Death Haunts the Stars by Jeffrey M. Fortney

Author:Jeffrey M. Fortney [Fortney, Jeffrey M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Jeffrey M. Fortney
Published: 2015-12-26T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Ship's Log

Terran Colonial Vessel Conestoga

Earthdate: November 4, 2219

Captain James B. Rivers, Commanding

Day: 043

It's amazing how much data is stored in the Conestoga's computer library system! And on so many esoteric topics! I can understand having some historical data on the Earth Only Movement but Mac and I were totally overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information available on the topic!

Fortunately, things have been quiet aboard the ship for the last few days as Mac and I started to wade through the info. The EOM have, like their predecessors, eventually moved beyond peaceful protests and tried to sabotage at a number of space training centers, Colonial Recruiting Offices, and even a couple of Earth-to-orbit launches! It's such a shame they can't see that Earth cannot continue to support billions of people. World War IV was bad enough and the Yellowstone Mini-Eruption showed us just how fragile existence was on our homeworld. Still, humans began repopulation with a vengeance, even in the face of limited food supplies and the potential for more natural disasters.

Humans had to move off of the Earth and not just to the Moon and Mars. We had to reach out to the stars and the development of the FTL drive by Dr. Karl Johanson made it possible. Over the ensuing decades, the Colonial Fleet has discovered new worlds that can help us ensure the continuance of the human race should Mother Earth or other colony worlds become uninhabitable. The Colonial Fleet provides transportation to those new worlds as well as protection for the colonists.

I fervently hope we have no more EOM members on board...but I'm not willing to bet anyone's life on it. If they're here, they pose a risk to all of us. We have to stop them before they can...

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