WCGW Chpt 194

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==Chapter 194 - What Could Go Wrong==
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Wokha (Federated Commonwealth)
6th February, 3045
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"HOLY SHIT!!!! Would you look at this place. It has gotten really crowded in this neck of the woods." Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Campbell said, watching the multiple ships and swarms of Aerospace Fighters.
"Sir, we are being hailed."
 
"This is SaRI Express. Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Campbell speaking."
<<"SaRI Express, your lucky your on the authorized entry list along with the rest of your ships. We have orders to shoot first on anything not on that list without warning.">>
"That is good to know. We would have called ahead but the phone service does not work out here."
<<"Until such time as something can be worked out, please make sure your identification beacons are working at all times while in system. For future transit, only the Nadir Jump Point will be open. The Zenith Jump Point is fully restricted space with no exceptions.">>
"Nadir point only, no Zenith use. Easy enough. Permission to launch a shuttle to the Olympus, I need to request some maint checks for my ships and schedule them some yard time."
There was a pause of several minutes before an answer came back <<"Permission granted. Direct to Olympus Station. No deviation.">>
Lieutenant Colonel Campbell looked at Chief Vincent Zuniga "No more flying the friendly skies out here, I guess. Get to the shuttle and deliver our request.
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At the Zenith Jump Point, Helen Pompery, Challenge Systems Special Project Lead, was supervising the removal of thousands of tons of precious cargo from several of the Federated Commonwealth warships that she had so carefully looked after all these years. But now, she had a place to finally setup the so very carefully packed and stowed shipyard. She watched the eight tugs as they carefully moved sections into place where 4,000 Challenge Systems workers were in EVA suits began the assembly process of the 1 Million ton Pressurized Shipyard, Jump Core Factory, Germanium Processing Factory and several other special factories for weapons and ammunition production.
For over a hundred fifty years the Federated Suns had resisted the urge to reassemble this last known complex for security reasons, but now, they had the perfect place, though a long way away from anything that could be called modern, but it was what they had, and she did not care at all. For her dreams were coming true, she was going to be building actual Warships.
Three hours later, Chief Engineer Zuniga was aboard the Olympus Station and had delivered his maintenance needs to the supervising engineer who ran the repair bays. He had taken the list with barely a word, looked it over, checked his own availability, wrote dates on the list and handed the paper back. "That is as fast as it can happen. Sorry, but you looked outside lately? My bays are going to be clogged for months."
Chief Engineer Zuniga took the list back and looked at what was written.
SaRI Jumpship Fleet
SaRI Express - Invader - Due a 1 month maint check
SaRI Flaming Glory - Invader - Due complete overhaul (cannot handle)
SaRI Heavy Lift - Star Lord - Due a 1 month maint check (cannot handle)
SaRI Heavy Express - Star Lord - Due a 1 month maint check (cannot handle)
SaRI Dark Flyer - Merchant - Due a 1 month maint check
SaRI Star Sailor - Merchant - Due a 1 month maint check
SaRI Deep Raider - Merchant - Due complete overhaul (October 3045)
SaRI Black Voyager - Merchant - Deadlined, Due complete overhaul (July 3045)
SaRI Galaxy Gazer - Merchant - Due complete overhaul (Dec 3045)
SaRI Void Raider - Merchant - Due complete overhaul (March 3046)
"You have got to be kidding me. You cannot get my worst-off ship in here until July at the earliest?" Chief Engineer Zuniga said
"Nope. Those Vigilant ships are hanger queens. They have not had access to a proper yard in decades and now that they can get some, they take priority over anything else. One just went in last week, so minimum 2 probably 3 months. Then the other one gets her turn. I can spare a few people to help with the regular checks but if it takes the bay, your shit out of luck until July at the earliest." The man said
"Total bullshit. We have gotten shafted. Was bound to happen. I knew it." Chief Engineer Zuniga said as he turned to leave.
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