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Indefatigable
Book Two of the Star Command Series
(c)2023 Sofia Jensen

Prologue 0x0100 Part One

Two years after the conclusion of Book One: Audacity

"Please, we surrender!" a woman's voice calls out of the ramshackle house, it's walls riddled with laser blasts but the reinforced neutronium skin door is still intact within it's steel frame. "Just don't take my baby!"
A figure emerges from the scorched trees that shield the little bungalow from the road, that in itself is a violation of presidential directive 1024. At first glance she looks to be an attractive young woman, sporting a stylish yellow-white shag haircut and tanned face made popular by heroes of the Bug War. But the rest of her is... shiny. Like polished silver or chrome. Cyborg. And she carries a chrome long barrel compression laser. Which is pointed at said bungalow. A Series Four class cyborg. Shock trooper noted for their efficient and brutal tactics. A second figure joins her, coldly beautiful with glowing purple eyes in her otherwise human face. Series Five class cyborg. Equivalent to a Class Twelve battle esper.
"Surrender your daughter immediately," the Five says. "Or we will destroy you and your home and we will still take her." The door opens and a gun barrel appears as antipersonnel rounds head for the Five. But the Four is quick and she steps in front of the Five, the slugs stopped by her hardened reactive armor. Raising her weapon, she squeezes off two shots that drop the shooters. Scan of the corpses identify them as the mother and younger daughter. Of no consequence. Not the target.
"Go away!" a young voice screeches from the doorway. "I'm not joining you!" She launches a salvo of green psionic wedges that slam into the Five knocking her over. And out. The Four diverts emergency power to her shielding and the blasts are shunted harmlessly away from her. Bending over, she initiates a reboot of the Five's OS.
A futon crashes out of a window and is launched at the Four but the cyborg is quick, firing several bursts that reduce the furnishing to smouldering fabric and synthwood. Speaking of quickness, the Four has a top speed of 70 kph and she runs into the home, cycling her weapon to non-lethal stun charge. And crashes into a refrigerator that is slid into her way. The cyborg bounces off the appliance, working to gain her balance while the teenager runs out the door. The Five finished her restart and is attempting to block the path but the teenager summons a titanic orange plasma blast, hurling it at the cyborg. The fusion of human and machine is reduced to ash as the girl runs into the street.
As fast as the teen is, she can't outrun a Four in hot pursuit, but she does try, hurling a motorcycle at her. But the Four is nimble, deftly avoiding it, squeezing off two rounds that drop the fleeing youth. Catching up to the fugitive, she injects a trank and neural inhibitor. Slapping a retrieval beacon torq around her neck, she starts dragging her back off the road.
"Trooper 04 dash 0571," her shoulder speaker chirps. "Sitrep and report." The cyborg does not recognize the voice and activates her HUD. She sees an ice cold blonde with strong but attractive features. It is Three. Not a Three. There is only one Three. 03-0001. Head of Galactic Security. Her boss's boss's boss's... well, you get the idea.
"Subject Monica McEndicott secured," the Four reports. "Unit 05-1138 was lost - "
"Very good," Three interrupts. "Two will be pleased. And I have need of you. Her conspirators are attempting a rescue. I'm sending you realtime coordinate data." Digits and distance markers appear on the HUD. "Intercept and arrest," she continues. "The President wants them alive to stand trial."
"Acknowledged," the Four says, running through the trees. As she makes it out to the asphalt, she moves with blazing speed, passing automobiles at 70 kph.
"Two minutes to intercept," her HUD advises her as she scans the local surveillance feeds. There it is! A late model white sports coupe reported as stolen.
These criminals will rue the day they faced 05-1138.

Description
Indefatigable
Book Two of the Star Command Series
(c)2023 Sofia Jensen

Prologue 0x0100 Part One

Two years after the conclusion of Book One: Audacity

"Please, we surrender!" a woman's voice calls out of the ramshackle house, it's walls riddled with laser blasts but the reinforced neutronium skin door is still intact within it's steel frame. "Just don't take my baby!"
A figure emerges from the scorched trees that shield the little bungalow from the road, that in itself is a violation of presidential directive 1024. At first glance she looks to be an attractive young woman, sporting a stylish yellow-white shag haircut and tanned face made popular by heroes of the Bug War. But the rest of her is... shiny. Like polished silver or chrome. Cyborg. And she carries a chrome long barrel compression laser. Which is pointed at said bungalow. A Series Four class cyborg. Shock trooper noted for their efficient and brutal tactics. A second figure joins her, coldly beautiful with glowing purple eyes in her otherwise human face. Series Five class cyborg. Equivalent to a Class Twelve battle esper.
"Surrender your daughter immediately," the Five says. "Or we will destroy you and your home and we will still take her." The door opens and a gun barrel appears as antipersonnel rounds head for the Five. But the Four is quick and she steps in front of the Five, the slugs stopped by her hardened reactive armor. Raising her weapon, she squeezes off two shots that drop the shooters. Scan of the corpses identify them as the mother and younger daughter. Of no consequence. Not the target.
"Go away!" a young voice screeches from the doorway. "I'm not joining you!" She launches a salvo of green psionic wedges that slam into the Five knocking her over. And out. The Four diverts emergency power to her shielding and the blasts are shunted harmlessly away from her. Bending over, she initiates a reboot of the Five's OS.
A futon crashes out of a window and is launched at the Four but the cyborg is quick, firing several bursts that reduce the furnishing to smouldering fabric and synthwood. Speaking of quickness, the Four has a top speed of 70 kph and she runs into the home, cycling her weapon to non-lethal stun charge. And crashes into a refrigerator that is slid into her way. The cyborg bounces off the appliance, working to gain her balance while the teenager runs out the door. The Five finished her restart and is attempting to block the path but the teenager summons a titanic orange plasma blast, hurling it at the cyborg. The fusion of human and machine is reduced to ash as the girl runs into the street.
As fast as the teen is, she can't outrun a Four in hot pursuit, but she does try, hurling a motorcycle at her. But the Four is nimble, deftly avoiding it, squeezing off two rounds that drop the fleeing youth. Catching up to the fugitive, she injects a trank and neural inhibitor. Slapping a retrieval beacon torq around her neck, she starts dragging her back off the road.
"Trooper 04 dash 0571," her shoulder speaker chirps. "Sitrep and report." The cyborg does not recognize the voice and activates her HUD. She sees an ice cold blonde with strong but attractive features. It is Three. Not a Three. There is only one Three. 03-0001. Head of Galactic Security. Her boss's boss's boss's... well, you get the idea.
"Subject Monica McEndicott secured," the Four reports. "Unit 05-1138 was lost - "
"Very good," Three interrupts. "Two will be pleased. And I have need of you. Her conspirators are attempting a rescue. I'm sending you realtime coordinate data." Digits and distance markers appear on the HUD. "Intercept and arrest," she continues. "The President wants them alive to stand trial."
"Acknowledged," the Four says, running through the trees. As she makes it out to the asphalt, she moves with blazing speed, passing automobiles at 70 kph.
"Two minutes to intercept," her HUD advises her as she scans the local surveillance feeds. There it is! A late model white sports coupe reported as stolen.
These criminals will rue the day they faced 05-1138.