Orbital by bill zhao copyright 2017 Bill Zhao Table of Contents act one (earth)

party of this decade. They just don’t know it yet. Now let’s shoot some
fucking guns!”
Derek stood still and silent. Only just accepting how important he
actually is. He didn’t even realise the carbine rifle in his hands as he
slowly pointed it downrange and fired at the targets. Perfect accuracy.
Heartrate rising. “You’re right. Train me.”
“
Now that’s what I like to hear” replied Marcus. “Now take this machine
gun and pretend those fuckin’ targets are soulless USOC motherfuckers.”

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Derek put down the carbine and took the machine gun, cocked it and
aimed.
10
Departure
Two days later
10:22 PM
Orbi-Sec Remnants, Under Celestin Park
Carter stood at the front. All dressed up in combat armour and old
military gear. So were the ten men about to enter the rocket and go to
the moon. Derek who was the most valuable of the ten looked up at
Carter. Unsure. Derek didn’t know if all that training was worth it or if
it was just all for nothing. Carter cleared his throat. “Tonight is it.
Tonight we go to our moon base. Prep for the assault on the Icarus and
save the universe from complete enslavement. The night is not clear.
That is good. USOC controls air traffic but we’ll sail into their blind
spot and leave Earth without a scratch. This is what all our lives here
have been leading up to. I’m sorry I haven’t prepared a proper speech
even for such an important time as this. We will- we MUST triumph or
Earth falls. We all fall. This is it. I thank you for being with me this
whole time and knowing the truth. But most of all for helping me be
able to get here. So far we have come. The journey is almost at its end.