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before
the Spacebridge shuddered and deactivated, leaving nothing but
empty space around it.
“ Get me Admiral
Anderson on the horn. Something is going on out here, and I don’t
like it!”
Her communications
officer replied smartly and went about getting a connection to the
main command center in the System. Captain Tinychai, in the
meantime, turned her attention back to the area of space where the
Spacebridge had been. The remains of the crippled Alliance ship
were still out there, as well as a hidden civilian transport and
shuttles. She sighed before turning to her XO.
“This isn’t good. I need drones out there to check
the ship.”
She turned and pointed to the transport.
“ As for her, get a
boarding party on board. I want her Captain brought aboard for
questioning.”
Her XO saluted and
turned to his console.
“ Captain, Admiral
Anderson is on the line,” her communications officer called
out.
She nodded and
pressed the button, activating the audio and video connection at
her end. The face of the aged but experienced Admiral
appeared.
“ What is it
Captain?” he asked, almost in a bored tone.
“ Admiral,
we’v e just located the remains of a
derelict ship, as well as a T’Kari Raiding ship. We assume it is
one of those that have been attacking T’Kari colonies in the
area.”
“And?”
“ Well, Sir, Spartan
from the APS Corporation was also here. He was on board the Raider
vessel when they entered an uncharted Spacebridge. It has now
closed, and there is no sign of the ship, or of Spartan and his
operatives.”
This news seemed to get the Admiral’s attention. He
paused as he considered the news he’d just received.
“ Secure the area and
lay out surveillance probes. I will be in touch shortly.”
The screen went blank, and she was left to consider her
options. She was a young Captain, perhaps the youngest in the
fleet, but she was also known for playing by the rules and taking
no chances. If what Spartan had said was true, then something
suspicious was going on, right under their noses.
Whatever
is happening out here, I’m going to figur e it out, she thought
seriously before turning to her navigator.
“ Bring up all the
charts for this region of space and overlay functioning,
collapsed , and potential Spacebridge
sites. Things are not as they seem.”
CHAPTER FOUR
New Charon was the first Star System to be colonized
in the rich cluster known as the Orion Nebula. Just months after
the arrival of ANS Beagle, great fleets of military and civilian
ships spread through its moons and planets. New Spacebridges would
eventually be constructed and the great Network expanded to include
dozens and finally hundreds of stars. Few realized how New Charon
would become the Nexus of a myriad of peoples, our own
included.
A Concise Guide to Interstellar Travel
Teresa entered the
conference room aboard ANS Beagle with some feeling of trepidation
in her heart. Alongside her walked the great bulk of Gun, the
leader of the Jötnar, and right now, the only person she could
honestly trust. As she moved inside, she thought back to the
message she’d just received from the APS Corporation’s head office.
A number of the senior executives had sold off their stock, and she
half expected a hostile move to occur at any moment. Teresa really
wished for it to just be over so she could get out of the business.
Inside the room, she spotted the figure of Admiral Anderson, as
well as several Alliance and T’Kari officials, and her attention
immediately turned to them. The door shut behind them and Gun
looked to her, a suspicious look on his face.
Okay, what the hell has Spartan done now?
The Admiral beckoned
for her to sit down , and she calmly
complied. If it had been anybody else, she would have remained
upright, but Anderson was a man with which both she and Spartan had
a long history. They’d met during the operation to rescue Spartan
at Prometheus and had worked together ever since on
the Spacebridge shuddered and deactivated, leaving nothing but
empty space around it.
“ Get me Admiral
Anderson on the horn. Something is going on out here, and I don’t
like it!”
Her communications
officer replied smartly and went about getting a connection to the
main command center in the System. Captain Tinychai, in the
meantime, turned her attention back to the area of space where the
Spacebridge had been. The remains of the crippled Alliance ship
were still out there, as well as a hidden civilian transport and
shuttles. She sighed before turning to her XO.
“This isn’t good. I need drones out there to check
the ship.”
She turned and pointed to the transport.
“ As for her, get a
boarding party on board. I want her Captain brought aboard for
questioning.”
Her XO saluted and
turned to his console.
“ Captain, Admiral
Anderson is on the line,” her communications officer called
out.
She nodded and
pressed the button, activating the audio and video connection at
her end. The face of the aged but experienced Admiral
appeared.
“ What is it
Captain?” he asked, almost in a bored tone.
“ Admiral,
we’v e just located the remains of a
derelict ship, as well as a T’Kari Raiding ship. We assume it is
one of those that have been attacking T’Kari colonies in the
area.”
“And?”
“ Well, Sir, Spartan
from the APS Corporation was also here. He was on board the Raider
vessel when they entered an uncharted Spacebridge. It has now
closed, and there is no sign of the ship, or of Spartan and his
operatives.”
This news seemed to get the Admiral’s attention. He
paused as he considered the news he’d just received.
“ Secure the area and
lay out surveillance probes. I will be in touch shortly.”
The screen went blank, and she was left to consider her
options. She was a young Captain, perhaps the youngest in the
fleet, but she was also known for playing by the rules and taking
no chances. If what Spartan had said was true, then something
suspicious was going on, right under their noses.
Whatever
is happening out here, I’m going to figur e it out, she thought
seriously before turning to her navigator.
“ Bring up all the
charts for this region of space and overlay functioning,
collapsed , and potential Spacebridge
sites. Things are not as they seem.”
CHAPTER FOUR
New Charon was the first Star System to be colonized
in the rich cluster known as the Orion Nebula. Just months after
the arrival of ANS Beagle, great fleets of military and civilian
ships spread through its moons and planets. New Spacebridges would
eventually be constructed and the great Network expanded to include
dozens and finally hundreds of stars. Few realized how New Charon
would become the Nexus of a myriad of peoples, our own
included.
A Concise Guide to Interstellar Travel
Teresa entered the
conference room aboard ANS Beagle with some feeling of trepidation
in her heart. Alongside her walked the great bulk of Gun, the
leader of the Jötnar, and right now, the only person she could
honestly trust. As she moved inside, she thought back to the
message she’d just received from the APS Corporation’s head office.
A number of the senior executives had sold off their stock, and she
half expected a hostile move to occur at any moment. Teresa really
wished for it to just be over so she could get out of the business.
Inside the room, she spotted the figure of Admiral Anderson, as
well as several Alliance and T’Kari officials, and her attention
immediately turned to them. The door shut behind them and Gun
looked to her, a suspicious look on his face.
Okay, what the hell has Spartan done now?
The Admiral beckoned
for her to sit down , and she calmly
complied. If it had been anybody else, she would have remained
upright, but Anderson was a man with which both she and Spartan had
a long history. They’d met during the operation to rescue Spartan
at Prometheus and had worked together ever since on
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