I take six men with me. My gut is telling me why Walters hasn’t reported back, but I don’t listen to it. I don’t want to think of that possibility.
Yet it seemed like the only one. The gray ooze from the nest egg dissolves a ship’s hull directly under it, give them access to the [...]
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Getting the civilians off the ship was easy. They all understood the severity of the situation and what was at risk. The harder part was getting the rest of the crew on the same page as I was.
“They want to do what to the ship?”
“You heard me Sergeant.” Walters is a good man. He’s a [...]
I take another deep breath. I hate dealing with Command. I reach out, open the door and take a step inside the command deck.
Despite my feelings for the current state of Command, the Command deck itself still fills me with a sense of pride. No mater what disgraces the current leadership of the Navy brings [...]
Learning how to combat the Scarabs didn’t make it any easier. Their random pattern of attack infuriated our commanders. Combined with a time frame of less then 30 minutes between the nest egg landing and the planet being lost, there wasn’t much we were able to do.
Finally the leaders of our great Federation decided that [...]
Walking down the hall to the command deck, I can’t help but think of how much I’ve grown to hate Command. Feelings not suitable for a senior officer, I know. As a kid the only thing I wished for was to be able to fly in the Navy like my grandfather; be a Captain [...]
Darkness surrounds me. Scattered throughout the endless black are countless pinpricks of light reminding me of my insignificance.
I take a deep breath. I hate EVAs.
I slowly turn myself around and face the ship. Another breath and I grab a one of the ladder’s rungs next to the airlock’s door. I pull myself up [...]
