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stance.
    “Athena has discovered that someone has been
using my old cover for the past five years. I’ve never given it any thought or
concern until now. According to her, this upstart Falcon is on the far side of
the Milky Way in Confederate space at the moment. So, if you get in and out
quickly, there shouldn’t be any problems. Of course this also opens up some
options for when you succeed in rescuing your daughter. If everything goes
smoothly, the authorities will be looking for someone else. If Murphy shows up,
then the upstart Falcon will still bleed off some heat from you as you make
your escape.”
    Iaido scratched his chin.
     “As part of your cover, you’re chasing a mark
which goes by the name of El Gato. He’s an ex-spy turned thief who specializes
in high-end valuables and secrets. Everything we have on him is included in the
dossier. He of course isn’t your priority but if you do catch him, the bounty
of two-hundred and fifty thousand credits is yours. When you get to Titan, go
to a casino named Mocha Delights and see the owner. Give him the data crystal
included with your armor. Just tell him that you’re calling in a favor. He owes
me. Of course, if he asks anything about the past, just be vague and he
shouldn’t know that you aren’t me since he never saw me without the armor.
Which reminds me, it would be best if you never remove your helmet around
anyone; it lends ambiguity to the persona and will help protect your identity.”
    Iaido took a deep breath. “There’s not much
else to say but good hunting. And don’t forget that if you fail to plan, then
you plan to fail. Semper Fi, my friend, Semper Fi.”
    As the message ended, DJ shook his head. Once
again Iaido surprised him. He was right, if he wasn’t in such a bind with the
massive task facing him, he would never have accepted these gifts. As it was,
they might be the only way to rescue his daughter and not land back in prison.
Picking up the datapads, DJ began to read through the files. Iaido’s farewell
message was a not too subtle hint cautioning him about not charging in.
    He would not, could not fail…not with Kaitlyn’s
welfare on the line. Failure was not an option.

 
     
    Chapter 4
    As the United Nations Coalition Fleet transport
docked on Titan, one of the numerous moons of Saturn and the most populated,
two officers in UNCF Fleet formal dress blues stepped off and looked around.
Compared to Starbase Alpha, their last duty station which was in a geo-synchronistic
orbit around Earth, the Saturn Starport looked deserted. It wasn’t really but
compared to Starbase Alpha which boasts approximately three-hundred thousand
people on a daily basis, the ten thousand people which lived and worked on
Titan looked empty.
    One of the first things they both noticed was that
everyone they saw, from the maintenance worker cleaning the trash receptacles
nearby to the custom agent which had glanced at their credentials and waved
them through, was armed, just a subtle reminder that they were no longer in
orbit around Earth.
    The pretty blonde lieutenant with slight freckles
and a button nose cleared her throat to politely get her commander’s attention.
    Commander Alexander Cline looked up from the
datapad he was reading. “Yes lieutenant?”
    “Permission to speak freely sir?”
    “Of course, what’s on your mind Evans?”
    Lt. Virginia Evans tried her best to appear
confident when she asked, “Why am I here?”
    As Cmdr. Cline started moving through the
starport, Lt. Evans immediately matched his pace. After a few moments when no
one was nearby, the captain took off his glasses and began cleaning them with a
bright white handkerchief. 
    “I thought you would’ve read your briefing. Well
no matter, we are here to ascertain why the Dreadnaught program is behind
schedule and over budget. The Horus is scheduled for christening in just over
ten months but projected reports put it at double that and the ‘powers that be’
want to know