Badgey initially just wants Rutherford dead, and doesn't care who he has to kill to make that happen. When Rutherford escapes the bridge of the Drookmaki ship and Badgey can't find him, Badgey decides to kill everyone on the Cerritos to get to Rutherford. When that plot is foiled, Badgey ups the ante by threatening to destroy every spacefaring race in the quadrant.
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Revenge by Proxy
Badgey initially just wants Rutherford dead, and doesn't care who he has to kill to make that happen. When Rutherford escapes the bridge of the Drookmaki ship and Badgey can't find him, Badgey decides to kill everyone on the Cerritos to get to Rutherford. When that plot is foiled, Badgey ups the ante by threatening to destroy every spacefaring race in the quadrant.
