Empire in Crisis by Dietmar Arthur Wehr

Author:Dietmar Arthur Wehr [Wehr, Dietmar Arthur]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dietmar Arthur Wehr
Published: 2016-10-28T04:00:00+00:00

Logan was in the middle of eating a hasty meal when the ship’s Comm. Section notified him of an incoming message from the Capital. It’s about damn time, Logan thought as he had the message sent to his personal data tablet.

[To Fleet Commander Logan. Congratulations on your victory. The 107th will be awarded a fleet-wide commendation for its first battle victory. Regaining control of Tango Delta 39 is desirable but is subordinate to maintaining the combat integrity of the 107th. The timing of any move forward is at your discretion. Be aware that an attempted coup by Admiral Hiakawa and other senior flag officers has been put down. Space Force command structure is currently in a state of flux. Until notified otherwise, you are to accept orders only from me. End of message. DeChastelaine]

Logan reread the message two more times just to make sure that he hadn’t missed anything. The commendation was a nice touch, even though he didn’t think the ambush warranted it. The whole battle strategy was so simple that even the less-than-average officers of this fleet couldn’t fuck it up. Still, the commendation was bound to improve morale, and that just might reflect itself in improved performance too. He was in the process of forwarding the message to McKeon when the Comm. Section called again. The marines had found survivors. Logan rushed out of his quarters and ran to the Flag Bridge.

As he entered the room, he was met with the giant image of a rather ugly looking creature in the main holographic display. It was stocky, with a thick neck, thick hair that almost looked like porcupine quills sticking out in all directions from the head, hairy shoulders and arms, and a face that reminded him of a bulldog. The creature had its arms and hands up in the air and was nervously shuffling back and forth. Logan heard one of the Bridge personnel speak.

“The FC’s back on the Bridge now, Lieutenant.”

“Can he hear me?” asked a voice that Logan recognized as the platoon leader of shuttle #9.

“I can hear you, Lieutenant. Begin your report,” said Logan quickly.

“Yessir. We found this...thing and two more like it, trying to hide in a small compartment. They weren’t armed and didn’t resist. They’re quiet now, but you should’a heard them jabberin’ away a few minutes back. Didn’t understand a single word of it. If we’re going to bring these things back to the ship, they’ll need pressure suits, and I don’t think our spare suits will fit, Admiral.”

Logan nodded. From what he could see, the standard issue Space Force pressure suit that could accommodate 99% of Space Force personnel would be too small in the chest for these creatures, but his people had to find a way. The information these aliens carried in their heads made them far too valuable to leave behind.

“Understood. We’ll try to find a solution on this end, but I want you to try to communicate the idea of a pressure suit to them somehow, and keep an eye out for anything that looks like one.

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