"That's a Joketsuzoku Troop Transport," said Makoto as she looked over Ami's shoulder at the display. "Mercenaries but they're reputed to be pretty good."
"What kind of armament?" Hotaru asked.
"Four laser turrets, twenty six missiles, two PEP cannon, I think," said Makoto thoughtfully. "Armored outer hull."
"Ahhh, we're toast," complained Usagi.
Ranma stared at the ship on his display. "Nah, can't be."
(breeep)
"So we meet again, Ranma Saotome."
"Shampoo? What are the odds... never mind. How's the Old Ghoul?"
"Still disappointed that you did not stay. You were one of her most promising students for all your 'impudent manner.'"
"Yeah, hey! Ya might be able to help me out," said Ranma. "I just did a rescue of a ship that was investigating ruins on one of the worlds here, they hit a Shadow trap."
On the screen Shampoo's eyes flicked to the side and her easy humor fell away.
"So you need someone to place marker buoys around the site?"
"I can do the area of the ship's explosion, but that'll exhaust my emergency beacons. Nothing left to flag the appropriate planet. That isn't the big thing. I've got five passengers-"
Shampoo shook her head.
"No?" asked Ranma.
"We're going straight back to Joketsuzoku. Outsiders aren't welcome except in special circumstances - you know that."
"Darn," responded Ranma.
"The only reason we were in the area at all was that we'd heard there were pirates here, and after our last job fell through we really needed to let off some steam. If you know what I mean.""I do at that," admitted Ranma. "Good hunting, Amazon Pride."
"Keep safe, Wild Stallion. Shampoo out."
Now that the commline was shut down, Ranma looked a little wistful as he sent the warning buoys out towards the site of the explosion. "If only they weren't so nuts."
Shampoo looked towards the screen and sighed. "If only that boy would grow up and settle down."
"Something like Mousse then?" asked Navigational Officer Rin Rin.
Shampoo's smile returned with a wistful quality. "No. Not really."
"He's studied the Joketsuzoku Fighting Arts?" asked Makoto, now wondering if the current captain had time for a quick spar.
"Sounds like it, no doubt he's had an interesting past," suggested Ami from where she was working on a washing machine.
"H-space breakout detected," said Hotaru as an alarm began pinging.
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