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NZ-juex16
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Joined: December 13, 2010
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From: Southland, New Zealand
|  Posted: 2010-12-21 15:40
*New Edited Version...Enjoy*
Stranger in a strange land.
U.W.S Te Mana, ST-23-14
2270
Orbit of Ihzack, 2325, Standard Sol Time
The Hull vibrated though out the Ship as a thousand watt amp and subwoffer came too life to the tune of AC-DC’s “Highway to Hell” as it starting playing.
“He’s Awake” mumbled the ships engineering officer to his young apprentice .
“What’s he playing this time?” replied the apprentice.
“I think its TNT again”
“Nah sounds more like highway to hell” answered the apprentice.
“Oh god” replied his engineering officer.
“He’s got us talking about this Ancient stuff now” His apprentice started pretending to play drums to the song.
“Stop that and get back to work, we got to repair these battle damages before he comes down here again”
On the Bridge United Galactic Trade Organisation Navy Captain “Juex” as he was known was sitting in the Commanders chair of the Gunboat Destroyer U.W.S Te Mana, named after the Royal New Zealand Navy Frigate HMNZS Te Mana which fort during WWIII. The name was Maori for ‘For love’ it was part of the task force sent to help relieve Forces on “Invictus” a hill in which the last of the left overs of the NZDF and freedom fighters forgot to hold off the Terrorist Controlled armies which had attack NZ for its large food productivity, Te Mana was suck by a Sub not far afterwards and lost with all hands.
The UGTO Navy Gunboat Destroyer was the bred and butter of it's destroyer fleet. Many high ranking Admirals and Marshals look back fondly on their days as a commander on them. They are around Three hundred and sixty four meters in length, have a draft of fifty three meters and a Beam of one hundred and thirty meters.
Gunboats look from the front like a sort of tiger shark and are relativity flat compared to other ships it's size. It's armed with two particle cannons, two heavy particle cannons, two heavy chemical lasers and four proton torpedoes. It's armament puts it in the 'Gunboat' category (hence it's name) due to it's focus on mid-range guns and well rounded armour, rather then torpedoes and heavy frontal armour like assault ships.
“Juex” which is the incorrect spelling for the French word ‘Game’ The Incorrect spelling was kept as it flowed quicker when typing on holographic pad used widely throughout the UGTO. Juex always started playing his songs at 0600 Standard Sol time everyday to wake the crew, which were resting after heavy action against the Interstellar Cultural Confederation fleet at Fargo Rock. And they had returned to the planet of Ihzack in the Luycan system for repairs.
Looking a shy over twenty-three, Juex stood Five feet eleven dirty blonde, with grey eyes and light facial features was a experienced combat captain with well over thirty kills of all classes under his belt. With three solo kills being Dreadnoughts kills which was a feat on it’s own. The crew know very little of there captain, other then that he enjoys pre-war rock, which they thought strange as most of pre dark-age music was lost during the war that followed. Juex is a reasonable tactician and scarily crazy in combat which he was taught by some of the best and most experienced Captains and Admirals in the UGTO Navy. The crew trust him entirely yet don't even don’t know his age, and to this had led to a massive gambling pool on which is his true age. With over 5,000 Credits on twenty-five alone.
“Captain!” yelled his Sensor Operator, “Yes what is it” replayed Jeux
“Three ICC assault Dreads plus escorts just came though the gate and are taking attack formation!”
Bugger thought Juex “Must be the rest of that ICC fleet from Fargo”
“Al-right” he responded “Ricky cut the music”
“Aye Captain Music off”
“Comms alert the Marshal to this, there’s no way we can take them on ourselves, even I’m not that crazy”
“Aye Captain Message away”
Juex looked at the Picture in his hand, there stood a Young him with an unknown blonde haired browned eyed girl staring right back at him, he tucked it into his arm pocket on his overalls.
“Sound General Quarters everybody to action stations. Patch me though to the ship intercom”
“Aye sir we can hear you”
“This is the Captain. We are re-engaging the Enemy, it seems Vice-Admiral Lazurkri wants blood for what we did at Fargo-Rock. So we are going in horns blazing once again, do your best and God speed. That is all”
“Helm! Full Military thrust turn bearing Positive two-eight-Zero. Target the weakest, most damaged Dread and bring us right beside him”
“Aye Captain full starboard Rudder, turning bearing postive 280, full thrust”
“Sir!” Cried the Comm Officer.
“Yes what is it?”
“Marshal Flash is on Line five and wishes to speck”
“Roger patch him though”
“Juex!” Yelled a hologram of Marshal Flash.
“Sir we have three Dreads on a mission and we can’t hold them! we need support!”
“You know how much damage the fleet took at Fargo”
“I understand Sir but there hurting just as bad but a lone Gun wont do much”
“Ok I’ll send in Kling and his boys they should sort them out, just hang tight”
“Aye sir Juex out”
“Captain we are in attack position and taking heavy fire!”
“Roger prepares to fire everything”
“Aye Sir waiting for your command” “Ok, wait for it….wait for it…..FIRE!!”
Ten Years Earlier………
Science department, Atlantis, Earth
“Sir!” Yelled a technician.
“He’s waking”
“Call the Admiral" replied his boss.
