The Stars Beyond The Veil

by Charlemane

13.5 - Emails

Chapter 13.5 - Supplementary

Emails

J,

Oh my gods! I can’t believe your timing! Praise Celestia for you! If that had message hadn’t come when it did, I would have still been in my house when those bastards busted in the door. I was lucky to find shelter when I did, if it hadn’t been for that tip… holy shit, J, I would have been a goner. You’re a real miracle worker, I hope you know that.

J,

We’ve made a little progress from last week, more hints, but nothing we can nail em on yet. Command has been keeping me on a short leash as of late so I haven’t been able to keep up my normal tabs on things. They keep reassigning me to new posts, and I haven’t been able to get back to the sector. Fucking bureaucrats, all of them. I’m beginning to wonder if we don’t have a mole somewhere. Either way, standard protocol. We’ll chat again soon.
-WS

J,

I’ve put the information you requested in the normal place. Thank you for your business.
-Y

Mr J,

We appreciate your generous donation to our organization and look forward to working with you in the future. We will send the shipments as requested. We await further correspondence.

J,

They’re gone. They’re all gone. You were too late. Normally you’re better than this, but… I looked into it. Now I know you’re gone too. I’m so sorry… I’m so sorry for everything. But it’s okay, I’ll be seeing them again soon. Goodbye, J.

J,

Another day in paradise, eh buddy? That other lead I found the other day turned out to be a sting. We made it out, and managed to keep the bosses from hearing about it. Heh, I bet he’s so pissed right now. He had us right in his clutches and we wriggled right back out. That’ll teach him to be such a fucking moron. Good guys plus one. I’m still stuck in legacy limbo over here so I won’t be coming back anytime soon. How’s the kid doin? Last I heard he was starting to develop a bit of an attitude. We’ll talk again soon, I hope.
-WS

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J,

Thank you for the warning. I’m getting us relocated now. The neighbors down the street had a break-in. Nearly pissed myself I was so scared. I’m hiding according to protocol. Good luck out there. Send word when safe. You know the code.

J,

You were right again! That outfitter was a front. The bounty money alone has been enough to get my bosses off my back about my ‘extra activities’, hopefully the space will enable me to work more on our little project. I’m sorry to hear about your pilot. That must have been a real blow. Overloading the Sparkle Drive like that… tch, they’re getting more inventive. Either way, I’m passing that little trick up the chain, who knows what we might get out of it. Hopefully some protection. Add it to the checklist I guess. I heard the kid is training to be a pilot. I hope you don’t plan to pull him into this whole mess. I’ve got enough on my plate to worry about as it is. We’ll talk again soon.
-WS

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J,

Our crusade just hit another setback. They nailed us good this time. Lost Pyre and BB, Charles too. Fucking bastards. I don’t know where the leak came from. I’m looking into it with a few ponies I trust. News soon. We’ll get em back for this, I promise.
-WS

J,

Found that tidbit you were looking for. Heavily secured, and you won’t believe where. T to intercept.
-X

Hello J,

You’ve been causing quite a stir within the network with all your recent activity. You’re probably wondering who I am, and for that I apologize as you know I cannot tell you. What I can tell you is that you have peaked my interest. I can also tell you that I am not your enemy, neither am I your friend. I am simply, as always, an observer. Do not be alarmed, I assure you that I have no bad intentions for you, in fact we share a common goal. I too hate your enemy, and if you need evidence of my sincerity you can verify the information that I have provided. If all goes well I will contact you again soon. And don’t bother trying to track this down, I have made quite sure that this is untraceable and even if you miraculously did manage to trace it you will find nothing more than my sincerest disappointment in your trust issues. Good day, Mr J.
-0

YOU FUCKING BASTARD! YOU INCOMPETENT MOTHER FUCKING BASTARD! YOU NEARLY GOT MY ENTIRE FAMILY KILLED YOU FUCKING SHITWIPE! TWO WEEKS LATE! TWO FUCKING WEEKS LATE! HELL! ITS A FUCKING MIRACLE WE WERE OUT OF TOWN THAT DAY. IF IT WASN’T FOR THE FACT THAT I WAS PARANOID TO BEGIN WITH I WOULD HAVE MISSED THE FUCKING BOMB. AND NOW TWO WEEKS LATER YOU FUCKING TELL ME THERE’S DANGER? FUCK YOU! JUST, FUCK YOU! I’M SO FUCKING DONE WITH THIS SHIT! WE’RE DONE! I’M MOVING US SOMEWHERE SAFE AND FUCK IF I EVER TELL YOU WHERE. I HOPE YOU DIE IN A HOLE YOU LAZY FUCKWIT.

J,

Scary! I don’t know how that guy managed to weasel his way in there, but we couldn’t find anything on him. Just like he said, what we traced was useless. Somehow he managed to reroute an M-Net connection, take over a terminal and send the message. He purged the system afterward, not even a damn trail left. Whoever this is, he’s good. On another note, his info was good too, we scored a huge point today after we took down one of their training facilities. Now I just need a good excuse for why I took hardware on a joyride. Contact you soon.
-WS

Hello again J,

I admit, I am a little disappointed with your trust issues, but given the nature of your work I suppose that is to be expected. As such, I am willing to overlook them in favor our goals. I am very glad to see you made such excellent progress with what I gave you. Continue impressing me and we could have ourselves a wonderful little partnership. Expect me to contact you again in the future.
-0

J,

I got your message. What happened? Are you still there? I know we’re all in a tight spot right now with those assholes closing their net, but we can’t afford to lose you right now, otherwise this whole thing is going to come down around our ears. Too many lives are on the line, J. We need you. I’ve heard news from support that the funding stopped coming. News out here has been coming slow so I haven’t been able keep up with what’s been going on over the past few weeks. You missed our last check-in and I’m starting to get worried. Please... please be okay.
-WS

>>AUG 22, 4131 10:30:27 - Sub-Zero to all,
I am not J. I never knew J outside of the emails I’ve read on this server, but I respect J for the quality of J’s work and the tenacity which J appeared to have pursued it.

I will be brief, and blunt, as you all need to know:

J is dead.

J has been dead for over three weeks. J was murdered by an unknown assailant who is still at large. You may not be safe. I have provided my callsign in the header of this email. if you have any questions concerning this matter you may look me up via your network and we can arrange a secure way to contact each other.

Again, you may not be safe. The contents of this database may have been compromised. I suggest that all of you relocate to somewhere off the grid. Good luck, and may Luna’s grace protect you all.
-SZ

Comments

[Charlemane]

5737376 I've had that comment before, back when the story only had the first chapter. I ran it by a pre-reader who liked it and compared it to that show. Funny thing is, I've never even watched Firefly so I don't really know what the context is. That said, any likeness isn't intentional. Maybe it's more of an issue of falling into typical Sci-Fi tropes than anything else.

[Mix-up]

This is actual a great sci-fi Fic, It been some time sens I have seen a good all Oc fic. I rely like all the characters, they have so much personality to them, and how the story evolves so much from chapter to chapter. I am looking forward to the next chapter

[Charlemane]

6119093 You shouldn't have to wait too much longer for the next chapter. The chapter is all written and I'm just doing my final editing pass (polishing the turd). I should have it completely done by the end of the week.

[Mix-up]

6120190 great