ODAT: Orbital Drop Armor Team: Book 2 Imperial Wrath by LTC(R) Alexander R. Tambascia USA Armor

Author:LTC(R) Alexander R. Tambascia USA Armor [Armor, LTC Alexander R. Tambascia USA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Valkyries's Fury Publishing
Published: 2024-08-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25: Six Hours of Waiting for Thirty Seconds of Excitement

“Space battles are always a lot more exciting on TV than they are in real life."

— Col. John Sheppard, USAF, Stargate Command

After the engagement that took out the seven raider ships, we made travel to our next transit point. Which will have us at our next leg of the trip with a ninety-six-hour travel time, across the system toward our next jump point that will take us to Deep Star military station.

Now, if you think that our travel will be as exciting as when our little road trip started, you would be gravely wrong. What happened at our first jump exit was an extremely rare occurrence, so rare, that you have a better chance of winning the Powerball three times in a row than experiencing what we did. In fact, if the Empire had a lottery, I would have played it that day.

So, what happens when you have very angry military elements from several alien races in a tin can in space with nothing to do for ninety-six hours you ask? Well, let’s put it this way, they will find ways to release their war lust. Let me walk you through a typical day I had during this ninety-six hours so you have an idea.

After exiting the jump point from the system that ‘Big Mo’ gave a very flamboyant demonstration in, my alarm, well my alarm and Zephyrus woke me up. After jumping as much as I have, you get used to it to where you can actually just sleep through a jump. Of course, the “fungys” we got from Terra, are still puking in bags right now or in sick bay.

So, after I crawled off the floor, because, when Zephyrus wakes me up, I always end on the floor - sometimes I think she gets some sick pleasure out of it - I went to the head and did a morning piss, shower and shave. Since this was my off cycle for my station on the bridge, I placed on an ODAT combat uniform, instead of the ship jumpers, because I will be running my crews through the simulator for Tank Table VIII and Tank Table XII certification.

Of course, as I headed to the officer’s mess to see my cruel mistress, coffee, I gave a couple of “Frack offs” to those who were dumb enough to say‘ “Good morning, Sir” to me; they must be new because everyone else on the ship knows not to frack with me before my morning coffee.

When I finally got the officer’s mess, I received my first warning that today was going to be a long day. I headed over to the coffee machine and grabbed my ship mug, the Mess Sergeant always makes sure it is ready for me. Then I placed my mug under the spout and pressed the handle, and the most horrific thing in all of the Empire happened: NOTHING CAME OUT! Some jackass drank the last drops of coffee

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