Chapter 15
Down on Mars, Captain Gorshin regretted leaving Athena alone. However, he had an alliance to form and a trade deal to secure. The PPL ambassador had already contacted him to say that the James Cook was authorized to start liberty in Dilmun. A liberty call should make Lieutenant Zakaszewski’s mission easier. The flight down to Mars was interesting. Instead of using the James Cook’s shuttle, the Martian Military flew them down on a private ship. Unlike most colonial shuttles, this ship’s engines ran quiet and smooth. You could hardly tell that it was a shuttle moving through space. Even the G-forces were muted. The planet loomed large ahead of them. Large domed cities spread out in every direction. The land surrounding each city was green and brown! He tapped the ships copilot’
