Alex had helped fix any weapons damaged during the fight between the pirate base and the Sunrider. He also helped on minor fixes in the armour but was mostly occupied in the keeping the weapons functional. It seemed that Kayto tested out the new improvements on the Vanguard Cannon and it promptly tore the pirate base in two. After the surprisingly short fight, Alex retired to his room.
Alex entered his room and lay down on the surprisingly comfy bed in his room. He had just locked the door and he curled into a ball.
Alex lay there, practically a broken man. The people here never knew about Earth and that meant Dana, his sister, never existed. He got an idea and his hands ruffled through his jacket pocket. His hand brushed the paper and he pulled it out gently. The paper held a picture of him and Dana, his usual brooding face set but his sister held a face, promising mischievous deeds. He never thought about this possibility of traveling through dimensions, though how could he. Even he, the smartest man on Earth, thought alternate dimensions was a bit dumb though extremely interesting. Alex wouldn't cry, he was too prideful for that, but he would most definitely feel sadness. His shoulders began to shake.
Kayto's voice broke Alex from his moodiness.
"Alex Mercer, please report to the command deck. Repeat, Weapons Specialist Alex Mercer please report to the command deck." The intercom played before falling silent.
"Weapon Specialist?" Alex mumbled aloud. Alex composed himself and got up from his bed and began his journey toward the command deck.
Command Room, Deck 1...
Alex marched up to the deck and saw Kayto walking toward him.
"Mercer." Kayto nodded. Alex nodded back.
"Captain. Any reason you called me up here?"" Alex questioned. Ava walked over to them and saluted.
"Captain, are we finally getting this out the way?" Ava asked. Kayto nodded as Alex waited patiently.
"Alex Mercer, as captain of the Sunrider and in light of your extraordinary weaponary skills, I offer to you the position of Weapons Specialist. Do you accept?" Kayto stated. Alex was surprised. He turned around and scratched his chin.
Fuck it.
Alex turned back around and snapped off a picture perfect salute, the military voices in his head nodding in approval.
"Weapons Specialist Alex Mercer reporting for duty, sir!" Alex said in a professional manner. Kayto smiled and saluted back.
"Your uniform will be delivered to your bunk shortly. Best get over to the mess and tell Asaga and Chigara the news." Kayto pointed out.
Alex's mouth made a genuine smile at Kayto. He could already feel that Kayto would be a great Captain and friend.
"Roger that." Alex nodded and turned around. He walked to the door leading to the mess hall. He opened it and walked inside, spotting the two girls. Asaga was playing a game and Chigara seemed to be eating. Alex walked over to the two.
"Hey Alex!" Asaga greeted in her energetic tone. Chigara looked up from her food and looked at him.
"Oh! Hello Alex." Chigara jumped. Alex smirked beneath his hood.
"Hey you two. Just wanted to let you know that I'm an official member of the Sunrider now. The Weapon Specialist, and possibly Ryder Specialist next to Chigara. Speaking of which, can I talk to you for a second Chigara?" Alex requested. Chigara nodded.
"Sure. What was it you wanted to talk about?" She asked.
"I was wondering, which is better for the Blackjack and the Sunrider's energy core? The Ryuvian Flying Aid XV-11 or the Ongressite Coolant Pipe CV-66?" Alex asked. Chigara's eye lit up.
"It really depends on the Ryder. The Flying Aid would really help the Blackjack's and the Sunrider's targeting system while the Coolant Pipe would make it easier for them to move about." Chigara replied. Alex scratched his chin.
"Power or maneuverability. What about the Ongressite Ryuvian Dominator DDD? It's pretty expensive but it has the combined power and maneuverability. Would it be better in the long run for us? It would really put a drain on our credits." Alex gave. Chigara gave him a amazed look.
"Where did you find that?" She asked.
"It was advertised on the holo and the simulator says that it is a brilliant addition if we can afford it.." Alex explained.
After an extremely boring scientific discussion...
Alex sat in the hangar bay, just staring at his Ryder called the Blacklight. It was designed to get in to the enemies weak points extremely quickly and leave some very hefty damage before bugging out just as fast. If that failed, it could serve as a sniper from afar. The large cannon could penetrate just about anything, since it shot a large slug at about 2,000 times the speed of sound.
He was also in his uniform. It was black and red. A/N: Think of the outfits Asaga wears and paint it black for where her red would be and glowing red where her black would be.
He was torn on getting the Flying Aid or the Coolant Pipe. He wanted that extra oomph for the weapon but the speed could help him get out in a tight spot.
He was removed from his daydreams when Kayto's voice came over the intercom.
"Attention all hands, we have an urgent mission from the Alliance. We are to go and save some politicians from some PACT who are trying to kill them. To battle stations people everyone! Red Alert as soon as we warp!" Kayto ordered smoothly. Alex got up and ran over to the weapons, ready to start repairs and inputs coordinates for attacks. Asaga and Chigara came running in and ran over to their Ryder's.
Alex felt the ship lurch back then forth and he heard the alarm go off. Everything was painted red as the claxon went off. He grunted unhappily.
'I need to finish up Blacklight. I'm missing out on all the killing.' Alex thought.