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// Missing In Action 
// Story: Pony Class Starship 
// by Viking Hoof 
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There! Right there! Flitting through a space beyond space, a tight beam of radiation, passing light years  in moments through the interplanetary elvish paths of space. Cyphered beyond any sort of reading by prying eyes, with such a complex multitude of frequencies and wavelengths as to shame a rainbow.

There it is again. Passing by faster than any instrument aside from one carefully aligned reciever dish can detect. 

If you somehow did manage to pry loose the beams secrets, you may find out interesting things. Such as the color of the Diplomat's wife's lingerie, or what the best price is for North Star roses.

Or you might receive a rather gloomier if choppy missive. Military level encryption takes up too much bandwidth to be carried live. 

Dancer and its crew last reported in seven days ago. 

Distressing energy signals provoked a investigation.

Ionized gases and metal shrapnel and wrecks found on site.

Aurora Dancer, missing in action until further notice, probable KIA.

Dancer last of second generation Drottningarborg class frigates.

Aurora fifth generation full AI, non recoverable. Forward standard letter of consolation to mental Engram donors and dockyard.

Considerable loss in long range strategic reconnaissance, two Fulton class ferriers and a Elric class carrier requested immediately

Aurora Dancer
30k tonnage
Crew est. at 1,093 ((since last accepted commissions))
5x double 15 inch short barreled rail gun batteries
Capt. is Karlorina Nor-dottir
Three stage fusion power plant
Snowdown class micro fission propulsion 
Snapdrakkan class rapid spooling FTL
Molecular print shop
Cruiser class manufactory
Asst. mining equipment
Micro Refinery

Code: hsfr-180991

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