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[Newton]

Newton heard the news. Everyone heard the news. Courscant fell. That was not something that was good for business. It wasn't good for anyone's business. Even rival corporations have taken a hit. For Newton's part, he was busy doing damage control. Blackwell needs to minimize damage, and the Hydian trade route has fallen to piracy. Piracy has skyrocketed along the way. And even cargo ships and drone barges carrying Blackwell Tech goods and those of it's subsidiaries such as Cybot Galactica are under threat. In response to this, Newton has been stepped up security for their cargo ships, having ships from the droid fleets escort them.

In the Inner Rim, on the cusp of the core worlds, a pirate group set up shop in a former asteroid mining station. This pirate base has became a nuisance, and it needs to be dealt with. This pirate group managed to gain traction since the fall of the Republic, it has grown in size, in numbers of ships, then snowballing, and it's pretty powerful in it's own right now. They even have capital ships. As the Republic is gone, they can't deal with it. The Jedi can't be trusted to handle it. No one else will deal with it. So the Blackwell CEO will have to get his own hands dirty. Or that of his droids rather.

Coming out of hyperspace, from the Blackwell droid world M4-78: first is a eight corvettes, followed by half as many frigates - all with lethal weapons - then a single cruiser. With that, the droid fleet is assembled, but that is not all. At the very end, Newton's personal yacht the Nobel would emerge. With the Smart AI steering his yacht, Newton would oversee the battle to come. He would be sitting down in a comfortable seat, ready to take in the battle. This would be a nice break from all the paperwork and office plus corporate stuff he has to do. Newton knows fleet combat isn't his element, but the cruiser, designated UXC-7421, is a fleet coordination databrain that is designated to command the droid task fleet.

And just to ensure his chances against slippery pirates, he also reached out to a group of contractors. Newton would check his chrono, the time to attack is soon.

@Darasuum

 

[Hauron Solus]

Spoiler: Music

Hauron had been busy as of late with leading Rancor Squadron. The fall of Coruscant following the fall of Byblos had been a shock but not one that the Mandalorian warband was unprepared for. Mandalorian space was classified as being in the Outer Rim but Kashyyyk was in the mid rim and was still going to get impacted. RS had recently participated in the defense against the Hapan forces that attacked, diverting their attention and presence from other parts of the galaxy. But it was for this reason they were also occupied and could not come to the aid of anyone else until after Coruscant was lost.

In the wake of the tragic loss the Mandalorian mercenary company had no shortage of work. Maybe their work in the Ploo system had done well to circulate their name or the seige of Kessel. But Hauron was not celebrating. There was work to do. It was predictable to see what kind of repercussions this would have but the Solus Rally Master was worried about what was unseen.

Both Mikkia and Corsin were on the Hydian way. The former was the badger's homeworld while the latter was the primary way of trade into Mandalorian space. Onderon was nearby where the Mikkian had business as well. Furthermore the pirates were growing even bolder still with the absence of the Free World Alliance and had likely acquired the means to attack large convoys. There were many reasons why Hauron was concerned about the welfare of the galaxy and his people.

Piracy was on the rise and thus the Rancor Squadron was hired to assist a Blackwell fleet in dealing with a pirate enclave. Exiting hyperspace was a modified berex carrier was escorted by a trio of likewise modified raider class corvettes making up the bulk of the Mandalorian group. They began to move into position, moving no faster than thirty megalights before matching the speed and formation of the Blackwell ships. The Mandalorian's starfighter compliment was kept onboard for now but at the Rally Master's command they would scramble into attack vectors. All pilots were standing by and crew members were at their battle stations. Even boarding parties were trained in the event they were boarding a pirate space station. But that waited to be seen.

Hauron Solus was happy to assist and cementing a reputable arrangement with Blackwell. The Mandalorian was curious to see a droid fleet in action. He only had history records and tall tales to go off of. Most accounts were about the Clone Wars but he knew that such things could be skewed by the recorder of history. An eye witness account was priceless.

