In the control room of the flag ship of the Sladerei nation, the Great, all men were worried by the incoming event that would soon change there lives for ever. Every administrators of each sections ( Navy, Engines, Energy, Wormhole, Communication, Research, ) were monitoring the two data screens. Their perfectly adapted mind to stellar navigation help them to concentrate on both of them at the same time. One of those screen was emitted in IR and the other one in the normal light. Nelson Psack appeared on a small gallery that was dominating the room. With his perfectly calm voice, he started his declaration to the nation:
-This moment his probably the most important one since the Great Evacuation that occurred more than two centuries ago. Our intelligence service has provided to us very valuable information from the Edien government. Today, we will undertake a great journey that will take us to a better world. Friend Tiityu, that died on duty two weeks ago, helped the Salederei nation the build a fairly good map of our destination. Friend Einttenschs work on the wormhole generator will make our future more friendly. Unfortunately, we do not know where we will end this journey: into the beast, in the middle of a battle, in an empty system like the Andromeda galaxy or nowhere Whatever waits for us in a few days, I am proud to have meet a few a you, and to be a Sladerei.
On this, he ended his speech. His calm voice wasnt at all the reflection of what he was thinking,. After talking to his Navy advisor, asking him the set his warship on red alert he went back in his office, letting to others these last moments to prepare the wormhole generator. He received a call from Priaa, wondering if he could give the go to the final operations.
The decisive moment was when they had to shut down the permanent ECMs and all other active stealth units to provided more power to the wormhole machine. During the hours that it would take to charge the capacitors, the Ediens or the Rarkyls could try to attack. Fortunately, everything didnt go wrong.
Nelson took his videophone, set it on general public, and started again:
-Friends, off we go, for the best and for the worst, we will be united for ever, until death separates us. I wanna hear some joy emanating from those homes. Every Sladerei had a smile on their face, not for too long
Switching the button to the control room, he said:
-Gentlemen, please make that machine work!
When the wormhole suddenly appeared, all scanners went silly, and a shock-wave disturbed the fleet.
-Gentlemen, please let me hear these engines rumblings!!
The Great started to move forward, surrounded by the fleet. The heart beats of all Sladerei were only one single sound. As a nation that believes in itself, that thinks as a whole, they are more than friends, they are a family As they entered, the stress level rose and from that moment, no rear march was possible. Nelson had a small smile, know he had done a good job. He left a small pod drifting towards Edien space saying to the Ediens that they had done a great job by reunited them.
In the pod was written:
"Arrivederci bande de cave...
well meet again..."
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