WHO: Captain Pupuhed
WHERE: Suid Sidal

Pupuhed was now bored. Despite some interesting news from his science officer about some kind of brief phazed shift distortion that turned out to be nothing, he didnt have much to do but wait now.

Wait for the GREASERS to be far enough away that he can fire again without attracting them. Wait for them to make it to the fed flagship. Wait to see if the flagship responds in any way to the multiple attacks. Wait for Gorak to finish getting dressed with the yeoman. wait for the current lousy Slim Campbell song to finish. Wait for all those tension balls to be picked up. Wait for the compulsory numbing medication to wear off.

Then a small blip on the nav scanner reminded him of the PezDispenser.

Pupuhed: "Navigator, that stinkbug class that we rescued the general from, what is it doing?"

Navigator: "Nothing sir. They seem to be powered down. My guess would be to avoid GREASER detection sir."

Pupuhed: "Stinkbugs are freightor ships, correct? Used to carry expensive cargo between systems?"

Navigator: "Usually sir"

Pupuhed: (leaning forward now) "That would probably mean they are not armed. Science officer, do a scan, any visible weapons present?"

Sci Off: (not liking where this was going) "Scanning....no indications at this time, captain."

Pupuhed: "Good. They are powered down. No weapons. And probably are laden with cargo." (leans back) "Tractor beam them into our holding dock."