Captain Luke Sheppard paced up and down the deck of the Danu, waiting for confirmation that Dr. Lenz had finally arrived. Around him, he was surrounded by his most trusted crew, each at their control station. Men and women who would die for him and he would do likewise for them. Tucker Murray was the head of Engineering, a genius but fiery and temperamental. Yvonne Gilsenan was in charge of defensive systems to name but a few.
Captain Sheppard had only been informed of his mission in the previous time cycle in a video call from his superiors. All he had ever known was about to be obliterated into non-existence. He knew that he had to keep his head even if all those around him lost theirs. It was still top secret and none of the rest of the crew knew yet. He was planning on telling them after the first jump.
Reports of disorder were reaching were reaching them from throughout the solar system. Riots were breaking out on Earth, Mars and the moons of Jupiter. In some space habitats , there was open warfare. With each new report arriving in faster than faster, Sheppard’s palms were growing increasingly sweaty.
“That’s odd, communications from Starbase A+ have stopped!”
It was Aurelias, the Communications Officer with a deep frown.
Starbase A+ was less than a jump from the system. The anomaly had almost reached them.
“Ignore that, any sign of Dr. Lenz?”
“Yes, sir. They are in the holding bay.”
“Excellent! Prepare to jump on my command Tucker with the coordinates already inputted.”
“Are you sure? That’s uncharted space?”
“That’s an order.”
A siren rang throughout the Danu. Then the jump began. Sheppard told Aurelias that Dr. Lenz was to be brought straight to his ready room.
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