“Aye sir”
It felt like the grogginess after a good Saturday night at the clubs. Then it hit him like a airliner, Water!, he tried breathing he couldn’t, he began kicking and screaming, but nobody could hear him all he could see was two people in lab coats…then it went dark again.
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Koba
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From: United States of America
| Posted: 2010-12-21 17:19
these got old
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NZ-juex16
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Posts: 102
From: Southland, New Zealand
| Posted: 2010-12-22 00:48
*Edited Version*
Chapter Two
Juex's eyes snapped opened. He tried to move but he was strapped to the bed, he started wrestling with the straps and tried to yell but no words came out just water. Again he tried jumping up and down to free himself.
“Stop! You’re among friends” yelled a person in a Biohazard suit, he ran over and started undoing the straps.
“Who are you?” Juex gurbbled
“All will be made clear soon” replayed the man in the bio suit.
A few hours later, Juex sat at a desk in a white washed room with nothing but four walls a huge male standing at ease at the Door.
“Hello” yelled Juex.
“Anyone?”
“Hello?” Asked Juex towards the big man.
The door clicked and uniformed man entered the room Obviously of high rans as the male came to attention and saluted. He waited for the uniformed man to fully enter and then left.
“Who are you?” Ask Juex
The uniformed man sat down and removed his hat
“My Name is Flash, I am a Fleet Admiral in the United Galactic Trade Organization or UGTO for short, who you might be?”
“UGTO?” ask the Juex
“Yes we are collection of Planets that form the UGTO like states which form a governing body called the Senate.” replied Fleet Admiral Flash
“Wait....Planets? As in like Earth or Mars?” asjed Juex, Confused.
“Yes” replayed Flash.
“Wait wait that doesn’t make sense, what year is it?”
“Today is the 19th of December 2260”
Juex sat shocked and confused.
“Whoa, no that’s not right as I remember was... I don't know. But it wasn't 2060” replied Juex.
Fleet Admiral Flash got out of his chair and paced the room.
“It is and its right. However before we continue I need to ask you a few things”
“Fire away” Said the Juex in a slightly panicked voice.
“Well first off what’s your name?”
Juex stopped and thought for a while
“I…I, I don’t know” said Juex
“I can’t remember”
“To be Expected, the condition we found you in we didn’t have our hopes up”
“Wait wait wait Slow down Found? Condition? What you talking about?”
“We found you in Hibernation in a Cryogenic Chamber in a sealed underground coal mine with a few Items on you” Said Flash
“We also found a Note taped to your forehead saying 'Save me I’m Alive' ”
“But I think you’ve had enough for one day” said Flash, The Man from before entered the room
“The Sergeant will take you too your quarters where you can rest and take note of what’s been said. The items which where found on you are also there.” Flash got up put his hat on and left.
The man entered the room which as it turned out was a marine signalled to follow. So juex got up and followed him down a constant maze of white washed walls with the odd window letting in a hazy blue light.
The marine showed Juex his room and spoke up.
“Mess is down the hall to the left and Latrine is to the right beside your room. Any questions?
“No” replied Juex hesitantly.
Well thought Juex as he looked around his new room.
Inside, there was the normal cheep bed and desk common with military buildings. At the front of the bed was a metallic chest with a what appeared to be a star constellation and with what looked like gold lining everywhere.
He walked over and lifted the lid , which to his surprise it was quite heavy. He grabbed the object on the top which was a dirty camouflaged shirt with strange symbols on each shoulder. He put it, it fit but stank like body odour. He starting looking through the pockets, which there was many. Nothing. He took the shirt off and threw it on the bed. He continued looking though the box he found pair of camouflaged pants, a cap and sliverly object which was heavy and tossed it on the bed and next to that, a Scorpion encased in a solid plexiglass box.
At the bottom two lay three smaller things, a grey square which opened and had letters and numbers and a blank front, and a Small book with “Leader” on the front. Juex grabbed the book and opened it. A piece of paper with two people on it fell out. One he recognized as himself and the other he didn’t. He looked again, it was a woman slightly shorter then he was, blonde brown eyed and holding something, he flipped it over and on the back it read “Juex”
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MaGoo
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From: USA
| Posted: 2010-12-22 02:21
Im personaly thrilled, good story. More chapters?
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Admiral Alucard (2IC)
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Joined: April 30, 2004
Posts: 279
From: St. Helens, England
| Posted: 2010-12-22 02:45
Too early in the morning to read but I agree with Aaron, these got old, maybe all you writers can get together and write one together instead of all having differet ones. I know its the I wrote this its my pride kinda thing but when theres a few of them posted with in a few hours of each other it becomes a little bit of a hastle to read each one and keep track of where each story is going
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Posts: 308
| Posted: 2010-12-22 07:11
The story itself, at this rate, is nothing special or inovative to me, but the way you write is good imo! I could imagine the scenerie well, maybe some more details would help, what the surounding area/interior looks like.I aspecialy like the scenario which takes place in the up-to-date situation around Fargo Rock and the gate Tau-Luyten.
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From: Deep in the void of space...
| Posted: 2010-12-22 08:57
The story is coming out well! I like the names! But my one thing is that Lazurski doesn't make that many calculated attacks and he never has 4 dreads and escorts  Maybe FTL Defiance or Fatal Green Ranger or even Me... But Lazur? Not so much... other than that, keep up the good work! I enjoy these stories alot... They give me something to do while my Dreads are repping... and they are usually awesome! Good luck!
