Originally by: Mahrin Skel

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Let me tell you a little story about TCWS's first day in Querious, before they joined FIX, and were just BoB renters. It happened to be the same day as the second attempt to plant an Outpost in ED-. About 4 hours before DT, we started the egg anchoring. A fleet of IRON, IAC, and random others started coming down the A2 pipe, the main FIX fleet moved north to cut them off, then chased them past 9CG towards the route to FAT. Around 30 TCWS were left to watch the Efa gate in 3-F as the egg was anchored ("Here, new guy, watch that gate").

Just then, around 100 -A- loggonski'd in Tzashrah (one system past Efa, yes they obviously had intel). The main FIX fleet was in K-L, about 8 jumps away. TCWS held their ground at the Efa gate, as a force 3 times their size, with more fleet-rigged BS than their entire force, came through the gate and completely destroyed them, trying to buy enough time for the FIX fleet to return and guard the egg.

What happened after that was epic, hour after hour of FIX and TCWS pilots getting blown up and podded, jumping into anything they had that could fly, and throwing themselves at the enemy. At the worst of it, we were fighter-bombing in shuttles and rookie frigates armed with civilian lasers. And TCWS was right there with us, fighting to defend a station egg that at that time they weren't even going to be allowed by their rental agreement with BoB to dock in. FIX was fighting for our new home, TCWS was fighting purely for honor, giving their all in one of the most desperate and momentous battles Eve has ever seen.
--Dave

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