Theogony 3: Terra Stands Alone (42 page)

1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment

Terran Space Force

Commanding Officer                            Lieutenant Commander Shawn ‘Calvin’ Hobbs, USN

Executive Officer
                            Captain Paul ‘Night’ Train, USA

Space Force

Space Force Leader
                            Master Chief Petty Officer Ryan O’Leary, USN

Squad ‘A’ Leader
                            Staff Sergeant Patrick ‘The Wall’ Dantone, USA

Fire Team ‘1’ Leader
                            Sergeant Park ‘Wraith’ Ji-woo, ROK Army

Laserman
                                          Sergeant Mark ‘Hoppy’ Hopper, USA

Laserman
                                          Sergeant Margaret ‘Witch’ Andrews, British Army

Laserman
                                          Petty Officer David Levine, Israeli Navy

Laserman
                                          Corporal Jimmy ‘Colonel’ Sanders, USA

Fire Team ‘2’ Leader
                            Corporal John ‘Mr.’ Jones, USA

Laserman
                                          Petty Officer Second Class Ivan Sherkov, Russian Navy

Laserman
                                          ‘Bob’ Bobellisssissolliss, Domus

Laserman
                                          ‘Doug’ Dugelllisssollisssesss, Domus

Laserman
                                          Corporal Irina Rozhkov, Russia

Laserman
                                          Corporal John ‘Jet’ Li, USA             

Fire Team ‘3’ Leader
                            Sergeant Kostyantyn Tereshchenko, Russian Navy

Laserman
                                          Corporal Askhat Karimov, Kazakhstani SUNKAR Unit

Laserman
                                          Vice Sergeant Ismail Al-Sabani, Royal Saudi Navy

Laserman
                                          Leading Seaman Abdul Wazir, Indian Navy

Medic
                                                        Corporal Ray “Doc” Jones, USA

Ground Force

Ground Force Leader
                            Master Gunnery Sergeant Joan Kinkead, USMC

Squad ‘B’ Leader
                            Staff Sergeant Michael Burke, USA

Fire Team ‘1’ Leader
                            Sergeant Alka Zoromski, Polish Army

Laserman
                                          Corporal Craig Cuillard, Domus

Laserman
                                          Corporal John Stump, Domus             

Laserman
                                          Corporal Weldon Owens, Domus

Laserman
                                          Havildar Rajesh ‘Mouse’ Patel, Indian COBRA

Laserman
                                          Havildar Ali Buzdar, Pakistani Army

Fire Team ‘2’ Leader
                            Sergeant Gordhain MacKenzie, British Army

Laserman
                                          Corporal Jamal ‘Bad Twin’ Gordon, USA

Laserman
                                          Corporal Austin ‘Good Twin’ Gordon, USA

Laserman
                                          Corporal Patrick ‘Dreamer’ Hall, USA

Laserman
                                          Corporal Flynn Westbrook, USA

Fire Team ‘3’ Leader
                            Staff Sergeant Steve Randolph, German Army

Sniper
                                                        Corporal Steve ‘Tiny’ Johnson, USA

Spotter
                                          Corporal Mike ‘BTO’ Bachmann, USA

Ninja
                                                        Sergeant Hattori ‘Yokaze’ Hanzo, Japan Self-Defense Force

Medic
                                                        Corporal Paige Julia Lawrence, Israeli Army 

Space Fighter Squadron-1

CO
                            Lieutenant Commander Shawn ‘Calvin’ Hobbs, USN

XO
                            Lieutenant Commander Sarah Brighton, RAF

Pilot                            Lieutenant Carl ‘Guns’ Simpson, USN

Pilot
                            Lieutenant William Johnson, USAF

Pilot
                            Lieutenant Samuel Jakande, Nigerian Air Force

Pilot
                            Lieutenant Hans ‘Schnitzel’ Hohenstaufen, German Air Force

Pilot
                            Lieutenant ‘Tex’ Teksssellisssiniss, Domus Air Force

Pilot
                            Lieutenant Clarisse Boudreau, RCAF

Pilot
                            Lieutenant Matthew ‘Exit’ Kamins, German Navy

Pilot
                            Lieutenant Jiang Fang, Chinese Air Force

Pilot
                            Lieutenant Terry ‘Guppy’ Gupton, Royal Australian Air Force

