined! You’re clear to land.
Cygnus 98.40 – Rising Blocks
Cerberus: All pilots report to the flight deck immediately. This is not a drill. Repeat: All pilots report to the flight deck.
Cerberus: Get us out of here, Alpha One! It’s all yours!
Cerberus: Nice work, Alpha One. You’re clear to land.
