Tides of Change

[Tommeh]

Exordium : [color=#C0C0C0]Fleet Admiral's disappearance....
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It was suppose to be just another day on Toledo;
Morning shifts rushing to the landing pads, fighters getting clearances for take of...
New rookies being late on their working spots, briefing papers already waiting on 1st officer's tables.
There was no time to waste, transitions between shifts were inconspicuous, Order discipline at it's best.

Jack was walking down the corridors, constantly getting saluted by lower ranks, it was their duty and honor to salute Fleet Admiral...

Osborne was exactly like one of them in younger days. Eager to show off infront of higher ranks, if nothing else, then just saluting move pulled swiftly and accurately.

Jack's thoughts were somewhere else, something felt wrong that morning, he felt insecured more and more as he was getting closer to his office, almost afraid of entering it.
He finally reached it, looked around a bit and steped in, everything was same as before, like there wasn't even reason why it wouldn't be...

Screen on his desk flashed.



Jack sat in his leather chair, and slowly opened message, at first screen was covered with interferences, nothing meaningful or readable, and then slowly it became crystal clear.

Old debts from past waited to long to be charged.

Transmission contained simple message:

<span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%]It's time, leave now.

Source was impossible to trace, transmission origin unknown.
Jack immediately started sorting out neccessary paperwork for his departure.
He could have used his influence as Fleet Admiral, to solve this..."debt" but conscience wouldn't allow him,
he was man of the his word, and always did everything to keep up with his motto.
Firstly he transfered all Command and Planetary defense grid Codes to Vice Admiral D'Souza.
Secondly command over Kheops was moved Commodore Aaron Taggart,
and finally, short private note to his 2iC Robert D'Souza.

[color=#FFFFFF]Time has come my friend, this seat is yours now, take good care of it, and good luck.




Jack left his Admiral uniform, grabed his old coat, and left his office and higher ranks deck on Toledo, where he swiftly walked down the corridors for landing pads.
There was one hangar bay that was never opened since the day Osborne became Fleet Admiral,
he made sure to have a way out of here in case of emergency, like this one.
And there it was; Eagle with all the Order latest upgrades and technology installed.
All hidden under simple civilian type of hull. No one else knew about it except Fleet Admiral itself.
Ship was in perfect shape, jack hoped in and quickly left the landing pads not turning around.



Era of one Fleet Admiral has came to an end. Jack did his duty towards Order, his burden was transfered to someone else, now was time to deal with his past. Eagle flew away in Alaska direction, with final goal reaching Liberty....

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