“Well, Admiral?” Crazy Renzo asked.
“Amazing, Renzo, amazing. I’ve never been more proud, or impressed, in my entire life than right this moment. Excellent job,” Jesse said.
Renzo was pleased with his admiral’s reaction, and asked, “Oh yeah, there is one other surprise we have for you, Admiral. Would you like to see it?”
Jesse nodded. He followed Renzo, Pong, and his crew over to a ship that was covered with a black silk tarp. Renzo quickly pulled off the tarp, and gave Jesse another incredible shock. Before him, was a long black and silver space fighter, with the words, which were dear to his heart, Black Ice, printed on the side. Jesse tried to keep his cool in front of his crew. Jesse was in love. Although it wasn’t nearly as big as his original ship, it didn’t really matter to him. The Horizon was his main ship now, and a substantial amount larger than his old Black Ice, but this space fighter was his very own that he could take out every chance he had, and where he could be alone for a few hours.
“Holy shit.” Jesse could only think to say at the moment. Eronica giggled. Jesse walked around his new ship a few times to check out his new baby. There was enough room for four people. The young admiral looked over at his crew and smiled with excitement. “Pilots…follow me!” Jesse yelled.
Everyone whooped and howled, as they jumped into their ships. Eronica accompanied Jesse in his ship. The young admiral powered up the Black Ice, and flew her out as fast as he could. His pilots quickly followed, and they all zipped and zagged around space, and the Horizon. After a while of fooling around, Jesse told Renzo to take over, while he gave his girlfriend a ride. Once Jesse and Eronica were far enough away, they took off all of their clothes, and made passionate love. Eronica was happy to be alone in space with him, away from the Horizon. They held each other tightly in their arms, and softly kissed for a few hours.
“Eronica?” Jesse asked.
“Yes, hun?”
“I wanted to ask you something,” Jesse said, growing nervous.
“What?” Eronica asked, still buzzing from their lovemaking.
“I wanted…to know…if you wanted to move into my quarters, with me?” Jesse gulped.
Eronica shot up, and yelled, “Yes!!” Jesse laughed when she couldn’t contain her excitement. He thought it was cute, and it made him feel special the way she treated and acted around him.
“Yes, Yes,” Eronica continued to say. She jumped on top of him and gave Jesse a million kisses. She was waiting for him to ask. Now, all she wanted to hear was the marriage proposal. She knew that she might have to wait a while, but eventually, he would ask her. Or so she hoped.
Their lovemaking was extremely erotic to both of them, but they had no idea that at one point, Eronica had hit her head on the communications button and activated their speaker, broadcasting their Olympic lovemaking to the entire fleet. It wouldn’t have been so bad if someone would have called and told them. Instead, all of the pilots listened to the whole thing. Once Jesse and Eronica got back to the Horizon, Pong pulled her young admiral aside and told him what had happened. Jesse covered his face with his hands and shook his head in embarrassment.
“Tell the fleet not to say anything under any circumstances to Eronica. She would die if she knew that everyone had heard us,” Jesse ordered.
“You know, Admiral, you sound like you’re in pretty good shape,” Pong said, as she walked away. Jesse wanted to throw something at her, but held himself back. Eronica, at the moment, was moving her stuff into Jesse’s quarters. She didn’t waste any time, and actually began moving in as soon as they came back from their trip in space with the fleet. Jesse was used to being alone, and was a little nervous living with someone again. Then again, he didn’t doubt that his relationship with Eronica wouldn’t last. There was no way he was going to let her go. He had never been loved, or treated, so compassionately in all of his life. He planned on asking her to marry him, but wanted to wait a little while. Part of him was afraid she would wake up one night and run away screaming after living with him.
The next morning, Admiral Kincaid called a meeting for all of his Command staff. They met in the see-through glass conference room. Jesse sat at the head of the table, while Captain Jain sat next to him. Eronica sat at his other side, since she represented the Pulse, who had become members of the Horizon crew.
“Tony, how is the Special Forces team coming along?” Jesse asked his friend.
Tony cleared his throat, “We’re ready for action, sir. I have one thousand soldiers trained in every martial art you could think of. Including the one the Pulse male, Kalop, taught me. All in all, I’m pretty impressed. We’re ready for you to check us out as soon as you are ready.”
