I wont say Goodbye

[Jeremy Hunter]

Battleship Isis, Omicron Minor

Alex sat in a conference room, her hands on the table. An armed guard stood at the door. Alex kept her hands in view like she was told. She moved a lock of hair from her eyes.

"How...how long will I be kept here?"

The man stayed silent. Alex looked to the side, out a window. She sighed. She wanted to leave.

"Um...can't you at least speak?"

He remained silent. Alex sighed.

Climbing onto the table, she stretched out and oillowed her head on her hands. Closing her eyes, she took a nap.

"Time to wake up Alexis."

Alex jerked awake. Looking uo, she saw the man had left to be replaced by a different man. He wore the uniform of the Order, but he carried no weapons.

"My name is John Smith."
"You must watch too many movies."
He laughed. "Now, why would an Order agent give out his real name?"
"I have amnesia?"
"True. Now. We of Order Intelligence think you are not a safety hazard. We are outfitting a Nephthys VHF with enough fuel to get you to Freeport 11, with enough credits to purchase a more suitable ship."
"Thank you."
"Please come with me."

Alex got off the table and smoothed out her clothes. Following "John Smith", Alex was blindfolded by a waiting guard.

Alex saw the Nephthys crouching there. Its Reapers sat,at the ready. She noticed something on the nose.

Upon closer inspection, Alex discovered what it said.

Tears of a Nobody

"Why was it called that?"
"A girl named Audriana Grey flew this. She was a nobody from the slums of Cambridge. She cried at every death. She was killed during a BHG attack. She named her fighter thus, because every time she cried, they were tears of a nobody. But in the end, she died saving dozen people. If it wasnt for Audriana, a dozen innocent lives would have perished. She no longer was a nobody. She was a hero."
Alex touched the ship. "What will happen to it on the Freeport?"
"We will retrieve it."
"Can I keep it?"
Smith chuckled. "We thought you might ask that. You may."
Alex nodded. Turning,to climb in, she looked back. "Do you know who I am?"
Smith cracked a smile. "Yes."
Alex climbed into the Nephthys and powered the engines. She looked out.
Smith motioned to her console.
Alex looked down. A picture appeared on the screen.

Alex gently touched the screen. The image changed.

May she be your strength as she was his

Alex looked back at Smith.

He was gone.

Alex looked back to her console. She grasped the controls.

"Here goes."

The Tears of a Nobody lifted off and floated to the open hanger doors.

The Nephthys descended, then powered to Omicron Delta.

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May you ever walk in the Light, Shizune.