<div dir="ltr">Stunning post you two. <br>Love it.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 23 Jan 2024 at 23:30, Robbie Gray via Hades-rpg <<a href="mailto:hades-rpg@startrekfreedom.com">hades-rpg@startrekfreedom.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div dir="ltr"><div><span id="m_5171669998877857008ydp949bff7ddocs-internal-guid-d685fa96-7fff-4914-2216-4df69999d4a2"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;vertical-align:baseline">Mission: First Furlough</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:12pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Day: 2</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:12pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Stardate:2446.07.21</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:12pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">(Mars – 1</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:0.6em;vertical-align:super">st</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"> Fighter Wing – Warbirds - Ensign ‘Thumper’ Danny Drake and XO LCmdr Ire ‘Crash Bandicoot’ Williams - 1632)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Ire stood watching the fighters take off and land as the different squadrons went on their patrol routes. He felt a touch of sadness about being back here again as he remembered his time with the Wing and how things have changed since then. The people they had lost and others who had moved onto new and better things. He knew that these things happened in life but he wished that they could all be here again like it was in those carefree times. He rolled his eyes at himself. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“It was only two years ago but what a crazy two years it has been.”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">He continued to stare out of the view port at the fighters.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">A practice flight of the M-03 Warbirds was coming to an end as 4 Valkrie 5 fighters flew into the M-03 hangar. There entrance made the place rumble and shake. To an outsider this would be alarming, but to members of the fighter wing it was as familiar to them as their own besting hearts. As the fighters landed and the pilots exited their crafts, on of the pilots charged at another one. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ WHAT THE HELL WERE DOING OUT THERE THUMPER?” An angry pilot yelled into the face of another. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ You stick the formation, that was my patrol and what I say is what we do.” </span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ Not my fault you couldn't keep up with me in the dive.” The pilot with the call sign Thumper said. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">The angry pilot grabbed the flight suit of Thumper and pulled him close. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ You better watch yourself…” He snarled just before releasing him. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Thumper watched as the other pilots walked away. After a few moments, he thought he was alone and threw his helmet across the hangar bay. As he it slammed it against the ground a few meters away, he instantly noticed another officer nearby, looking in his direction. Thumper squinted his eyes and noticed the rank pips of a Lieutenant Commander. “ Sorry about that Sir.” He shouted and began his approach. “ I didn't think anyone would see tha…” He paused upon realising who he was looking at. “ Holy shi…I mean wow Sir, it's you !” He exclaimed as he approached Ire Williams.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Ire held his expression neutral as he approached the pilot. “Is that how pilots of the Warbirds treat their equipment these days?”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ Sorry about that Sir. No it's not, it's just getting harder and harder to keep my cool around these guys.” He said.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“And why is that?”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ They just can't accept that a new guy got a pilot's seat, plus everyone hates Nova Squadron around here. It's no excuse for how I just acted though Sir.” </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“No it's not. Ensign!”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ Ensign Danny Drake, Sir. Everyone calls me Thumper.” He said introducing himself. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“Good to meet you Ensign Drake. I am Lieutenant Commander Ire Williams. People call me Crash Bandicoot.” </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ I've heard.” Danny remarked but didn't want to play into the game of insulting a commander. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“So why are people having problems with you being new and from Nova?” He thought he might already know but he wanted Drake to say it.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ Things are different from when you were here, when you came here this place wasn't fully up and running. You had to pull every string you could to get people to pilot whatever crafts you had. Now everything is established, everyone wants the hot seat, and they don't like it when someone who graduated gets a seat simply because I was in Nova. Been here for 3 weeks and I'm already in my third squadron.” Ensign Drake said. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“And why is that?”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ You were Nova Sir, you know how it is. They always look for ways to strip us down.” Drake added. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“I see.” </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ From the moment I got here, everyone has been questioning everything I do, and making over the top demands of my performance. I'm not asking for special treatment or anything.” Ensign Drake laughed and shook his head. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ I'm just looking to be treated like everybody else.” He said as he took his gloves off and folded them, tucking them in the belt of his flight suit. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“Unfortunately that will take time. You need to find a way to work with your squadron and the squadron has to adapt to having you in it.”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ May I ask ? What brings you back here Sir?” </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“I am just passing through. I met Commander Frost and Squadron Commanding Officer Caonrobh.”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ The way these guys talk about you. You're a legend. We analyse your flight paths from the battle of Wolfe 359 all the time. You outran 11 photon torpedoes in about 20 seconds, making 9 of them strike into other torpedoes and at the same time you locked in on and engaged two targets , both of which you neutralised with ease.” Ensign Drake said with a smile, truthfully he was kinda star struck. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“There were and are a lot of other pilots who were there who flew better than me that day. Who did not make it. I was lucky.” </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">~Including Frost who saved my ass that day~</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ Also the evacuation you did during the battle of the Kuiper belt was absolutely insane. Bailing out in the middle of active engagement had to be a hard call to make, Sir.” Drake remarked</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“Yes I would not suggest doing that but that was a situation where staying on board would have meant death to both me and my flight officer.”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ You were the go to guy your ability to make such split microsecond decisions makes you one of the best, if not the best.” Ensign Drake commented. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“That is true but being the best pilot in the wing is an achievement to be proud of but it doesn't mean much when you get into combat. Yes I could fly rings around the enemy at Wolfe and Kuiper Belt one on one but you are normally never in a one on one fight. I survived because of my wingmen. In the Wolf battle I lost my wingman within the first few minutes of the fight. It was a mess, enemies were everywhere where you looked. I had seven separate wingmen during that fight and I was wingman to five others. We did not survive because I flew amazing, we survived because we flew together. I knew that any pilot I had on my wing would look after me and they knew that if I was on their wing I would keep them alive or die trying.”