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barged right in and started questioning you. I’m sorry. I’m Sam Mica.”
Jixie shook his hand and said, “I’m Jixie.”
“No last name?”
“No, just Jixie.”
“Well, I’ve requested a platoon to command after training is over and Jennifer asked that I include you. I just wanted to make sure you wanted to do that and had no issues about me being your commanding officer.”
“Yes and no.”
“Huh?”
“I want you to include me and I have no issues.”
Sam smiled, “You’re fast. Welcome aboard.”
Sam started to get up and Jixie said, “I’m curious, Sam.”
“About what?”
“How are you going to request a platoon and get it? I would think you’d want a company where the three others could command platoons.”
Sam stared at her and sat back down. “I didn’t think of that.”
“Well if the ones around the four of you are affected, I would want as many warriors as possible to be around me.”
“A company has four platoons.”
“Normally, but I suspect you will be the overall commander from what I’ve seen. Could you do that and also command a platoon.”
“If the links works like we suspect it will, there will be little need for an overall commander in anything smaller than a battalion.”
“Then it makes even more sense to have four platoons.”
“Thanks, Jixie. I appreciate it.” Sam stood and looked at Jixie’s tray, “How do you eat that much and stay so trim?”
Jixie laughed, “Hard work.”
Sam waved and said, “You got that right.”
Jixie watched him go and decided that he was interesting. She was going to be in his platoon and that should be entertaining. She turned back to her tray and took a huge bite of mashed potatoes. She started chewing and thought, “He’s pretty good to look at as well.” Now where did that come from? She focused and was unable to see where it had originated. She looked deeper and decided that it had come from the body she was in. What was that? She turned and looked at Sam as he left the commissary and decided that he did look pretty good at any distance.
• • •
Sam pushed his wrist unit he had been hiding in his foot locker inside a boot. He waited and Jon appeared on his display, “Sam, I’ve been hoping you would call.”
“Hi, Jon, how’s Maranda?”
“She’s doing fine. I’ll tell her you called.”
“Tell her I love her, Jon.”
“I suspect you’re calling for a reason.”
“I am. I want you to give me a company of Life Warriors at the end of training.”
Jon stared at Sam and finally said, “You want what?”
“Jon; Dort, Teg, Robby, and I can hear the trace when we link. I need to find out where this is leading us.”
“You can actually hear it?”
“Clearly.” Jon was struggling and Sam said, “What’s wrong, Jon?”
“We’re planning a massive attack on a major Grogat construction planet. I’m worried about the losses we’re going to endure in that campaign.”
Sam shook his head, “Jon, you can’t protect me. I have to face the risks everyone else does.”
“I know, Sam. I just don’t want to lose you. You’re the only family I have left.”
Sam smiled, “You have Maranda and the entire Bristone Realm, Jon. I don’t seek command, but we’ve discussed it among ourselves and we need to determine what’s happening.”
“How are you going to select your warriors?”
“I’ve already selected two of them. The four of us will be commanding a platoon. We’ll just see how the others are selected when the moment arrives. I need you to make this happen as soon as training is over.”
“That’s next week.”
Sam tilted his head, “You have been keeping track.”
“You’d do the same thing in my place.”
“I know.”
“I’ll contact Admiral Gardner. By the way, who is Robby?”
“Robby Gardner.”
“Oh that’s just great. We can have both members of the succession killed at the same time.”
“There are those ready to replace us. The Realm will be fine and
Jixie shook his hand and said, “I’m Jixie.”
“No last name?”
“No, just Jixie.”
“Well, I’ve requested a platoon to command after training is over and Jennifer asked that I include you. I just wanted to make sure you wanted to do that and had no issues about me being your commanding officer.”
“Yes and no.”
“Huh?”
“I want you to include me and I have no issues.”
Sam smiled, “You’re fast. Welcome aboard.”
Sam started to get up and Jixie said, “I’m curious, Sam.”
“About what?”
“How are you going to request a platoon and get it? I would think you’d want a company where the three others could command platoons.”
Sam stared at her and sat back down. “I didn’t think of that.”
“Well if the ones around the four of you are affected, I would want as many warriors as possible to be around me.”
“A company has four platoons.”
“Normally, but I suspect you will be the overall commander from what I’ve seen. Could you do that and also command a platoon.”
“If the links works like we suspect it will, there will be little need for an overall commander in anything smaller than a battalion.”
“Then it makes even more sense to have four platoons.”
“Thanks, Jixie. I appreciate it.” Sam stood and looked at Jixie’s tray, “How do you eat that much and stay so trim?”
Jixie laughed, “Hard work.”
Sam waved and said, “You got that right.”
Jixie watched him go and decided that he was interesting. She was going to be in his platoon and that should be entertaining. She turned back to her tray and took a huge bite of mashed potatoes. She started chewing and thought, “He’s pretty good to look at as well.” Now where did that come from? She focused and was unable to see where it had originated. She looked deeper and decided that it had come from the body she was in. What was that? She turned and looked at Sam as he left the commissary and decided that he did look pretty good at any distance.
• • •
Sam pushed his wrist unit he had been hiding in his foot locker inside a boot. He waited and Jon appeared on his display, “Sam, I’ve been hoping you would call.”
“Hi, Jon, how’s Maranda?”
“She’s doing fine. I’ll tell her you called.”
“Tell her I love her, Jon.”
“I suspect you’re calling for a reason.”
“I am. I want you to give me a company of Life Warriors at the end of training.”
Jon stared at Sam and finally said, “You want what?”
“Jon; Dort, Teg, Robby, and I can hear the trace when we link. I need to find out where this is leading us.”
“You can actually hear it?”
“Clearly.” Jon was struggling and Sam said, “What’s wrong, Jon?”
“We’re planning a massive attack on a major Grogat construction planet. I’m worried about the losses we’re going to endure in that campaign.”
Sam shook his head, “Jon, you can’t protect me. I have to face the risks everyone else does.”
“I know, Sam. I just don’t want to lose you. You’re the only family I have left.”
Sam smiled, “You have Maranda and the entire Bristone Realm, Jon. I don’t seek command, but we’ve discussed it among ourselves and we need to determine what’s happening.”
“How are you going to select your warriors?”
“I’ve already selected two of them. The four of us will be commanding a platoon. We’ll just see how the others are selected when the moment arrives. I need you to make this happen as soon as training is over.”
“That’s next week.”
Sam tilted his head, “You have been keeping track.”
“You’d do the same thing in my place.”
“I know.”
“I’ll contact Admiral Gardner. By the way, who is Robby?”
“Robby Gardner.”
“Oh that’s just great. We can have both members of the succession killed at the same time.”
“There are those ready to replace us. The Realm will be fine and
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