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NZ-juex16
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From: Southland, New Zealand
| Posted: 2010-12-22 23:23
Chapter three should be out soon, around an hour
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tucker32
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Joined: February 16, 2009
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From: deep jungle of vargo
| Posted: 2010-12-23 00:11
yay i like this
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NZ-juex16
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From: Southland, New Zealand
| Posted: 2010-12-23 00:18
*Edited Version*
Chapter Three
“Captain! We have confirmed hits on all weapons” yelled the ships weapons Officer
“Roger Lieutenant keep firing on the end Dread” Repiled Juex.
“Aye Sir we’re firing everything!”
“Sir! We have new Contacts Bearing Negative 146!”
“Sir Its Admiral’s Kilngs fleet!”
“Tell him to fire on the other dreads!” yelled back Juex.
“Aye sir message away!” Captain Juex thought for a seconded
“Helm turn bearing flat 280, ahead full. Make another attack pass on the closest dread”
Aye sir Turn bearing flat 280”
“Sir we’re we are already at full thrust and cannot go any faster!” yelled back the Helm controller.
“Aye, patch me though to Commander Smith” repiled Juex, the ship shuddered as it took a hit from a torpedo.
“Aye sir patched though”
“Commander I need more Speed!”
“Captain I’m giving it all she’s got but we’re only two people and we can’t do anything with all this heavy firing!”
“Commander Just do something!”
“Sirs replied Smith’s Apprentice I have an Idea”
“What is it son” responded Jeux
“Well sir, since theirs no air in space once you hit a speed you will keep going at that speed till something stops it”
“Yes we already knew that Son get with it”
“Sir we blew a Torpedo behind us it would push us faster and we wouldn’t slow down”
Juex laughed “ He's Crazier then I am, but will it work?”
“Yes” Replied Commander Smith
“It would but it could also damage the engines sir”
“I don’t care for the engines Smith, I know there your babies but there
replaceable, but we are not, do it”
“Aye sir”
Back on the bridge Captain Jeux was barking orders like a Soviet drill master
“Sensors what’s that dread like?”
“It’s taking a pounding sir but our weapons are to li...Sir! look!”
Everybody on the bridge looked up and watched as a corvette from Klings fleet past the ICC dreadnought and struck it with two proton torpedoes, small explosions rocked the Dreadnought and then suddenly the Fusion reactor core went super critical and detonated, vaporizing the entire back end and moved towards the bow, taking each section of the ship with it. Then just as before the explosions hit the ships magazine and the ships fate was sealed. The explosion was so large it damaged it vaporized it and the dreadnought next to it. Seeing this Kling ordered all ships too fire on that dreadnought and like before its fate was sealed too as it blew into space dust .The entire bridge yelled and cheered as the other ships began to turn around and retreat back though the Tau Ceti gate
“Fire on the closet ship!” yelled Juex. But it was too late all the ships had passed though.
“Sir!” cried the Comm Operator, a message from the Admiral
“What’s it say?”
“Well done”
“That’s it?”
“Yes sir that’s it, I think he’s jealous because he took a dread on our own” laughed the operator.
“I think so” replied Juex with a grin.
“Time to go home, helm set course for the nearest Shipyard”
“Aye sir setting course for Haven”
“Ricky!” A young Ensign came up behind Jeux
“Sir”
“Play some Victory music from my collection would you please”
“Arr Aye Sir, Umm here we go, Shackers revenge, by Gun's 'n' Roses” Juex let off a long whistle
“ A good choice, play it”
“Aye” replied Ricky
The whole ship began to rumble as came to life as the intercom which was hotwired into a stero system on the bridge began to play the captain's to music all over the ship.
As the opening guiter solo began to play the captain got up and told the officer of the deck to proceed as ordered to Haven, he then proceeded though the mess which was on the way to his room. On his way though he saw some crew members dancing together and the Chef, Chief Petty Officer John Spears handing out drinks from the still he kept in his quarters. Although regulation forbids it Juex let Spears keeps his as himself enjoyed a good hard drink after long combat action. It also helped boost morale on board but just as long as it wasn’t around during inspection.
Juex “Knew Nothing about no still” in his words
“Sir!” yelled out Spears over the Music
“You want a Drink?”
“No thanks Chief I’ve had enough for one day, time for bed.”
“Up too you sir, we’re always open”
As Juex walked down the hallway he stopped he looked at the walls What a drab he thought as he looked at the white painted steel and iron.
He began walking to his room and when he reached it he tried to open the door.
“Click” nothing.
“Crap” he muttered
“What’s my number for my Quarters again!” he yells
“Y.O.Y.D” yells back a female’s voice. Juex always forgot his password so all crew were told to say ‘Y.O.Y.D’ to remind him, which meant “Year of your Discovery” but the crew didn’t know what it meant just the Letters since it arouse questions to the Captain of what it meant.
Juex Enters 2260 into the pad it chimes and a Voice comes on “Welcome Captain”
“Thank you Amy” yells Juex
“No prob sir” she yelled back.
