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Date Posted: 20:51:22 09/15/02 Sun
Author: Howitzer
Subject: New Shadows

Howitzer sat slumped in his command chair. It had been a stressful period. First he had a bunch of lunatics think they could try to flamboyantly prance into the Command Center and make off with some lute. Rugby security took care of that one fast though. Worse however was the defection of an ensign. Howitzer questioned if it was of the ensign�s own will, he just felt something off when the young man ran through leaving a path of wounded. There was something else there; Howitzer just knew it. There was also the amazing show of ability that the ensign simply had never shown or even hinted at possessing before. A check of his training records showed he had amazing reflexes and moments where he seemed to be able to make very accurate guesses or use an ESP or something, but he had never been able to fight with that much precision and power. The captain was determined to get to the bottom of it, somehow.

�Captain, we�re receiving a distress signal from T�orros.�

�Put it on the main view screen.�

The main screen went black for a moment. Static filled the screen as a grainy image appeared. The audio was in as bad of shape as the picture. The image of a distressed Captain Kelly of the T�orros mining colony was on screen. Sweat dripped down her face. Her brown hair was in as much disarray as the crew behind her looked to be. It was abundantly apparent that something was wrong.

�Captain Howitzer! We are under attack, I believe by the intergalactic terrorist group known as the Wolf Brigade. They are on their way to the Command Center, and I fear we can do nothing to stop them. They must have had insiders in the base; their attack has been too precise and too well planned. We will hold them off as long as we can�send hel~�

A flash of light lit up the T�orros Command Center as the transmission was cut. Silence filled the Rugby Command Center as the crew waited to see what Howitzer would do. To there surprise he waited in agonizing silence. Minutes seemed like hours as the Captain stayed rock still gripping onto his chair.

�We�re receiving another transmission from T�orros, sir�

�Put it on��

A middle-aged human stood on the screen. The sides of his head were gray; the rest of his hair was a dark black. He wore an all black officer�s uniform and a smirk of victory. A wolf with glowing red eyes was on the left side of his uniform.

�WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON MY COLLONY!!!???!!!�

�My good captain, you seem to be mistaken. This is my colony now. If I even see an SBR ship near this sector of space, I will begin to kill hostages. You wouldn�t want to see poor women and children die would you? I think not. T�orros is needed for our purposes; I�m sure you can do without it since you have so much else to keep you busy. Why don�t you go and play on that planet near your station eh? I�m sure it�ll more than make up for the loss of this small colony. Oh, and don�t worry, we�ve only killed military personnel�so far. If you�d like to keep it that way, remember to keep away from this sector of space. Have a good day captain.�

The transmission ended.

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