Raptor One – Chapter 55
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The days got interesting after my pack started sleeping with me, for one, the use of credits reduced by a lot, for other, I'm much better.
Waking up on my middle of the mess that is my king size bed, i lift myself up and look around, my pack is sleeping packed around me, i get up and start the day.
There’s no work for me today.
I pick my tricorder and give it a look, the order for ship plating was delivered three days ago, so i just need to repair the ship, it’s small, but it’ll take all day for a full repair, half of it if i rush.
My balance got a little fatter these three days because of the special needs of last commission.
Zu wake up after not sensing my cold for some time, after passing a hand on her face she looks my way and smile.
“Privet Zu.” i say in a cold yet soft voice to Zu.
“Good day.” Zu nods “Where are you going? You don’t have work today?” she ask me.
“Da, but i got these ship plates waiting for me, I'll be out finishing the ship and preparing it today, give a report when the others wake.” i say and give Zu a kiss.
The kiss and tongue helped wake Zu up as i take my distance and head to my power armor, placing my tricorder on the table close to it before suiting up.
Walking out of the bedroom i look and see that Jason is down on the bar and is ready to start opening it, Crazy is waking up right now, so i just head for the kitchen to eat my fill before the work I'll have to do.
Walking down the stairs i lift my left hand “Sup.”
Jason nods back acknowledging my hello before i enter the kitchen, food is ready, today is non describable nutrient meal, no form, no shape, no good taste, but it fills the stomach.
“Blergh, nutrient paste meal!? No! White, hurry! I know you can cook this into something better!” Crazy say after looking at the nutrient paste on the table.
“Niet, Jason’s cooked today, even if it’s nutrient paste meal you have to eat it or just shut up.” i say and put on my HEV helmet before heading out, Crazy crying to me pleading for me to make better food.
I just ignore the guy.
As i walk on the streets the people give me a wide area to walk, no one wish to mess with someone in power armor, even more if that same someone can become your doctor after giving your day’s worth of blunt pain.
The walk to the Avali sector elevator is simple and tranquil, as i walked on the Avali sector i saw from time to time some groups of kit’s as they stop and surround me as they look at my power armor, i just laugh and entertain the small ones as i show the kit’s some of the workings of the armor, seeing their eyes glow in happiness and curiosity lifts your mood all the time, even more when the same kit’s have this adorable appearance that not even the worst people can keep a straight face with the lil ones.
In front of the elevator after being slowed down for some time by cuteness, i nod at the Lastree guards, Ruby as always is hard at work doing nothing.
“Hey White, is that how the Avalis are calling you now? Anyway, the same as always.” ruby say.
I just chuckle and show her my permits before replying. “Da, they call me that now, I'm also hearing talks of Avalon empire command coming this way to look up for the survivor of the White clan, as the avali empire is calling it now.”
Ruby nod at the new info. “Good, more work ready for later...” Ruby murmur “Clear!” She say before giving way for me to enter the elevator.
Entering it i wait as i feel my weight shift as the elevator descends, i check my equipment, all good to go and full, i nod to myself before leaning on the elevator wall and waiting for it to finish.
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Not that much time later i find myself in front of the door as it opens, the elevator door’s direction being in front of the hangar bay two, only defense being two bulkhead doors that separate the elevator and the hangar from each other, if you ignore the visible defense emplacement with auto turrets and all.
After some time of walking i get into sight range of the old ISS – Tenacity, there’s no name in it, but it’s not looking old and used anymore, it don’t even look like a former mining ship anymore.
The ship exterior plates are shining in metal luster, but there’s missing platting everywhere, the two Solar sails on the ship sides look incredible as it’s glow in it’s yellow luster, the materials used have a natural yellow glow, the ship thrusters look excellent and well placed, and not out of place like the old maneuver thrusters, the back of the ship show three engine nozzles, making a beautilful circle on the back for the STL engine.
I stop looking and start repairing, the repair take less time as i thought as i use my psionic capacity to float the plate into place before tightening it into place, and just like that i start the repeating work of levitating the plate, moving it into place, tighten the plate to the ship using the connections ports for the plate, i take some time to repair some of the broken and faulty plate connection ports, but it does not slow me much on the job of getting the ship air tight again.
After many hours of work of placing giant plates of armor on their connectors while watching ships enter and exit, i finally finish with the outside plates.
Now for the inside ones.
Walking inside the new small hangar bay i see ISS - Raptor One in the middle, on the sides are components and tools for repair and maintenance along with materials for repair, giving a better look i find the stack of internal plates further back into the small hangar, i levitate a stack and walk further inside the ship as the small hangar is currently fully repaired.