As he closed the door he looked around his room, seven meters by nine meters it was smaller then most destroyer captain quarters. But he told his engineering officer, Commander Smith to remove his en-suite so that the space could be added to the crew quarters and armoury. He looked around. Sliver chest with gold lining at the foot of his desk, on which was the grey square which he worked out to be a Early form of Computer. It used a cruder silicon mother board processor instead of the more modern atom based processors, which can process millions of terabytes of data in mere micro seconds. The older chips are still used but only in the guidance systems of missiles or torpedoes.
As Juex continued to look around hung up on the wall was the camouflaged shirt, which he learned was called 'disruptive patterned martial, or DPM for short. DPM pants and a pair black polished combat boots and a blue 'F.S' cap. He thought he a minute, then turned to his hammock, again another difference he had towards the normal UGTO practices. He’d thrown out his normal officers bed for a hammock which felt better then a bed, a decsion he quickly regreted cause now he had constant back pains. He took off his battle dress overalls and jumped into the hammock, threw a blanket over himself and went to sleep, his mind taking him away.
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MaGoo
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| Posted: 2010-12-23 00:52
Awesome. Im gripped.
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LightBreaker
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From: Valparaiso, Chile
| Posted: 2010-12-23 19:41
Give Me Moreeee!!! I Want More!!! xD ^^
Nice History, ^^ Hey Hey I Want My Name On It xD ajajaja ^^ Good Work! ^^ Waiting Next Chapter!
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NZ-juex16
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From: Southland, New Zealand
| Posted: 2010-12-23 23:32
Chapter 4
Atlantis, Earth
“Run, Run to the Hills, Run for your life, run to hills, run for your life, shoulder in the power and based” Sung Juex as he showered “Sir” said a Marine “yes what is it?” snapped Juex “The Admiral would like to be in the Mess in twenty minutes” ok, tell him I’ll be there in fifteen” “yes sir” As the marine left Juex turned off the water and wrapped a towel around himself, shaved and then walked the two meters to his room.
When he entered there was a pair of black boots and olive coloured overalls with a Atlantis patch replacing the breast pocket, he put them on “bit big” he thought he looked at the clock on the wall, “bugger better get to the mess” he quickly got out of his room and began walking down the hall per the sergeants instructions the night before after about one hundred meters he saw two people talking in the hallway as he tried approaching them to ask for directions they both snapped to attention and saluted waiting for the return Juex instantly returned the salute but instead of the parm down salute they did, he did a parm out with his parm facing the Two people “err why did you do that for?” ask Juex “because you’re an officer sir” replied the man on the left “I am?” asked Juex “yes sir” his time it was the man on the right, “the two Gold Lines and half circle on you shoulders signify the rank of “Ensign” the seconed Lowest Officer rank in the UGTO Navy” “really?” “Yes Sir” Juex thought about it for a minute “arr well, Um you wouldn’t be able to tell me where the mess is would you? “Just further down the hall sir, keep going till you smell the food” “ok thank you”
Finally after another fifty meters he found the doors to the Mess, not seeing the admiral he jumped into the hot food line, he grabbed a plate and put two harsh browns, a fried egg and some bacon he was grabbing a pork sausage when the cook snaps out “One meat option!” “arr sorry my bad” Juex said as he placed the sausage into the tray, he grabbed a knife and fork and sat down at a empty table he began cutting up the hash brown and was about to put the piece into his mouth when someone yelled out “ROOM!” he jumped at the command almost dropping his knife and fork, looking around he noticed that everybody was quiet and standing at attention “Ensign!” someone yelled “why aren’t you at room like the rest of the people in this room?!” said the man as he walked over “Um it’s my first day?” “Your first day!” yelled the man “Your FIRST DAY!” “Arr umm I don’t know” replied Juex whilst signaling though body language that he didn’t understand “I found the uniform on my bunk” There was a burst of laughter from the others in the mess who could hear everything “quiet you maggots! You’re at Room” said the man whilst stearing down a Young Private First class “So! you found your uniform on your bunk did you? “You’re a real smart one aren’t you, problem just out of the academy hmmm?” “Academy??” “Oh you’re a real smar-““Colonel!” yelled the familiar Voice of Flash “what the HELL! Are you doing? “Sir thi-“ “I didn’t give you permission to speak!, your Dismissed now get with you breakfast” “but si-“ “ I don’t want excesses Colonel or perhaps should I say major?” “No Sir!” as the Colonel began leaving he screamed at a Ordinary Seaman “What are you looking at maggot!!!??” he then left down the hall.
“What’s his problem” ask Juex “Just your normal Marine Colonel, and he’s a bit angry that he got command of the marines here instead of out on the front line” replied Flash “Man I’m here five minutes and I’m already getting bit-“ “Sir” said a young chef holding a tray “Oh thank you” Said Flash “shell we sit?” “Umm sure” said Juex pointing to his table, the two seated themselves and Flash was about to start eating “arr Admiral” nodding his head towards the entire mess who were all still standing at Attention “Oh dam, at ease guys” yelled out Flash everybody then dropped into there seats and continued eating like nothing happened, “and that’s Grand Admiral now” “Congratulations” said Juex “I should also Congratulate you Ensign” Flash said with a sly grin.
