New Enemy (Jack Forge, Lost Marine Book 4) by James David Victor

Author:James David Victor [Victor, James David]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Fairfield Publishing
Published: 2019-06-29T16:00:00+00:00

8

Jack stood before the admiral’s image on the holostage in the officer’s lounge on the Scorpio.

“You have been in a Devex ship, Major?” the admiral asked.

“Yes, sir. I was captured. I escaped.”

“No one has ever escaped a Devex warship before,” the admiral said.

“I had help, sir,” Jack said. He shifted nervously.

He had faced the firing squad and was still alive. He was more nervous now than he had been facing the line of enforcers ready to end his life.

“Can you do it again?” the admiral asked.

The thought of saying no meant Jack would surely be back on the Marine deck and in front of the squad. There was only one answer he could give.

“Yes, sir, with the right help.”

“This is not a mission to destroy the Devex,” the admiral said. “This is a rescue mission, you understand?”

Jack nodded. “Yes, sir.”

“We have the Devex ship under observation. You will have to move immediately. Are you ready to leave now, Major Forge?”

Jack was filled with pride to hear his title being given to him by the admiral. It gave his right to the rank legitimacy. He was back in the Fleet. He was back in the Marines. He was about to head off on a dangerous mission for which he was hugely unprepared. There was no time to plan. No time to think. He had to act and act fast.

Strangely, it felt good.

“I need my Marine colleague, Sam Torent, sir.”

The admiral turned to talk to someone outside the holoimage. He turned back to Jack.

“You can choose your own team, any ships or equipment you require, but I am informed Commander Sam Torent is no longer available for active duty. He is currently assisting the Intelligence Agency Sci Division.”

“Sir, it’s only thanks to Commander Torent that I was able to escape in the first place. He is able to interface with the Devex ships. Without him, I don’t think it’s possible.”

“You will go without Commander Torent or you will be returned to the custody of the Fleet Intelligence Agency, Major.”

The admiral sounded desperate.

Jack shook his head.

“Sam is here on board the Scorpio, Admiral. He is vital to this mission. Only he can get me inside the Devex warship.”

“If you complete this mission, I will exonerate you of all charges,” Henson said, “But if you refuse, I’ll make this very simple,” Admiral Henson said coldly. “You will find yourself before the enforcers before the end of this watch. Is that clear?”

“If I go without Sam, I’ll be dead anyway. Save us all a lot of time and effort and get it over with. I’ve been accused of terrible crimes I did not commit and found guilty. I can’t deny it in any more convincing terms. If you are going to kill me, do it here on the ship I love. Don’t send me to some Devex ship to get torn apart by their energy bullets, or worse still turned into one of their warriors. I’d rather die knowing who and what I am. I’m not dying as an unthinking, unfeeling Devex drone.

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