Requesting docking - wait for me !!!


Requesting docking - wait for me !!!

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  1. Micheal May13 October 2015 at 18:22

    4.5 klys does not seem too far, after a journey of 60+ klyrs.  But as the bubble became closer, my worry turned to stress. After some good advice, which I plainly ignored, about practicing my docking sequence, my Girlfriend offered to take over.  I'll do a few thousands, and you take a break. She said. Memories of her crashing my T-9 in to a station came flooding back. 

    I powered on. 

    As I approach the final 1klyrs, another offer get’s presented. “Need me to escort you in ? I’m flying my Vulture in a HiRes atm”.   Memories of ollie clark  escort in to known space make my hand shake uncontrollably.
     
    I start to plan my final route, I pick a red icon, knowing I had been to that station before, and so duly marked it with a parked ship.

    My F.S.D powers down for the last time, and I’m presented with the one thing I had been focused on for what seems to be a life time of travel.

    “Docking requested Denied” – my heart stopped, my breathing shallow.
    “You got this, Darling.” Her hand gently covered my hand over throttle.
    As I entered the no fire zone, maxing my senor range, scanning for any ships, I deployed landing gear. And my ship responded with a groan and reluctant thruster movement.

    “Watch your pitch” – whispers from the back
     
    Sweet runs down my hand, makes me questions the feel of buttons, were my fingers lay. I look down, to check my hand positioning. Only to be presented with toaster rack, larger than I had ever seen before. 

    Roll, pitch, Yor. Roll pitch Yor, I start my mantra. 

    “Bay 11 is for landing and takeoff, only. There is no standing in green zone” – Federation, you fine me for taking it slowly, I will defect to the empire, and burn you all.

    Then it came, the sweet sweet sound.
    “docking completed, Engine disengaged” – I was home. 
    “Come to bed, darling, Come to me”

    I truly had the best adventure...

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