Being born to a poor blue collar family on one of Sol IIs biggest industrial cities Triapolis a young boy named Petris Estronian was forced to learn the hard way to fend for him self. Being part of a poor workers family was hard for him since they did not no have enough money to buy Petris optical eye implants he had to rely on old earth glasses leaving him picked on by bullies who would often times crush his glasses in their mechanically altered hands. Petris also lacked the size of his many fellow Serco comrades and was unable to put up much of a physical fight but was quite tenacious and would never back down until one of the school principals or the medics dragged him away.

Petris small stature and ferocity made him a perfect candidate for the SkyComand training program who loved him for his smaller stature making it easy for them to use the extra space that was left over for additional armor and engine modifications. Petris excelled at all the flight tests showing up many of the other Sercos who picked on him in school. SkyCommand saw so much promise in this young recruit they paid for his optical eye surgery and was soon granted a full flight license to fight for Lady Serco.

Many years had passed since Petris had returned to his home at Triapolis and seen his family. When he was finally allowed to return home after a glories victory over the Itani pig dogs he had found his city in ruin. Pollution had turned the sky black and mega corporations where buying up families houses left and right, tearing them down and building giant manufacturing plants in their place. His family had been relocated to a UIT space station to live out the rest of their lives. Devastated he made the voyage to UIT to see if he could make a better life for his family.

UIT space reminded him of his old home in Triapolis except that now his family was being made to live across the hall to an Itani pig dog family in a low income UIT family housing. Which caused many drunken late night brawls. While living with his family he met a beautiful Serco girl named Sanandra who appeared to have minimal cybernetic enhancements and for all Petris knew the ones she did have where in the right places. She convinced Petris to give up flying and try to settle down and make a life with her in hopes of moving off the UIT space station. Petris agreed and took up teaching young UIT how to pilot tradecraft using outdated simulator technology.

Many months passed and things where going well for Petris until the Itani superstar pilot Zap Braggin showed up in the docking bay one day. He was requested by the UIT to help build a formidable army to protect the borders of UIT space from the ever-encroaching pirate threat. People everywhere seemed to flock to Zap Braggin even Petris beloved Sanandra was seen flirting with him in the cantina. Petris feeling slighted by the new superstar coming to the station continued teaching the UIT young ones how to fly trade ships without confronting Zap, for he knew attacking a pilot in such high regard with the UIT in a UIT station would surely give him and his family no where to go. Till one day he returned from teaching flight class to see Sanadra and Zap making love in his own bed an enraged Petris felt the primal Serco rage that is legendary among his people and impaled Zaps head on the bedpost. The Noise alerted UIT guards and Petris soon made his escape steeling Zaps Valkyrie X-1 in the process.

With out a home Petris ventured to Gray Space the only systems left for him where he knew the UIT and Itani forces would not look for him. Feeling betrayed by the Serco domain for allowing his home city to be ruined and his own lover sleeping with an enemy he was raised to destroy he vowed to never return to any nation ruled space.

Around the same time Petris Estonian disappeared rumors of attacks by an unknown pilot calling himself peytros began to surface not much is known about this new pilot but he flies an X-1 and will attack anyone and anything without leaving a survivor left to tell the tale.

and here i thought a buzzard pooped ya on a roid....

Amusing story Riddik.

too terrible; didn't read

Well, at least he used spellcheck...I think.

Could really use a good proof-reading, though.

(And Zap Braggin? Seriously?)

lawls i was watchin futurama sorry

I must be too sensible. The first part nearly made me feel sorry for this poor little creature :).

But the rest made me laugh quite a few times. Since english isn't my mother tongue I won't comment on this but I liked the style and the humor.

History repeats itself.... Boy being picked on by bullies becomes the bully himself:)

Where in the story do you get the craving for the Olga-like serco women?

WOW great story peytros!

So, it is better to be born by Itani, rich and healthy
than poor and sick Serco

"...would never back down until one of the school principals or the medics dragged him away."

Aye... we had a special cabinet labeled "peytros," with various different meds. I always remember that special needle conveniently to the front right for that *one* time he pushed it a bit labeled "Euthanasia." I have yet to pull that one out, but the rest of the cabinet is empty so it's getting close...

The Start of a New Life pt 1: killed in action.

“Hello Cadets my name is Arkan today will be your first day of routine boarder patrol. That’s right we are out of the simulators and heading out in the EC-89 training ship. We will be making a sweep through Jallik and then jump through the wormhole into the Edras system to give you your first taste of collector bots. Please sound roll.”

