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Post by Aaron Burr on Dec 25, 2009 1:26:28 GMT -5
Thank you for your kind attention. This is the only time I won't be updating this story as it's Christmas eve, I'll catch you all up tomorrow.
Merry Christmas.
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Post by Floyd Looney on Dec 25, 2009 11:18:44 GMT -5
Merry Christmas everyone!
Santa texted: Hox3
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Post by Aaron Burr on Mar 10, 2010 1:50:02 GMT -5
"So Mueller, you're pretty stubborn. I like that. At least in your case. I think you know what you want, what's right...maybe what's wrong. We'll see. One thing though. You'll wear what we tell you you to wear, got that?"
"Yes Sir."
What the fug was I supposed to say? Captain Hayes had access to pretty much everything about me already so I wasn't about to get picky.
""Have a seat Mueller.'
I looked behind me and saw another floating net so I took a chance and tried to sit down. It worked, and it felt about as comfortable as a leather recliner back home.
"Smoke?"
I declined the offered pack of Chesterfields. Captain Hayes shrugged.
"A lot of you kids don't smoke. That's fine with me. But I don't understand your generation very well...except you Mueller. I don't know why it is but you seem to be something of a throwback. Get along with your crew mates?"
"Not really Sir, we don't have much in common."
"Mmm."
He looked at me for a minute as if trying to decide something.
"Mueller, how would you feel about leaving Earth?"
"When do we leave Sir?"
He held up a hand for silence.
"Hear me out first son. What I'm talking about is leaving Earth. There is the distinct possibility we might not be coming back."
"When do we leave Sir?"
Captain Hayes looked at me crossly.
"This isn't a vacation or some sort of escapist fantasy I'm talking about Mueller. What I'm talking about is leaving everything behind. friends, family, acquaintances...for a long time. A very long time. In fact, if all goes well, we'll be about 2 million years from here in another star system. I'm talking about traveling to the Voshan home planet and trying to fix this mess."
Holy crap. I'm not the smartest guy on the Moon but even I could see that this was a ticklish proposition. So I just sat there. Truth be told, we both just sat there. Finally Captain Hayes broke the silence.
"You understand where I'm going with this?"
"No. But that doesn't change anything. I signed up for Fleet Services Sir with the full understanding that...well...that I wouldn't necessarily understand everything. But it seems to me that what you're proposing is to intercept the Ypres, or rescue them, or stop them from reaching Voshan in some way."
The Captain regarded me curiously.
"Yes Mueller. That's the idea. Except for a few details. One, we might be muddling up this time stream even more by going. Two, we're not sure if we can even get there. Three, once there, we're not sure if we can come back. Four, even if we do succeed, what then? Come back here and hide out on the Moon for the rest of our lives? No, this is a problem that I don't think anyone is going to like the solution to. I know I don't and I haven't even committed to anything yet. What I'm trying to find out from you Mueller, is if you think you might want to come along for the ride. I'll be frank with you. So far, you're the only one of the new crop that I've even considered. If you have cold feet I'll understand, this isn't a trip for everyone."
I had to think for about a whole minute before i rose from my chair and saluted.
"What time do we shove off Sir?"
Captain Hayes didn't return my salute.
"Think about what I've told you some more Mueller. I'll be in contact."
And damned if he wasn't. Sooner than I expected.
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Post by Floyd Looney on Mar 10, 2010 14:25:47 GMT -5
Welcome to LibertyFiction... just kidding!
Welcome back! I hope you and yours is well.
Great story. I always love to see where it goes.
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Post by Attero Dominatus on Mar 10, 2010 23:49:49 GMT -5
Welcome back!
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Post by Floyd Looney on Mar 11, 2010 23:11:54 GMT -5
Yes. welcome back. Please visit more often.  |
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Post by Attero Dominatus on Mar 12, 2010 10:50:19 GMT -5
It's great! I like the time travel angle. I hope you post more.
