“the jump shuttle’s crew chief called over the comms. Lieutenant Telles immediately opened his eyes, his pupils wide in the dimly lit interior of the shuttle’s cargo bay. His gaze was already fixed in the direction of the crew chief’s position. The crew chief swallowed hard, slightly unnerved by seeing the lieutenant wake so quickly after sitting motionless in the shuttle’s cargo bay for nearly eighteen hours. “It’s time, sir.” The lieutenant gave a single nod to the crew chief, ackn...owledging the message as he spoke to the rest of his team. “Squad, wake,” he ordered in a calm, relaxed tone. The crew chief made his way aft as the other nine Ghatazhak sitting along either side of the bay also opened their eyes as if they had been closed for moments instead of the hours they had spent cold-coasting from the jump shuttle’s entry point at the edge of the 72 Herculis system. Each man casually rose from his seat, reached down, and disconnected his life support line from the shuttle, switching to his own internal suit environmental systems.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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