It all started with decoding node 09 of Sansha relay. Which gave us Hakeri (4 populated planets), Horir (4 populated planets) and Huttaken (3 populated planets). H-systems. Sounds like porn.
Saturday we set up a vigil, waited for some time and went back home.
No idea who came up with times – 20:00 to 21:00 Eve time. Then there was evacuation when I got my Fenrir and even picked up a few thousands of refugees in Horir.
The next part is when I hopped into my ECM Blackbird and went to Horir. We're sitting, waiting for those freaks to come and taste our guns and the next thing I know is that we're heading to Afkanat. Horir wings go to Afkanat, Hakeri wings head to Odatrik.
In Afkanat there was some intense action which finished with Citisen Astur losing her (its!) Chimera. In few minutes it reappears in Odatrik in another Chimera and loses it too. And then there are reports of yet another incursion in Amamake. Our fleet is split into two halves across the universe, there are reports of RED fleet engaging Sanshas in Amamake and our FC decides that we don't go in there.
Then that CONCORD officer, Dorgiers or what was his name says that we should keep watching those H-systems and also keep an eye on Antem for some obscure reason known only to him. So I fly to Horir, then to Huttaken, then back to Horir and suddenly I see Sansha hole appearing right in front of me. We have a fight and close two holes (same shit goes on in other systems as well) then strange stuff begins — spikey ships appear, fly around, then disappear. And totally no Sansha dropships. They aren't here for humans.
Then Dorgiers says that Citizen Astur is haxoring something secret in Antem. And shouting in Antem local about "50 minutes left until I get all the secret porn decrypted and downloaded." Of two ways to Antem everyone picks longer but safer. We hug Antem gate and when about 10 minutes left until Astur got all the porn downloaded we jump into system and warp to our scout who has probed Astur's Wyvers. Local pirates flee from our combined fleet of about 20-30 ships of all sorts. And then we help Dorgiers' Nyx punch that Wyvern, switching our fire towards local pirates when those show up. When Wyvern goes down, one of those crazy Sansha loyalists comes in Archon. And we whack that one too.
So far it was ok as I felt being in a fleet and having a support and even if our equipment wasn't top-notch, we weren't really afraid of pirates. But then I wave goodbye to everyone and attempt to go back to Pen myself. Through low-sec. It all goes smooth until I jump into Atarli. That's when I see half a dozen pilots in local and a moment later I see them all around me hugging the gate.
I have already learned that if I'm in a quick frigate, I should burn back to the gate. But I'm in slow-ass Blackbird which is totally unfitted for a fight. 6 ECMs, 3 missile launchers and ECM-boosting stuff. No way I can survive if they engage me. But then I think — What the hell? This ship is designed to be cheap, I'm ready to lose it, and in I jump I will be in high-sec already and I even have a spare ship there!
So I initiate the warp. They start locking me but I warp before I'm scrambled. Either those guys were slow or they didn't feel like killing a single Blackbird. Both are unlikely actually. So I warp to a planet, then warp to a safespot, then warp out to high-sec. And head home.
Now that I'm thinking about why they let me go, I'm suspecting that either they didn't want to aggress as they were on their way somewhere or they were suspecting I'm just a scout or bait for a larger fleet. These cases make me feel better, but back then it was really heart-pumping situation for me.
Yeah, running alone through gate camp is indeed a lot more intense then fighting in a group. Even in a small group.
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