Here's chapter two, I know it's short, but the next part will make up for
it. I promise. Please R&R
Disclaimer: see part one.
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The next three months passed in a blur for Lucas. He became comfortable with most of the senior crew. Lucas had apologised to the captain after he'd told him that he actually heard Lucas' comment. Thanks to his efforts WSKR and Probe software now operated 33% faster than before. He'd been informed that shore leave was coming up in two days time. He had called his father and had told him that he had ten days of shore leave. His father had accepted that and said Lucas could stay with him for the duration of the shore leave. Lucas was also grateful that no one had discovered his secret or the fact that he'd changed his medical records. It was illegal, he knew, but he didn't care, no one would know.
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Lucas was currently doing an experiment that involved volatile chemicals. He was being extra careful because these chemicals would explode if mixed wrongly.
The UEO had asked him to find a new liquid to use in warheads to replace nuclear warheads and it was a cause Lucas dedicated his time to gracefully. He didn't like nukes; they scared him almost as much as his father.
Lucas was just about to mix some chemicals when the ship jolted and the General Quarters alarm sounded throughout the ship. He dropped one in alarm and was almost immediately thrown across the room by the explosion caused by the chemicals.
He felt his left arm break as he hit a desk on the other side of the room, just before he hit his head, knocking him unconscious.
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He woke up several hours later in medbay with a cast on his arm and a bandage on his head.
He'd been informed that a rogue submarine had attacked them by surprise. They'd sustained a lot of damage and shore leave had been extended to 20 days. 'Great 20 days to get beaten in.' Lucas thought miserably.
Later that day Doctor Westphalen had let him up to pack for shore leave. He'd enlisted Ben Krieg's help. Since Lucas couldn't do it himself one- handedly, and since he was a nice person, Ben had helped.
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After wishing the senior crew a happy leave, Lucas headed to the launch bay and up the access tunnel that led to Pearl Harbour Naval Base and his father and his 20 days of absolute hell. He wondered would he come back intact or would he be beaten, bruised, and full of excuses. The next twenty days were going to be worse that being tortured by an enemy. Because only Lucas and his mother knew what Lawrence were capable of.
Lucas walked up the tunnel and sure enough, there was his father's Mercedes, 'still the same car' Lucas noted 'not like dad at all' but his blood froze when he saw the look on his father's face. The look that meant trouble… Big trouble…
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I just had to get this out before it went out of my head. Please R&R. Part 3 out soon!
Disclaimer: see part one.
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The next three months passed in a blur for Lucas. He became comfortable with most of the senior crew. Lucas had apologised to the captain after he'd told him that he actually heard Lucas' comment. Thanks to his efforts WSKR and Probe software now operated 33% faster than before. He'd been informed that shore leave was coming up in two days time. He had called his father and had told him that he had ten days of shore leave. His father had accepted that and said Lucas could stay with him for the duration of the shore leave. Lucas was also grateful that no one had discovered his secret or the fact that he'd changed his medical records. It was illegal, he knew, but he didn't care, no one would know.
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Lucas was currently doing an experiment that involved volatile chemicals. He was being extra careful because these chemicals would explode if mixed wrongly.
The UEO had asked him to find a new liquid to use in warheads to replace nuclear warheads and it was a cause Lucas dedicated his time to gracefully. He didn't like nukes; they scared him almost as much as his father.
Lucas was just about to mix some chemicals when the ship jolted and the General Quarters alarm sounded throughout the ship. He dropped one in alarm and was almost immediately thrown across the room by the explosion caused by the chemicals.
He felt his left arm break as he hit a desk on the other side of the room, just before he hit his head, knocking him unconscious.
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He woke up several hours later in medbay with a cast on his arm and a bandage on his head.
He'd been informed that a rogue submarine had attacked them by surprise. They'd sustained a lot of damage and shore leave had been extended to 20 days. 'Great 20 days to get beaten in.' Lucas thought miserably.
Later that day Doctor Westphalen had let him up to pack for shore leave. He'd enlisted Ben Krieg's help. Since Lucas couldn't do it himself one- handedly, and since he was a nice person, Ben had helped.
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After wishing the senior crew a happy leave, Lucas headed to the launch bay and up the access tunnel that led to Pearl Harbour Naval Base and his father and his 20 days of absolute hell. He wondered would he come back intact or would he be beaten, bruised, and full of excuses. The next twenty days were going to be worse that being tortured by an enemy. Because only Lucas and his mother knew what Lawrence were capable of.
Lucas walked up the tunnel and sure enough, there was his father's Mercedes, 'still the same car' Lucas noted 'not like dad at all' but his blood froze when he saw the look on his father's face. The look that meant trouble… Big trouble…
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I just had to get this out before it went out of my head. Please R&R. Part 3 out soon!