To betray your people

[Commander Crucible]

"Docking successful, initiating re-pressurization"

The familiar sound of the ship board VI announcing the arrival of a docked ship. But this time, nothing was ever so familiar.

"Bio Scan commencing...........Bio-Scan completed, no trace of harmful substances"

The Ensign standing beside me breathes a sigh of relief
"The ID checked out sir, it's him"
said the Ensign as he tried to control his surprise.

He called for security regardless. "We can never be too sure. This could be another surprise from the Guild or even our enemies, The Brotherhood. Never leave your guard down Ensign!"
he scoffed.
"Ready your weapons , open fire on my command."

The airlock slowly opens to reveal the missing Teniente, Lucas Gonzalez.
The soldiers take aim only to see the long lost pilot walk through the doors.

"Stand down my amigos, it seems today does indeed hold a few surprises of it's own, escort the Teniente to a briefing room, two months is a long time and I need the to know every second of it!"

The General, Lanzo Walker turns away and walks towards the hanger doors as the Apostatas soldiers escort Lucas Gonzalez close behind. Unknown to the others around the General, he was only too glad to see another patriot return, hopeful he wasn't a deserter or worse, a traitor.



Lucas Gonzalez takes a seat, however the General remains standing. The silence is broken by the sound of falling ashes from the cigar on this mouth.
As he turns to the Teniente, trying his best to hide the frustration over a prior event, he begins with a simple question.

"Pilot, it has been two months since our Exodus from the cayman star system, Where the Hell have you been?! Do not spare any detail, you will give me all the information I ask for."
The General now awaited an answer from the returned pilot, may he be a deserter, a traitor or a survivor.

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