Tides of Change

[Jeremy Hunter]

Axel stood to the side as technicians worked on a new Bastet. Wilde had been in Delta, Chris Leigh and his hairbrained schemes...

Axel left the hanger and went through the twisty cooridors and maze of closed of areas as he made his way to the bridge. There, he was going to thank Stone for pulling his arse out of the fire. Sighing as he manuvered around the subtley differemt interior, his comm beeped. Pulling it out, he looked at the screen. Seeing it was from Jeremy, Axel took it.

"Stone pulled me out. A new Bastet was delivered. Almost ready."
"Good. You're worrying Aqua."
Axel sighed. "There..."
"You wanna go over to Dirus and tell him..."
"right...what is really wrong"

Greeted with silence, Axel cursed.

"How bad?"
"Its the Corsairs all over again. Next time, avoid those with C-O at the beginning."
"Damn right."

Axel leapt into his fighter, left a note for Stone saying thanks, and roared away from the Horus. Aiming for 100, and Evora, Axel set the autopilot and grabbed some water.


Evora Shipyard:

The Oathkeeper sat at drydock as its ruptured subsection was repaired. The bottom of three hangers were breached, they lost half the motorpool, and around fifty died frim trying to secure vital data in Hanger Nine. Jeremy sat on the bridge as he waited fir Axel. Despite being Primary, Axel still perfered Weapons Officer, relaying orders to the gunnery crews.

Soon, the Bastet slid into Hanger Two.

Arriving at the bridge, Axel was met with tension.


"What!?"
Jeremy sigged. "We got backstabbed. Raoul's in the infirmary, we lost ships...this feel like the frakkin Alamo."
Jeremy pushed his water away. "Axel, you cant continue to keep your spot. The Oathkeeper is moving..."
jeremy sighed again. Axel nodded.
"Then good luck."
"In these times" I'll take uncertain luck."

Axel left for Toledo as the Oathkeeper, fresh from repairs, moved from drydock. Axel looked back once.

This was going to be the worst months ever.

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May you ever walk in the Light, Shizune.