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if remembering a similar experience. "Did you enjoy learning?"
"Only the sessions where I had to take the weapons apart and put them back together again. The chief had to change the silhouettes to bull's-eyes; otherwise, I probably would never have hit the target." I gave him a wry smile.
"I'm sure he would be pleased with his student." Pannell walked down the line, watching and occasionally giving advice.
"That was a wakeup call," Adrian said as we left the range. "I didn't realize how easy it is to lose the skill. I would have failed to qualify if I had taken the test today. Worse, I couldn't have defended myself even if I had remembered how to get the safety off." He gave an embarrassed laugh.
"I qualified just last year, but in truth, in an emergency I know my reactions would have been too slow." Rich shook his head. "Because I doubt raiders hesitate."
* * *
"Well, we know your prey is creative. Why attack a ship full of marines when you can get desperate people to do it for you for nothing?" MacLin said at the evening meal that night. "I doubt they expected them to actually kill you, just to infect the crew and maybe your team."
"That would have been a nightmare. Hundreds die or are wounded in an encounter with an enemy cruiser, but most of the wounded recover over time. Almost no one recovers from the Coaca Virus," Jordan said. "Whoever you’re chasing, they're evil."
"I'm increasing the team's security. There’s no doubt they know the current NIA agents are the same team that broke the smugglers ring, and they’re smart enough to see them as a threat," Pannell said. "So they'll try again."
"I agree. Tighten security on the ship as well. Consider us at war with the raiders." MacLin took a sip of wine as he evaluated each of us. "What are your plans, if you don't mind telling us?"
"We'll identify the person on Eastar who provided the raiders with the details and access they needed," said Adrian. "Then ... we need to establish how they communicated, and finally to find the link between the inside person and the raiders."
* * *
The shuttle delivered us to the Naval Headquarters complex on the outskirts of York City, the capital of Eastar and the central government of the United Alliance of Stars. There, we were escorted to NIA Headquarters and into a conference room, where we were served drinks while we waited.
After only a short wait, a commander and two lieutenants entered, followed by Admiral Lultrel.
"Attention," one of the lieutenants shouted, and we braced to attention.
"At ease and relax," Lultrel said as she came walking over to me. "Congratulations, Commander Paulus. I see you still haven't learned how to speak to captains." She laughed as she shook my hand. "I don't think anyone ever envisioned an NIA agent giving orders to the captain of a war cruiser. At least this time you won't get a letter of reprimand." She smiled and took the seat at the head of the table. "Sit. I'll let each of you introduce yourself and then I like to be brought up to date on your activities." She looked to the major who was standing toward the rear of the room against the wall.
"I'm Major Pannell. I've been assigned to provide the team's security, ma'am. The raiders don't appear to like them."
Lultrel sighed and I could feel her concern, almost panic. "You've my permission to stick to them like glue." She then nodded to the commander who sat to her right.
"I'm Commander Wright. I manage day-to-day activities at this office." He looked to his right and nodded.
"I'm Lieutenant Cooper. I worked on the robbery of the Eastar Art Gallery." She nodded to her right.
"I'm Lieutenant Vetter. I assisted on the Eastar Art robbery." He smiled at me where I sat across from him before nodding to Gannon, who sat next to me.
"I'm Lieutenant Gannon, temporarily assigned to the NIA team out of Oxax." He hurriedly looked to me with a feeling of relief.
"I'm Commander Paulus, a member of the NIA team out of Oxax," I said just as Red
"Only the sessions where I had to take the weapons apart and put them back together again. The chief had to change the silhouettes to bull's-eyes; otherwise, I probably would never have hit the target." I gave him a wry smile.
"I'm sure he would be pleased with his student." Pannell walked down the line, watching and occasionally giving advice.
"That was a wakeup call," Adrian said as we left the range. "I didn't realize how easy it is to lose the skill. I would have failed to qualify if I had taken the test today. Worse, I couldn't have defended myself even if I had remembered how to get the safety off." He gave an embarrassed laugh.
"I qualified just last year, but in truth, in an emergency I know my reactions would have been too slow." Rich shook his head. "Because I doubt raiders hesitate."
* * *
"Well, we know your prey is creative. Why attack a ship full of marines when you can get desperate people to do it for you for nothing?" MacLin said at the evening meal that night. "I doubt they expected them to actually kill you, just to infect the crew and maybe your team."
"That would have been a nightmare. Hundreds die or are wounded in an encounter with an enemy cruiser, but most of the wounded recover over time. Almost no one recovers from the Coaca Virus," Jordan said. "Whoever you’re chasing, they're evil."
"I'm increasing the team's security. There’s no doubt they know the current NIA agents are the same team that broke the smugglers ring, and they’re smart enough to see them as a threat," Pannell said. "So they'll try again."
"I agree. Tighten security on the ship as well. Consider us at war with the raiders." MacLin took a sip of wine as he evaluated each of us. "What are your plans, if you don't mind telling us?"
"We'll identify the person on Eastar who provided the raiders with the details and access they needed," said Adrian. "Then ... we need to establish how they communicated, and finally to find the link between the inside person and the raiders."
* * *
The shuttle delivered us to the Naval Headquarters complex on the outskirts of York City, the capital of Eastar and the central government of the United Alliance of Stars. There, we were escorted to NIA Headquarters and into a conference room, where we were served drinks while we waited.
After only a short wait, a commander and two lieutenants entered, followed by Admiral Lultrel.
"Attention," one of the lieutenants shouted, and we braced to attention.
"At ease and relax," Lultrel said as she came walking over to me. "Congratulations, Commander Paulus. I see you still haven't learned how to speak to captains." She laughed as she shook my hand. "I don't think anyone ever envisioned an NIA agent giving orders to the captain of a war cruiser. At least this time you won't get a letter of reprimand." She smiled and took the seat at the head of the table. "Sit. I'll let each of you introduce yourself and then I like to be brought up to date on your activities." She looked to the major who was standing toward the rear of the room against the wall.
"I'm Major Pannell. I've been assigned to provide the team's security, ma'am. The raiders don't appear to like them."
Lultrel sighed and I could feel her concern, almost panic. "You've my permission to stick to them like glue." She then nodded to the commander who sat to her right.
"I'm Commander Wright. I manage day-to-day activities at this office." He looked to his right and nodded.
"I'm Lieutenant Cooper. I worked on the robbery of the Eastar Art Gallery." She nodded to her right.
"I'm Lieutenant Vetter. I assisted on the Eastar Art robbery." He smiled at me where I sat across from him before nodding to Gannon, who sat next to me.
"I'm Lieutenant Gannon, temporarily assigned to the NIA team out of Oxax." He hurriedly looked to me with a feeling of relief.
"I'm Commander Paulus, a member of the NIA team out of Oxax," I said just as Red
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