I didnt want to make you cry. And with that Dana pulled Shane into a comforting hug.

*****

At sublight speed the flight was traveling from Earth to Mars, where the space station was docked in orbit. The flight had taken around one hour. They where now a fifteen minutes flight away from the station and nothing had happened yet. They hadnt seen anything which was quite unusual.

It looks like were gonna have a quiet run today Captain, the gunman said peering intently through the scopes of his rifles scanning the perimeter of the transport. A bead of sweat was traveling down the side of his face. A clear sign that he wasnt nearly as relaxed as he seemed.

Dont be so sure of yourself. They are hiding somewhere. Waiting . They want us to believe that they arent there but I can feel the fuckers, the Captain answered looking at the black sky in concentration trying to see something that wasnt there. She had that voice inside her telling her that the danger was coming. Fast.

It didnt take long before she heard one of the fighter pilots in the front of the transport yelling into his comlink, Enemies at three oclock!!!. Within the blink of an eye her relaxed stance turned into one of complete concentration. Her body tensed ready to spring into action like a black panther that had just spotted his prey. Her eyes darted over her men and they were shining like a kids in a candy store. This is what she lived for. The thrill of battle.

Everybody, take your combat positions. Group Black One protect our left side. Group Black Two protect our right side. Group Black Three protect our back and Black Leader stay in front and open the road for us, the Captain said with determination in her voice into her comlink. Just keep clear of my shooting range, she added as she slid behind her own rifle station and started staring down the scopes waiting for visual contact with the bogeys. She opened a communication port to the space station and said, Space Station This is Echo Tango Alpha 13 We are under attack. I repeat we are under attack. Send fighters to help us. We are outnumbered. Her eyes focused on a few black spots in the distance. Her hands wrapped around the controls and she licked her lips in anticipation.