Passing the new plated avali door and it’s bullkhead i find myself on the small corridor leading to the middle deck and connecting the cargo bay, i look at the corridor and find many areas completely bald, so i start working on the areas with missing plates, it takes surprisingly short amount of time to finish this area before i can head to the cargo bay.
After passing another bulkhead made with depressurization in mind i find myself on the cargo bay, basically two empty modular rooms connected together, but just a glance show how much work I'll have to give to get it back into operational status, so i start getting the plates in place, and repairing the faults of the plate connectors, i find myself emptying my fourth stack of platting on the cargo bay, but it was worth it, the cargo bay is shining new, a sigh leave my mouth as i sit and relax for some time, waiting the exertion leave me.
“Omega!” i hear Zu’s voice from outside, her footsteps quick as i hear her enter the ship and dive into the bulkheads, she was going to miss my location, so i decided to give her a hint.
“Zu, what’s wrong, my colorful song?” i try to yell back in a more romantic tone.
To my luck my voice did come out very flirtatious despite my exertion, Zu arrive into the cargo bay with a red face, a blush adorning it as she try to keep her composure, but her eyes betray her with it’s intense stare.
“What’s wrong love?” i ask again, my cold voice giving a hint of warmth.
“A ship just docked on bay one, someone from it was looking for you, Admiral, she asked for your location which brought me to you, she’s coming in any moment now.” Zu said while keeping standard military stance, something i teached the pack.
I was about to get up from my sitting position when the Admiral and five guards came inside, must be her packmates.
I look over my shoulder at the Admiral, standard size of one meter, green with white, eyes the color of blood, i look away so i can have better movement to get up from my lotus position and slowly stand up before facing the Admiral, I'm still wearing my HEV helmet, so i take it off as the Admiral looks up at me with surprise on her eyes because of my size and body proportions.
“Privet Admiral.” i say with my usual cold voice as i hold my HEV helmet under my left arm, a show that i won’t be a problem any time soon.
The Admiral did see through my action and nodded back. “Privet, Omega White i presume?” the Admiral say, her tone firm yet cordial.
“Da, Omega White, Military Medical Specialist W69 from clan Whiskey Sixty Nine.” I give a simple summary.
The Admiral eyes go wide and her breathing quickens, a big grin get plastered on her face, her packmates also show a shy smile as they nod my way.
“Hello grandson, i am Nezuko ‘Admiral’ White, i was looking for you and your clan for a while now after the diplomatic problem was solved on Krios V.” Her firm and cordial tone is gone, replaced by the happiness of a grandmother.
I can’t help but smile at her show of care. “Da, it’s good to see family again after all the disasters i have passed.” i say with a smile, the hidden pain flowing away as the thought of family returns to my mind.
“Disasters? Tell me more vnuk.” Her smile lose some of it’s brightness, but it returns shortly after.
“Da. Planet got... You know what, Sigma, send her the full log, including personal ones from my stay on Hecate II.” I start saying, but i decide that the logs i have till today will say more than my words.
“You sure Omega? This will basically breach your personal life history.” Sigma ask me.
“Da, do it, if there’s a culprit behind this all, she’ll find it.” I nod and say, looking at Admiral.
She nods back at me as she receive all the logs she needs and some more, Zu is one step behind me in military stance, keeping her silence as she watch curiously our conversation.
Admiral stay silent as she reads the log i gave her, while she was reading the logs my hears twitch as they sense movement and focus on it, four pair of footsteps, the rest of my pack.
I keep my eye on the bulkhead of the cargo bay, the sound we are making is enough for my pack to find it’s way to me, i don’t wait long as the four Avali clad in Survival armor and it’s stalker cloak appear.
“Yo captain! We came to help!” Li’luk say in her happy go lucky tone, disturbing the serious mood.
I chuckle at her antics. “Li’luk, missing work for a fly by ins’t cool.” i say laughing.
“Don’t worry captain, we got our leave today.” Su’ra say in his always serious tone with a salute, the other three follow suit and salute in synch.
This make the packmates of Nezuko relax as they see that’s it’s my pack.
“Help with the repairs of the plating.” i say and nod at the five.
They start working immediately while i wait my babushka.
“Isvinyayus’ vnuk, i got what i needed, i won’t take your time anymore, when you can, please visit me on Krios V, there is one academy you’ll love there, your parents also graduated there too, here, it’s my contact number, i put you as priority, if you need anything just call.” Nezuko say with a warm smile before heading out with a cold and murderous glint in her eyes, someone is going to suffer, that I'm sure.
And I'll love having a chat with her on my free time.
Okay, back to work, this ship won’t repair itself alone...