Talosian Chronicles 2: Star Dancer by Ben Winston

Author:Ben Winston [Winston, Ben]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Military, Space Fleet, First Contact, space battle, alien, action, Talosian, Adventure
Amazon: B00PHKBGYC
Barnesnoble: B00PHKBGYC
Goodreads: 23549748
Publisher: Smashwords Edition
Published: 2014-11-09T17:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Lunar Research and Training Base

Selene, (Earth’s Moon)

Sol Sector.

The drone had promise that much was clear to Alan. However, there were still a few issues that needed to be worked out before it was ready.

One major issue was the control signal to the drone from the interface unit. Alan had found someone on the base that was capable of emitting a jamming signal without telling them what channel the drone was operating on. Even after the jamming signal was stopped, it was very difficult for the control unit to reconnect with the drone. Once it finally reconnected, the Drone was jerky, and only semi-responsive.

The second major issue was weapons cooling. In space, or on the lunar surface, it wasn’t as much of an issue since space was pretty cold, but in an atmosphere, like Earth, the weapons over-heated very quickly which shut them down. This issue turned the drone into a large moving target.

Strike three came when Alan was trying to evade mock weapons fire from a Hornet that had been dispatched for the test. Alan tried to roll out of the way of a strafing run, and the drone almost fell apart. Alan was worried about how Heir Schmidt would take his final report on the drone, but he shouldn’t have been. When he went to present his findings to the team, he found them already working on trying to fix or improve things.

“You have opened our eyes, Alan. Ja, this test we failed, but we will be ready for you next time,” Doktor Schmidt replied, smiling. “This is why we asked for a soldier to come and test it.”

Alan was grateful the team took the news so well. They had a good idea here, this would be one hell of a weapon once it was finished, and Alan told them that too.

“I have to admit, this is going to be one hell of a weapon system. At first, I couldn’t really see what roll it would have, after all we have tanks and artillery, not to mention some really powerful personal weapons for the Marines, but once I got in there and started working with it, I understood immediately. My official report will reflect that as well,” Alan told the researchers.

“We appreciate that, Alan. Maybe then we’ll get a little more support for this project,” Alicyn replied.

“You’re not getting support for this?” Alan asked.

“Alicyn doesn’t think the project is getting the attention it deserves,” Olivia said. “I’ve tried to tell her it’s only because everyone else is trying to get ready for the arrival of the enemy ship, but she still thinks this should have been given a higher priority.”

“I’m certain that’s the case, but I’ll talk to a few people just in case. This is a project that need to be worked on,” Alan replied. “But, if you’ll excuse me, I need to try to catch the shuttle back to Talos.”

“You’re not staying here?” Tom asked.

Alan shook his head. “Ty made it pretty clear that he wanted me back there for the fight.

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