<USS Avalon> On Deck

"Good, let them suffocate. That will show them that we dont tolerate 
sympathizers. Or traitors for that matter." Alder's sudden annoyance with the 
klaxons made him shout, making others on the bridge jump, "someone shut that 
fucking alarm off!"
 
Red Alert was over with, and Alder went back to sitting on the General's chair. 
The man's absence in the face of danger could be Alder's chance to secure his 
opportunity to command this ship. But the General was no fool, and all attempts 
to gain the position by bringing down the commanding officer had proved 
fruitless. So far. This one incident had given the young Colonel the 
opportunity he had been waiting for.
 
With a twisted smile that didn't fit well to his facial features, he commanded 
the ship away from the Risa system. 
 
"But our orders..."
 
Alder cut the ensign off, complete with a glare that she had question him, 
"we'll exterminate them later. I want to be able to think exactly how we would 
do it."
 
"We won't. Belay the colonels orders," Murgo said from the door of his ready 
room, where he'd been standing, watching silently and apparently unnoticed, 
monitoring the situation. "Thank you for remembering what our orders were. You 
will now carry them out. I'm sure the colonel was just testing you to see 
whether or not your loyalty to the fleet and obedience would have won out over 
his suggested madness. He's wily like that." Casting a slightly annoyed glance 
at Shimbrosus, he added," Well played, Alder, you almost had us all going. Now, 
for God sakes, stop smiling like that, it makes you look sick. And get out of 
my chair."


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