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- ShipÆs Log
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- Ariel Matheson, Personal Log.
- 2 September, 2132. Word came over NewsNet today that the TAS
- Magellan, an exploration ship, was attacked and destroyed by unknown
- forces en route to the Pleiades. The Alliance announced that it would be
- sending a well-armed task force to investigate. It seems likely that our
- squadron will be part of that group, so IÆm going to use the opportunity to
- tell Richard that things just arenÆt working out...
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- ZackÆs Log.
- ItÆs Thursday, I think. Jeez, my liberty didnÆt last long! Just got to one of
- the æbetterÆ bars in Stalag City, looking forward to some three-breasted
- Orion table dancer takinÆ my mind off my troubles, when the MPs show
- up and tell me weÆre shipping out to the Plebes or something. Shit. Hey-
- they sent five of æem this time! Guess they didnÆt want to get their butts
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- Casey OÆBannon, Personal Log.
- September 23rd, æ32. I got the word that weÆre leaving with the task force
- on Tuesday. ThereÆs going to be a war, everyone says- a big one. Zack
- says itÆll be over in a week, but Ari thinks it could be a long one, and we
- might even lose if we arenÆt well prepared. WeÆve been training for two
- years now, but now itÆs going to be the real thing. At least IÆll be with my
- friends- whatever we run into, I know we can come through it together.
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- Ariel Matheson, Personal Log.
- 30 May, 2133. Our task force encountered an alien dreadnought
- yesterday. It took out the cruiser Nautilus in the first barrage and
- managed to shoot up our carrier pretty good before it was forced to
- retreat. Intelligence made contact with some traders in the area and
- were informed that the enemy is called the Vakkar. They also report that
- the Vakkar are numerous and well-armed, probably a good match for the
- Alliance forces. It looks like we might be in for a long stay.
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- ZackÆs Log.
- ItÆs two a.m. and I just lost a weekÆs pay to Jurgens again. Lousy mother
- has that game rigged, I know it! Anyway, we got a pretty good look at
- one of those Vakkar today. Casey nailed one of those pinwheel fighters
- and we snagged one of the ejection pods with a tractor beam. Looks like
- some kinda mutant frog with its arms and legs glued together. We didnÆt
- get much time to gawk, though- the sucker self-destructed! Maybe he
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- Casey OÆBannon, Personal Log.
- August 24th, 2133. We just returned from another long patrol.
- Reinforcements and supplies are due to arrive any time now, but I donÆt
- think weÆll get to go back this time. In fact, Zack says that no one has left
- the front- at least, not alive.
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- Ariel Matheson, Personal Log.
- 25 December, 2133. ItÆs Christmas, but that only seems to have
- worsened the depression around here. WeÆve been gone over a year,
- and the war shows no signs of letting up. Lately, the Vakkar have
- managed to intercept several of our resupply convoys, leaving us
- critically short of spare parts and reserves.
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- ZackÆs Log.
- ItÆs New YearÆs Eve- party is starting in an hour. I hear somebody got
- hold of a case of synthahol! Good thing, too- I spent the day scraping
- some First LieutenantÆs guts off the Shield Converter in his wrecked ship
- so I could replace the one in the Talon. I could use a drink right now.
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- Casey OÆBannon, Personal Log.
- February 28, æ34. A supply convoy made it through today! Spirits are
- higher than theyÆve been in months. The crews also brought rumors of
- some big victories for the Alliance. Maybe things are looking up for us at
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- Ariel Matheson, Personal Log.
- 7 May, 2134. Yesterday we were forced to make an emergency landing
- on Takkow Seven. I was injured in the leg, and we came under attack by
- Vakkar ground forces. I am certain that we all would have been killed if it
- werenÆt for Casey. But the weird part was Zack- he almost
- seemed...well, ænormalÆ for a while, even caring. ItÆs scary, but I actually
- found myself almost...attracted? To Zack!? Nahhh...itÆs just stress.
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- ZackÆs Log.
- Uh, itÆs May something- who cares? Anyway, I really thought we had bit
- the big one yesterday. Damn reactors took a dump while we were
- atmospheric over a Vakkar installation. Ari did a good job of setting it
- down, but the Vaks were all over us like a swarm of Dobrian Fire-
- hornets. Case really pulled our butts out of it with that plasma gag. Why
- didnÆt I think of that?
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- Casey OÆBannon, Personal Log.
- May 7th, æ34. I just got back from visiting Ari in the infirmary. Her leg is
- healing well and she should be back on her feet in a day or two. Takkow
- Seven really came as a wake-up call. Things have been going pretty
- well and maybe we got a little overconfident. Zack really impressed me-
- he got Ari out of the wreckage and then insisted on carrying her the two
- kilometers to the evac point. I think he really cares about her, but he
- canÆt drop his bravado shell enough to let her see beyond it.
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- Ariel Matheson, Personal Log.
- 21 November, 2134. The tide has definitely turned. The Vakkar are
- losing steadily, but refuse to give up. They have pulled back into heavily
- fortified positions and are preparing for siege by our forces. There are
- rumors that they are trying to hold out long enough to finish developing
- some kind of super-weapon. This is probably true, since we havenÆt run
- into a Vakkar patrol in weeks.
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- ZackÆs Log.
- The fifth of April, 2135. Two stinking years weÆve been out here! Hah!
- And Ari thought this thing would be over in a week. Well, I was right
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- Casey OÆBannon, Personal Log.
- June 1st, 2135. We are about to embark on a routine patrol, but...IÆve
- got this strange sense of dread... Oh, thereÆs the call. IÆll continue this
- when I get back...