Mad Jack Nelson, an Orion Pirate previously residing in the WYN Cluster, had set up his own base on a small moon in an asteroid belt. The base was totally underground, except for defense installations, making it inconspicuous and highly defensible. This base became known as Mad Jack’s Hole.
In Y175 the notorious pirate and fence Honest Abdul arranged a visit to the Hole to sell several prototypes of new fighters that he had obtained by means unknown. Jack was desperately in need of state-of-the-art fighters to continue aggressive patrols of his asteroid belt to keep prying eyes at a distance, so he neglected to inform Honest Abdul that one of his fighter pilots with knowledge of the operation had been captured by the Klingons a week before it was to take place.
Abdul, claiming a trading legacy going back to the Roman Empire on Earth, had the finest stock of hot fighters in known space, including several prototypes of fighters not yet in general production, available to the discriminating buyer with a fat wallet. Operating as an independent pirate had brought wealth to Mad Jack. This combined with his need made him a perfect customer.
Unfortunately, wealth had also brought Mad Jack notoriety. The captured pilot, combined with various spooks in the intelligence agencies of several of the Galactic Powers (including the Klingon Galactic Bureau, the Federation GIA, the Kzinti “Whiskers” the Lyran “Tufts”, and others), brought ships from several empires to the Hole, and all of them had different agendas.
Jack caught wind of the magnitude of his problem just in time to request help from his old friends in the WYN Cluster, even though he wasn’t sure if they would help him or kill him, or if they would arrive in a WYN or a leased-Orion ship.
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References[]
- ↑ Various (1992). Star Fleet Battles - Scenario Book 1. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 39–42.