Ch. 2

*Tap Tap Tap* I tapped my pen Unto my Armchair as I waited for The Sensor Readings to pick up something. A minute of Waiting became five, Then Five to ten minutes, Then it lasted till my shift was up.

This has Usually been the case of me Scanning and Watching the Sensor Readings whether it picked up something or not. Of Course the usual routine was just me not picking anything up and so too were the other Crewmen. I was Aboard on a Scouting Ship , In a Forwarding Fleet Trying to make sure the main Fleet Aeternum was as safe as all safe could be.

As I Stared at the Scannings, I heard A sigh behind my back. *Sigh* Usually the person sitting behind me was the Captain.

"Any Readings Ensign Sander?" Said the Captain. Our Captain, Captain Cliff or Cliff Brooks for full name, Was a captain of this ship since It was Made from the Aeternum, Which was 3 years ago. Due to his High Grades in the military school, He became a captain very Quickly in his time of Duty.

"There's none as usual Captain" I replied, Slumping Back. Though our Work was supposedly important Most of us Couldn't take it seriously since all we've been doing is just Scanning, Scanning, Scanning For this entire time.

Bored out of my Mind, I toyed with my Empty Pen whilst looking at the screen and waiting, Waiting and more waiting.. It has been 12 years since we've escaped Earth, and Years since We've Escaped from the Former Sol Federation. There were difficulties trying to escape from the Orcs, Mutinies, Panics, And other such more. Nowadays we call ourselves Terran Colonies. And Since then, Things have calmed down.

A few Earth days came by, our day/night cycles were the same as the earth's Rotation. We were at an Asteroid Field, On one of the outer rims of the systems. The Asteroids were a bit peculiar, They Were Dug out. Almost as if an Intelligent life form Mined its resources, Soon Though, We would learn more that it's more likely that an intelligent life-form mined it when the entire Asteroid field was mined out.

Captain Cliff Immediately reported the findings to the fleet, which was sent to high Command. Until Further Notice, The Entire Aeternum Flotilla Shall Remain standby until Further Course of Action.

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I was at the Cafeteria, when A girl of Average Size, Fair Skin, and Brown Eyes and hair came up to me.

"Hey,Sander!" She said

"Hey Emma, How's engineering?" I replied

My Friend "Emma" came to me and talked to me about how maintaining the ship is such a demanding task, And Kept complaining about other coworkers. Emma, Who Works At Engineering is a friend of mine. We met on College in one of the colony ships near The Aeternum, Though At first we met from time to time, we only see each other in certain subjects, But after talking a bit. We found out that we had the Same Hobbies. There, We bonded more, though her passion for hobbies were much more fiercer than mine.

We grabbed our Food and Beverages and Went to one of the Empty chairs and tables, And talked more about our Hobbies, The news and other mundane things in life. I picked the usual Food Recommended by the Government, Which was apparently good for the body, And coffee as a beverage. As for Emma's, She liked The sweeter kinds so she picked sweet spaghetti and Fruit juice. Apparently Sweet spaghetti were invented Centuries ago in a third world country when humanity still hadn't achieved space travel.

We talked more when a Burly man of tall Stature, White Skin and black hair walked to our Table sat down on one of the chairs.

"Hey guys, Mind if I sit down? Thanks" he said,"

Not waiting for a reply from the both of us, He sat down. He was David, David Anderson. He was a Marine tasked with Guarding and Patrolling the Ship. He was strong, The kind of guy that you can rely on in the heat of a Battle or Fight.

All of us met at this ship when a fight occurred between me and that douchebag named "Evans" who kept hitting on Emma, Part of the reason why she kept complaining about other Crewmates in engineering.