A/N: Whoa… After a very, very, very long hiatus, I am finally back! I do have many other chapters already written so I haven't been too out for the count. I believe up to chapter four and some of five is written so it should be up soon after I edit and proofread. Bear with me! This chapter isn't too exciting, but the next chapters will be. Have to get the characters out of the way! Enjoy ^_^.

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Chapter 2: Dead in space?

The Freedom Fighters had been stationed on a remote asteroid that was orbiting their planet, Orthius, for over a decade now. Protecting the asteroid was a fleet of gunships and carriers all loaded with enough firepower to burn a small planet. But even with that kind of power, it still wasn't enough to burn their enemies, the Obanoids. Everyday was a living hell for the Freedom Fighters. Some had lost all hope and surrendered to the aliens, those were the humans that lost their lives, murdered, disintegrated, or ripped to bits…a horrible fate was put on them all.

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The Reconcile was one of the hundreds of gunships protecting the asteroid. Her captain was the fleet admiral, Holly Jerome. The bridge crew is made up of lieutenant Brian Tylus, one of the best in the fleet. He is well known for his smarts in space, and ferocity on the battlefield. Tylus runs the diagnostics center. Commander Tai Yung is the weapons technician. Yung is incredibly well known because of her speed at preparing the weapons for fire. Her jet-black hair and pale complexion gave her a ghost-like appearance. Commander Casey Malogne is the Engine Specialist, reporting on the ships honeycomb shaped reactors, and regulating the coolant tanks. The last of her elite team is Lieutenant James Martin, an expert at anything radar, he ran the diagnostics system. Martin was able to pinpoint anything on his screen and identify it easily.

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" Report Tylus, what's our status?" Admiral Jerome asked.

" We're running hot ma'am. The stabilizers are at maximum burn. Atmosphere inside the ship is at 90%. Everything is at maximum efficiency ma'am."

"Good, Commander Yung, what's our weapon's status?"

"Laser cannons are hot admiral. Force field piercing rounds are locked and ready to fire on your command."

"Excellent commander, Malogne what is the status of the reactor core?" Jerome asked.

"Everything's stable ma'am. Reactor's power is at 100% efficiency. No plasma leaks as well, everything is a'ok." Malogne informed.

Jerome nodded, and turned to Martin. " Lieutenant anything on the radar?"

"Not that I can notice ma'am…wait, I'm getting a minute blip on the screen, it doesn't appear very significant but you might want to prove it isn't dangerous."

She scrutinized the screen and scowled, "It might be a space mine one of those Obanoids stole from us," She snorted, "They truly do think they can outsmart us do they? Lieutenant, run a diagnostic and advise me of the shape of the object, we don't want to approach it if we aren't perfectly certain what it is."

"Of course, running the diagnostic now."

The computer monitor buzzed to life that Martin was sitting at and ran the diagnostic hardware, homing in on the tiny bogey on the screen. After a few minutes of searching, the computer enlarged, de-pixilated and highlighted the area the anomaly was.

"Mind telling me what that is Martin?" Jerome questioned.

The lieutenant's eyes widened, "Admiral…it looks like, a body."

" A body? Well, even though I highly doubt it is alive whatever it is, get me the bio-signs for that "body" if any, and report to my station immediately."

"Aye, aye."

"Eternal Wind," Jerome called, and a hologram of a male human in a white and light blue sheath appeared before her. His entire data code was visible throughout his body, the numbers flashing a light shade of green. His voice flowed effortlessly throughout the bridge like the wind did on a blustery day.

"Yes Admiral?"

"Eternal Wind, I need you to-"

"Ma'am, you're not going to believe this but I'm getting a faint heartbeat," Martin's voice was laden with fear, "and it is not made of metal, like the Obanoids are."

"The entire body is organic?" Jerome asked suspiciously.

"Yes ma'am" Lieutenant Martin said.

"Fine…Eternal Wind?"

"Ma'am?" Eternal Wind asked coolly.

"Set a course for that body and bring it in, we need to identify it, and verify if it is friend, or foe." Jerome sighed.

" Aye ma'am" Eternal Wind replied, "Setting course. Estimated time is about five minutes."