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Captain! We have multiple Glaxon signals portside!

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"Captain! We have multiple Glaxon signals coming from port-side!"

First mate Jenner Thomson panicked at his terminal. Despite his years of experience, he was one of the few on-board who had never actually witnessed a Glaxon attack before. He knew his training, but was never one to be comfortable with first impressions.

"Four-hundred.... Five-hundred...," he tallied.

The crewmen readied themselves at their designated battle stations. They had prepared for this moment. They were ready, both for the battle and the possible worst-case scenario that could follow it.

The captain stood tall, overlooking the galactic battlefield before him. "Gentlemen," he started. "Ahead stands a race which knows not about peace nor philosophy. Only the perversion of the progress mankind has made despite of their corrupt influence! Today we shall show them that what we have done has not been in vain, but for the betterment of the universe as a whole! Today we shall, as always, in the face of absolute danger...."

"Pardon the interruption, sir!"
First mate interrupted,
"They are shooting at us with their eye lasers. What are your orders?"

"Dammit, Thompson! You always do this! Always in the middle of my climax, you always do this!" The captain grumbled. He was not pleased. The ship shook as it took on the first barrage of attacks.

"But sir..."
"Silence! Nobody fire a single weapon until I finish. If we die, you can blame Thompson!"
"But..." Thompson attempted.

"And in the midst of all great..... Dammit Thompson, where was I before you interrupted?"

Sheepisly, Thompson recalled for the captain, hoping he would get over his speech quickly. "You were at the part about 'prevailing in the face of danger'."

"Right. In the face of all danger...." Ceiling panels fell all around as he spoke. The room shook violently. "...we shall prevail! And not just prevail, but..."

One of the crewmembers shoots down a Glaxon probe about to collide with the vessil.

"Private!" The captain shouted, clearly not pleased. "What did I just say?"

"Erm.... sorry sir. I was listening to you, but I-"
"No excuses. You had your orders! No food for you!"

The windows shattered. The front shield barrier had been decimated. The boiling wreckage of the once majestic starship Robinson fell down to the planet's surface. Along with it, the 50 brave men who would become remembered as the first victims of the war that would change mankind forever...






Pen and Ink. I've been going digital for so long, it felt great to do one of these. I forgot how beautiful brush painted ink looked.
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