Status: Failure

Operation

April Fools

Mission Objectives

Explore Thompson Island

Mission Summary

A late departure stunted our ability to rendezvous with the Grey Matter Transport, so the Thompson Island System became an icon of our lost hopes. Shortly after realizing this, Maggot Gropo's Cockpit on USB Sky King self-ejected, but he miraculously maintained control of the vessel.

The fleet was about 2 light years from base, so Gropo decided to brave the direct interface with the Boosters and Stabilizers, and continue on with the fleet to the Marine Industrial Complex, South-Boston System.

Temptation overshadowed Maggot Lone Wulfe's sense of reason, and he was compelled to overturn a number of Planetary Buoys within visual contact of a Storm Trooper... Needless to say the fleet was exposed, and asked to promptly leave the Marine Industrial compound.

L.W. made certain to rectify the alignment of the buoys, and made quick progress to Luna Buzzy's, where the fleet enjoyed mass quantities of grease particles.

With our replenished reactors, we made quick progression across the Longfellow Passage, through the Charles Asteroid Belt. Once through, we were drawn in to the immense psycho-gravitational field of the Great Globe, and thereafter bade farewell to a small break-away fleet, many of which returned to Fort Francis to return their ships, and align themselves horizontally for the evening.

We made our way to a nearby derby field, and commenced the SCUL2000 Derby season. The field was wrought with a fine sand-like substance, which made for intense competition. Maggot Scratch took the first win, and an amazing triumph was made by Maggot Bulldog and Maggot Mucus on derby #2, piloting and bombardeering USB Chrome Pony! A heavily damaged ship resulted in needing retrieval on Crimson Ghost by Mucas.

We attempted to derby again back on SCUL Territory, the derby field at Luna StarMarket near Fort Francis, but the fleet had depleted much of its reactor fuel, and we decided to bypass Derby #3, returned directly to fort.
Pilot Ship Points Promotion
Blue Persuasion Chrome Pony (Bombardier) 160.241   Aviator First Class
Bulldog Anger 244.854   Petty Officer Third Class
Dead By Dawn Pig Champion 148.399   Aviator First Class
Disco Inferno Chrome Pony 166.53   Aviator First Class
Diva Pestilence 91.1092   Aviator
Flasher Annihilation 230.55   Petty Officer Third Class
Gropo Sky King 295.883   Petty Officer Third Class
Hades Winter 151.647   Aviator First Class
Hera Rusty 88.0318   Aviator
Leftie Sloth 59.5978   Aviator
Midnight Mitchell Nighthawk (Bombardier) 169.187   Aviator First Class
Mucus Famine 144.575   Aviator First Class
Pig Pale Horse 88.3618   Aviator
Scratch Nighthawk 135.531   Aviator First Class
Scum Ez Raider 53.6721   Aviator
Sheesh Centvrion 74.9451   Aviator
Skunk Catastrophe 657.65   Senior Chief Petty Officer
Spackle Trez Bonz 106.773   Aviator First Class
Sparky Will Stutley 173.256   Aviator First Class
Tex Pride 164.197   Aviator First Class
Trouble Mjollnir 194.667   Aviator First Class
Twisted Mike Black Death 243.582   Petty Officer Third Class
WalTor Singularity 318.032   Petty Officer Second Class
Zeus Spring 209.663   Petty Officer Third Class
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Taskforce Pilot
Mission Leader Skunk
Deck Officer Skunk
Navigator Skunk
Tailgunner WalTor
Tool Bag Lone Wulfe
Still Cam Skunk
Airlock Skunk
Life Support 1 Skunk
Damage Control Skunk
Mission Debriefer Bulldog
Mission Reporter Gropo
Cleaner Skunk

Mission Parameters

DivisionMAD
Date2000.04.01
Mission LeaderSkunk
Mission Size 24 pilots
OriginFort Francis
DestinationThompson Island
Light Years10.400
G-Well Activity1.896
Technical Rating4.004