The Captain smiled upon seeing the old freighter start making its move towards the shipping lanes away from the station. He swiveled his chair partially around to where he could clearly see the communications officer. "Lieutenant, Encode to Section Command 31. Investigating possible location of Priority Security concerns. Have secured possible link and proceeding first contact objective. Requesting actions level. Send." "Yes, Captain. The officer turned back to his console even as the Captain swiveled back to face the view screen. "A cohort to pirate activity, pirates themselves, and missing archaeological artifacts, and a renegade doctor plus her staff." The Captain stated evenly. "My. My. This is getting more and more interesting by the moment." He chuckled lightly. ""Wait until the freighter is beyond sensor range, lock onto the transponder and match speed. Let's see where this leads us."