Christopher Schule
Christopher Schule is what you would call a serial hobbyist. He enjoys the actual excitement and steep learning curve a new hobby brings more than the hobby itself. Some of his “hobbies” have included: kayak building, boating, running, cello playing, instrument building, guitar playing, woodworking, beer brewing, kickboxing, boxing, writing, engine rebuilding, house building, electronics, 3D graphic design, cooking, building airplanes in bottles, flying, piano playing, magic, and many others. Some of those hobbies last a very short time (cooking was about 2 months). Fortunately some became long term, flying and writing were two of those. After the birth of his first son, he quickly realized he need a cheap hobby… so flying was out and writing was something he always wanted to try. His co-author was in the same boat and they quickly started writing “Lost HOPE” together.
Chapter 45
General Williams nodded affirmative. The stress of the recent days showed on the general’s face. Cameron put on the green aviation headset and adjusted the mic to sit just in front of his lips. He handed General Williams a set to put on.
Chapter 44
All at once, the men charged for the opening in the ship. Cameron had seen movement. Lasers shot from three obscured positions on the side of the ship, and in the blink of an eye, most of the group of men were gone.
Chapter 41
Cameron stretched out in the cockpit designed for the larger alien race. Being larger than average, he was usually cramped in the confines of most cockpits, but he never minded. Steele had spent more time in the Ferus fighter in the last week than he had liked, but was still in awe of the craft. There was still so much to learn from the foreign technology.
Chapter 40
Four men sat in Central Control, including Bill. All of the remote viewing screens had been repaired. This was their only view outside of the ship. Two screens were focused on the Ferus craft Lieutenant Colonel Steele was in, which was now out in front of the Stinson. One screen had a view of Earth. All but one of the remaining screens had different outside views of the ship, mostly showing stars. The last screen was tracking the Ferus transport. The image was blurred, due to the speed and distance of the ship.
Chapter 37
The Stinson was ready. Bill’s crew was ready. Bill was ready. There was nothing left to do to prepare the ship. Everything had been checked four and five times. They had been tracking the Ferus transport as it approached Earth, and it was due to arrive in less than fourteen hours. It never changed course. Was it possible they did not know the Stinson was waiting for them?
