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GSS Hunter
Nearing the Feros system
4150.11.12 Galactic
The Hunter dropped out of FTL and slowed, using its navigation thrusters until it was drifting in the solar winds coming from the Feros star. The hyper-sleep pods began the cycle to awaken their occupants. The lid to Nick’s pod opened and he sat up, feeling slightly sick in the pit of his stomach.
That was too close for comfort, he thought as his mind cleared. Blinking away the sleep from his eyes, he puffed out his cheeks, then blew air from his lungs. His throat and mouth were dry, so after he stood on the deck of the hyper-sleep pod bay, he went to the hydration dispenser and selected a bottle of lemon vitamin water. He would need to balance his electrolytes as quickly as possible if he was going to be in any shape to compl
