Clearly, we were showing them up. We made all of this seem like child's play. It made them resent us. To be fair, our reputation proceeded us. We meddled in the military and disrupted their plans. Getting into their business and forcing them to come to the table with the cyborgs was not what everyone wanted. There were humans in the ranks of the armed forces that were just as genocidal as the most malicious Conqueror faction cyborgs. That was a big problem. Our treaties had already come close to breaking down in Void Clan. It was a special case, but it was something to keep in mind going forward. We were not going to be everywhere. Both sides could do things to get their own goals furthered. Goals that would harm the other factions was a cause for great concern. Void Clan was a refugee camp that harbored many criminals and enemies of the government. I would also want to get them all under control. If Void Clan did not have the will or know how on pacifying and disarming the criminals in their own settlement, that was a big problem. It was a problem that could only snowball.
Our mandate was now to get 15 human criminals. After all the warring that the syndicates had been doing in the quadrant, that criminal label extended to the participating syndicates here. Exterminus and Phobia were just as valid of a target as the random bank robber or scrapper. Bringing in a syndicate member would bring in more clout than a random NPC. That is what the 3 of us would be going for. It only took a little bit of time for us to find another skirmish going on. This time, it was a bunch of Phobia members getting into a gun fight with several PEA units. It was impossible to tell whether the cyborgs were Researchers or Conquerors. They only way to know for sure was to make ourselves known. Even having them shoot at us was not a sure fire way of knowing. We were still not on the best of terms with Sonic Clan. They did not trust us further than they could throw us. That was a wise stance to take. We had nothing to lose. They could lose everything. If they started shooting at us after we took out the members of Phobia, they were totally Conquerors. They really wanted our blood.
Rushing into the fray we managed to insert ourselves into the fight well enough. We needed to bring back prisoners. That meant that they needed to be alive. It was a bit harder than just shooting them or using magic. The 3 of us had to run in and beat them into unconsciousness. We had managed to take out 5 of them before the fight was over. When they human syndicate members were no longer attacking, the PEA units stopped firing at us. It was a good start. Brett asked if they were from the Sonic transmission hub. They confirmed it. All of them were Researchers. That did not mean they were happy to see us. They certainly were not appreciative of our help. They all wanted to know what we were planning to do with the captured combatants. Their mission was to eliminate them all. We managed to bribe them. All cyborgs wanted a reward for their hard work. There was very little that were more valued than sexual upgrades. They were willing to take a hit and fail this mission if they could walk away with a literal treasure. Medical officers could install them. Everyone walked away happy.
