Eclipse (Bright Horizons Book 2) by Harp Wilson

Author:Harp, Wilson [Harp, Wilson]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2013-09-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

“The supply ship should be here within the hour, Gunny. Are you sure that this is the right time?” Curtis asked.

Alex looked over at room where the two Pelod were resting.

“They don’t have much time, Captain. If we don’t move soon, they won’t survive.”

“You really think they can recover at this point?” Curtis asked. “I mean, they seem in real bad shape.”

“I agree, and that’s why I think we need to get them out of here as soon as we can.”

Curtis shook his head. “Gunny…” he sighed. “You know that the aliens are not a priority. If it comes down to it… they just aren’t our problem.”

“Captain, the supply ship is large enough for all of us to board. This shouldn’t even be a discussion,” Alex replied.

“I just think it might be wiser if we could be sure how many Otina are with the supply ship. You got a look at two of them, what would it hurt to wait another eight days?”

“Captain, we have been over this, haven’t we? There are twelve Otina permanently stationed here. On both of the supply ships, I observed four Otina unload supplies and bring them into the compound. Two others were seen on the ship. Now, I agree that there could be more, but if we take out the twelve in the compound just as the ship is landing we can jump the four bringing in supplies and make a run for the ship. If we wrest control of the ship, we can all escape.”

Curtis nodded as Alex recounted the plan that they had all agreed to.

Alex pulled in even closer to Curtis. “Are you losing your nerve?”

Curtis glared at the Gunnery Sergeant, but Alex continued. “It happens. I’ve seen it plenty. Don’t worry about it and don’t beat yourself up. Just remember your training and everything will be okay.”

Curtis nodded. Alex knew the captain was a good officer; he had just never seen an actual firefight. He joined the U.S. Army after the Iltia’cor invasion, but he never put his boots on the ground where there was any action.

Plenty of men who turned out to be good solid troopers got scared before they went into their first action. Alex knew that even the toughest got scared no matter how often they had seen combat. The secret was to lie to yourself and let the fear wash over you without it affecting you. Much easier to describe than to achieve, but once you knew how to do it, you could at least focus on the mission once again.

“Okay, Gunny. You are right, let’s get that supply ship and get out of here,” Curtis said. He sighed and looked surprised. “You know, you are right. Now that I’ve made the decision, I feel calmer. I can trust the training and the men.”

“Good, Captain. Let’s go tell the rest.”

Alex and Curtis walked over to the group of humans standing and sitting on the far side of the common room in the holding area.

Alex noticed that Manny was again missing from the room.

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