Not a Good Night's Sleep
17 Nov 2020LilliSWE
"OH FUCK!!!" I sit up in my bed covered in sweat and trembling. I look around the cabin for something that isn't here. I cup my face in my hands and whisper, "It was all a dream." I turn to my left and see Vittoria still asleep. I'm glad my sudden outburst didn't wake her. I don't want to get her all worried about my dreams. I comb her hair away from her face and kiss her cheek. I turn right to see the clock stating it's only 3:33 am. I can't go back to sleep all sweaty, so I decide to take a quick shower.As I walk into the bathroom, I turn the shower on to a nice cool stream. As the water takes it's time to adjust to the setting, I disrobe and stare into my eyes through the mirror over the sink. I begin to question my inner thoughts as to what these dreams are about. As I let the cool waters refresh my body, all I can think of are Thargoids. This is the third time this week that I've been awoken from a dead sleep to dreams of Thargoids. What does this mean? Why am I having these dreams? I turn the water off, dry myself, and change into something not covered in sweat. I slide the bathroom door open and Vittoria is standing there with a concerned look on her face.
"I know there's something wrong with you. I'm your wife, will you please let me help you? Don't shut me out, sweetheart."
I decided to try and explain my dreams to her the best I can. We head out onto the balcony overlooking the Presidium Court. I begin to tell her my dreams are consisting of Thargoid figures that I met a while back. The same ones that struck up the deal to allow safe passage. I know they're talking to me, but I can never stay asleep long enough to figure out what they're saying. Vee informs me that I should talk to a friend of hers that helps people with strange dreams. I try to tell her that this doesn't affect my day to day dealings and that I should be fine. I prepare myself for the day as I have a meeting with Praetor Oculus in an hour.
As I make my way into the conference room, the Fleet Admiral greets me and we begin this meeting. He goes into detail about what is to come in the following weeks.
"The Navy has inadvertently expanded into the Allentiac system due to a rookie's mistake. We need to move the majority of Talon into the Allentiac system. The system lacks large pads so we will need to coordinate using small or medium-sized vessels. This shouldn't pose a problem as we have a large quantity of them. I am assigning Admiral Conners to this mission as I have a priority mission for you. The Alliance has foolishly wandered into a wealth of Thargoid barnacles in the Coalsack Nebula. Prime Minister Mahon lacks vision as he is making the same mistake, AGAIN, that he did with the Pleiades and Witch Head Nebulae. The Navy has seen an increase of new recruits due to the war with Jet Universal and our meta-alloy resources have run thin. I need you to secure enough for our pilots to upgrade their FSD with Farseer. In this mission, I'm sending one of our newest recruits with you. Her name is Mara Jade Shultz. She just received her license and I need you to show her the ropes. I hope this won't be a problem?"
No sir, this won't be a problem. We end the meeting and I meet with the new rookie. We salute and get to talking about what is expected. I inform her of our new mission and we're wheels up in 20. I head back to my home to let Vee know about my new mission and that I should be home as soon as I finish. She voices her concern that I should have not accepted this mission till I spoke with someone about my dreams. I give her a soft kiss and reassure her that I will be ok and that I won't be alone on the mission. I blow her a kiss as I walk through the door.
I arrive at the landing pad to see PVT Shultz prepping the ship for departure. That is something I like. Rookies taking the initiative without being told what to do. This kid is going places, but time will tell. We board the ship, plot our course to the Sack, and take off on our adventure.
To Be Continued: