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. Xris was immediately awake. He rose from the spaceplane's bunk, and slid his feet into his boots. He looked at the clock. 2700, Standard Military Time. Right on schedule.
He shook Ito, who could sleep through an artillery barrage. "The Vigilance is in orbit."
Ito fumbled his way out of his bunk. Xris sat down at the coremlink. The channel was clear, and he entered the decryption code into the corem unit to begin to receive encoded messages. Earphones in place, he tested the link. "Sunray, this is Delta One. How do you read me, over?" Immediately, Armstrong was on the net. "Delta One, this is Sunray. You will proceed to the facility and begin your entry. Assume Blackjack situation--all control is exercised from this station. Do you understand, Delta One?"
Ito paused in midyawn, gave Xris a puzzled look. Xris shook his head, annoyed. He didn't know what was going on, either.
"Sunray, this is Delta One. Confirm that we are to begin our entry. We haven't linked up with Javelin yet. Has something gone wrong?"
Javelin was Rowan's comm call sign.
"Delta One, this is Sunray. You will immediately begin your entry. If Javelin doesn't arrive, do not wait. Do not execute any action without first clearing it with this station. Is that clear, Delta One?"
"Very clear, Sunray. Delta One, out." Xris sat back, glared, frustrated, at the commlink. "I don't like this," Ito said
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