Chapter 4 Introductions End
Jack scoffed a little at Sen’s eagerness to lose his memories, but like him he could understand a shred if not more of what Sen went through before Nkot and before he became alone.
“I’ll stop you right there, joining E.M.P. is no simple or easy matter. And I for one won’t let you join until all 12 of our members accept your strength.”
“If there can’t be compromise then when do you think I will be ready?”
“I don’t know, I became a member after one year when I was 19 and Nkot became one in 3 so whatever strength you put in will shorten the time certainly.”
Whatever strength I have…
“Are you done with him Jack? I need some guardian time with my bundle of joy.”
Jack nodded twice and turned to wash the dishes or more so throw them in a dishwasher than wash. Nkot, not surprisingly grabbed me by the shirt and jumped on the roof of the building. He sat down on the maroon shingles and stared at the setting sun, not one word was spoken as he gaze and I joined him in curiosity and appreciation of dusk. When the horizon became a cascade of orange to purple, stars pierced through the blackening sky and with each new light became the number of moments I would live again as Sen Dencrof.
Sen’s Dream?
I woke up in shock, in an unfamiliar place. This was not E.M.P., again, it’s happening again. A dream that doesn’t feel like a dream, but a memory not mine but mysteriously familiar. The bed is metallic, the floor is too, where am I?
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“Commander we are under attack!”
Sen’s view shifted again showing him a elliptical command center with at least a crew of 20.
“Ready the destabilizers and fire at will!”
It’s some sort of ship, who is attacking? Why is this voice so similar to mine?
“Commander! We can’t stay like this, we are surround and more are coming out of the warps.”
“Tch, I can’t get any sleep these days. Prep unit CRACKLE and standby with unit CATASTROPHE, I’m stopping this pirate raid.”
Sen’s vision shifted again, this time there is only a blur and the feeling of nausea hitting him. Too fast what’s happening, I can only see bright flashes of light. Wait it stopped.
“Whew that was a workout. So many pirates, thank stupidity I didn’t need to use CATASTROPHE. That would just be too much paperwork to submit to the Galactic United.”
“Commander Sen what should we do with the scrap metal?”
“Jerry do you still need to ask me, you’ve been on this ship for 6 months now, you should know.”
“I know but it doesn’t hurt to ask, what if you had something else in mind?”
“Jerry if I could facepalm in this SPARTASuit I would 100 percent do it because of your stupidness.”
“Commander a CLEANER just appeared on the radar should we run?”
“Damn it Jerry I said you were stupid not a coward but you had to prove me wrong did ya. Deploy CATASTROPHE, we’re here in space for a reason and that’s to take the CLEANERs’ job and wipe them into extinction!”
SPARTASuit? CLEANERs? And why is the commmander’s name Sen?
“Sen, Sen, SEN! Wake up we’re starting your training.”