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Leon fished his phasor rifle out of the puddle in front of him as the squad of troopers ran past, their boots splashing water in his face with each step. | Leon fished his phasor rifle out of the puddle in front of him as the squad of troopers ran past, their boots splashing water in his face with each step. | ||
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It took Leon a few more seconds to shake the excess mud off his weapon and check for its operability by tilting it on its side and analyzing the readouts. | It took Leon a few more seconds to shake the excess mud off his weapon and check for its operability by tilting it on its side and analyzing the readouts. | ||
- | "That was PITIFUL!" | + | "That was PITIFUL!" |
"No sir!" the nervous youth shouted back. The burly young man was hardly in his late teens, but bore a stolid demeanor. | "No sir!" the nervous youth shouted back. The burly young man was hardly in his late teens, but bore a stolid demeanor. | ||
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"You pull a stunt like that again and I'll throw you in a hole so deep it'll take someone a MONTH to reach you! DISMISSED!" | "You pull a stunt like that again and I'll throw you in a hole so deep it'll take someone a MONTH to reach you! DISMISSED!" | ||
- | Nervously, the assembled soldiers came to attention and began filing out of the holodeck | + | Nervously, the assembled soldiers came to attention and began filing out of the holosuite |
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With confusion, Leon turned to look between the departing columns and Hendrix a few times before walking towards the commander, who was already taking a leisurely swagger in his direction. | With confusion, Leon turned to look between the departing columns and Hendrix a few times before walking towards the commander, who was already taking a leisurely swagger in his direction. | ||
- | "I suppose | + | "I suppose |
"Now that you mention it..." Leon replied leerily. | "Now that you mention it..." Leon replied leerily. | ||
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"I don't understand," | "I don't understand," | ||
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"Corps of Engineers?" | "Corps of Engineers?" | ||
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"The CIC?" Leon asked, even more dumfounded than before. | "The CIC?" Leon asked, even more dumfounded than before. | ||
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"Where ARE we going?" | "Where ARE we going?" | ||
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The registration of thunder rumbled across the holographic valley as a swelling of emotions roiled within Leon. Strangely, it didn't matter to him anymore that the invasion may have violated some sort of obscure interstellar law or Starfleet directive. | The registration of thunder rumbled across the holographic valley as a swelling of emotions roiled within Leon. Strangely, it didn't matter to him anymore that the invasion may have violated some sort of obscure interstellar law or Starfleet directive. | ||
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"He hasn't got hours!" | "He hasn't got hours!" | ||
- | //(to be continued)// | + | //([[current_story: |
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