Captain's Log, NRS Phoenix: Entry 1138

Just arrived on Tatooine today. Encountered an Imperial Intelligence team trying to pass themselves off as my requested support team. Unfortunately for them, the real thing showed up just in time to keep me from making a big mistake. According to the General, this team is now permanently assigned to my ship as additional crew and support for covert operations. They seem to know what they're doing, and since I am a bit short-handed, I guess I'll have to take them on board. Besides, they've already proved to be pretty good in a fight.

The General has cut our new orders: we are to depart for the Servais Sector immediately in order to find one of our Intel gathering ships which has mysteriously disappeared. We are to enter the sector, find the ship, confiscate/rescue the cargo and crew, and return it to Command as quickly as possible. Once completed, we will probably be reassigned to another crisis situation elsewhere. I don't foresee any major difficulties just yet, but one can never be too sure. It seems Intel has very little information on the sector, so we are going in a little blind, but what else is new? I just hope it's all worth the trouble.

On a personal note, it would seem that Wilson is becoming more adept with these new "powers" of his. I have no idea what they are, or how he got them, but it seems to be linked with our little escapade in the Larknon System. Well, as long as he doesn't get out of hand, everything should be fine; now, if I could only get him to help me in a few high-stakes sabacc games... I haven't cut a great profit in a long while at any kind of game of chance. Oh well, maybe I can get some good cargo to take with me to the Servais Sector; it would be nice to earn some cash for some "honest" work, seeing as how the Rebellion - errrr, I mean the New Republic still hasn't paid me yet.

As for this new team, I kind of like it already. The Phoenix Assault Team, as the General now refers to it, is rather well put together. Aside from Wilson, Ghrikk, and myself, there are the five new members I picked up today. Kent, who looks no more than 18, is a computer specialist/hacker, and a decent sniper on the side. Illyana, who is also extremely attractive, is an infiltration specialist and disguise artist. Maleena, the most muscular woman I have ever seen in my short life, is a close quarters combat specialist and martial artist. T.S. Magnum, a rather interesting and relaxed individual, is an experienced special warfare expert; he is skilled in almost everything one would need to know about small unit combat/tactics/covert warfare. Finally, there is Mikal. He's pretty much an enigma to everyone but Wilson; it seems the two know each other really well. I'm kind of suspicious, but that's just my nature. Well, I'd better turn in; we're departing early in the morning, and I need the rest.

Major Travis D., Captain NRS Phoenix

By Thomas Hill