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time. Had some good times, made a few good friends along the way, but that all means nothing if I'm not willing to fight for it."
    "I might not always be the sharpest tack on the wall, but I know when it's time to fight or time to run and I will not be forced to run. If there is anything I can do to put a stop to or even only slow down this threat; I am willing to do whatever it takes. I think we have a good thing going here."
    Davis continued, "It's the first time I have really felt like I belonged somewhere. You are like the family I never had. Harley and Trippet, they knew why they were here. I say we honor their sacrifice and continue this fight. It's something that I am willing to fight for. I guess what I'm trying to say is... I'm still in!"
    One by one the others stood and pledged their allegiance to the cause and to the others in the room. It was a proud moment for each of us, a moment that we were desperately in need of. Further sacrifices would be made, I had no doubt, but they would be made with a purpose in mind, the purpose of fighting our private war by whatever means we had available.
    With our fighting spirit renewed, George stepped up for an announcement, "While you were away, I managed to scout out four more Defender hulls. They should be arriving in the next few weeks. I also took the liberty of tracking down the pirate technician who had been responsible for creating those inhibitor fields that the Gonks had used for so long. Greased a few palms and I was able to pay him a visit in his cell. Long story short, I believe I can convince him to join us."
    A commotion brewed as the others showed their anger. Milly was the first to speak. "Are you saying you want that nightmare on our team? Are you kidding? There is no telling how many innocent people were tortured and killed as a result of getting caught by that thing. Many of the people in this room lost friends to that field!"
    George raised his hands in defense. "Hold on, hold on. I know the horrors that were brought about by that field. But I think we are overlooking something important here. I've talked to this guy, Robert Yacabucci, and I can tell you that he was no fan of the Gonk government. In fact, he said he invented the field as a method to save space travelers both time and fuel. We all know how quickly that field would bring you to a halt. Its original purpose was for transportation."
    George continued, "When traveling at faster than SOL, it takes time and a lot of fuel to drop back down to a stop. His invention was going to revolutionize that part of a trip. It could have saved each of you Messengers a half day or so of time on a round trip. It was a viable and well thought out device."
    "His problem came when he presented it to the Gonk government as a way to increase traffic to their system, thereby increasing trade. He had no part in making it for the pirates. If anything, he was forced into supporting it. He told me he had family on Gonk and there had been obvious threats made to him about their safety."
    "What I want you to look at, to think about, is can we make use of this technology against the Milgari? You have to ask yourself, what if we could hold a Milgari fleet where it was, while we attacked those cannons. Would we be able to get in and out without even getting shot at? Think about what we could do with this tech, all I'm saying is that it might be worth our time to explore."
    Heated discussions continued for nearly an hour. George revealed that the tech itself was destroyed when we cleaned out the pirates. In their paranoia over keeping the technology secret, the Gonks had taken the route of not having any drawings, plans or even assembly notes that would lead to someone else making use of their prized possession. The tech was supplied with the parts needed to construct an inhibitor. Robert Yacabucci alone knew of its secrets. It was something that he had refused to discuss with anyone.
    George continued, "Look, this guy hasn't