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the top of the
ridge.
    “I assume so,”
Ryan answered with a sigh.
    -
    Colonel Dylan
Winfrey allowed a smile to cross his face at hearing the exchange over the
command channel.
    “She can’t
keep shooting him,” Captain Olivia Morris commented with a frown. Olivia was
formerly with the British Special Forces and was heavily involved in training
for the Type Four battlesuits. Colonel Winfrey had been her commander back then
and still was.
    “I know,” answered
Dylan. “They’re just blowing off some steam. I’ll make sure Ryan addresses the
problem though I suspect from what he was saying he already plans on doing just
that. What’s your assessment of Captain Nelson’s people?”
    “They’re the
best we have,” answered Olivia without hesitation. “My only concern is how
close they are to one another. Hell, sir, Captain Nelson’s been sleeping with
Sergeant Hunter.”
    “Times have
changed,” sighed Dylan. “If we restricted fraternization between our Marines we
would have a revolt on our hands. We’re fighting for our very survival. From
our latest surveys, we estimate 28 percent of our military personnel are paired
up with someone in their units. It’s a good way for them to relieve the tension
they’re experiencing.”
    “That’s all
well and good, sir, as long as it doesn’t affect their fighting capability.”
    “Are Captain
Nelson’s Marines ready for their mission?”
    Olivia
hesitated briefly. “I wish they weren’t. The mission we’re sending them on is
highly dangerous, and they’re bound to suffer some casualties. These are all
good people, sir.”
    “This is war,”
Colonel Winfrey responded grimly. “We lost Major Stevens and Colonel Stratford
when they were abducted by the Kleese.”
    “Ryan told me
how they died,” Olivia said in a quieter voice. “They died as heroes.”
    “We’ll lose
more in the coming months.”
    Colonel
Winfrey looked across the training facility. He well remembered how intent
Major Stevens had been about the arduous training for the Type Four suits.
Captain Nelson’s group had been the first to complete the course and be
deployed to combat. They had all nearly paid with their lives on Diadem. Sadly,
many of them hadn’t come back from being abducted by the Kleese.
    Olivia looked
at the returning Marines in their Type Four suits as they came out onto the
parade ground in front of the barracks. With a deep sigh, she pressed the
button to reactivate all the suits that had fallen victim to stunners. She also
sent out the recall order for Sergeant McElroy and his Marines. Captain Nelson
had been the one to suggest that Sergeant McElroy and his people be included in
this training. From what she had seen so far of the sergeant’s performance,
Ryan had been right in making the suggestion.
    “I’ll contact
Fleet Admiral Kelly and General Mitchell and tell them the mission is a go,”
Dylan said. “The new assault ships are ready and have been tested.”
    “They’re more
powerful than our original battlecruisers,” commented Olivia.
    “They need to
be,” Dylan responded. “They have to keep our Marines alive and we’re going a
long way.”
    -
    Ryan was
sitting in the mess hall eating his evening meal along with Autumn, Casey, Lauren,
Alexander, and Juan.
    “I think we
should go astro gliding again on our next leave,” suggested Juan. “We had a
ball last time.”
    “Until that
asshole showed up,” Lauren said pointedly.
    “People have
grown a lot more accepting of clones now,” Juan replied. “My cousin said there
have been very few incidents in Luna City recently.”
    “Same on
Vesta,” added Ryan. “I spoke to my parents the other day and they say things
have changed a lot.”
    “The war is
becoming more serious,” commented Autumn as she speared a carrot with her fork.
“My brother recently moved to Mars and he says things are changing there also.”
    “I think all
the refugees we’ve taken in has helped to curb a lot of the