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Nicholas Archer
Archer II

"How are the repairs on the Pearl Dagger going?" Nicholas Archer asked.

"Oh fine, just fine, " said Albert, "She'll be ready in a week."

"Well I want you to tell the mechanics they need to upp her defensive fire-power and increase the armor around those shield generators. They were able to fire right into our dock once they broke the shield generators."

"Yes Sir, specifically what do you want as far as upgrading the defensibility?"

"Any fighter shouldn't be able to come within 50 metters without being blown to compassion."

"Are you sure that's in our budget?"

"Yeah we're still running off the reserves for the contributions made in the Dresh Restoration Effort. Oh, that reminds me, on your way down, get my Financial expert."

"Yes sir," said Albert, and he left down the elevator. Minutes later a young woman came up.

"You wish to see me? Dr. Archer?"

"We're about ready to enter stage four when it comes to expanding our army, but there's a problem, currently we're running off contribution, trade routes and marketing from Fraternity. We need to find some ways to generate better income."

"Well, we could always invest?"

"Invest in what? The NDC? One of the mining corporations? They're the fastest growing. Some weapons corporations that sell to the HDF? We're not here to support those institutions."

"Well it's simple commerce," she said, "There's no way we can make money without giving sometihng to the consumers, and the consumers in turn support the HDF, except for the ones that get their supplies from Fraternity."

"Then that settles it, we're changing our attack strategy. It's time we attacked the core of the Milky Way's economy, and chop off the hand that feeds it. We pillage the Vessel corporations. Stop their army from being built, then sell their scraps, hold ransoms, you get the deal."

"Yes sir, but isn't that a little," she paused.

"Speak," said Archer.

"Unethical?"

Archer chuckled. "Unethical? It's all a matter of supporting the greater good. If we don't attack them, we'll never be able to expand our fleet to size capable of standing a chance against them in battle. My goal when I started the Peace-Fighters was to end this war, financially support the Blood movement, and set up stronger trade with the Rykars, but the government refuses to listen to our demands no matter what we do, so it's time we showed them who they're dealing with."