Twenty Minutes
Dradis is showing action
The sirens are ringing
The FTL drive is down
The lights are out
The Cyclon fleet is bearing down
People rushing to their duty stations
Her heart is pumping, faster and faster
It was too much she was terrified
There is an overbearing pressure on her chest
She is panicking
She is fighting hard to keep it down
She is quickly losing the battle
Her hands are shaking
Her throat is dry
She can taste the tension and the fear
Twenty minutes before the jump
Her head is spinning
She tasted the bitter bile trying to make its way up
She tenses all her muscles fighting back the fear
She closed her eyes gritted her teeth and fought for control
She said a quick prayer and cast a glance across the room
She saw him watching her. His expression unreadable
He lifted one eyebrow and returned to the board
She took several deep breaths to calmed herself down
Ready to do battle
Ready to die
No time for panic
The fight must go on
Only twenty minutes to go