Ridley stepped back and surveyed the camp area. The three boys had been quite hard-working in clearing the snow and now the camp was surrounded by groups of snowmen and snow forts and other creations. Within its boundaries, they'd staked areas for designated purposes-- the largest for where tents would be erected, and other areas for food ( Read more... )

Aren glanced around the jumper as he walked forward and settled into the seat behind Carson. Juvah was in another jumper, which he found disappointing, but being able to ride up front almost made up for it. He smiled at the Lantean warrior who rode in the seat next to Carson, a man named Julio and then settled into the seat ( Read more... )

The morning had proceeded without incident and Ridley, Adam, and Belem had headed back to the jumper, arriving before the other teams. Ridley set out the thermoses of coffee, tea, and cocoa and the tray of sandwiches they'd gotten from the mess, ( and then sat down with his data pad )

Tim arrived at the jumper bay and started his pre-flight checks while he waited for the other members of the mission to arrive. He’d been able to get there early enough or maybe other folks were running late, either way he was nervous. His feelings stemmed entirely from Parrish and the Athosians. He couldn’t undo it and, really, he didn’t want to. ( Read more... )

Having been cleared by Dr Biro, Elizabeth had checked to see that most of Miller's team would be out of the infirmary in ten minutes or so. She had that much time to prepare for the debrief, though she didn't think much preparation would be required. Entering the her office to grab her laptop, she nodded a passing greeting to Peter as she headed ( Read more... )

As they made their way back to meet the rest of the team and check on the prisoners, Tim’s mind kept churning over the horrors they had witnessed in the other building. Where the largest energy signature had been located was some kind of experiment. He hadn’t the time to study it as long as he wanted, but it seem as though they were using human ( Read more... )

Tim was in the jumper bay doing a final check and inventory of his weapons, technology and the jumper itself. He didn’t  want any surprises while on the mission considering they were already going in some what blind. Tim’s conversation with Parrish got him thinking about the folks on his team, in terms of people being involved,  and he hoped that ( Read more... )

Adam felt a nervous tingle, as usual before a mission, as he neared the briefing room. This was just a recon mission, but they were dealing with the Wraith. And the more they found out about them ( the better they'd be prepared the next time they had to face them. )