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    Elizabeth Skousen Episode 1
    Elizabeth Skousen Episode 1
    Elizabeth Skousen Episode 1
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    Elizabeth Skousen Episode 1

    By Cai Olan

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    Elizabeth Skousen is the story of the commander of the military spacecraft Goddard and her crew as they arrive in the Rukast system for a long term patrol. The frontier system of Rukast is full of many different kinds of hazards that are not seen closer to Earth.

    Not only are the challenges of Rukast great, but the challenges of the novice crew are great as well.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCai Olan
    Release dateOct 1, 2018
    ISBN9780463145494
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      Elizabeth Skousen Episode 1 - Cai Olan

      Elizabeth Skousen Episode 1

      By Cai Olan

      Copyright 2018 Cai Olan

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      Colonel, fifteen minutes before the final jump is completed. the black haired male pilot announced from his controls.

      Thank you, Major Novak. Have all the final preparations been made, Major Maly? a female voice asked. It belonged to Imperial Colonel Elizabeth Skousen, who was the highest ranking officer on the spacecraft. She stood at the center of the command center, directing the final stages of the Imperial Heavy Cruiser Goddard’s return to sublight speeds. The Goddard had been on the trip from Earth to the far outlying Rukast system for the past six months. While there were other stops to recharge the FTL drive along the way, this would be the final jump, the crew would arrive at their destination, at which point the drills would end and the real work of patrolling the Rukast system would begin.

      Yes, colonel. was Major Maly’s reply. He was just a few years younger than Colonel Skousen, in his late twenties. The marines have drilled on the end of the jump several times now. Will you be requesting everyone to battle stations? he asked.

      Your marines can rest for now. the colonel replied. We’ll evaluate the system on arrival. Then she pressed a button to communicate throughout the entire ship, This is Colonel Skousen speaking, we will be arriving in Rukast in ten minutes. We will arrive under TAC Four. Threat Assessment Condition, or TAC, was a five point scale, with four being the second lowest level of alertness. It was a typical setting for arrival in a new system where intelligence did not indicate any immediate threats, as it was nearly impossible to scan systems for threats ahead of arrival.

      Throughout the ship, several teams moved into place. Weapons were armed, shield generators underwent final preparations, damage control teams moved into position, and the people in the command center were preparing to conduct a more detailed threat assessment upon arrival. The process had gone reasonably smoothly. Most of the enlisted crew of the Goddard were fresh out of training upon their assignment to the vessel, and many of the officers had only a completed a couple of short assignments before this mission. Much of the past six months was spent drilling them for actual operations on arrival, but Elizabeth thought actual combat would be the only true test of the crew’s capabilities.

      Dropping out of FTL now. Major Novak announced as the tactical viewscreen went from being blank to lighting up with a top down view of the Rukast system. There was a

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