ery time something major was at stake, but that was just the way it was. He chuckled. Maybe I'll just start putt

" Martinez said, his voice e

finished his business. "Now, number tw

d me, " Marti

d himself with some concussive, blast caps in order to blow his way through a training exercise. Naturally, he wound up in sickbay with a mild concussion. Martinez was barreling through the ship's steel corridors th

: AMS, we need to meet in conference room A,

rror; room not found.

ce room A for

eduled usage for

e locatio

rence room A is located 73

e the Phoenix. How can the

r…attempting to communicat

er, wearing his full, battle dress, gray and black armor with strategic plating to protect the vitals. All his men were lined up at attention, also in full gear. Battle dress was composed of a thick, airtight material. The suits not only provided strategic, defensive plating, they

e door at the other end of the room, also bolted to the steel floor. There were many panels in the walls and ceilings, which

's begin with the aerial photograph provided by Swain." He pressed a button on the lectern, causing a screen to lower from the ceiling. It stopped halfway, and he cursed under his breath. After gripping it and tugging while the others choked back laughter, he finally shook the piece of

he dig site, which is far away enough from any possible exposure. Once the camp is set, DeReaux and Fitzpatrick will escort geologist Mickelson to the dig site

nd to shoulder level, looking ruff

rn and begin studies on the soil sample. With any luck, we'll conclude zero danger of radiation. Sh

or whatever reason, it isn't necessary, we'll move straight to the second step—clearing away as much surface debris as we can to

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penetrated the atmosphere as Roberts, a young, black woman, gave

anding, three minute

g for wind speeds. Dece

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over brownish soil. The ship's hull was reminiscent of a red and silver bird. Its paint job made it look like a phoenix, a scaly phoenix, due to innumerable, tiny plates fashioned to allow for