Michael Conrad was 10 and being hauled off of his parent’s ship like a prisoner. Truth be told, he knew they were all prisoners. But he had no idea where they would end up. Mom and Dad were taken too. Everyone was being carted off onto the Syndicate Slaver Vessel. He had overheard dad saying the Sparrow had gotten herself caught in some sort of trap. Mikey knew this wasn’t supposed to be happening, but he was 10 and mom said to not do anything of his own. To just listen and do as he was told for now.

The Sparrow was empty and being hauled off by another ship. It seemed like they would staying on this new ships for awhile. A grim situation, but that didn’t deter young Mikey from thinking about possible situations that could free them.

The prison decks were large. The small crew of the Sparrow wouldn’t even come close to filling all of the still empty cells. There was commotion up ahead as some of the armed Orions were getting rough with some crew members. Mikey couldn’t help himself. He was not one to idly sit by when he had the opportunity to do something. “Hey,” shouted the 10 year old as he broke line and walked up tot he guards. “Leave them be! They’ll do as you say, so stop being rough!”

The orion he confronted looked down at him before striking him with the back of his hand. “Get back in line!”

Suddenly another orion spoke up with a loud deep voice. “Wait! Don’t. Bring this young one here.”

Mikey turned around to see a stocky orion man bark the order to who was likely his subordinate. The guard brought him to bigger orion and thrust him to the ground before the supposed leader.

The orion, who appeared to be the man in charge of the vessel spoke quietly to him. “You’ve got some fire kid. What’s your name?”

The boy stood and spoke. “Mike Conrad. And who are you?”

The orion captain grinned. “Captain Hammod. You know I could use someone with your tenacity. Why don’t you come with me? I’ll make sure you’re people are safe.”

Mikey wasn’t keen on going just anywhere with a stranger. But what choice did he have? This captain could likely see to it that others suffer. He didn’t want to convey his thoughts though, so he looked the captain in the eye with supreme confidence. “Very well. What are you planning to show me?”

“A tour of the ship is all,” he stated.

Michael Conrad stepped forward indicating he was prepared, and Captain Hammod allowed one the guards to follow him as he did so. Unbeknownst to Hammod though, Mikey was looking for a way to get his people free. He didn’t trust this man and had no reason to. But if he could think of something while the captain was busy, then all the better to take up the offer.

-Michael Conrad

OOC: Continuing this in snippets. :)