Chapter 5

A few days passed without event. Naya and I continued our work on the armor piercing rounds, eventually working it into a routine. Once we had gotten used to the process, we started talking while we worked. It was just the usual stuff. Occasional sports chatter, talk about the mission, anything really. We had become […]

Steps involved in becoming a GLA fighter pilot…

Pre-screening: List planet of origin, date of birth (Galactic Standard Calendar), height and weight (cannot exceed 1.76 meters or 82 kilograms), record and submit biosignature (thumb print, retina, DNA). Must present GLA ID card via U-Link or physical copy. Records check: Candidate will be disqualified if they have ever before been convicted of a felony, […]

Chapter 4

Chapter 4 A lot of concepts were tried and tossed out on first generation Shambala class ships. One of my favorites was the half-hearted attempt at an observation deck. Even after the complete failure of early “gunboat” battleships they were convinced this new design could end the war in a year or two, so they’d […]

From “Out of the Ashes,” widely regarded as the most complete documentation of the rise of the Alliance; compiled, edited and presented over a development period of 20+ years.

By 2175, the human race had started to regain a certain sense of normality. More than 30 years of global cooperation out of necessity had done what centuries of international communication could not. The Spinal network made travel from Mumbai to Moscow take less than two hours. People looked to their sides rather than across […]

Chapter 3

I woke up the next morning when the ship’s momentum made my bed slide into the wall, producing a sharp *ping!*. I sat up at once and looked around for the source of the shock. “Standby all hands, full stop,” said a voice from the intercom. We had arrived at the rendezvous point. I dressed […]