“Excellent. Don, how is our new weapon system holding up?” the admiral asked.
“So far, so good. We haven’t been able to really test it to its full potential. With your permission, I would like to find an asteroid belt, and fire off a few rounds. The alien weapons systems on the two ships we kept were easy to install, but I would still like to make sure it doesn’t overload our systems.”
“Sounds good. Natalie, how are the scans coming along?” Jesse asked.
“Nothing of interest yet, Admiral. The only thing we’ve found so far, are completely dead planets. I have a gut feeling that we’ll find something soon.”
“I do to Natalie. Janet, how is the training coming along with the pilots in the Command Room?” Jesse asked the redhead, who had become an extremely loyal and dedicated member of his crew.
“Excellent, sir, I have a total of twenty pilot trainees, fully trained on how to fly the Horizon. Don’s gunners, and my pilots, have been learning to multi-task both systems, in case of an emergency. I think any bad aliens would do good to stay as far away from us as possible, sir.”
“Renzo, Pong, I really don’t have to ask you anything, since I already know the fleet is in tip top shape. Do you two have anything to add?” the young admiral asked. They both shook their heads no. Then he asked his second-in-command, “Captain Jain, do you have anything to add?”
“Yes, sir, I just want to say congratulations to all of the Command staff on all of their amazing progress.”
“Very well, Eronica, do you have anything to add?” Jesse asked her.
She was shy, and hesitant to say anything, but she said, “All of the Pulse are settling in nicely on the ship. Some of the Pulse has become counselors, as per your request. It seems to be going rather well. That’s all…Admiral.” Jesse told her that she didn’t have to call him admiral, but she liked it. Sometimes, before making love, she would have him wear his uniform.
“Thank you,” Jesse said to her. “All right, I just want to say that you all are doing a wonderful job, and that I could never be any more proud as I am with you. This has to be the most impressive ship and crew in all history. I am confident in everyone’s abilities, and feel as if we really are ready for anything. Now, all we have to do is find a new planet for the human species. Good job, dismissed.” the young admiral said, as he stood up. His Command staff was grateful, and relieved, that he was so proud of them, and it motivated them to impress him further. In their eyes, they weren’t just serving under an admiral, but a legend.
Two months later, everything had been improving on the ship, and the civilians and crew were beginning to continue living, and pushing their grief for those who had died, aside. Jesse had proposed to Eronica, she was speechless, and felt as if she were getting closer to their destiny. Jesse woke in the middle of the night, and saw his new fiancé sitting up in their bed, with a scared look on her face.
“What’s the matter, hun?” Jesse asked.
“I’ve had a vision that Rojex was coming back, and wants to kill you.”
“Don’t worry, hun, that metal bicycle is gone. We blew him up with the anomaly. Come on, hun, come, lay back with me,” Jesse said, as he rubbed her back. Eronica held him tight, but couldn’t fall back to sleep. She knew her gods were telling her that either Rojex was on
his way, or Jesse was going to get hurt. Either way, she was scared for her future husband.
Epilogue
"The only way the human race can evolve to the next level is by giving up religion and choosing to love and help one another."
Jason Alan Jones
Drifting in space, a forgotten robot aimlessly spins while attached to a cut out piece of deck. Tiny fragments of asteroids slowly bombard his stiff, lifeless body. The robot is only inflicted with tiny scratches, due to his almost indestructible metal frame. The fragments, changed the robot’s course, so now it’s back is in the path of the asteroids, adjusting the robot’s momentum. After hours of being struck, a large chunk of rock, the size of a fist, hits the back of its neck, pushing back in the on switch. Its head begins to twitch. The robot’s dark red eyes quickly flick on and off, as it begins to reboot. Its head twitches one last time, and Rojex fully awakens.
Rojex looks down, and sees that his left arm is completely missing. Rojex’s rage builds up with in him, and he calls out the name of the man that he was programmed to hunt down and kill, in order to be free again.
“Jeeeesssseeee. I will find you. And when I do, I will rip you apart, piece by piece, and use your flesh to create a new trench coat for myself!” Rojex screamed in a deep, gut wrenching robotic voice.
The End
Space Stations
International Space Station – First international multi-national space station. On display inside the Kobia Spaceport as a museum. Only used for a short time, and then technology increased rapidly, so the Kobia Space Station was built near Earth.
