Chapter 8
I was dressed and in uniform by 0700 the next morning. I was impressed with all the changes that had been made to the ship. The cafeteria was much larger than before and contained more equipment and personnel. Chief Gomez was still the chef in charge. Another defector like Lieutenant Mutai the Chief had served on the Paney. Both he and his cooks had ‘held the line’ against the pirates and mercenary forces that had tried to capture his ship. Gomez had taken the underhanded Imperial involvement in the death of his cooks personally. He had stayed and joined the ‘rebels’ while most of the rest of his crew were repatriated back to the Empire. He was like a beast in the kitchen. Fastest cook in the Navy.
Spotting a table full of Marines, I wove my way to their table and sat down with
