Preview Chapter:
Nicole sat quietly in her room reading a book she had been up all night reading the fantasy book Damas had given to her days back, she was at the part of when Lisianth had left for one of her adventures then there was a knock on the door. “Who is it?” Nicole answered, “Its Zaren” a voice called back to her.
She set her book to the night table while saying “come in”.
The door opened seconds later Zaren at the door showing a happy smile to his face, Nicole softly took off her reading glasses and set them on the desk and glanced to Zaren at the doorway “what are you smiling at?” she giggled at Zaren.
“Have you heard?” Zaren answered
“Heard what?”
“There’s a meeting in about 2 hours in the beefing room”
“And you’re happy about that?” Nicole commented.
“Well ermm …” Zaren blushed
Nicole gave a solitary laugh and rose from her chair, “you look cute when you do that Mr. Damas” Nicole grinned facing him.
“Well … since there’s some extra time maybe you would like to … well” Zaren struggled with words trying to think up the next sentence.
You are so predictable Mr. Damas Nicole thought to herself, she remembered how in the book how Gun had a hard time saying things he thought he’d regret.
“Lunch?” Nicole asked with a grin on her face.
Zaren just blinked several times before nodding slowly, “erm Yeah!” Zaren exclaimed.
Nicole took a piece of fish with her fork and put it in her mouth she had forgotten the taste of sushi from when she was still on earth. “Oh it’s been so long-“
“Since you ate sushi?” Zaren interrupted her with a full face.
Nicole giggled at Zaren’s table manners and decided not to comment.
After they had finished lunch Nicole and Zaren sat for while talking about how it was like being on aboard their new starship and they had already been called into a battle by the Earth government. “Well you know how these things work out, diplomacy these days never seems to work” Nicole sighed and laid back on her chair looking at Zaren.
“True especially with those people from Venus … can you believe we actually got some hothead from there to be our 2nd commander? Just seems out of place to me …” Zaren commented with a slight distaste.
“She’s not all that bad Zaren … Miss Thealle seems to be very qualified, I’ve read her record” Nicole answered tiredly to Zaren’s complaining.
“Well you saw how mean she looks … I mean she’s got the look in her ey-“
“Really that’s enough bad talk about her” Nicole interrupted vaguely.
Zaren sighed deeply “I just don’t see how the captain puts up with her …”
“Did you ever make the point maybe they know each other better and he doesn’t make unorthodox comments about his senior officer?” Nicole answered slightly irritated.
Doctor Heartland and Ensign Damas please report the briefing room.
Nicole heard the intercom call out; she blinked and looks at her wrist watch.
“Oh my … we’re late Zaren, let’s go”
Zaren nodded and stood up walking out and into the hall, Nicole followed.
“Your late” Commander Thealle exclaimed as Zaren and Nicole entered the briefing room.
“Apologies commander I had a small headache from last night” Nicole thought up making a small wink to Zaren.
“I was helping out the doctor” Zaren lied
“Alright then …” the commander continued, Nicole and Zaren sat around the table of people, the Captain on the right side of Thealle and the other officers around, Nicole remembered she didn’t know most of them.
“alright the battle grounds are about another hour away,
Admiral Hind will be commanding the 3rd quarter fleet that’s us,
Battle Group Delta 0, U.S.S Hemlsberg, Victoria, Missouri and us U.S.S
Virginia, are the 2nd wave advance” Thealle displayed the scimatics
of the plan on the screen behind her, there were 7 battle groups in all; all
had four ships each, the missile or support
ships were at the back of the fleet labeled Battle groups BravoLance 0 and
BravoLance 1, forward more was Battle
group Alpha 0, the commanding group were the Admiral is, to the branching out
in 2 rows side by side battle groups Delta 0 to 4, their battle team (Delta 0)
was the 2nd wave with Battle group Delta 1, Nicole was slightly
confused with the plan so were going in
full force eh? …
“Any questions?” the Captains low voice asked, an awkward silence went through the room “good get to your stations” Commander Thealle said while turning off the view screen.
Nicole walked out of the briefing room with the others
walking to the Emergency room, once she got there, everyone was prepped and
ready for wounded, she went to the change room and started putting on her
medical uniform so … this is it …my first
day of duty …
Nicole looked at the intercom and sighed to herself so it begins …
