Book 2: Chapter 62: Departure
Mulder
November 2201
Departure
I put my hands behind my head and stretched as I reviewed the report that I would be sending to Bill and Riker. This would be my final report from Poseidon. Tomorrow, Monty would start the return trip to Earth, empty except for some biological samples. And I would point my bow and head for a new system, leaving Marcus as Bob-in-residence here.
I pinged Monty and Marcus and invited them over. They responded immediately.
“Hey, Mulder. I’m going to miss you guys,” Marcus said, looking at each of us.
“Yeah, I know,” Monty replied. “I wish I could keep it down below .75 C, but we can’t afford the extra transit time for a colony ship.”
Marcus looked a little down, so I gestured to my report to change the subject. “Things are looking good. Three mat colonies in full operation, and two floating cities getting close to complete.”
Marcus nodded. “And as of today, it’s three months since the last kraken attack.”