The armored Mandalorian stood onboard the Dralaalar in front of the holoprojection table. He opened the encrypted ship to ship commlink connection with the Nobel and UXC-7421. "Mr Arden, this is Hauron Solus, Rancor Squadron is at your service." If they wished for a holoprojection they would get the image of the Mandalorian's armored upper half slightly hunched over. He was directing his forces from the berex cruiser's command center but waited for directions before giving commands of his own.

@The Good Doctor

 

[Newton]

"Good, Mr. Solus" he said as he lazed around in his leather seat. After which an attended droid handed him a glass of expensive wine. Now that everything is in place, it's time to commence the operation. Operation Clean-Up. Not the best name but it will do. "Alright" he said both communicating to the Group Leader and his droid commander. "My droid commander, Argus will direct my forces. Mr. Solus, you can direct your forces how you see fit. Feel free to coordinate with Argus. I will observe" Making it clear Newton himself isn't participating in this. "But I want these pirates crushed. Let none escape" he said. That is the goal. With that, the droid fleet would then accelerate forward, moving towards the base at full speed.

The voice of the databrain would then come over coms. "Acknowledged//Submit" "I Fleet Coordinator <Argus> will direct//lead my ships in a full frontal assault." the mechanical monotone voice said. "Suggest//recommend that Mandalorian vessels reinforce our flanks, provide support, strike vunerable points in their formation, help engage their fighters, and to hunt/destroy enemy vessels that attempt to flee//escape." The droid fleet, as they closed in would deploy fighters.

As the droid fleet approached, the pirates have noticed. From the asteroid station, the pirates would start to mobilize their forces. Starfighters would be launching from the station. Nine corvettes would be guarding the station. two frigates, and then lastly one cruiser-level ship, an Munificent-class. A relic of the Clone Wars Newton can recognize, but it's a powerful ship and it's the flag ship of the flag ship of the pirate group. It has gathered in strength after the fall of the Republic and thrived in the chaos.

Already at long range, turbo laser shots are being exchanged as the fleets are on a collision course to each other. At long range not much damage is being done but before too long and real damage will be inflicted.

@Darasuum

 

[Hauron Solus]

Hauron listened to Newton's directions and nodded before replying stoically. "Understood." The Mandalorian Group Leader waited and listened to the strategy of the droid Fleet Commander. He saw the droid units already moving into formation. "Rancor Squad has got you covered." He responded proudly before beginning to direct his own fleet. He could se the logic in the droid's tactics and was ready to comply.

The four capital ships that made up Rancor Squadron's fleet followed the Blackwell fleet in a smooth maneuver. The Mandalorian ships moved behind the front screen of the droid ships and move closer to the pirate frigates. The pirate's escort corvettes lacked starfighter hangars and the auto-picket corvettes seemed to be the best match for them.

En route, the Mandalorian interceptors and starfighters launched from hangars and remained in tight formation around their larger ships. The bloodlust was present but the mercenaries were disciplined and knew better than to give into an 'air of murder' and fly like a maniac towards their enemy. Even as turbo-laser fire was exchanged, the Mandalorian capital ships held their fire and were conserving power, routing it towards forward shields. The Blackwell Fleet had the heavy hitters and Fleet Commander Argus would hopefully give them an opening to do damage. But they were patient and would wait for their chance. It helped the Mandalorian ships did not have to move too quickly to keep up with the auto-picketers.

The numerous quad laser cannons that bristled the exterior of the berex class carrier would have crisscrossing fields of fire that could quickly scrap any ships that were bold enough to get close. A dozen missile tubes from the trio of corvettes would lock onto Cutlass starfighters and would begin to speed after the pirate smallcraft even as some of them continued to fly towards the Clean-Up taskforce. The ion cannons and previously concealed laser cannons on the Raider corvettes were given directions to focus on any larger ships that might boldly try to blitz through their formation. They were pirates after all and could choose unorthodox tactics.

