The double doors opened to reveal a huge, box-like room with shuttles parked on the polished, white floor tiles. Bright lights in the ceiling cast a harsh glare down on Anna. She was tired, but she didn’t have time for fatigue today. In about twenty minutes, the Scrappy would be dropping out of warp along with every other ship in the fleet they had cobbled together. They would enter Earth orbit and engage the Overseers. Several ground teams would be going down to the surface. Anna had been assigned to one of those.
Her friends were assembled near the starboard wing of a shuttle. Rajel, Keli, Cassi and Kez stood in a line, all dressed in pale, beige gear with light vests and pistols holstered on their belts.
So few, Anna thought.
So few,Her team seemed unbearably small in light of the da