After a minute of no talking but just eating Flash looks up at Juex and notices how quickly he’s eating “You Can’t remember your name….Yet you can Butcher that hash brown like it was your day job” Juex Chuckled “Arr yeah about that” he grubaled though a mouth full of food, “I found something in the Box” “You did what you find, name, date?” “Close, a word on the back of a picture with me and some blonde” Flash started leaning forward enthusiastly “What did it say” Flash said in excited tone “ It read “Juex”, I also found a hard covered book with “Leader” written in gold on the top cover” really?” “I also found a blue jacket simmler to the one you’re wearing but only one line of buttons, Pair of blue pants, black shoes, a grey square with letters on the inside and a black side on the other” “wow, did you manage to remember anything?” “No sorry nothing” “ok, after this you are to come with me to get a dress uniform and then we’ll proceed to the starport and show you your first command.” “First Command?, I haven’t had any training?, I I haven’t even been into space before” “your about to get a trail by fire then aren’t you?”
After an getting a uniform from the tailor, which after giving the tailor the sizes from the cloths from his box Juex found it to fit comfortably and Flash Instructed the tailor to send it up to the starport, they then walked to the Submarine base which would take them to the port of New San Francisco afterwards they then proceeded to the local UGTO Navy base and took the next shuttle to the port in orbit. On the shuttle Flash broke Juex’s day dream watching the Earth fall underneath him “Stunning isn’t It?, the first time you see the very planet beneath you simply “fall” under you”
“I’ve Never been in space before” “wait till we reach Zero G then” Juex smiled “I’ve felt that before” “How?, you’ve never been in Space” “When I was a kid I was taken for a plane flight by the Commander Officer of my Cadet unit” “what he did was full throttle, lifted the nose up for a minute he then pushed down the nose, as he did everything that wasn’t tied down began floating in the cockpit, including the maps which were in the seat pocket behind us” “I thought you said you couldn’t remember anything from your past?” “Never said I couldn’t remember ANYthing bits and pieces but some like this one just came to me then” “Well if it happens again please do inform me right away” “why is my past so important?” “It’s not” “But it is what we believe happened during your past that is” “What happened?” just as Flash was going to reply he was interrupted “Ladies and gentleman this is the Captain speaking, we are now passing though 90,000 feet if you would all please return to your seats and put on you harness as we’re approaching the edge of the stratosphere and will be in zero G shortly. Thank you”
“Well shall we?” said Flash point towards there seats” as they both sat down and put there harness on Flash handed Juex a folder “What’s this?” asked Juex “The Names of your crew and your ship manifest” “you weren’t kidding when you said I was getting a command were you?” “Nope, I wasn’t read those files, I’m getting some shut-eye” as Juex opened the folder On the Top it read “Assault Corvette ST-12-50, E.S.S Invictus, Commander Officer Ensign…….” Juex grabbed a pencil since ink pens don’t work in zero G and wrote the word he found on the photo “Juex” “Ensign Juex” he said aloud, he flicked the page and found the officer manifest;
E.S.S Invictus
Commander Officer- Ensign Juex
Executive Officer- Middshipman A. Sheq-Abdul
Chief Engineer- Middshipman B. Smith
Navigation Officer- Master Seaman M. Murry
Weapons Officer- Petty Officer A. Koslof
Helm Officer- Petty Officer M. Hernandez
Marine Commander- 2nd Lieutenant L. Greare
“Well” Juex thought as he looked outside “here go’s nothing” “Just before you put that away” said Flash “Aren’t you spose to be sleeping?” “I was” “what’s that thing you want me to do” “just write a sentence on this bit of paper would you” “Ahh sure” Juex said with confusion in his voice, he wrote a quick sentence and gave Flash the paper back. There was a thud as the shuttle docked with the starport “Ladies and gentleman we have reached our destination, please remain in your seats until the Positive G light has come on, Thank you” A few minutes past, then the light came on and people began exiting though the Front doors, as Juex and Flash began approaching the door Juex broke the silence “you’d think these would be Automated” pointing towards the pilot “they are” said Flash while waving his arm though the head of the pilot “There holograms”
Flash and Juex Exited the shuttle and began walking over to where Juex’s ship was docked as they neared the bridge that would take them into his ship he could see two people in dress uniform standing at ease in front of the bridge, behind them crew members could be seen loading Boxes of food onto the ship. Juex and Flash Approached them and both came to attention and Saluted “Carry on” said Flash “These two here are you XO and Chief engineer, This is middshipman Amy Sheq-Abdul your XO and this is middshipman Brian Smith your Chief engineer “It’s just Smith Sir” “Well there you go then” “This is you CO Ensign….” “What is your name?” Asked Flash “Arr I guess it’s Juex” Smith and Amy looked at each other and wondered what they’d gotten into, If the CO of the ship didn’t know his name how the hell is he spose to command a ship? “Ok then people I’ll leave you to it” as Flash was about to leave he stopped “Oh Amy can I see you quickly” “yes sir” As they walked off Smith looked at Juex “well would you like to see her” “Umm yeah sure lead the way mate” “Sir you realize what your telling me to do?” ask Amy “I do, but it’s of vital importance to the Union” “Alright” Flash handed her a piece of paper “Just make a Visual I.D between the two and report back too me” “ Aye sir it shall be done” “So what you think?” said Smith “It’s great just great” “well, I’ll take you to your quarters” As Smith lead Juex to his quarters Juex starting looking around, Narrow hallways grayish-black paint and two large inclines in the floor where the air lock door was in case of Hull breach.
