Endurance: The Defenders Trilogy: Book One (Galactic Defenders 1) by Michael Mishoe

Author:Michael Mishoe [Mishoe, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-05T06:00:00+00:00

Date: July 9, 2132.

Location: Aboard a fighter docked on the Ribiyar vessel, at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

“Vade to Captain Rickman. We are ready to depart.” Jack stood in one of the fighters that were docked on the alien ship. With some minor repairs, the fighters were soon restored from the ill effects caused by the electromagnetic pulse, and the landing party was now ready to head for the island to collect much needed food for the Atlanta’s crew. Along with Jacks fighter, there were six other fighters, and a total of fifteen crewmen divided among the ships, that would be used for the mission, leaving the remaining twenty or so fighters behind if the Atlanta’s crew needed them. The ovular interior of the fighter was difficult at first for the crew members to adjust to, and as there were no seats to rest on during the flight, they were forced the occupants to hold onto the consoles for support during the journey. The holographic display activated as the ship awoke from its slumber, giving the crew a look at the alien vessel docking lanes, and the dark environment around them.

Among the eight members of the Atlanta’s crew who accompanied Jack in the fighter, Chief Lexton and Doctor Sadie McGriffen, a tall, brown haired woman who served as the Atlanta’s commanding medical officer, were standing by to relay commands to the other fighter crews, though Jack would be the one to do the flying from his computer connection with the fighters. Doctor McGriffen insisted on coming along to make sure that the crew didn’t take back any food or plants that could be poisonous to the officers, and to provide medical assistance if they were attached on the island. Along with the crewman who rode in the fighters, two Recon Drones also accompanied them, attaching themselves to consoles in the ships, to improve the computer connection with Jack, and to provide additional firepower for the crew on the island, should they encounter the aliens as they searched for food.

“Understood, Jack,” Captain Rickman responded. “You are cleared for takeoff. If possible, maintain radio silence, but you can contact us for support if you are attacked and it is absolutely necessary. If that happens, we will provide cover fire for you, but that would expose the ship and lose the element of surprise.”

“Acknowledged. I will take care to keep the ship undetected. It would be an unnecessary risk to expose the ship’s existence this early and put everyone at risk.” As the docking clamps detached from the fighters and retracted back into the hull of the alien vessel, the primary power cores on the fighters activated, giving life to their engines and weapon systems. Jack gave commands to the fighters’ computers, and the group sped through the ocean and made the journey towards the island. After over twenty minutes of travel, Jack took the fighters out of the ocean, bringing them into the bright illumination of the sun, which they hadn’t encountered for what had felt like an eternity.

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