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">He paused for a moment keeping a tight control on his emotions as he thought about those times. “Look what I am trying to say is that you may fly the fighter alone but you never fly alone. You need to be able to trust your fellow pilots and they need to trust you in turn.”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ Captain Hawley said the same to us in Nova, I'm pretty sure the old man said it to you a few times as well, Sir.” Drake said. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Ire smiled at the memory. “Yes he did.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ I want to be a part of a team, but I'm finding myself having to hold back my abilities to meet the standards of those of flying with. We were doing Cobras today and none of them knew how to do it right. I did it and instead of having to worry about my own fighter, Ensign Frame almost slammed into me. Worrying about them up there is more dangerous than any enemy threat. I don't trust their ability and thus far haven't seen anything to tell me to. It's like they want to show off when I'm flying with them, to prove they are somehow better than me and in the process they completely disregard safety.” Drake sighed. “ Sorry for venting Sir. I just thought you'd be somebody who could actually understand me.” Drake shook his head. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ Maybe this isn't for me. I've heard the Fenris Rangers are making waves out there, around the Fesarius sector.” </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“If that is what you want I have a friend with the Fenris Rangers I could talk to but before you rush off the Fesarius sector to fight pirates. Give the fleet a bit longer. You are needed here. You just need to find where you fit in.”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ Yeah, everyone knows about him. That's all they do here in the warbirds is talk about him…no one says his name, not after what he did, not after what he became. I know he was one of the first here with you and Captain Williams, I couldn't imagine what it was like to go against one of your own. I'm sorry for talking about it sir.” </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">He smiled sadly at Drake. “He is still my closest friend no matter what happened. He is trying to atone for what happened to him. He is on a different path now. Not everyone gets that opportunity.”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Drake nodded his head then looked around the hangar bay. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ Sir, is there an opening aboard the Hades ?” </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Ire pulled himself out of his memories and back to the question that had been put to him. He quickly ran through the flight ops manifest and nodded.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“There maybe but why?”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ This place isn't working out for me. I hate being on a planet. I was raised on a starship, I think I belong on one.” Drake mentioned. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“If you joined the Hades you would be mainly flying her. Although with your fighter experience you would get rotated between Helm and the fighters.”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ That's fine with me Sir. There isn't much that I can't pilot. Conn was my major in the academy anyway.” Ensign Drake said happily.</span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“You should think about this. The Hades is not like fighter she is a lot of mass in motion and responds like a rock compared to a fighter”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ Sir, I know the difference.” The Ensign quipped. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“We will see won’t we.”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ DRAKE !” an officer yelled. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Turning to look, Ensign Drake noticed it was Lieutenant Commander Fallon.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ Sorry to interrupt, Commander Williams, but I need Ensign Drake to start cleaning some spare parts for the Valkries.” Commander Fallon said with a snicker. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ All because I'm Nova they treat me like this..” Ensign Drake said silently enough that only Ire could hear it. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Ire paused for a moment. He knew that he had to be careful as he was a guest at the base and had no authority in the squadron. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“Excuse me Commander Fallon. Why is Ensign Drake cleaning spare parts? I am sure that there are far more important piloting things he could be doing and don’t you have ground crew who are supposed to be doing that?”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ Relax Commander, Just reminding the new graduate of the pecking order. Nova Squadron tends to make new officers a little lazy.” The Commander said without knowing Ire was Nova squadron himself. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">He took a step closer to Fallon. ~Ravok would be disappointed to see how they are treating his squadron~</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“Is that so?” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">He kept his voice hard but calm. The memory of him and Erin on Batzed when he did what he thought was the right thing but got it wrong and had a massive chewing out.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ That's right, gotta work em hard early on.” Commander Fallon remarked.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“As a ranking officer of the squadron. Is it not your job to help encourage growth and development of the people below you?”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ Maybe that how you shippies do it, but that doesn't fly here. We have to be harder. Can't afford to become complacent.” Fallon said.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">He stepped closer so that he was right in front of Fallon. He did not raise his voice because there were other people present but he put steel in his voice when he spoke.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“If that’s how you treat officers in your chain of command I dread to think how you treat the crewman under your authority.”</span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Fallon didn't back down and stood.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ And what the hell are you gonna do about ? This is my squadron, your in my house.” </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“What am I going to do about Commander Fallon? To you nothing but I can do this.” </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">He turned to Drake. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“There is a place on the Hades if you want it. I will have your transfer request done before I reach orbit.”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ Aye Sir.” Ensign Drake said with a smile</span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“ What ? You can't !” Commander Fallon exclaimed. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">He looked back at Fallon.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">“If you can’t see this Pilot’s potential then you have no right to be in that uniform commanding personnel. Good day Commander Fallon.”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">With that he turned and walked away.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">(Reply None)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">(Posted by Rob and Robbie)</span></p><div><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></div></span></div><br></div></div></div>-- <br>
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