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Hearing a rush of footsteps moving from the camp in his direction, the Captain took the closest rifle from the ground and began firing it at the three beasts he saw in the distance rushing towards him. They immediately took cover and started returning fire. All hopes of a continued surprised encroachment was now gone. [...]
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Arriving at the top, he scouted the area. Each time he loaded the program, it was designed to randomly scatter a number of enemy personnel over a quarter mile section of the plateau. There were many trees around, and not many access points to the camp. The weapon on his belt would be unable to [...]
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“Everything going well, I assume?”
Alex was one of the few people that felt as though he could have real conversations with Malcolm, and sitting next to him, he just had to be sarcastic in response, “No, we’ve found out that our engines were never turned on, and we aren’t actually moving. We’ve been sitting still [...]
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Malcolm woke up early like normal to do his rounds. He always liked to keep things rather orderly, and continue to have a strong presence in the day to day operations of the ship, despite not really feeling needed as they maintained the status quo. He could already hear his first officer, Commander Alex Dryerson, [...]
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Sparks were flying all around as the emergency lights lit up the room in a deep maroon glow. People were rushing all about, some trying to fix the damage, while others were attending to the various people sprawled out on the long infirmary beds. The Captain had been injured, nothing critical, but enough to drive [...]
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