Pilot
                            Lieutenant Pablo Acosta, Spanish Air Force

Pilot
                            Lieutenant Rob “Thing 1” Mees, USAF

Pilot
                            Lieutenant Tatyana Khanilov, Russian Air Force

Pilot
                            Lieutenant Sean “Boom Boom” Ventura, Domus Air Force

Pilot
                            Lieutenant Denise Michel, French Air Force

Pilot
                            Lieutenant Miguel Carvalho, Brazilian Air Force

Pilot
                            Lieutenant Nadia Rasputin, Russian Air Force

NFO
                            Lieutenant Jackson Taylor, USN

NFO
                            Lieutenant Joseph ‘Horse’ Dorsey, USN

NFO
                            Lieutenant ‘Olly’ Ollisssellissess, Domus Air Force

NFO
                            Lieutenant Faith Ibori, Nigerian Air Force

NFO
                            Lieutenant Martyn ‘Tinman’ Sinclair, RNZAF

NFO
                            Lieutenant Adelaide Sanderson, Royal Australian Air Force

NFO
                            Lieutenant Sasaki ‘Supidi’ Akio, Japan Air Self-Defense Force

NFO
                            Lieutenant Gwon Min-jun, Republic of Korea Air Force

NFO
                            Lieutenant Brett Dylan ‘Foxy’ Fox, RAF

NFO
                            Lieutenant Paul “Thing 2” Mees, USAF

NFO
                            Lieutenant Hakan Yilmaz, Turkish Navy

NFO
                            Lieutenant Phil ‘Venturi’ Ventura, Domus AF

NFO
                            Lieutenant Boris Tsvetkov, Russian Air Force

NFO
                            Lieutenant Ali Ahmed Al-Amri, Royal Saudi Air Force

NFO
                            Lieutenant Reyne Rafaeli, Israeli Air Force

NFO
                            Lieutenant Aharsi Goswami, Indian Air Force

The following is an

Excerpt from Book 1 of the Codex Regius
:

The
Search for Gram

___________________

Chris Kennedy

Available from Chris Kennedy Publishing

Fall, 2014

eBook and
Paperback

Princess Merrorritor stared open-mouthed at the flame dancing on the
Aesir’s hand. “Why doesn’t it burn you?” she finally asked.

The Aesir smiled. “
The flame doesn’t burn me because it is my friend,” he said. “Hold out your hand,” he instructed, “and you can hold it, too.”

“You don’t have hair on your hands,” said the princess, “but I do. Won’t
it catch my hand on fire?”

“No,” said the Aesir, “
it won’t burn you. It is a special flame.” He put his hand next to the Mrowry’s paw and blew gently. The flame hopped over to the princess’ paw and began to dance rhythmically but did not burn the young Mrowry.

“See?” the princess said, holding the flame out to Calvin, “I told you the Aesir were neat!”

“OK,” said the Aesir, scooping the little flame out of the princess’ hand after a moment, “I need to talk to the adults, and it is time to let the flame go back to his world.” He cupped his hands around the flame and blew gently into them; when he opened them again, the flame was gone. Despite the different cultures, everyone could tell the look on the princess’ face was one of abject disappointment.

“Run along, Mimi,” said the emperor. “You can talk with our guest later.”

“If I have to...” she said as she walked to the door with her head down, dragging her feet.

“You can sit next to me at dinner,” said the Aesir, “if your grandfather allows it.”

“Can I, grandfather?” she asked, life coming back to her voice.

“Yes, you may,” replied the emperor. “Now,
run along
.”

Happy again, the princess
bounded out of the room on all fours, stopping only to close the door.

“What can I do for you?” Calvin asked.

“We have met a foe that is beyond us,” replied the Aesir. “Our elders conducted a divination and it was determined that we needed to look outside our realm for aid. All of the signs point to you...we need your help.”

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chris Kennedy is a former aviator with over 3,000 hours flying attack and reconnaissance aircraft for the United States Navy, including many missions supporting U.S. Special Forces. He has also been an elementary school principal and has enjoyed 18 seasons as a softball coach. “Terra Stands Alone” completes “The Theogony” trilogy and is his 5
th
full length novel.

Titles by Chris Kennedy:

“Red Storm: The Chinese Invasion of Seattle” – Available Now

“Occupied Seattle” – Available Now

“Janissaries: Book One of The Theogony” – Available Now

“When the Gods Aren’t Gods: Book Two of The Theogony” – Available Now

“Terra Stands Alone: Book Three of The Theogony” – Available Now

“The Search for Gram: Book One of the Codex Regius” – Available Soon

“Can’t Look Back” – Available Soon

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