“So heres your quarters” Smith said point towards an open door, “Your box has been loaded inside as you can see, is there anything else?” “Umm nothi-, actually there is, are you able to patch this into the Intercom on the ship?” Said Juex while grabbing the grey square and showing Smith “you want me to hook up that Ancient computer into the intercom?, arr yeah I’ll give it a go.” “Cool, I’ll go to the bridge then” as Juex began walking off Smith yelled out “other way” Juex Turned around in a fluid movement “thanks”
On the bridge Master Seaman Murry was in the captain’s chair giving orders to the Helm operator “So where we going?” ask Juex “No water sir, an Arid planet in the Cincinnati system 100,000,000 GU from Earth Sir” “GU?” “Galactic unit sir, it’s a measure of distance in space” “Oh ok” “I’ll let you take us there then, so I know what to do next time” “Aye sir” “Helm Proceed with exit procedures” “Attention all crew” Murry said over the intercom “we are leaving Earth, batten down all hatches and prepare for departure” there was a thud as they began leaving the station suddenly over the intercom Smith said that the thing that he had asked him to do had worked. “Thank you smith, chuck on mmm Guns’n’Roses- Paradise City” “Arrr ok I’ll try sir” after around five minutes the opening lyrics of Paradise city began playing, a young seaman looked over at Juex “Yes?” ask Juex “really sir? This is horrible” “What’s your name?” ask Juex “Arr Ricky sir” “well…Ricky there is a Airlock down the hall, if you do not like this music, you are more then welcome too use it” “yes Sir, theres nothing wrong with this song sir” “that’s it, good” replied Juex.
Unknown to anyone on the bridge, the ships XO Amy Sheq-Abdul had quietly slipped off and entered the Captains Room, inside she pulled out the paper she was given, she looked in the box for something…..She found it, the Hard covered book, she opened it to a random page and read it;
20/8/09
I’m afraid that we can no longer hold the Charlie defense line, we are falling back to the India line and we hope for the best, May our names live forever.
She looked at what was written on the paper, then the what was inside the book, the handwriting matched….perfectly.
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NZ-juex16
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Joined: December 13, 2010
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From: Southland, New Zealand
| Posted: 2010-12-25 05:52
Chapter Six should be out in around two-three days if all go's well, maybe earler if the weather packs a sad, Six will not follow the previous chapters in swaping back ten years but remain in the present to help finish of what has been said, i cut into two chapters to make it easier for your reading pleasure....and to give you another reazor cliff hanger like i do at the end of each chapter!...  , Please keeping reading as she'll only get better from here and tell your friends!.......Marry Christmas!
NZ-Juex16
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Chapter Five
Juex was sleeping soundly when he was distributed by something, a beeping noise.
At first he could tolerate it but after several minutes of this constant beeping he decided to investigate what was causing him too premutally exit his slumber, He slid out of his hammock and put on his standard battle dress uniform overalls on and went looking for this “disturbance” he soon found it in the form of the intercom used to inform the Captain when he was resting “Yes what is it?” burbled Juex “Arrr Sir Commander Smith wish’s to inform you that we are making our final preps for docking with the Haven port” “Commander Smith?” “Err yes sir the Lieutenant Commander is a bit under the water and is resting in her quarters”
Although Commander Smith outranked Sheq-Abdul his role as the ships chief engineer took priortory as it is harder to train for then simple people command “Ok, has Smith proceeded with the protocol?” “Yes sir he has, flight controls are in position and ready and waiting for you” Ok tell Smith I’ll be in the Throne room for ten minutes then I’ll be out” “ Aye Sir it shall be done” the seaman began walking down the hall towards the bridge and chuckled to himself “Throne room….man who comes up with these names?”
On board “Throne room” was code for “I’m guna take a crap be back in ten” so when Juex first took command of the Te Mana he got the crew to redo his personal toilet to look like a Roman
Emperors throne so too this Juex conducts almost all Classified briefings or information talks there knowing that this is the only place on the entire ship that no one would dare place a bug there as they would need a hazmat suit because it stank so bad.
Almost fifteen minutes later Juex finally arrived on the bridge and climbed into the manual flight station located right in front of the Captains Chair the reason Juex flew the ship manually instead of by the autopilot is a few years ago whilst in the command of the picket destroyer E.S.S “Forever” the autopilot flew straight into the bow of the star system sector command building almost killing the Marshal in charge ever since then he personally made sure their was not a repeat.
“Begin docking checklist!” yelled Jeux so that all on the bridge could hear “Aye Sir beginning checklist” “Start list” said Juex
“Power On” “check” “Artificial horizon” “Check” “Vertical descent calculator” “check” “Altitude indicator” “check” Subspace OR” “check” “Controls free and moving” Juex turned the Controls or yoke as they are known up,down,left and right in order to roll, bank and yaw the ship, micro thrusters are placed all over the hull so it may be turned.