Nemtox 8 – Near a purple nebula. A high-class, medium-sized space station, which is largely a business station but has some Black Market dealings. The station has luxury apartments for sale or rent. A couple of casinos, many high class restaurants, and lounges. Almost resembles the inside of a cruise ship. Very luxurious. Max Capacity of 150,000.
The Blue Neon – Run by Haseeb, an Arabian man, who is connected with Elijah Boateng, the head of the Black Market. A lower-class station, that has a large amount of black-market goods and drugs pass through. A good place to find an illegal business deal or hire a bounty hunter. Haseeb owns the station, but he gives a percentage to Elijah. He bought it from a man who was going bankrupt, and it’s slowly being fixed up by Haseeb. Max Capacity 50,000.
The Trading Post – A lower class station that handles a lot of trade goods. It has many bars and brothels. Black-Market goods are also obtainable. Cutthroats, pirates, thieves, bounty hunters, and outlaws hang out, and live on the station. Has a famous bar, where outlaws hang out, called the Rusty Bucket, and it has an Old West style feel. A good place to trade goods for goods, or for credits in the stores. A good place to buy one or two star portal color codes. Max Capacity 50,000.
The Kobia Spaceport – First real international space station. A large mix of many cultures and races. A lot of Japanese influences in the interior designs. Used a lot of colorful neon signs, and people can hear music playing outside as they enter. Although it was built first, it is the second largest space station. It is a very bright and colorful station. It has a few casinos. It’s a middle class station that has a large amount of Japanese living on the station, which includes the Japanese Yakusa (Mafia). Has movie theaters, bowling allies, opera house, play house, aquarium, museums, a large variety of lounges, and restaurants. Max Capacity 1.2 Million.
The Red Door – A middle-class Russian station, so it has a large amount of Russians living on the station, including a lot of Russian Mafia. A large mixture of European cultures, who wish to keep separate from the other cultures. Has been used as a secret meeting place for the Red Cardinals to meet. Lots of religious nuts hang out and conduct business at the Red Door. Max Capacity 60,000.
Rockfield – High-class station, has many rich people living there, and is the largest space station. Excellent restaurants and bars. Luxury apartments available. Has many movie theaters, bowling allies, elegant restaurants, lounges, opera house, play house, aquariums, museums, casinos, a couple gymnasiums, and a dog race track. Rockfield is one of the biggest space stations used for recreation, and also has many things for the kids to do. Max Capacity 1.5 Million
Milingrow Depot –A cluster of 30 asteroids connected together, formed into mini-space stations. Middle class station, run by Rex Clayton. Good place to pick up
Black Market items. Rex is currently not allowing anyone in who is affiliated with Elijah, due to a dispute between the two. A good place to buy star portal codes and it’s possible to acquire all five color codes. Max Capacity 90,000.
Guion Bluford Station – Many people call it the Bluford station. Named after the first African American in space in 1983. A high-class station, consisting of many African Americans, also a mix of Caucasians, and other nationalities. Known as the safest station ever built. Third largest space station ever built. Max Capacity 950,000.
UPG Military Station – A couple hundred miles from Earth, and is heavily guarded. Has a special penthouse for the president and some of the council members. A fleet of ships are waiting for action. Where the Horizon was built and “Galaxy One” is under construction. Has an incredibly large hanger bay where the “Galaxy One” is being built. Galaxy One is not publicly known. Ship building has ceased, due to limited resources. Max Capacity 10,000.
The Yellow Dragon – Mostly Chinese inhabitants, and Triads/Chinese Mafia. A large amount of Chinese, Korean, Thai, and other Orientals cultures, who wished to have a separated station from the western and European cultures. However all nationalities are welcome. Full of casinos, restaurants. Max Capacity 800,000.
The Outer Rim – Lower class, medium sized, and is close to the planet Pluto on the edge of the Sol system. Has a well-known doctor, people are advised to see him before going beyond the outer rim. You will, however, be warned not to travel beyond the outer rim. Max Capacity 40,000.
Science Station – UPG science station, which is guarded by the military. Used for scientific experiments. Searching for different types of alloys from the different planets and asteroid belts. Max Capacity 4,000.
UPG Military Base/Shipyard– A shipyard used to build UPG Ships, and a test site for weapons. Currently stopped making ships due to limited resources. Max Capacity 3,000.
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