Audiobook-Dead Reckoning
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EnglishVoice Age
Young Adult (18-35)Accents
North American (General)Transcript
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Mama said there'll be days like this, but you never said that it was possible to string so many of them together. Of course, she said that I would come to a bad end one day. So what did she know at first time wasn't sure what Captain was up to when the ragged, terra forming group came into our clear ink stand. Easy Major, he called. These are the friends that Commander Truman told us about. I perked up the name and made a show of relaxing. Truman was the name of the CEO of the commandos that sold me out and led me into a trap nine years earlier. I wasn't aware that Captain knew about that particular episode of my career to stand easy. Not likely. That name told me something he wanted me on watch. Captain and I have been together long enough that I could usually tell where his thoughts were headed. He was one of the most devious men that I had ever met. I love that about him. He always left himself a way out of any situation, preferably three or four ways out, so we could choose the best one. Several things were immediately obvious. These men were lying through their teeth and they had their guns on us from somewhere. They claim to be the terra forming crew that have been sent out by Warner Command. But for some reason, Captain wasn't buying it. They probably had covering fire somewhere. You could bet on it. When Captain tasked me to gather a group to go to their camp, I felt the loss of a chill once again. I wish sometimes that I hadn't sent him back onto Pathfinder. Like I said, Captain likes to give himself lots of options. Maybe I'm finally learning, but I could really use someone here than I could trust. Even after nine months together on Pathfinder and now are short time on Vanguard, most of the crew was still unknown to me. Johnson was a known entity, as she had been together on Resolute with Captain for a short time, and I had served with her on Fearless when she was in Ensign. But she was still young and developing as an officer. Mackey I had known for years he was steady and solid, but he only dealt with threats as they came. He never anticipated trouble. The Ensign's were green and raw. They could probably only be trusted to do the wrong thing at the wrong time. That is what Ensign's do best. Mackey was the best choice, but he didn't have the rank. Johnson. I called when I was away from the strangers far enough for them to be unable to Over here. I'm going to leave you in charge of security here at the ship, have Mackey post guards and maintain a constant watch. Captain feels there's something wrong with this group. They aren't what they seem. Keep everyone undercover as much as possible and protect the ship at all. Costs without the ship were dead. Her eyes got big for a moment, but I don't think anyone saw. I selected our party and we went off to the terror formers encampment, leaving Johnson and Maki with two guns to cover the group that stayed behind. While we walked with them to their camp, it became obvious that whatever these men claimed to be, they were military. There are always little clues in the way they work together. I will bet my next paycheck that they were either a Raider strike unit or drop Marines. This made our survival much less likely. On arriving at our destination. I could tell right away that this was either a secondary camp or they had been here a very short time. There was no evidence of occupancy, those little bits of ourselves that we leave all around without thinking there were no families and very little clutter. I whispered to Captain of my suspicions, but he just nodded. He knew already. That's what I love about him. He sees things. After we finished our meal and Captain told them some more lies, we prepared to head back to camp. Well, the food was excellent, Captain said as he stood casually. Now was the critical moment. If they wanted to take us, now would be their best opportunity. We enjoy this meal and we greatly appreciate you sharing your meager stores with us. I stood and casually separated myself from the group. Drew began gathering supplies that we had received. He was also very wary of our hosts. We had secured the ship as much as possible before we left, but I felt that they would make an attempt on us before we got back to Vanguard, have made sense to attack the group's While they were split defeat in detail. They call it
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Hero, Storyteller, Calm, Confident, Narrator, North American (General)