In the Service of Luna (The Lunar Free State Book 4) by John E. Siers

Author:John E. Siers [Siers, John E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Theogony Books
Published: 2021-11-09T00:00:00+00:00

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“Departure point in twenty minutes, sir.” Carter rose from the command chair as Erikson returned to the bridge. Now would be a good time to hit them with a kinetic and get the hell out of this system, he thought. You don’t have the balls for that, do you, Captain?

“Thank you, Mr. Carter. I have the bridge.” Erikson nodded. “We’ll be upgrading to Condition Yellow, so you might as well head down to AuxCon.”

“Yes, sir. You have the bridge.” Carter turned and headed for the hatch.

“Ms. Greenwood, time to departure?”

“Eighteen minutes, forty-five seconds, sir.”

“Set Condition Yellow. Advise the boat bay to begin preparations for launch.”

The remaining minutes passed quickly. On the mark, Lewis and Clark moved out smartly from the shadow of the moon and ran toward the planet at max acceleration. Halfway there, the ship flipped and began braking, killing the built-up velocity. Approximately two hours after breaking from cover, Elsie arrived at the zero point, a thousand kilometers above the planet’s surface. By then, the boat bay was in vacuum, with its main doors open. As the cruiser’s drive shut down, green lights appeared on the dropship’s control displays.

“We are green to go. Launching now,” Jake Mathews announced over the dropship’s intercom.

Nova Sakura glanced at Mark Phillips, who was strapped into his seat on the other side of the compartment. Phillips looked nervous but determined. Good, Nova decided. If you’re not nervous at a time like this, you must be clueless, and I don’t need any clueless people on this mission.

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