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"This is just great! I flew to Manhattan to meet Juni and to also see if I could find Lonnigan. Well, I didn't have to -- he found me and held a gun to my head! That guy has seriously lost his mind. He told me that he had killed a man today. He was still totally paranoid. Babbled something about Freeport 7 and Zone 21. I told him that I knew that The Order was behind it, but he seems to think that it was Liberty. He says it has something to do with Artifacts. Lonnigan said he wanted to warn me to get out of Liberty. I don't know, he was different this time -- seemed focused and determined -- not at all the man who was confused just a few days ago. After this pleasant encounter I went to the bar to meet Juni, and guess what -- she wasn't there. This whole trip to Manhattan is turning into a disaster. Well, at least she left a message with the bartender for me. I'm supposed to meet her on the terraforming station on California Minor. I asked the bartender -- the California system is only one jump away from the New York system. All I have to do is take the Jump Gate to California. According to the bartender, there are Trade Lanes all the way to California Minor. He's uploaded the pathway to my Neural Net."
"Well, at least Juni had the decency to call me. She says she needs me for an assignment. Apparently, Ashcroft's interrogation was a success and yielded the information Juni and the LSF were looking for. I'm somewhat interested in what that thug had to say. When I'm in the mood, I'll look her up on California Minor."
"Things are really beginning to freak me out. I finally decided to meet Juni and came out of the Jump Gate in California when I was stopped by a guy named Brandon Rowlett or something. He said he was with me on Freeport and on the rescue ship. I don't really remember him, but I think I know who this is -- or rather, was. The guy was pretty freaked out and told me that some survivors from Freeport 7 had disappeared. He wanted to meet me on Los Angeles, but just as we wanted to fly off, a navy patrol came through the Trade Lane and shot him in cold blood. As the navy ships flew off, they sent me a comm to keep this quiet. What the heck is going on? I guess I'll keep it quiet, I don't want to end up like Rowlett did!"
"I met Juni on California Minor. Wow, this place is basically a huge ice desert. Why anyone would want to settle here is a mystery to me. This has to be the worst bar in all of Liberty. Juni has less class than I thought. Her mission was interesting. Ashcroft claims that there is a traitor in the ranks of the LSF. Juni and I are to escort a convoy carrying Alien Artifacts from the Magellan system to a secret navy research lab here in California. Only a few people know about the convoy and its cargo. If we are attacked, it would prove that there really is a traitor within the LSF or the navy helping the Artifact smugglers. And just as we were about to leave, the News showed a breaking story that the leader of The Order had been killed. Guess what... they think it was Lonnigan! That's the most ludicrous thing I've ever heard. He was a trader, and not even a good one. He didn't plan the attack on Freeport, but he almost got killed in the blast. I tried to tell Juni, but she wouldn't listen. I have to say that Rowlett was right about Freeport 7 survivors disappearing, and most of them violently. I have to be careful. As long as I work for the LSF, I should be pretty safe. I've to get going. Juni is waiting for me in space, and given how moody she is, I better not let her wait too long."
"So much has happened since my last entry. To say that we were attacked is an understatement. These Artifact smugglers seem to have a sheer endless supply of ships. We must have fought off 20 or more fighters in the passage and we were lucky that San Diego dispatched a fighter wing to help us, or we probably wouldn't be here in one piece. If anyone needed proof that there's a traitor somewhere in the LSF or Navy, I think we now have ample evidence. Juni landed on Willard to contact her superior. She says we have to fly back to California Minor."
"What in the world is going on? After we left Station Willard, Juni told me her CO had been placed under arrest for treason, and that all of her friends at the LSF have somehow disappeared. She didn't have an explanation, but maybe that traitor we were trying to weed out wasn't alone. And then on our way back to California Minor, we were attacked by Rheinland Valkyries! I mean... what the hell are Rheinland ships doing in the middle of Liberty space? Seems to me that there's a conspiracy going on, and that it's much more serious than we thought. Juni wants to meet a guy named Walker on California Minor. He's the captain of a Liberty cruiser. Juni says we can trust him and that she knows him from the past. I hope she's right."
"We met Walker on California Minor. He's a typical stiff military officer, but he seems okay. He even offered me a job with the Liberty Navy. If I ever take a job with these guys, I might as well admit to myself that my dreams of a life filled with adventure and discovery are over. Anyway, he promised to help us hunt down the Artifact smugglers here in California. The plan is to start our search near Station Willard and to take it from there. We'll see if Walker can be trusted."
"Right as we left the planet, King called in. He confirmed that Juni's CO is in prison. HE also told us that there's been a major shake-up in the ranks of the LSF. He seemed worried. But that's not the last of it. As we entered formation with Walker's cruisers, he contacted us on a secure channel to tell us that Navy High Command ordered his group back to space dock for inspection. He seemed very suspicious since his ships had been to space dock just two months ago. Suddenly, we picked up a mayday from Station Willard. Walker decided to disregard the High Command and ordered his group to head to the station. We have to hurry. The station reports that it is taking heavy damage."
"That must have been the biggest battle since the 80-Year War! Station Willard was under attack by several Rheinland gunboats and dozens of fighters. The station took heavy damage, and we barely managed to fight them off. There is general confusion as to what is going on. Walker and Juni are going to meet on the station and try to figure out what's going on. Juni wants me to take a few jobs and keep my head down. She promised to contact me once she knows more."