@The Good Doctor

 

[Newton]

These pirates were not just any pirates, they were very well organized and equipped, it's no wonder they spiraled out of control. The pirate fighters mobilized, aiming for the droid capital ships, the corvettes are moving towards the droid fleets, splitting up, moving at vertical angles with speed, they are moving at speed. Their frigates aren't as agile, but they are picking their targets and are firing at the droid frigates. The pirate flagship, the Munificent is pointed at a frigate, aiming to destroy one of them as quickly as possible, avoiding a slugfest with the droid cruiser.

In just a few moments, a droid frigate and a droid corvette would already be heavily damaged. Newton saw this, the damage reports. Of course he knew the Cybot Galactica ships really weren't the best, but could be made easily. Although he should look into making better replacements to supplant them in the future.

The pirate and droid forces waited until the ships closed in to send their fighters after the other, instead of sending them on a long charge, which could result in them getting shot down over the course of the said charge. The droid forces intend their fighters to destroy the capital ships, while the pirate forces are intercepting the droid fighters. If the droid fighters can break through, they can deliver a payload of torpedoes.

The droid frigates would attempt to engage the pirate frigates. They would do some decent damage to their shield, marred by their lack of powerful weapons, but they would serve a decent distraction as canon fodder however.

To support the fighters, the one droid corvette would attempt to close in, to pick them off with their medium laser cannons, but the droid corvette itself is beset by two corvettes at different angles. The cruiser would provide anti-fighter support as well.

As for the UXC-7421 itself, despite not being the largest ship on the space battlefield, it is the most powerful. Now in effective firing range of all targets, it would divert power from engines into it's weapons, switch shields to double front, and then Argus would pick it's target. It could slug it out with the Munificent which could be a protracted bout, or it could destroy lower class of ships much less effort and time needed. With a furious barrage of it's weapons, one of the pirate frigates would be crippled in short order, it's shields falling, and it's armor being shredded via turbo lasers and ion cannons and proton torpedoes that managed to hit on. The frigate would be turning around to limp back...

The Mandalorians ships not ignored, the pirates could see them encroaching. The pirates would allocate 1 of it's frigates and 3 corvettes, and 1 squadron (12x starfighters) to take them to task and deal with them.

@Darasuum

 

[Hauron Solus]

The intial chaos of opening volleys began to take on a new flow as the battle continued. Pirate ships and their crews would prioritize targets as they moved into position. Some capital ships on both sides immediately began to whittle away at one another and take heavy damage. Hauron was glad that he was here to witness it but not at the expense of his own people. It was perhaps what he had to look forward to if Rancor Squadron continued to be successful.

"Keep an eye on those corvettes. Don't let them get behind us." He directed his own forces, knowing that it would take them time to make such a maneuver by going vertically around the main formation. But there was ultimately little they could do aside from the Mandalorians course correcting. The front line of Cybot Galactica ships were doing their job well and were not going to get pushed over without a fight.

Pushing through a weakpoint in the defense came a spearheading formation of bold corsair craft. "Threebooters, move to intercept. Launch bombers and target that Munifex." The Munifex class frigate opened fire, missing its first barrage but landing its second on Kyramud as it just came between the Dralaalar and the pirate vessel. The other two raider class corvettes quickly made it difficult for the pirates to land an accurate shot and split its attention between the numerous Mandalorian capital ships.

Cutlass starfighters swerved and dove to avoid incoming laser turret fire and missiles alike. Fang class interceptors and kom'rk starfighters veered around behind many and began peeling back their light deflector shields and even taking some out in bombastic balls of fire. The numerous quad lasers of the berex carrier criss-crossed in overlapping fields of fire preventing a single starfighter from getting close.

The trio of enemy RP-10 corvettes were nothing to scoff at and fired a batch of torpedoes on top of everything at the raider class corvettes in front of them. One of the torpedoes was taken out by a lucky point-defense shot and exploded before impact. A second missed as the corvette pealed out of its trajectory in time and it flew passed the Squadron's starfighter carrier into the darkness of space. The third however slammed into the Ramikad and caused its shields to noticeably flicker. "Commando, fall back. You can't take another hit like that." He commanded and saw friendly starfighters already moving to cover the injured ship. A large section of hull and a nearby turret was damaged.

