Ortez sauntered over to the nearest wall intercom. “Bridge, this is the captain — what the hell’s going on up there? I didn’t schedule a combat drill for today.” Hell, it occurred to him — he hadn’t scheduled any kind of drill for at least four months. On the other end of the line, young 2nd lieutenant Cedric Pankow, the com officer, let it fall.

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