I enter the recreation area and take a seat. The couch is a little worn but that only makes it feel more home-like. I could easily get used to calling this ship home!

I was looking forward to having drinks with Jimmy and the doc later tonight. Thinking of drinks, I look towards the drinks cabinet. Someone has left it open.

Walking over to it , I look inside and am shocked to find it empty! Someone has taken all the drinks from it!

The drinks in the cabinet were supposed to be for us all to share. Someone has abused my genorousity by drinking the whole lot - before we'd even set sail!

Then I remembered that my bag of money was missing from my quarters. I was sure I had put it in my draw... a dark thought crosses my mind - we must have a thief onboard!

Greatly disturbed I rush from the recreation room onto the deck and send a message to my security cheif - Sergeant 'Phoenix' Sheppard.

[o] Mr. Sheppard this is Captain Warner, could I see you on the deck please, I believe there is a thief at the port! [o]

Yes Captain Sir, What appears to be the Touble Here?

"Ah Sergeant Sheppard, sorry to call you to here at such a late hour" I say as the large man approaches me. I look at the scar on his face and wonder what he has been through in his life.
"I believe there is a thief onboard the ship. A bag of my money is missing and all the drinks from the recreation area."

I can see that 'Pheonix' Sheppard is already thinking things through in his head.

"We must get to the bottom of this before we set sail. I will not allow this criminal to get away with this! The thief must be someone who is onboard - Sheppard I'm counting on you as the head of security on my ship - find the criminal!"

(PS - this is the first part of the RPG, so should mainly be played here on the deck )

Right Sir", i Said, "If there's one thing i hate above all, its a member of your own platoon that steals from the Rest of us!"

I turned, away from the Captain, in disgust, I couldn't abide thieves. During several of my tours in the Middle East, i had come across renegade troops that raided our supplies, OUR OWN TROOPS!!!!!, thats makes me sooo mad.

Thinking back, i remembered that i had seen that Mr Cander, falling about like a drunken madman, near sickbay. I decided that that's where i would start my investigation...

"Leave this to me Captain!" i said, grinding my teeth, with sheer disgust

I nooded my head in agreement - although I had my doubts that it was Mr Cander.

"I think we should get everyone up on deck," I said, "keep everyone in one place."

I went into the control room to send messages to them all.

I had just brought the last item from my quaters to the Medical Bay, finally repairing the damage from the night before, when I got the Captain's message. I made my way there as fast as possible - in fact, I was the first to arrive.

I greeted the captain as he brought me up to speed on the situation.
"A thief you say? Surely, this is not the start we want to our journey?"

I waited for the others to join us...

On my way back to the Main Deck, after getting a message to meet everyone, I suddenly noticed something in the shadows, something just wasn't right, could we have a stowaway on board?

I will soon discover if thats the case, I thought to myself, and made my way to the Main Deck, joining the Doc

"Captain Sir! Doc!" i said, acknowledging their presence.


Taking the Captain to one side, i Whispered in his ear, "Sir, i believe we may have a stowaway on board. I'm not sure but i will find out the truth, once i catch the thief."

I had snuck onto the ship and was creaping around a corner when I saw Captain Warner standing with two of his crew mates.

Quickly I turned a different direction. Luckily no one saw me! Now to continue with my plan!

"It's probably best you don't mention that to the rest of the crew," I say to Sheppard, "wait until we have some proof."

I then go back to the doc.
"This is not how I wanted to start the journey no," I say, "But it's better something goes wrong now rather then later."

All there was left to do was wait for everyone else to turn up. One of them was the thief!

the thief also stole my pictures from my bedroom of my wife, the thief must be onboard and must be caught we cannot go on this voyage with a traitor on board

esecially if hes stealing the booze

jimmy