Nanotroopers Episode 15: A Black Hole

by Philip Bosshardt

  ***ANAD parses intense emotional states…acoustical analysis of voice signal indicates Trooper Winger, J. suffers distress condition, a trooper in distress is never left behind on the field of battle…Warrior’s Code Paragraph 10, Section 3.1.1…ANAD requests additional data…initializing state table for distress resolution***

  “ANAD—“ Winger finished up wriggling into his own hypersuit, made ready to head for the mess compartment. “—ANAD, there’s still a lot you can do…the Third Rule says you follow my commands—“

  He was interrupted again by Mendez’s voice. “All hands…to the mess hall on the double. Pyros armed, disconnects now being completed. If you’re not at the briefing in one minute, you don’t get a seat—“

  “—ANAD, there are some pretty big rocks about to hit Earth…why don’t you and me work up a new config…it’ll be fun, like we used to do…some kind of config to collect impact dust and debris from the atmosphere…that would sure help the recovery forces.”