Defiant Order by Donald B McFarlane

Author:Donald B McFarlane [McFarlane, Donald B]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-07-28T22:00:00+00:00

Joe turned the satellite phone off and shoved in back into his trouser pocket. The President's request wasn't that big of a surprise when he gave it a moment's thought. He knew that there had always been interest in providing Ranix with a platform from which he could address the world, and the UN was the perfect place to do that. There had been plenty of footage of Ranix at the crash site, and most recently at the airport which had helped with the perception that he was not a threat, it was now just a question of letting him have the chance to say that in words.

Giving his car one last stroke, Joe started walking towards the ship, which was being worked on hurriedly by a team of Tohil engineers under the supervision of Sulvan and two of the Sentinels, who were acting as chaperones and guards at the same time, making sure that no tampering or removal of sensitive items was happening.

That was one of the things that impressed Joe about the chief engineer, he was very protective of his ship, and its components. Every piece of scrap that had fallen off the ship had been collected and stored in the hanger bay. Sulvan didn't want a single ounce of the ship to fall into human hands without knowing about it, and to date, the SETI team, along with the President, were the only people to have received a tour of the interior of the ship, something the John Robert from Tohil was still unhappy about.

As Joe got closer to the ship, he noticed that Doctor Beck was approaching from the ship with a big grin on his face.

"Morning Major."

"Morning Keegan, why are you in such a good mood?"

"I spent the night on the ship." He replied. Joe did notice that the Doctor's usually perfect hair did look a little ruffled.

"And?"

"Fascinating experience. Did you know that for the last month or so, the crew has been on a sleep cycle similar to ours?" The doctor set some papers down on the ground and started gesturing with his hands in a very excited manner. "Well, at night, the interior lights are shut down except tiny strip lighting along the floor, anyway, if you leave your cabin and walk down a corridor, the ship's lighting will automatically light up in the direction you are travelling, much like a flashlight."

Joe smiled. "That is pretty neat."

"I know. That ship is filled with technology that is just amazing. Anyway, I'm going to send a report back to Berkley." Beck turned around and looked at the ship. "It sounds like they're coming along quickly with the repairs. Master Engineer Sulvan said that they should be able to lower the landing gear sometime next week."

"What'll happen to the supports if the landing gear is operational?"

"I think that the plan is to fill in the crater, and then extend the landing gear, and remove the supports. That will also allow the cranes to be disassembled and be removed.

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