“Strim here.”
“Kaine reporting.”
”Cera here also.”

“Good.” Arkan said over the com channel “lets make out way to that roid field over there and take out some of those rouge collectors for a warm up. Try not to let me down and make me save you”

The three EC-89s closed in on their targets followed by their leader Arkan in Boarder Guardian Centurion. Arkan, a war veteran has seen his fair share of the Itani, Serco conflict but has since devoted his time to try and clear the Itani boarders of the ever-present hive threat.

Arkan buzzed over the com channel “We need to take out these collectors so we can continue mining for the war effort… Strim nice shooting over there.”

Blasts from Collector bots light up the roid field creating a dazzling light show against the hunks of ice.

“Hey Strim you can’t have all the fun leave some bots for us.” Complained Kaine.
“Oh come on Kaine you know your only in the military cause your father is a high ranking official try learning to fly your ship.” Strim snapped back
A red flash engulfed Kaines field of view
“Heh both of you can suck on my tail pipe I’m way ahead not to mention I just saved your asses.” Said Cera who had the most experience of the trainees in the group.
“Alright, alright listen up nublets we’re going to proceed to Edras now. Don’t get too cocky we don’t know what’s out there for sure. Also this will be your first time going into unmonitored space so don’t get to far away from me.”

The four ships approached the wormhole to the Edras system. “Star base this is Arkan seeking clearance for patrol 1913 to jump into the Edras system.”
“Arkan this is Star base we’re checking your clearance now….Arkan you are good to go, take notice of unconfirmed reports of violence in the area.”
“Roger Star base we’ll keep a lookout. All ships engaged jump drive on my mark…ready? Engage.”

“Wow it’s so beautiful out here.” Gasped Cera “I’ve never seen anything like it.”
Edras was full of swirling purple nebula that highlighted the black void of space.
“Yes it is Cera, remember to stick close to me.”
“Roger Arkan.”
The group began sweeping the system finding only a few hive bots here and their scattered amongst the roids.

BEEP BEEP BEEP Strims radar light up. “Sir I have an Unidentified Object approaching at speeds of 225 m/s”
“Roger Strim attempting com chat….Pilot please identify yourself.”

Silence.

“I repeat, Pilot please identify yourself.”

Again silence.

“Star base this is Arkan we have an Unidentified Craft on scan.”
“Roger Arkan we are pulling up the info now.”
“Two thousand meters and closing Star base.”
“Roger Craft is Unidentifiable permission to engage if proven hostile.”
“Thank you Star base…Nublets prepare to engage.”
“Sir target is 1000 meters and closing…arghhhh.” Strims com cut out as a barrage of flares slammed into the side of his ship.
“Strim come in! Strim!” Arkan shouted.
“Sir taking evasive maneuvers now.” Shouted Kaine.
“Roger. Cera see if you can flank him.
The Pilots moved into position but they where no match Kaine and Cera quickly fell to the Unknown pilot and soon it was just Arkan stuck in a fight for his life dodging and weaving through asteroids avoided plasma and flare fire until a show landed on his main engine compartment.

“WARNING WARNING main power failure engines offline diverting power from weapon systems please take emergency maneuvers now” warned the computer.
“Goddamnit” shouted Arkan as he had never seen anything like this. Another blast came rendering his ship useless. WARNING total engine failure commencing life support system.

“Arkan this is Star base we have reports of you being attacked. Arkan please report we are getting interference do you read?” Arkans com channel with was cut; the unknown pilots voice came in over a personal channel.

“You take from me, I take from you.”
“Wait what? Who are you? Your flying Zaps ship!”
“You will all fall. Make your peace and welcome eternity.”
Arkans ship exploded the once glistening roid field was now littered with scrap metal and the frozen corpses of 4 Itani pilots like an avant garde memorial to war. The unknown pilot disappeared back into the void before reinforcements could arrive.

“Star base this is Commander Renis do you copy?”
“Yes commander we have confirmed reports of an attack on Border Patrol 1913 in the Edras system.”
“Status?”
“Killed in action.”

This reminds me of Vogon poetry.

Kudos for the effort somehow though..

Pey, it is rogue, not rouge. Rouge is something the ladies put on their cheeks:) Unless said collectors are in a particular shade of red?

they where very embarassed

And so should you be.

lol Vogon poetry.
"Third worst poetry in the universe."