WCGW Chpt 206

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==Chapter 206 - What Could Go Wrong==
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Delos IV (Federated Commonwealth)
18th July, 3045
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Onboard the Mammoth Cargo Dropship loaded with all the heavy equipment to assemble the massive crane and crawlers to support the recovery of any Dropship that could land on the surface of a planet, Reginald Traveline double checked all of their equipment. He was one of Clyde Shipyards best Dropship recovery experts and his crew of 200, currently onboard the Monarch Passenger Liner Dropship not far away, were equally as talented in their jobs. Whether it was on the ground, vacuum or in zero-g his people could recover a Dropship and and get it to a location where it could be repaired. For over twenty years he had been repairing or recovering Dropships all over the Federated Suns, battle damage, breakdowns, it did not matter to him, he and his people could return it to service, given the time and material. When not recovering Dropships, they had all assisted the company's maintenance yard, both on the ground and orbiting Firgrove. 
While he nor his people were keen on a possible two year operation, the promise of a swift return back to their families via command circuit once the mission was completed had been a nice incentive. Plus the massive bonus they were all getting also helped with any doubts. With scant information on the exact damage they would be facing, he had packed everything to manufacture any part or plating they might need. From a small ferrocrete manufacturing plant to a small metal smelter, as long as they could find the right raw material they could repair any Dropship known. Excess equipment was loaded on another Mammoth that was loaded with heavy machinery heading for the same destination. And there was a single Cargoking Dropship also waiting at this particular jump point.
To him, having four Dropships just waiting around was on oddity. Normally, Dropships were moved fairly quickly, very rarely on a single Jumpship, but handed off from one to another. He had seen at least half a dozen Jumpships, some empty, pass thru the system while they had been here waiting. The other oddity was the heavy AFFC Naval presence patrolling this particular jump point. A rare Vengeance Class Fighter Carrier Dropship kept everyone well away. All he knew really was a Dropship needed to be recovered and brought back to Firgrove, but not where it might actually be located at except it was on the ground.
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Pattison (Federated Commonwealth)
"That is the last of it, Mr Hendrick." Curtis Johnson, Operations Manager of Pattison Marine, said to Jordan Hendrick, CEO of Pattison Marine.
"Very well. I hate to leave Pattison, I grew up here, but the new owner said we are moving our operation to a new home. We land on Inner End to await travel to our new location. Once we all get settled in at our new location, I am told they will waste no time in getting our families out to us. You worked miracles in getting everything packed into the Mammoth." Jordan Hendrick replied
"I just hope they have loadermechs to help us unload the damned thing. I have stuff stacked everywhere and up high. Welded deck plating across shipping containers to form floors for the next row of containers to be stacked. She was meant to haul a completed 30,000 ton ship and launch it right into the water, not be packed with cargo containers. But we got her done in a decent amount of time." Curtis Johnson said
"I was told we will have all the help we need in getting back into operation at our new site. Though it is odd that I have yet to meet our new owner in person. Guess he is wherever the hell we are going. I am just glad he has not been stingy with the cash and put everyone back on the payroll. Kept the family together so to speak." Jordan Hendrick replied
"We only lost four people who did not want to move. Not a bad turn out at all. Though my wife gave me hell for agreeing to relocate. She is worried she will not be able to find a teaching position and is too young to retire." Curtis Johnson said
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