When everything was ready,double and triple checked it was time to act.
First they went to the battle control center to get everything ready.
The team this time was larger than before.
It consisted of: Tommy,Simon,Paul,Anne and David.
Setting everything up took more than 3 hours but after that they were ready to take control of the first four sub control centers.
Anne stayed in the control center so that she could monitor the bypasses as they came online.
The rest separated into two groups: Simon and Paul went to get the fuel systems under their control while Tommy and David went to the life support and resources collection systems.
Setting up the bypasses was a precise work and they couldn't afford any mistakes.
It was a nerve wrecking job but after about two hours the first one came online.
Anny checked if it worked as intended and to her great relief there was nothing wrong.
As the night passed the devices came online one after the other and they all worked as intended.
After she gained access to the systems the first thing that Anne did was to take away the possibility of turning off the life support next was taking control of the fuel to deny the nobles the possibility of cutting it off after that she uploaded a program she wrote that allowed her to control the distribution of the materials around the station.
That last one was necessary because as of right now someone had to be constantly present in the control room to monitor the situation and that meant that they couldn't work.
The problem was that if they didnt sell some materials or bought anything from the shop for some time it would probably get the people monitoring them suspicious.
So now with the addition of the material gathering group it was quite easy to tweak the amount of the materials that were delivered to the platform and assign some of them to herself and the rest of the monitoring crew.
Another reason to install this program was to find out how many materials were produced every month so that when the time came to start building their own ship they would know how much they needed to leave for the ship that collected them.
The last thing they wanted was to be found out because they didn't leave enough materials.
When they were sure that they succeeded Anne and Paul stayed behind to monitor the bypasses. Paul wanted to try and repair some of the damage done to the rest of the equipment in the control room.
When they came back the rest of the group was excited and happy that the first phase of the plan worked and they finally achieved something more than just scouting the area.
After some congratulations and patting on the back everyone went to get some rest.
All of them understood that it was just the beginning and the time to celebrate will come when they are free and far away from the reach of the nobles.
The next month went by and everything was working according to plan.
Another 10 people had gotten rid of the influence of the drug and after some explanations they all decided to help however they could.
Tommy was actually astonished that so far all of the people that they freed from the influence of the drug agreed to help.
But after thinking about it for a while he came to the conclusion that all of them hated nobles for what they did to them before and after exile.
Now having 25 people to work with, it would be easier to gather the materials and if everything went as planned they would take full control of the station within the next three months.
Anne informed him that the next time they had some bypass ready they needed to take control of the power distribution and material distribution so that she could start to divert some of the materials for their ship.
Right now it was hard to stop people from working at their full capacity because everyone knew that they needed materials for devices allowing them to take control of the station.
Actually someone even suggested cutting an entrance to the other side but that idea was shot down because it would be almost impossible to hide something like that.
Tommy and his group also had to admit that they didn't know anything about anyone else before they got rid of the drug in their systems.
In this second batch they also found some people with useful skills :the two ex soldiers ,a professional salvager and a nurse were welcomed additions and they observed an actual teamwork among everyone ,especially when they worked on the ships together.
-Everything is going well,now all we need to do is wait to get more parts.
Said Simon one day when they were discussing their plans once again.
-Yes you're right but it's getting frustrating just waiting for everything and holding back when we all know that we could do so much more.
Tommy was getting restless lately,he knew that he had to be patient but it was hard.
-Don't worry ,just a little longer and we will be able to let loose.
Alice tried to cheer him up.
They all knew that with only three more bypasses they could really push their plan ahead and everyone in the gathering group could stop holding back on the material gathering.
-For now all we can do is wait, but after you take control of the material distribution,matter converters and power distribution then I'll show you what true dismantling looks like.
It was Garry who was a professional salvager and knew how to dismantle almost any ship in record time.
-I know all that,I'm just complaining for the sake of complaining,it probably has something to do with being polish.
-Oh and what have you, being Polish, got to do with complaining?
Alice asked with curiosity plastered all over her face.
-It's just something my father once said,that in my homeland everybody complains about something for no other reason than to just complain.
-Wait a second! You were born on earth?
Simon interjected with a stunned expression.
-Yes me and my sister were born on earth.My family emigrated when i was 5 years old, why do you look like it's a big deal?
-Because it is a big deal.
Simon finally remembered how to speak.
-Listen Tommy if the nobles ever find out that you're from earth they will stop at nothing to get their hands on you.
-He's right ,the people from earth have better immune systems than almost anyone except the augments and their wounds heal a lot faster than normal.
This actually explains a lot about how you were able to survive the injuries my scanner detected.
Alice supported Simon's opinion.
And about your sister,her chances just went up to at least 1% or maybe even 2% depending on herself and if the nobles did not decide to get rid of her after the procedure.
But if they didn't and she survived then it's only a matter of time before they discover that she's from earth.
Alice finished with a very serious face.
Tommy felt like he was just struck by lightning.
He already came to terms with the death of his sister ,but now he had hope again.
Chances were minimal but it was a whole lot more than what he had a minute ago.
-Tommy,I know you want to believe that she is alive and you want to rescue her but if she really is alive and those bastards discover her origin then they will probably hide her in some secret location and use her to get the next hair to the family.
Said Simon with a very serious face and a shame in his eyes.
-How do you know that?
Alice asked .
-Because I was sent here for disobeying an order to capture a young girl from earth for the Serrano family.