There I was, entering out of the hyperspace when I gazed out upon a vast planet. Drake 6, the planet which had sparked a growing space movement. Drake 6, which had proved as the last hope for humanity. Drake 6, a way to avoid Operation 77 code named Savior, that was once thought of as the only way to save mankind from extinction. It was the idea where in order to save humanity we would kill all those who were deemed expendable.
Even though the UN, the Earth's government had seeked to prevent it from leaking out. Just two months ago the terrorist organization known as the I.S.O. or Inter-Planetary Secessionist Organization released it to the public. Then the U.M.C. (United Military Command) launched covert ops to root out the terrorist group. After it was released to the public the world was on fire. Riots appeared everywhere from New York to London and then to the capitol on the man made island of Atlantis.
The U.N. was relieved to find that the P.S.O.(Planetary Space Organization) had found Drake 6 in sector 47 just two galaxies away. A special division of the U.M.C., the newly formed I.P.S.C. (Interplanetary Space Core) was charged with the colonization of Drake in order to save humanity from overpopulation and thus extinction.
“Commanding Officer Crowley we are exiting the hyperspace now”
“Affirmative, lieutenant release the mobile comms array”
“Yes sir commander” said the lieutenant.
"Releasing now” The release went flawlessly just as expected.
"Establishing connection sir” said the lieutenant.
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"Pilot take us in and lieutenant alert the scientists and tell them that we are entering the atmosphere” That’s where it all went wrong. Just that moment the ship suddenly lost power.
"WHAT WAS THAT LIEUTENANT??”
“It appears to be a concentrated Ionic blast sir” At that moment the ship's hull tears apart and all goes silent except for the roar of the wind as unconsciousness takes me.
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"Mr.President” I looked over at the newly appointed Admiral Chang.
"Why would you wake me at this ungodly hour?” the admiral does not chuckle at my jest, noticing that something was wrong I immediately became alert. ”What is it... speak”
"We had lost contact with the Exodus about an hour ago”.
"How? It must of been a mechanical failure”.
"No sir, the last signal was of a entire system shut down which didn’t cause the emergency relay to fire” said the admiral.
"It was shot down”
A moment of silence then fills the air “but how?” I asked.
“Ionic pulse weapons are the only explanation for mass electrical failure” said the admiral.
“So admiral what are you trying to tell me?”
"To summon the delegation”
“Why”
“I believe we both know why sir” the admiral said. The president appeared to have suddenly aged a few years right before the admiral's eyes.
“Gather the delegates we have much to discuss”
"Yes sir” said the admiral as he left the room. The last thing the admiral heard was the president saying.
"God help us”.