Chapter 1 - SPD
Time Force HQ 2997
"So then Jennifer, is there anything you would like to ask before I show you around?"
"Well there is one thing sir," replied Jen. "I want to know how Time Force started, it can't have been around forever."
"You're quite right." Captain Logan took a deep breath. "There was once an organisation named SPD, which stands for..."
Turtle Cove 2800"...Space Patrol Delta, huh?" Gale said, feeling sceptical. A holographic image of a handsome young man's face sighed at her.
"Do you even KNOW any of the amazing things they've done? They've saved the whole world several times!" Dale whined.
"What, you actually believe all that stuff?" Gale mocked, her well-shaped eyebrows rising just above the bottom of her chestnut-coloured fringe.
"Well whether you believe it or not, it's true, and I took the tests to get in, and guess what? They thought I was so good they assigned me straight to C-Squad! Most people who join get put in E-Squad, D-Squad if they're lucky, but Commander Tate put me in C-Squad!"
"Yeah I know." Gale frowned. "You've been talking about it for the last half hour."
Dale smiled sheepishly. "I'm just so pleased!" He wriggled with excitement. "Well anyway, I was wondering if you'd like to come up here and visit me, I can introduce you to my new friends Wendy and Han."
Gale looked around at her dishevelled flat, the dirt piling up in every corner where it could find refuge. She wasn't particularly fond of her home; maybe she could do with a little holiday. "Sure thing brother. But I had to sell my car a few weeks ago, remember?"
"Oh don't worry about that," Dale grinned. "In C-Squad we're allowed to borrow SPD cars. I'll be around to pick you up tomorrow; it's only a two-hour drive to Turtle Cove from here. I'd better go now, combat training in fifteen minutes! I'll be seeing you tomorrow sis."
"Buh-bye." Gale touched the Disconnect button on her holocam and the blue projection of her brother zigzagged into nothingness. "Well Gale," she said to herself. "Better get your things together."
