The young Itani girl was looking at the scar on Obsidian’s right hand. Obsidian turned to the girl and said, “every scar comes with a story” do you want to hear this scar’s story?

The little girl looked up at Obsidian and mutely nodded.

Fine, then,

It all began with a hail

Hail from TGFT. May the storms be low and the profits be high....

T’was a grave day as I entered the sector in Sedina B
There were many, many guilds fighting in a great battle
I had my cargo of chemicals and there was a station waiting for it
It was a dangerous place.
I had to make it through.
I had to make it.

Then over the radio came <Baron Koob> “you're going DOWN traderperson!”
And on my radar a red blip began to grow
T’was the Baron,
the Baron of Koob
That mighty pirate with his scarf wound round his neck.

Well this poor trader knew what she had to do in the face of that evil pirate of Koob
I knew my maud would be no match for him so I threw on the overblasters and headed towards the roids in hopes that I could shake that Baron, Baron of Koob
Well I was a closing in on the roid when a great while light filled the screen
T’was the Baron, the Baron of Koob

He was a closing in with all his guns a blaze an' over the radio I heard him cry

LET MORTAL COMBAT BEGIN!

To a trader it's not about death, but life....

So I started to turn...

My TPG sparrows sang as I fired at the Baron, the Baron Koob

As they made thier target I gave out a battle cry

LET'S DANCE!!!

Bobbing and weaving, ducking and dodging, I bravely fought that Baron, the Baron of Koob

I was hit!!!

My right booster was on fire!

I fought to keep my ship from drifting off course

I tried evasive maneuvers
I was able to avoid most of the shots from the Baron

But then I realized that if I continued I was going to lose because I was running out of fuel and my ship was becoming harder to control.

So instead of running I decided to fly head-on to fight that Baron, the Baron of Koob

I clicked on the throttle and gunned it for his ship. I looked for the crosshairs to lock on and I fired volley after volley

FLASH!!!

I was hit by the Baron
My view screen was flooded with light
My heart started pounding...
It was now or never

I pushed the remaining fuel into the engines and decided to test my might.
With one final burst of gunfire I heard my sparrows sing with unimaginable power

KABOOM!!
Obsidian destroyed Baron Koob

[04/20/06 16:11:09] 28b4f0[444] <Baron Koob> Next time, cruel traderperson! Next time!

The Baron was dead!!
That Baron of Koob!!

I lived to tell the tale of the great Baron Koob

With a badly damaged ship, I headed for the station.
As I disembarked in the hanger bay I noticed how battle-scarred my ship was and realized that next time I run into the Baron I may not be so lucky...

If anyone will listen I will show the scar and tell the tale of the "Baron Koob" So that traders everywhere will know and learn, if you ever see that Baron, the Baron of Koob, remember this:

Fear his battle cry for with him it is always MORTAL COMBAT!

/me applauds wildly

Very well done! <applauds>

Way to go, Obsidian!