Captain Duke Andrews

by Bartimaeus

Add to AIMShare

The colonel cursed. “IBU, order all remaining space craft to return to Red Base 9, near Olympus Mons.”
I sat up, “Colonel, what’s going on?”
He looked over at me, “Captain Andrews, it’s about time you woke up. You were out for 2 days, for God’s sake.”
The pain was now taking full effect and i winced as my head throbed.
“The Arvians have broken the defensive line we’ve been trying to hold. They will now have access to the planet’s surface, and will invade if we don’t act quickly.”
“Have you contacted Admiral Starking? His fleet encircling Earth would have no trouble warding the invaders off.”
He gave me a menacing look. “His fleet is for Earth’s protection only, reinforcements from the US, Russia and Japan are on their way. You better rest up quickly, Duke, I’m sending you to Red Base 9 to help set things up.”
I massaged my temples as i took in his words.
“I think you’ll be pleasently surprised. Ms. Whitton recovered from the crash faster than you did.”
Ashley’s alive?!

Prequels

Write a prequel

Sequels

Write a sequel

Comments

Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Captain Duke Andrews

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 9 months ago

    Great job throwing tons of detail into a quick conversation, and a great last pair of lines there, with a surprise that hints at even more.
    LoA

  2. Captain Duke Andrews

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Bondish in space .
    LoA

Want to comment on this ficlet? You need to sign in!