Added (18 Mar 2012, 10:51 AM)
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The Eclipse pirates were wrong on several accounts; partially through a tremendous lack of scouting ability that would have benefited them greatly, and partly through an apparent lack of knowledge. At the moment, the Cardan-II's shields were up; not because it expected trouble, but because there were no craft transferring aboard and because having shields in place helped defer strikes from micro-meteorites all the way up to slightly larger pieces of space debris, especially portions of the Arquetins-class frigates that Monor II had self-destructed, and had been seen drifting past. One could also argue that the prior tense feeling had not gone fully away from the Druckenwellian workers, especially with the detonation of the gifted vessels to Monor II that were intended to help defend the station. Nonetheless, Senator Lomen Ryuun was due quite soon for a visit, and it was also for this reason in particular; the Senator conducting a goodwill tour of the sector prior to attending the Chandaar blockade, that things were in tip-top shape.

It was for this reason that, prior to Senator Ryuun's visit with his single escort vessel, the Tartan-class patrol cruiser Monsoon was on station to ensure things were running smoothly and to organize the greeting and escort which would include the station's two squadrons of TIE fighters and quartet of Lambda-class shuttles doing some fancy acrobatics and such. It was for this reason that, when Eclipse dropped out of hyperspace, his CR90's sensors might well note that there were twenty-eight small craft, as well as a larger, two-hundred and fifty meter vessels near the station, a station that, as he'd soon come to learn, was not actually orbiting Monor II, as he might have known had he sent a scouting patrol. Instead, he and his six Headhunters wasted valuable minutes and the element of surprise on a station that wasn't actually in orbit where he was searching, but more than three-hundred kilometers distant and on the very edge of Monor II's influence.

All of this would lead to the fact that both station and the Monsoon would notice the activity, as soon as they emerged in fact, for they were expecting Senator Ryuun, and all trade vessels had been deferred to the far side of Monor II for the next several hours; the Druckenwell cirrifog transport freighters, of which there were five presently, were docked at the station itself for now. The captain of the Monsoon hailed the CR90 moments after it emerged and began flying some strange pattern, presumably searching Monor II's orbit for the station. "Unknown vessel with Headhunter escort, you are presently in the expected flight path of Senator Lomen Ryuun of Druckenwell. Advise you come about to heading six-zero-zero." The advised heading would take the CR90 on a reverse course and around the planet, where the elements of other shipping companies, including Dorvalla Universal and the LGMC currently were housed; their own transports in orbit and all.

For the moment, obviously, the Eclipse pirates would not be able to simply swoop in and attack, but might well be forced to revise their strategy. Of course, they could always push the attack now, but the element of surprise would be lost. Either way, their initial planned assault would not be able to occur, largely because of a marked lack of scouting and foresight.