CH2 Omega's Shadow

Wave sat back and looked at the screen. It asked for a name for the squadron and a designation number for him. He typed in “Omega 1”. He had a rocky start. He wasn’t used to the controls of a Veratech. After the first two levels he became fully familiar with the controls and started fly like he was used to. He flew flawlessly not losing a single ship or pilot. A few people began hanging around the game watching his progress. He was completely focused. The last level began…and then all hell broke loose. The first report came in of an Omega ship being destroyed. “Omega 3 Destroyed,” the computer beeped. Reports of Omega 6, 2, 10, 12, 7, 9, 8, and 11 being destroyed soon followed. Everyone watching Wave could see that he was breathing hard, his eyes were wide and that he was panicking. Only Omega One, Four, and Five were left. A group of 5 battlepods converged on Omega Five and destroyed it. Wave pushed the button for all fighters to form up on him repeatedly. Then a Zentratti Cyclopes ship de-folded right above Omega Four. The ship never had a chance. “NOOOOOOOOOOO ALEXIS!” Wave shouted. He dove at the ship and was destroyed by a squad of battlepods it had deployed. “GAME OVER…NEW HIGH SCORE: WAVE OMEGA 1 J” Wave stumbled out and made his way through the crowd. Gp tried to walk over to him but LA stopped her. “but…” “No, he needs time alone.” Wave made his way to the bar and Striker set down a glass. “Here you look like you need this.” “Thanks,” he said downing the drink, “Rio, come on we’re leaving.” With that he turned around and walked out the door. ************************************************************* Later Gp sat with her laptop at a table. What the hell was that all about?, she thought. She noticed that Wave’s computer was still on. Hmmmm maybe I can get some answers. She hacked into his computer and cross-referenced the name “OMEGA 1”. She got a list of files. She started with the picture files. The first one was labeled “Omega Squadron photo”. It showed a group of humans and aliens standing in a docking bay. Wave was in the middle of them. The next was a blueprint for a ship. It was classified as Omega-class space fighter. Then she found another one of Wave and some girl with a blue moon tattoo around her eye. Weird, who are these people? Hmmm ok on pic left. She opened the file and saw a photo of a crashed starship in a forest. There was a large rock formation in the background. Hey I know that place! She left the Lounge and headed for her motorcycle. ************************************************************* Wave’s apartment. Wave splashed some cold water on his face. What came over me? He looked up and saw the picture of Alexis he had affixed to the mirror. I guess I just couldn’t bear the thought of losing you. I – I I don’t know what to do. When you were with me I could at least rely on you. Now you’re gone. He sighed and shut the water off. His pager started flashing. It wasn’t a normal page. This one didn’t receive calls. It received radio signals from some sensors that her put up around his crashed ship. It would have been too risky to destroy the ship. The explosion would have alerted the nearby base (Shadow); but he couldn’t let the technology fall into the wrong hands either. So he guarded it. Wave put his shirt and jacket back on and grabbed his gun. If there was any trouble he wasn’t going to take any chances. ***************************************************************