“The shuttle from the Atlantis is five minutes out, Madam Secretary-General. Did your group wish to head down?” “Thank you, Navarchos Tam. Just a few things to finish up,” Ridgemont said. They had been kind enough to create an office in the corner of the CIC, with comms links to Earth. And much …
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Chapter Fifty Nine: Untergang Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
“Boss, are you sure you’re okay?” “I’m fine, Inna. Really,” Loona said, straightening her jacket. “Whatever happens up there…I’m fine.” She’d been on Archavia for all of thirty nine minutes. She’d come straight to her office and changed clothes, trading information with a horrified Innanae Lektas the entire time. Inna didn’t know what …
Chapter Fifty Eight: Awake Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
“Ma’am, I do want to remind you, we’re not totally certain that this is a clear area….” “I appreciate your concern, Admiral Martínez, but….” Elaine Ridgemont caught herself. She had been launching into the kind of mildly imperious tone she’d used often when dealing with underlings. But that wasn’t her intent. It wouldn’t …
Chapter Fifty Seven: Still Raw Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
“Report.” Seminavarchos Lemm Tam said as she stared out the Xifos’ viewscreen at the near empty view. She could barely believe her eyes. The detonation she had just witnessed was one of the most awe-inspiring sights she had ever seen. It was far beyond the realms of what have should been possible from a …
Chapter Fifty Six: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
Niall didn’t think he could save the ship. He wasn’t an idiot. He could read an engineering display and he could see that the magnetic containment alarm was a plant. The magnetic containment was fine. And given that everyone was making for the exits faster than drunks leaving a dry bar except Aertimus who was …
Chapter Fifty Five: No Turning Back Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
Tig was still alive, and most of the insectoid guards were dead. That might sound like things were going well. They were not. Tig’s left arm had been severed from her body by the mandibles of one warrior, and even if she hadn’t been in shock, her gravitics were struggling to compensate. …
Chapter Fifty Four: The Dark Clouds Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
They took cover behind a wall of blasted-out buildings on the periphery of the city. An insectoid dropship was there, along with two dozen warriors milling about, getting things ready for departure. Tig’s stomach turned as she saw the dozens of bags piled up, staged for loading; two warriors were bringing them onto the ship, …
Chapter Fifty Three: Into Each Life Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
The small platoon sat, waiting, like a coiled spring, watching the Insectoid line a quarter of a hectounit away. They sat, waiting, counting second by second, until the telltale whine of incoming missiles filled the air. They impacted precisely, shaking the ground even at Titan scale. A wall of flame filled their field of …
Chapter Fifty Two: Nothing but the Rain Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
Ted Martinez’s head ached. He had been focusing hard on flying his ship for over six hours now. And it had paid off, mostly. They had managed to hold up the invading Insectoids long enough for reinforcements to arrive and pushed the main battle back into orbit. It was an enormous achievement for the …
Chapter Fifty One: The Hard Place Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
FLASH – Fleet moving for alpha strike on pri-target. Remove obstructions. – END A message read appearing on Ted’s HUD. He could see why. The monstrosity of a ship had turned and its back was aglow as its massive engines fired, pushing it slowly away from Tau Ceti E. They were making a break …