Port Gun Control

by JLaughter

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His headset crackled to sudden life, a brief flash of static followed by a single command uttered in a voice completely, chillingly devoid of humanity.

“Surrender.“

He looked at his fellow gunners and found his own confusion mirrored on their faces behind the HUD -visors that they wore. He wasn’t going crazy. Only commands from the C.I.C. came through directly to the gun-control operators. Captain Hendricks, seated behind them, filtered through the rest of the comm-traffic.

“Not sure what that was. Keep your guns primed,” Hendricks said sharply, turning to consult his console.

He ran his targeting system checklist for the fifth time. One by one, the indicators lit up green. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Phelps’ board was green too.

Suddenly, his HUD -visor scrolled a list of firing solutions, trajectories and target information. What target!?

And then, It was there. Inside him. He fell back, ripped off his helmet and clawed at the thing that had suddenly appeared behind his eyes.

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Comments

Average Reader Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

  1. Port Gun Control

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 3 months ago

    Solid addition to the story, not hijacking his storyline or being a twerp, just adding another point of view and even keeping within the theme and feel. Kudos to you, sir.

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    KevMullins' Buddy Icon KevMullins

    Posted 3 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Yeah, what THX said… lol!
    Actually, you did a great job matching Ben’s story and style. Good Addition.

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    Browncoatben's Buddy Icon Browncoatben

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Thanks little bro…nice job…

    Had to throw a “new character” monkey wrench into my evil plans though, didn’t you!

    hehe…

    Now…shall I integrate into my story or shun you forever…hmmm…..

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    JLaughter's Buddy Icon JLaughter

    Posted 3 months ago

    Thanks for the comments! Yeah, I’m trying not to hijack the story…this particular style of sci-fi really isn’t my strong point, but I tried to match Ben’s storytelling style in it. Just figured I’d throw in another perspective.

    As far as the “new character” wrench goes, maybe he just dies there.

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