The pirate ships had their own torrent of concussion missiles forcing a a handful of Mandalorian starfighters take evasive maneuvers. The larger weapon systems of both Mandalorian and Pirate capital ships focused their fire on one another and blooms of fire from direct hits pricked on the edges of the three corvettes. The enemies engaging Rancor Squadron were vulnerable from behind though and were splitting some of their attention to fire their guns at the flanks of the droid ships as they passed.

Simultaneously, a humble six "Y-TIE" starbombers flew from the hangar of the Dralaalar. Their make and model was an ugly design but their usefullness had already been proven over Kashyyyk against a Hapan Battle Dragon and Nova class battlecruiser. Like many ships in the Rancor Squadrons fleet, they had the paint marks of their kills to prove it. Now they would do their best to deliver their payload of proton torpedoes. Most of the pirates would be too busy with what was already on their plate and give the starbombers a better chance to pull this off with minimal casualties. Both the ion turrets on the Y-TIEs and the rear-facing laser cannons of the Kom'rk starfighters. Blue, yellow, red and green laser cannons made the space between ships a color chaos of battle. All that was missing was a few basilisk war droids.

@The Good Doctor

 

[Newton]

Newton was unconcerned as he watched the reports from afar visual, and data from a holoscreen that was incoming. A frigate and corvette have been lost. It's no matter, if one goes down two more will replace it. The other corvettes and frigate have taken either light or medium damage. The crusier was still more or less at full stength. Some fighters were lost and some others were damage.

Newton did see the limping pirate frigate explode however, it was attempting to flee but Argus destroyed it himself. That pirate isn't getting away.

Droid fighters were slashing with the pirate fighters for supremacy although the pirate fighters had the advantage due to organic pilots and arguably better ships, capital ship support from the droid side tipped the balance, and a lot of the pirate fighters suffered as their numbers began to dwindle. With that, some droid fighters began to break from the dogfight and are right now attempting to make attacks on the pirate flag ship. All they have to do is make entry into their shields, skim above their hull, and then let the Clone Wars-era relic have it with proton torpedoes. That was the command Argus transmitted to the order. It's a shame for the pirates that the Munificent-class has an exposed bridged

The breakthrough elicited panic through the pirate forces. Pirates that were adequately dealing with the other ships now shifted their movements in order to better protect their flag ship. Pirate fighters that were engaging with droid fighters would now shift as well.

Argus would have his droids taking advantage of the diversion in order to inflict maximum damage. For Argus' part, he would engage two corvettes with half of the UXC-7421's arsenal each. It's shields would be holding out against fire potent shots from the pirate star frigate, for now at least.

The droid brain would then momentarily shift his attention to the flanks guarded by Rancor Squadron "Is <Rancor Squadron> performing at optimal parameters in executing//achieving objectives"? @Darasuum Pretty much, that was Argus' more round about way of asking their group leader if they are doing okay.

@Darasuum

 

[Hauron Solus]

The Y-TIE bombing run was a success and the Munifex frigate saw a portion of its outer hull be blanketed by a series of proton bombs. The ugly starbombers unleashed half their payload on the capital ship and made it out of the danger zone without sustaining collateral damage though a few starfighters continued to try and harass them. They angled themselves towards one of the remaining pirate corvettes and began to approach them from behind.

Two of the pirate corvettes nearest Rancor Squadron teamed up on the Kyramud. The raider class corvette immediately began to take the brunt of the punishment but it was aided when a series of fang interceptors fired their proton torpedoes at the nimble capital ships and saving Assassin from more damage.

The Ramorir was chasing the remaining RP-10 corvette, hammering its aft and engines with a concentrated barrage. All the while small starfighters flit to and fro. Bit by bit only Mandalorian small craft remained.

