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e, " Rober

exited conference room B, entered the service elevator, went down to the loading zone, and waited for the all clear. While O'Hara was in charge of Phoenix Crew, Admiral Lay

sonnel egress, they clomped through the expanse, snatching up what little they required for erecting b

" O'Hara spoke through the comm

'Hara. Route any findings back to the colony when you

tepped down the loading platform and onto Eon. For the first time in their lives, they took deep breaths of real air. The Oxygen on Eon was a little more concentrated than

e quickly. We plan on arriving outside the dig

Alpha-6 colony. Since it was located on an asteroid in the Alpha belt, everything there was synthetic. The air, the ground, and the light were all artificial constructs. Any mission or training exercise that took place outside the bunkers or buildings required special, synthetic g

ceilings above their heads. Outdoor training exercises required space gear, and travel outside only reve

ng was intermittent and organic unlike the cold, calculating hums of machinery. There were no voices, eith

citement. "I can't believe how amazin' this is, Cap

alness of the situation. Twin orbs of faint, orange light burned dimly, se

side the ship, " Nandesrikahl sa

of those accents, which belied a condescending facade. It was an illusion, however, one

al. I'm anxious to get sta

rly went into sensory overload. Plants of all colors swayed from breezes, which caressed their faces. Some of the golden trees were immense in

dy here, Captain,

up camp. DeReaux, Fitzpatrick, grab Mickelso

n of French descent, tall, thin, and swarthy. He always seemed to be sniffing the air, maybe for fine

d good reason to be confident. His skills weren't lacking, either—the military skills nor the lady killer skills.