As the Marauder jumped out of system in pursuit of the Charlotte, Terrus brought his shuttle to a halt, recognizing he no longer needed to be fleeing, as there was no threat.
Flicking several switches, Terrus scanned the system, and, sure enough, found an escape pod with a standard Federation distress beacon attached not too far from the system center. Re-powering up the engines, Matt let Gem know he was no longer landing, and made his way out to pick up the pod. He'd have to make his mining run later that day.
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