Meanwhile the Ramikad retreated to the rear of the formation and brought with it numerous Pirate starfighters. However the pilots of these corsair craft would be eliminated by the numerous quad laser turrets bristling the exterior of the Dralaalar. Fang fighter pairs flew together and tag teamed enemy starfighters that were overstretching before they could get a lucky shot off. This was good practice to prevent heavy ordnance from hitting Rancor Squadron’s flagship. A few damaged Kom’rk and Fang starfighters were returning to the Berex class carrier for repair and resupply but would likely be rejoining the fight once squared away.

It seemed that Argus was splitting the enemy forces in two by brute force. The armaments' the automated Blackwell fleet had at its disposal was astounding. The Munificent class was destroyed and the pirate force weakened. Capitalizing on the opportunity, Rancor Squadron would begin to flank the enemy formations as they turned to retreat or come to their fellow pirate’s aid.

The voice of Argus came over the join taskforce communication link. Hauron was focused on leading his group but would give the droid admiral his attention. “Affirmative.” He tried speaking colloquially to a droid which was also simultaneously efficient. “These pirates aren’t making it easy.” He added. Proud as he was of how Rancor Squadron was performing, their lives were on the line. When one of their numbers died, they did not just get replaced by a new factory built Mandalorian. Each destroyed starfighter or damaged hull was a possible Mandalorian life lost and none of them were disposable to Hauron. It would have been another story if it were just his own neck on the line.

@The Good Doctor

 

[Newton]

"Pirate\vermin flagship destroyed. The combat operation proceeds exceeding optimal parameters" Argus would relay to back to Newton, after the Star Frigate was destroyed. Newton would still be having his drink as he watched the battle unfold. "Good" he said as he would take a sip of his drink. "Escape pods visible. Your orders?" Newton would look out into the space battlefield. "We will liquidate them after the battle." he said. Newton was still sure he wanted all the pirates to be eliminated, and no escape for them. Newton also had little to gain by capturing pirates, not that there was a place where they could be put. The escape pods aren't going anywhere fast, but they will be dealt with in due time.

As for the battle itself, although the star frigate was destroyed, it also resulted in the destruction of a few more droid fighters before and after the blow to the star frigate was struck.

The balance of power rapidly shifted. With the star frigate out of the way, the pirates lost a lot of fighting power. The UXC Crusier has it's shields whittled down at half power and taken superfical hull damage, but it's weapon batteries were still at full power and were raining a large amount of punishment on the pirates. Another droid corvette was lost as it couldn't hold out anymore. But in the end the pirates don't have much left.

---

But soon, Argus then spotted something on his ship sensors. A duo of GR-75 transports escorted by half a dozen fighters has just departed the space station, they are facing away from the battle and are attempting to escape. "Pirate\Vermin transports are attempting to escape." the droid intelligence communicated back to Hauron to Rancor Squadron and Argus recognized his forces are not in a good position to intercept. "Solution: <Rancor Squadron> you are needed to intercept/destroy them before they can escape." The cold intelligence stated.

@Darasuum

 

[Hauron Solus]

Through cooridnated effort and skilled discipline, Rancor Squadron neutralized the corvettes and frigate they had been pitted against. Each of the capital ships were down to half shields or less but had received minimal damage to the direct hull. The Y-TIE starbombers returned to the carrier along with other friendly starships needing repair or refit.

<"Cycle deflector shields and redistribute."> He ordered each of the larger vessels. This was a brief pause where they took their breath before the next strike.

While Argus noticed enemy ships attempting to flee, so too did Hauron's keen eye and he was already in motion. <"Launch the burning fangs. Threebooters, move to intercept. Jam their communications."> He thought about telling them to use torpedoes and ion cannons but thought better of it. The captain of each of the Raider class corvettes knew what to do and obeyed.

The three raider class corvettes diverted power away from weapon systems. Shields were focused towards the front in case the fleeing pirates had any last tricks up their sleeves. The corvettes were capable of reaching eighty megalights and then some while the GR-75s were barely able to make twenty.

