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<DIV>~~Challenger Shuttlebay~~</DIV>
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<DIV> Vic stepped out of the pod as soon as the
atmosphere had been equalized. It'd been a rough mission, but not too bad.
Actually, it had mostly been as scary as hell. He said, "Well Grayson, did that
op make you have to clean your shorts?" He chuckled as he said it.</DIV>
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<DIV>Grayson chuckled as well and replied, "No sir, 27 Rommies in a bunch
doesn't bother me."</DIV>
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<DIV> Vic wrote up his preliminary report on a PADD. This was going to be
rough. Just as he entered the Armory, Vic was surrounded by Armory
personnel.</DIV>
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<DIV>~~Armory~~</DIV>
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<DIV>Bushnell asked, "Sir, what are we facing?</DIV>
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<DIV>Vic put his flight gear away and said, "Oh it isn't so bad Bushnell. Just
27 Rommie ships of various classes. Of course those were the ships we could see.
Now there were undoubtedly a couple dozen more that we couldn't see. So that's
pretty much it."</DIV>
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<DIV> The Avengers faces, as well as the other Armory staff, fell a bit. A
few were picking their jaws up off the deck.</DIV>
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<DIV>Anderson nervously said, "You're kidding right sir?"</DIV>
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<DIV>Vic grimly replied, "No, I'm not kidding Anderson. Everyone get ready for
the fight of your lives. The safety of Earth, Andoria, Denobula and Tellar,
depend on what we do here. If our fleet fails to stop the Rommies here at
Cheron, well it won't matter if we survive or not. I want you torpedo people to
be especially ready. Tell Cmdr. Cole and Maj. Boone what the situation is. Now
I'm off to the Bridge. Oh and will you guys close your mouths before you start
drooling or something." Vic headed to the lift and the Bridge.</DIV>
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<DIV>Cmdr. Vic Hanley</DIV>
<DIV>2XO/CAO</DIV>
<DIV>FCL-04 Challenger</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>