“Visual spotters” “Ready”, “ready”, “ready” “ready” “ready” “ready” “spotters are check checklist complete” said the crewman who was reading the list “Aye proceeding to take manual in T-minus five minutes” “Aye Captain Manual in T-minus five minutes” Juex looked down at his display, The docking procedure was not a hard….with a autopilot, by hand it was one of the best showmanship of flying skill in all the UGTO in order to do so Juex needed only five to six things, In front on him is a holographic display showing on the far left the Artificial horizon which showed weather he was point up or down relative to the ship, since there was no “Up” or “Down” in space “up” or “down” was whichever way you wanted it to be, even so, many fist fights occur over it next to the Artificial horizon was the Vertical descent calculator which is used when near a planet to determine “Level” during approach is simply measure a planet and then makes the equator “0” so then you can be given heights above or below “0” to go too, next comes the Altitude indicator, since there is no up or down in space the Altimeter will only work when the Vertical descent calculator has a lock on a planet or moon so it can read how far above the set “0” the ship is.
Next comes the Subspace omnidrectional Radio finder Or SOR for short this is a two part instrument in which at a planet a subspace transmitter transmits a Subspace code in all directions for around 10,000GU for normal planets and 20,000GU for Gas giants this is picked up by the SOR and is displayed as a arrow relative to the ship “0” degrees being the bow of the ship and “180” degrees being the aft all the pilot has to is follow the arrow to the planet if the transmitter (which is attached to the port) is on the far side of the planet compared to the ship it will flash red instead of solid white, next is the flight controls, these control the micro thrusters to allow the ship to maneuver in space since there is no air normal aircraft allrions and rudders would do nothing so micro thruster are placed thought out the hull to make up for this, but instead of rudder pedals pilots simply move the yoke to the left without turning it.
Last and finally least is the visual spotters, they stand watching though the bridges window view and call out any ships that stray to close to themselves they use thermal binoculars so ships are easier to see, they also check the name and registration so the pilot may inform them that there is a ship near them.
“Sir SOR is reading loud and clear and VDC is locked, all it’s sub systems are online” “Thank you Leading Seaman” “Haven control this is Serria tango two-three dash one four, with you” Juex said
“Roger Two three one four this is Haven control descend and maintain negative five thousand feet, slow and maintain twenty gee u per seconded and proceed on course you are number twenty two for arrival” “Roger, descend and maintain negative five thousand slow and maintain two-zero gee-u per seconded, proceed on course, Serria tango two three one four” the ship hummed ever silently as everyone on the bridge kept watch or was eyeing Juex as he brought the ship in for another docking, they hated it, why did they have to risk there lives further by letting this nut case drive? “Sir!, Missile Cruiser heading two four heading straight for us!” “Roger I see her giving way now” there was a simple rule when facing this situation….the smaller ship gave way if the two ships were the same size, it would be up to either the person flying (which was rare) or the two Autopilots from each ship deciding who gave way.
“Serria tango two three one four turn heading two two four, increase to two three gee-u per seconded your now number one for arrival”
“Roger, two three one four”
“Number One?” asked Commander Smith, “someone must have really given hell to Marshal Lightbreaker” “yeah and there ain’t many who can do that now days” replied Juex “I know” “but who?”
“Two three one four, climb and maintain positive one thousand, proceed, you cleared to dock, dock Alpha one four”
“Roger Climb and maintain positive one thousand cleared dock Alpha one four”
“Sir Battle Dread two hundred GU off port bow”, “Sir!, battle cruiser 100GU off Starboard bow!” “SIR! Battle station and two Elite Assault Dreads dead ahead!” “What the hell?, theirs an entire battle fleet here” said Smith “I Know, but for some reason they seem to clearing a path for us” “Really?” “Yeah look” Juex pointed toward the Battle Station E.S.S Gomez as she began moving to the starboard bow and the Battle Dreadnought E.S.S Mortom began a rampart descent below them and began following them towards the Port, so did the Missile Cruiser E.S.S Luguolo and the Torpedo Cruiser E.S.S Occidit Procul “What the?” asked Smith “You know what’s weirder?” asked Juex “what?” ‘The dock they gave us is Alpha, A meaning Admiralty there giving us a Admirals dock!” “What? You kidding? What on Earth did we do to get this?” “I don’t know, but we bout to find out” The ship could be felt slowing down as Juex steered the ship closer to the dock after around three minutes he asked the spotters to guide him in “Little bit to port sir” “Aye” “Keep coming, keep coming….keep coming…..wuuu, your spot on sir” “Roger”, Juex order the dock clamps to grab the lips on the ship so it wouldn’t float away…Oh how many times have the UGTO have have to report missing ships because the Captains forgot to have the ship attached to the dock and it floated away and broke up in the atmosphere of the planet it was orbiting.
“Attention all crew, we are docked at Haven, please proceed with Standard dis-embarking procedure, I think we have a welcome committee waiting outside”
Moaning could be heard throughout the ship as ALL crew members had to put there Formal dress uniform on instead of the BDU’s which they normally wore when disnbarking since nobody really took notice of them “Smith complete airlock procedures, we’re NOT having a repeat of last time” “Aye Sir” Chuckled Smith “We are not going though this again are we?, I told you I was sorry when it happened, I didn’t notice the light flashing” “you know we stood there for three hours wondering why that door wouldn’t open” Laughed Juex as he walked away “we looked like complete A-holes in front of the Admiral” “I know I know you don’t have to keep telling me and the crew this EVERYtime we come to port” “Yes I do!” Yelled Juex over his shoulder as he walked to his Room.
