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Space Junk

William
Shakespeare: It is a wise father that
knows own child.

Thucydides: We secure our friends not by accepting favors
but by doing them.

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Howard walked down the hallways
of the Anubis, his personal
ship. It was now the biggest ship in the
Sweepers Fleet. It was only a third of
the Peacemillion but it was more than
serving its purpose.< sty style='mso-spacerun:yes'>

He paused
outside one particular cabin. The Kid
was in there asleep after a long drawn out conference with Winner. He shook his head in amazement, he still did
not know how the Kid had gotten Quatre Winner to give in to giving him an old
research satellite that had been disbanded five years ago, but somehow he
had. He had even managed to receive
money for repairs and additions to the satellite.

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Howard knew
what the satellite would be used for in the up coming months. The Sweepers had already received orders to
procure parts for the additions and repairs to the satellite and he already had
crews on it installing cloaking shields among other illegal specialties. The Kid had ordered it to be made into a
permanent Sweeper base for downtime and a place to make repairs and get
supplies. But it would also be used to
house anyone or anything the Kid wanted kept there.

�Hey boss,�
Mac, the head mechanic called out.
�We�ve got a call from the Bolt. She�s a bit banged up from encountering a
Preventer skiff.�

�Did she
employ her cloaking shields?� Howard asked with a frown.

�I don�t
think so,� Mac shrugged. �The new kid,
Damian, is in charge of the ship. I just
think he got spooked.�

�Give him
our coordinates,� Howard instructed.
�Have him dock with us and make the repairs pronto. When they dock tell him I want to see him in
my quarters.�

�Yes sir,
boss-man,� Mac grinned.

�Now get
back to work,� Howard waved his hand.

Mac spun on
his heal and headed back down the hallway whistling
some limerick under his breath. Howard
turned back to the Kid�s bunk area.
Normally he would not disrupt his downtime but this was important. He had to go over the plans to the satellite
among other things.

He tapped
softly on the door. He heard the few
cuss words emitted from the other side of the door.

�Watch your
mouth boy,� Howard commanded.

�Oh it�s
you Howie,� The door opened to reveal a slightly more disheveled
Shinigami. �I was just catching up on
some sleep. What can I do for you?�

�I�ve got
the plans for the satellite in my quarters,� Howard adjusted his
sunglasses. �I thought you might want to
take a look at them. And the Bolt had some troubles earlier on
today.�

�Isn�t a
new kid in command?� Shinigami was much more awake now, the change almost
startling.

�Yeah,�
Howard admitted. �He goofed up
royally. I think I�m going to replace
him with Ginger. She�s been on the Anubis for three years now.�

�She�s the
one in the communications department right?� Shinigami moved out into the
hallway and closed his door.

�That�s
her,� Howard said.

�She�ll do goodhinihinigami nodded.
�Let�s go have a look at these plans then.�

Howard could
only nod. Sometimes he forgot how
different his Kid was from the last time he had seen him. He led the way down the bright
corridors. A few people were walking
about waiting for their shift change but they were not lazy, just restless. Word had gotten around about the Bolt and while it was not unusual for a
ship to get some damage it was a novice mistake, something that should never
have happened. The more experienced
hands could only shake their heads at the news while the newbie�s shivered at the
thought of running into Preventers in space.

In this
line of work though a commander had to be prepared for everything and anything
or his men would not trust him. Even if
the commander did not know the answer he had to act like he did, he had to be a
leader or people panicked. And panic in
space cost more lives than it helped.

Shinigami
and Howard poured over the plans for the satellite. Howard could tell that his employer was
pleased with the additions they were planning.
Howard had redesigned the cloaking systems specifically for the
satellite. It was not quite the same as
helping to design a Gundam but it was something, certainly nothing to scoff
at. He was pleased with his
accomplishment in such a short amount of time. pan>pan>Many sleepless nights had been spent re-modeling the cloaking shields
and the additions but it was worth it.

�These look
really good old man,� igamigami leaned back from the table. �Really good. How long do you think it will take to
accomplish all this?�

�If we can
get all the materials by the end of the month,� Howard speculated. �It will probably take another two or three
months. I�ll have crews working around
the clock. I was thinking of taking the
crew of the Bolt and putting them to
work on the satellite until I can be sure of Ginger.�

Shinigami
nodded. He could see Howard�s vision
just as Howard could see his pleasure in the satellite.

Howard
wondered how many people in the Underworld had their very own Fleet of pirate
ships at their beck and call, or how many had their own formerly owned Winner
satellite at their disposal. He was not
bitter about being under Shinigami�s thumb but he was not pleased with it
either. Still, he knew that serving
Shinigami was the best thing that he could use his Fleet for in times of peace
unless they planned to become out and out pirates again. What they were doing was noble and good. He and his men believed in that.

He knew
that he would not change anything. And
he was mostly in control of the Sweepers, only because Shinigami had so many
other things to see to. Howard studied
the figure before him.

Once again
the Kid was getting too skinny.
Shinigami had always been waif like but right now he was practically
skin and bones. And if the circles under
his eyes and their bloodshot state were any indication he was not sleeping well
either. Howard kept his sigh from
escaping his lips. At least for a short
time his Kid was at home where he could have some downtime before heading off
to save the world again. He hoped that
someone would kindly remember this sacrifice in later years to come, hoped that
it would be worth the pain and aggravations it was costing so many.

�Come on
over here,� Howard walked to his tiny galley in his quarters. �I�ve got all this food in here. Marble wouldn�t leave well enough alone when
he loaded up my galley in here. I can�t
eat it all before it goes bad.�

Shinigami
plopped himself down in front of the tiny table. Howard heated up a large tub of spaghetti in
his microwave. He pulled out a bottle of
milk and a loaf of Marble�s special garlic b.
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