It did not matter how fast the starfighters were since they were focused on defending the last transport. But if they chose to flee then they would see the half dozen Nadyc interceptors. The retrofitted interceptors were even faster than before and had been saved until this moment. The fresh starships sped across the dark expanse of space, rapidly engaging the corsair starfighters at the front of the pack.

Another dozen standard fang class interceptors followed as second wave to reinforce the vanguard chasing down the enemy. Once the pirates turned to try and buy the transports some time they would be met with overwhelming force. In a matter of moments they were shredded and turned to floating scrap.

The firing teams of the threebooters capital weapon systems coordinated and knew they would risk drawing too much energy on their ships reactor. They still fired missiles after the enemy starfighters as they sank their teeth into the enemy. However the raiders' laser cannons would have power diverted away from them. Instead the only cannons that would target the GR-75 transports were an initial batch of torpedoes from a few interceptors and a following barrage of ion cannons that decimated the pirate shields and subsequently knocked out their power almost immediately.

Hauron's flagship would aim its nose towards the corsairs but remain between the rest of Rancor Squadron and the rest of the engagement. There were already emergency beacons and escape pods registering and all of them seemed to belong to pirates. But the battle was not over yet. The Rally Master wanted to know if there was anything worthwhile in the GR-75s cargo hold but if not he supposed capturing the two ships would be a prize in of itself. "Their escape has been thwarted." He reported back to Argus though he would have likely seen it on their own sensors.


@The Good Doctor

 

[Newton]

"Acknowledged//Submit" the droid chooser-of-tactics replied to the Mandalorian group leader. The main pirate fleet was pretty much destroyed as a decent fighting force. "The pirate base\\nest\\infestation is all that remains." if the droid brain Argus had a physical body, it would point towards the abandoned mining station.

"Good work Argus." he said, after hearing that the mission is almost done. This eradication is almost complete. Pushing some buttons on a console close to his seat, it would input instructions to the AI aboard his yacht, and his yacht would fly closer to the actions, of course with shields up as it approaches the rear of the droid cruiser, flanking it. He'd have enough view of the battlefield yet the yacht would be in a fine position to maneuver around the cruiser for cover if needed.

"<Pirates\\Raiders> your fleet has been rendered broken//ineffective. You have no escape. You can't possibly defeat us. I call upon you to surrender//submit//emerge peacefully. End the needless//inefficient suffering\\delay." was broadcasted to all remaining pirate ships in the area as well as pirates in the station. Rancor Squadron could hear it as well. That was a ruse for them to give up fighting so they can be destroyed while they make themselves defenseless. The UXC-7421's weapons stopped, but it did use this opportunity to recharge it's shielding.

"Kriff you robot" a voice answered. It was a pirate.

And after a pause. "Destroy it." The cruiser and remaining capital ships would open fire on the asteroid station and while what remains of the droid fighters would be engaging what's left of the pirate starfighters. Detonations would ring out across the mining platform turned pirate base. This is the beginning of the end.


@Darasuum

 

[Hauron Solus]

Hauron heard the droid commander's reply and waited for the Blackwell fleet to take further action. Blue ribbons of electricity and ion energy fizzled along the darkened and listing forms of the two GR-75 transports. They were not going anywhere and none of the remaining pirate starships to be much of a threat. It only stood to reason the corsairs be told to surrender. It was more than what most criminals got but then again he did not expect them to submit themselves to Argus, Newton or Hauron. The Mandalorian could appreciate and respect that though it would still result in the pirates' deaths.

The Mandalorian ships had taken their fair share of punishment in the fight. But now that there was a pause they could catch their breath. The lethal weapon systems of Rancor Squadron would continue to remain active but were not targeting any enemies. They were willing to take the pirates alive if they turned themselves over. However, this did not seem to be the case.

