Outer space, Damocles
"Your Majesty, your spaceship has been retrieved along with the culprits that commandeered it. Among the culprits were civilian tourists…" a 3-star officer reported.
"Mere tourists dare to cause this Emperor trouble?" Emperor Polemos showed signs of contempt before he ordered, "Assign them the lowest rank citizenship and throw them into hard labor."
"They shall work like slaves to atone for their sins!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" the 3-star officer answered, but then he shortly hesitated, "But…"
"What else?"
Emperor Polemos glanced back at the 3-star officer with a frown.
"Among the tourists, we also captured the Federation's Regulators. They claim to have been caught in the mess while trying to stop the tourist from tampering with the controls, but this subordinate is unable to confirm the truth of the matter."
"How would you like to deal with them, Your Majesty?" the 3-star officer inquired shortly after.