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i could hear it... i could feel it...

the Ferox's systems overloading... Invul field failing...

suddenly all the Input from the Ferox drifted away as the light blinded me...

i was in my pod, still scrambed, still webbed, still locked...

i could hear it... i could feel it... 

CKRUNNCK

*Gasp*
w-w-Where am i? Jake wondered. 

"Ah, first time in a clone, huh?" a docter said, scribbling on a notepad.

"dont worry, its your body, just copied. theres an Ibis waiting for you in the hangar."

suddenly he remembered. he was in Isamm, where his spare Clone had waited.

almost at once, he was back in a Capsule,  being linked his tiny Ibis. as his 

systems began to stream input to his neck implants, he heard his Corp yelling for 
him.

"Jake, Jake are you okay?! shoot, did he even have a clone?"

"of course Dimwit, he's on the channel right now."

his friend Evinar hailed him.

"hey, Jake, ive got a way to hide. come to Isamm. i found a wormhole you can hide in."

"really? well, my clone was in Isamm, so i guess i can warp to you now."

*Undocking from station.*

*Warp Drive Active*

Jake had arrived, but his friend was nowhere to be seen. 

he must be inside the wormhole, Jake thought to himself.

he Jumped in. Biggest mistake of his life.

on the other side was Evinar, in an... Erebus? 

*Following Evinar in Warp*

Jake assumed he was bringing him to a Station.

when they arrived, only a few seconds after, he found he was right.

*Evinar has invited you to a Fleet*

Sure, he thought, i could use the extra protection. but this station has plenty of MASS cannons...

*Evinar is trying to warp scramble Jake*

"Okay Evin, nice joke. you can stop now."

i can't move. this is all wrong...

*Station-based MASS cannon does 1343 Damage*
*Station-based MASS cannon does 1224 Damage*
*Station-based MASS cannon does 3241 Damage*

systems failing... no...

"No clone, huh Jake? too bad, you won't be missed. i WILL NOT tolerate your 

behaivior. prepare to die."

"what have i done?!"

"you badmouthed my new alliance, thats what."

"they got me into a war, and i lost my Battlecruiser in it!"

"yes, and you badmouthed my new alliance. have you ever, truly, died? i imagine 

its quite... Releasing. good-bye, Captain Shifter. you will not be missed."

*Aurora Ominae Wrecks for 39899721 Damage*

I could hear it... see it... even smell it... my Pod was failing... my best friend...

i suppose this is what comes from being born a Caldari. everyone betrays 

everyone for a higher spot on the corporate ladder.

i should have been Gallente.

CKRUNNCK

Darkness.