The Blackwell fleet opened up its armament on the pirate space station. Hauron watched from a distance on the high resolution holoprojector taking a deep breath and then sighing. <"What a waste. Shame"> The space station would be as good as scrap and melted to slag by the time Argus was done with them. Rancor Squadron continued to keep an eye out for fast ships that might be trying to escape the station but none made it past the Blackwell barrage.

Turning towards the Captain of the Dralaalar he had them begin scanning the two GR-75 transports with intensive scrutiny. In a few minutes Rancor Squadron would get a chance to practice their ship boarding maneuvers. If all went well, then the two transports would be added to the Rancor Squadron's fleet while the present corsair crew would be detained and turned in if taken alive. Unlike the other pirates, they did not have working communications and did not have the ability to surrender, yet. They could however try to manually eject some of the ships escape pods since they did not require electricity to work. Just as it became a thought, a few escape pods left each of the GR-75s and joined the numerous other stranded escape pods.

@The Good Doctor

 

[Newton]

The Blackwell Security fleet wailed on the pirate space station, cannon shot by cannon shot, explosion by explosion. The structure gave out and soon the station made detonated and the asteroid the base was mounted on split into huge and small chuncks. Suffice it to say the pirate base is destroyed. "<Father//Creator>, mission objectives completed. Argus relayed to Newton.

The Blackwell CEO would then raise a slight smile as he would finish the rest of his drink. "Good" With that, Newton's yacht would then start banking and veering, turning around, as the luxury vessel would be making preparations for light speed jump.

---

"Mr. Solus." Newton said after he would patch in with Rancor Squadron's Group Leader via video link would then start typing on his console. "Payment, as we have discussed is being transferred right now. You should receive it shortly." he said as-of-matter-of-factly. "You can help yourself to the salvage of the pirate assets" It's not like Blackwell needs or wants any of it. One person's trash is another person's treasure, is the saying. Although fallen droid vessels, will be recovered by Blackwell. "The droid fleet will remain for a time to secure the area. But your part in this is completed. Thank you for a job well done." he nodded his head. "Is there anything else we can discuss?" he would ask.

@Darasuum

 

[Hauron Solus]

The distructive display would be viewable at their distance. Many Mandalorians would watch as the last of the pirates were destroyed. There was nothing left except scrap.

Rancor Squadron would collect the pirates that had surrendered to them. They boarded and subdued the pirates, putting them in containment and processing their identities against databases. If there were outstanding warrants, bounties or anything of that nature publicly available then Rancor Squadron would know and capitalize on it.

Hauron turned away from his overseeing what was becoming standard operations these days. "Mr. Arden." He said cooly as the visage of Newton Arden came into view which he greeted with a nod. Hauron looked off to the side as the businessman spoke. One of the deck officers checked the report and verified with a nod.

"Understood. Thank you for the business." He wanted to say that first before saying what came next. Since that bit of business was done it was appropriate to start a new deal if anything was desired. "Blackwell Technologies makes quality products. I was hoping we could make a deal where we purchase bulk orders." There were a few items in the companies catalogue of products that Hauron wanted to make readily available to all Mandalorians in Rancor Squadron. But he was not sure if Newton was the man to talk to about that or if he was interested in such a thing at the moment. The Solus expected him to direct the badger towards one of his representatives if he was busy.

@The Good Doctor

 

[Newton]

"So quick to spend your the credits you just earned. Heh" Newton let off a chuckle. He is right, Blackwell does make quality products. "That can be arranged." and one more thing "And since you performed well today, i will offer a ten percent discount on your next order with us." Obligatory caveats and exclusions for select items of course. However, though Blackwell does offer good deals for quality things in bulk, and throw in the discount. Hauron would very likely to spend very heavily.

"Take this time to browse our catalogue. And when you are ready, contact my office, we can schedule a holo-call." As much as Newton would love to make a great deal today, right now is not the time or place. He'd be much more equipped for it in his office.

He said "Good day Mr. Solus" And with that, the Nobel was catapulted at faster than light speeds, out of the system. That just left Argus and the droid fleet to continue to secure the area.

/exit thread