Juex walked around the Corner that led to his room “What caused those ships to drop and follow us?” he wondered “Oh well” he grabbed his door handle and pushed down and tried opening the door in the normal fluid movement but nothing happened and his face meet nothing but the cold steel of the door He grubaled aloud “Dam code lock” he said, and for once he remembered the code and he quickly typed in 2260 and got into his room, he closed the door and rubbed his nose “Dam door” he thought while the voice say “welcome Captain” came on.
He went to get his UGTO naval uniform from his box when he stopped he looked up at the blue Pirate uniform on the wall he decided to wear it in place of his normal UGTO uniform he took off his BDU’s and grabbed a towel and went to the crew showers and took a shower, he shaved and then went back to his quarters, he had left the door open so not to have to re-renter his code he went in, closed the door and dropped the towel he had wrapped around his waist he put on his underwear, then the blue pants that came in his box he then commandeered a light blue shirt and dark blue silk tie and put them on, he didn’t know why it had to be in those colours his brain just told him that those were the items to pick he grabbed the Jacket which was heavy for a jacket as he wiped around to put it on their was a thud as something heavy and metallic hit the floor “Strange” he took the jacket off and placed it on his hammock and he picked up what had hit the floor…..they were war medals four of them, one the far right was in the shape of a Iron cross but brown and had “For Valour” written on the bottom, to the left the was a silvery one with a mans head on it and had DFC on the top…strange he thought, next to it was a bronze star and a purple hart, weird he thought still on the floor was another medal it looked similar to the UGTO’s Galactic medal of honor but not red white and blue but Black white and gold.
He put the medals on his desk he went to put on the blue pirate jacket when he noticed something…he almost missed it, two tiny pin holes just above the left breast pocket he went and grabbed the medals that were together and line there pins up to the ones on the jacket, they matched and took the pin covers off and attached the medals to the jacket and then replaced the covers nice he thought.
He then wondered according to one of the longest military traditions that if they were your medals that you earned yourself though combat or something other you wore them over your heart to show that you earned them with your blood, if they weren’t yours you wore them on the right side, the heart is on the left so he wondered if this was his uniform he earned these HIMself.
“Right” he thought better get going, he put on the jacket, the black, white and gold medal over his head and on his neck, licked his hand and placed his blue officers hat on he looked on his shoulders “No insignia of rank” he mumbled “strange” he quickly exited his room and made his way down to the gangplank, while walking down the hallway he looked around at his ship “what a dark drably old thing” “should get it painted white or something” since ships didn’t last long though combat or otherwise the shipbuilders never bother to paint the inside.
Juex made his way to the gangway he could he crewman leaving and saluting the ship as they left, they were not just saluting the ship, but him, themselves, the Grand Chancellor and the whole UGTO itself, another long standing Military tradition that went back almost 400 years as per another even LONGER seaman tradition that the Captain was the last to leave the ship as he was around halfway when he could hear a brass band “this day is getting weirder and weirder” he thought he was at the end of the gangplank he saluted the ship he then heard someone call him as he turned around there was none other then Marshal Lightbreaker and Chief Marshal Flash standing in front of him “Looks like you’ve become a fly-) Flash stopped mid-sentence as he saw what as on the jacket's arm and what he could see about the medals. He then got down on one knee quickly followed by Lightbreaker and then suddenly the entire Dock was silently on one knee bowing in his direction.
“Whoa” he thought “arrr there’s no need guys you can get up now” Juex said in a hasty voice. Flash and Lightbreaker got up, soon followed by the entire dock “what was that about” Juex asked Flash “We need to talk”
[ This Message was edited by: NZ-juex16 on 2010-12-26 01:48 ]
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Capitaine de vaisseau, U.W.S Ajax
U.W.S Melborne
I.S.S Achilles
Author of Stanger in a Strange land.
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NZ-juex16
Admiral
*Renegade Space Marines*
Joined: December 13, 2010
Posts: 102
From: Southland, New Zealand
| Posted: 2010-12-25 18:15
For those interested the medals are as follow;
First is the Victora Cross the highest award any fighting man or woman can get in the former Brittish Empire for bravy there are only around five people in histroy to ever earn two and live to tell about it.
2nd is the disquesed flying cross (please bear with me i'm a horbbile speller) Highest award that a Military Pilot may get in the Former Brittish Empire.
3rd Is the Bronze star the third or forth highest award that a fighting man or woman may get in military service in the United States
4th is the Purple Heart which is given to service men or woman who are Wouned in a Front line unit, may be recived by anyone one in the world that has forot with or along side a US combat unit but if it is given to a Non-US military person it must be first approved by the King,Queen or Presadaint of the recivers nation E.G if i were to get a Purple heart it would first need to be approved by the Queen of England before i may get it, same go's for ever medal given out by another nation to someone not from that country.
5th is the Medal of Honor, the highest award for bravy a US combat personal may get while in the line of duty over 220 medals of honor were given out in WWII, out of almost 2 million service personal from the US
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