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Dolores Esteban

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  1. The final chapter is posted. Many thanks for reading! Updated Link: Space Pioneer 2 - The Titan Plot ------
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    Chapter 7

    We've reached the end of our journey. The final chapter is posted. Many thanks for reading!
  3. Jeff went back on the bridge. The men continued the system check. Lest entered the bridge an hour later. “Corr, run a calculation. I want the minimum time for take-off and climb to orbit from Rho 59,” he said. “Assume the ship is in standby mode on the ground. Hulton, check out Rho 59. Find a suitable landing place away from the spaceport. Jeff, plot a course from Rho 59 to Calisto Imper. It’s an old spaceport and stopover for ships. Plot three space jumps to lay a false trail. Run the fligh
  4. Lest entered the room. Ion was sitting on his bed, staring into the room, but immediately jumped to his feet at Lest’s sight. Lest stopped by the doorway. Ion was glaring at him. “What’s this, captain?” he shouted. “You locked me up in this room. I understand it’s for security reasons. I’d be as suspicious as you are, mind you. But one meal a day? It’s intolerable. Remember, you get paid for this trip and you acknowledged the deal.” “If that’s your only concern,” Lest replied, raising his p
  5. Dolores Esteban

    Chapter 6

    Thanks for reading. I'm glad you like the story. We'll learn more soon about the Titans and their plot. I'm planning to post the two final chapters until Sunday this week.
  6. Dolores Esteban

    Chapter 6

    We'll learn more soon. I'll post the final chapters until the end of the week. Thanks for reading.
  7. Goodbye To Yesterday by Elina Born & Stig Rästa was my favorite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfR0bQZhlqM
  8. Lest stopped in the galley, rummaged through the crates and took a box of peanuts. He moved on and found Le’Ton in the ship’s gaming room, sitting at a console and playing a spacecraft war game. Lest sat down next to him and placed the peanuts box on the table. Le’Ton cast him a sideways glance. “Which level?” Lest asked. “Five,” Le’Ton replied. “I must take out twelve spaceships in six seconds.” Lest looked at the screen. It was filled with white Alliance spacecrafts and black pirate ship
  9. Dolores Esteban

    Chapter 5

    Lest will have a talk with Le'Ton and reconsider their trip to Rho 59. And we'll find out more about the 'lady'. Many thanks for reading and commenting.
  10. Hulton went back on the bridge. Lest was sitting at a side console, brushing through the news. He looked up briefly when Hulton entered the bridge, then turned back to the screen. Hulton sat down and opened two windows on the monitoring screen. He looked furtively at the captain, then focused on the windows. One showed Jeff’s room, the other the corridor that led up to it. Tiana was sitting on her bed and Le’Ton and Corr were coming down the corridor. Both men were dressed in training suits and
  11. Thank you, AC Benus. The sonnet was hard to write, mainly because I was struggling with the theme. I hope to write more sonnets in the future. I like the form.
  12. So Long Ago You ask, but it’s hard to give you replies As many years and decades have since passed He was a fair-haired guy; he had blue eyes I barely remember my first true love The memory is vague, a shadow just I was enamoured; he was sweet and kind His image is largely covered with dust His face is blurred; his name’s escaped my mind My life moved on; I don’t dwell in the past And neither want to and don’t see the point I do keep my memories to my heart But don’t want to live
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    Chapter 4

    Thanks for reading! Things might change pretty soon.
  14. Dolores Esteban

    Chapter 4

    Thanks for reading! We'll get some answers soon.
  15. The Daglon warship reached the edge of the solar system and Lest commanded the switch to space jump mode. The sound of the engines changed, the light on the bridge briefly flickered, and then the ship moved on, folding the space on its way. The course was set on Rho 59, a four-days trip from their current position in space. "What are the Titans doing?" Lest asked, rising from his chair. Hulton brought up the monitoring windows. The Titan men were each sitting on the bed and staring into the ro
  16. Dolores Esteban

    Chapter 3

    Thanks for reading and the feedback, Daddydavek. Our crew is in a real mess. Luckily, the Horus is a good warship.
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    Chapter 3

    Thanks for reading and commenting, Stephen. Yes, it's a very shady mission. We'll see how the crew will handle the situation.
  18. Lest had just confirmed the delivery when Perez sent a message to his neural implant and informed him that he deal was settled. Lest went to the broker’s office. Perez greeted him and motioned to a conference table. "What’s wrong, Perez?" Lest asked, sitting down. "I thought the deal was settled." Perez sat down and propped his elbows on the table between. "Listen, Lest, I can double the amount. 300,000 credits for not only transferring the cargo, but transporting a few passengers as well."
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    Chapter 2

    Thanks for the feedback, Stephen. We'll find out more about the pirates soon.
  20. Dolores Esteban

    Chapter 2

    Thanks for the feedback. Glad you like the story so far.
  21. Lest went to see Perez after the cargo had been unloaded. "I heard there was quite a commotion on Alpha And," Perez said, completing the payment on a payment device. He handed it to Lest to let him check on the paid amount for the transfer of the cargo. Lest reported what they had seen. "Alliance ships were in the area," he said. "Alliance played space police again, I suspect." "The Sirrah system is a no-go zone because of some disputes in the past," Perez said. "The Alliance, the Titans and
  22. Dolores Esteban

    Beyond

    Thank you, AC Benus.
  23. Dolores Esteban

    Beyond

    Thank you, Cole.
  24. Today's Found Poetry experiment was interesting. I generated a new song. I randomly picked lines from Jesus Christ Superstar, then randomly picked another song. Interestingly, the result was Save A Prayer by Duran Duran. I randomly picked lines from this song and inserted them into the the first selection. The result is quite interesting: Save A Prayer
  25. National Poetry Month - Poem 24 Found Poetry Generate a new song. A twist on Jesus Christ Superstar. Rules: 1. Source text: File song lyrics Jesus Christ Superstar, 1474 lines Use Random Number Generator and pick 20 random lines 2. Folder lyrics, 228 files Use Random Number Generator and pick a song Use Random Number Generator and pick a line from this song Insert this line after line 1 of the previous result Pick another line and insert after line 2 etc. Result: Duran Duran,
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