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Post by Floyd Looney on Mar 12, 2010 19:07:52 GMT -5
I hope he's okay. Maybe he's just busy
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Post by Aaron Burr on Apr 11, 2010 1:18:57 GMT -5
I've been busy with my Polo team. Hold your horses ( no pun intended) and I'll finish this epic tale of plunder and romance on the high seas....oh wait...different story.
Yeah, I'll finish whatever it is I started writing about PDQ.
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Post by Attero Dominatus on Apr 13, 2010 19:58:52 GMT -5
I look forward to seeing it when you do finish.
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Post by Floyd Looney on May 14, 2010 16:43:32 GMT -5
me too
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Post by Aaron Burr on Mar 7, 2011 2:18:45 GMT -5
I guess what I meant to say, was that I didn't expect to be woken up in the middle of the night by another burly Fleet Sergeant and told to report to Captain Hayes.
"Get up Mueller, you rat bastard."
This cheery greeting was quickly followed by my blankets and sheets being being ripped from the bed and me being unceremoniously dumped to the floor. I jumped up mad as Hell but found myself staring at a chest full of Sergeants strips...and muscles. So I took the logical way out and simply said
"Yes Sergeant" and quickly got dressed. The Sergeant waited with a big grin on his face and looked around the room.
"Nice and soft living, eh Mueller?"
I thought about that for a moment.
"It beats paying 4 bucks for a gallon of gas back home."
The Sergeant just looked at me sourly, but I heard him mutter.
"Candy asses."
We strode through corrider after corrider in silence and made it back to captain Hayes ship and fell up again and strode through some more corriders until we came to the ward room.
"In here" grunted the Sergeant. I grunted back and went on inside. it was softly lit and had another big slab of black rock floating in mid air for a table. this one was big and round though, set for meetings. Captain Hayes was reading some a sheet of paper and there were others spread out before him. he motioned for me to sit down . So I did while he finished reading. He looked up at me and eyed me curiously for a moment.
"You're the only recruit."
I waited for more.
"None of the others have the aptitude or character we need. The only reason I'm considering taking you is because you're such an ill fit here."
I nodded and mumbled my thanks.
"Don't thank me yet. Space is a funny place Mueller. Odd things happen out there. Where we're going is odder still. What we're doing may be the oddest thing ever attempted."
I still waited for more.
"You ever kill anything Mueller?"
The question took me a little aback.
"Sir?"
"Hunt Mueller, smash a cockroach, shoot anybody?"
"I...well, sure, sir. I mean I've hunted and fished before. I've never shoot anyone though."
Captain Hayes nodded thoughtfully.
"But you don't think you'd have a problem shooting a Voshan? Hunting a Voshan? Killing a Voshan?"
"I...no sir. I don't think I would."
The Captain grunted.
"What about killing all of them?'
"What? I mean sir?"
The Captain stood up and began to walk around the table.
"What I mean Mister Mueller is that we plan to kill every last Voshan we can find. What I mean is that this ship and the rest of the Fleet is going to the Voshan home world and destroy it. I'm talking about genocide Mister Mueller. Do you think you could handle that?"
I must have looked a little sick because the Captain walked back around to his chair and sat down.
"Listen to me son, this is a Hell of mess we're in. None of this should be happening. The Voshans shouldn't be here. In fact they shouldn't be at all. Whole planetary systems have been destroyed. Our own home planet is infected with Voshan viruses and is set to be eradicated. What we're planning on doing is setting things right. If we're successful. We go back n space time and either stop the Ypres or destroy the descendants of their crew on their home world. Then we come back and instead of finding Earth covered in a red haze and it's governments and people out of whack, we come home to the way things ought to be.
But since none of that is very likely to happen, we're gong to settle on cracking the Voshan planet in half come Hell or high water."
I must admit, this definitely did not sound like fun.
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Post by Floyd Looney on Mar 7, 2011 9:52:43 GMT -5
A little genocide before breakfast makes the whole day better!
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Post by Attero Dominatus on Mar 10, 2011 21:42:11 GMT -5
Welcome back, Aaron!
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