Chapter 10
We were now less than three years from our destination. This ship was starting to look a bit ragged inside. The first rebellion those many years ago was followed by three more. Each one worse than the next. The most recent one was just last year. Drastic action needed to be taken. The rebels gained control of the hydroponics area and were marshaling their forces to take the engine room. If they took control of the engines, they would have taken the ship.
Further cementing the colonists’ hatred of me and everything that I represented to them, I activated the ship’s override controls. I closed off access to engineering and the dormitories with blast doors. Nothing that the rebels had in their possession could cut through those doors. With sadness in my heart, I did what was best
