The Crucible- The Complete Series by Odette C Bell

Author:Odette C Bell [Bell, Odette C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, science fiction, Space Opera, Military, Action & Adventure
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Amazon: B019RDPDES
Goodreads: 28287107
Publisher: Odette C. Bell
Published: 2015-12-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Lieutenant Commander Nathan Shepherd

So this was it.

Everything would come down to the next few hours.

The 26 hours since the briefing had gone in a flash. I'd managed to secure a measly four hours of sleep, but it would have to do.

The rest of the time I'd spent going over the plan with Alyssa. No detail was left out.

There was something I was starting to realize about her. That sense of humor – the one I'd seen on that footage from her first day of the Academy – it was still there. Just under the surface.

And she was changing too. I could see that. Opening up. She’d just needed the chance. The resistance had given it to her.

… And maybe I had, too. If I'd never shown an interest in Alyssa, neither of us would be here right now.

It's funny to think that something as small as that can change your life in such a massive way. If I hadn't crossed paths with Ensign Jenks, if she'd never been transferred aboard the Godspeed, I would not be here today.

That statement rang and rang in my mind, twisting around like an atom at high speed.

A yellow alert blared through the ship, the klaxon echoing down the hallways, lit strips of yellow light blinking in each room.

This was it.

This was it.

The Ra’xon was about to enter the Mari Sector. We were travelling at beyond-light-speed, and couldn't be tracked until we dropped to normal speed.

We had to plan our re-entry into normal space perfectly. With the same precision that had accompanied our entry into the resistance hangar bay, we had to arrive at a precise set of coordinates. They would coincide with a pre-existing spatial anomaly, and as soon as we dropped into normal space, the Chief would jettison field probes into space that would create an obstruction field that would help mask the Ra’xon’s presence.

Then it would be up to Alyssa and me.

Just before we broke into normal space, both Alyssa and I would have to exit the Ra’xon – whilst at beyond-light-speed – in a small shuttle.

It would be suspicious, after all, if the two of us suddenly appeared right out of a spatial anomaly.

I'd already contacted the Star Forces. Not with the Ra’xon's communication system, but with a separate system that could mask its origin.

I'd sent my carefully constructed message, detailing that I’d joined the resistance under false pretenses, never forgetting my original mission to infiltrate them. It also mentioned that in my time at the resistance I'd managed to capture a high-level telekinetic warrior. Alyssa.

I hoped there were enough hooks in my message that the Miracle would accept me with open arms.

It all depended on whether this Professor Axis was as arrogant and greedy as Alyssa suggested he was.

I'd never been more nervous in my life. It felt like somebody had stuffed live wires into my nervous system, and every limb tingled with a nasty bite.

I kept blinking, too, repeating every step of the plan over and over again in my head.

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