As Captain James Edwards stepped onto the transporter device he thought about the months or sometimes even years of travel it took for soldiers to be with their families in past wars. Now he could travel from the battlefield to his home in a few seconds.
Using technology he scarcely understood, the device whisked him from the frontier planet: "New Montana" to his house in Dallas, Texas. A distance of five light years.
His wife Julie had prepared his favorite dinner of Turkey, mashed Potatoes and gravy. After dinner, he played games with the kids and then went to bed.
Away from the kids, James talked frankly about the war with his wife. For some time, the conflict with the alien race sarcastically dubbed: "The Gorp" had been going badly.
The aliens had destroyed at least three other human colonies in the sector and were in the process of overrunning New Montana. The next morning, Captain Edwards said goodbye to his family with the feeling that he would never see them again.
Back on the colony, Captain Edwards received word that The Gorp were planning a major attack. Within an hour, The Gorp forces were hitting his defenders with everything imaginable. When it became apparent that his army could no longer hold, Edwards reluctantly gave the order to destroy the transporter.
Unfortunately, The Gorp found some means of blocking the destruction and Captain Edwards could only say a brief prayer for his family before he was killed by a Gorp cyborg.
The Gorp commanders had studied the Earth transporter from afar and were thrilled to finally have one that had escaped demolition. The Gorp commander stepped on to the platform and in a few seconds he was on his way to have dinner with his new family.
Using technology he scarcely understood, the device whisked him from the frontier planet: "New Montana" to his house in Dallas, Texas. A distance of five light years.
His wife Julie had prepared his favorite dinner of Turkey, mashed Potatoes and gravy. After dinner, he played games with the kids and then went to bed.
Away from the kids, James talked frankly about the war with his wife. For some time, the conflict with the alien race sarcastically dubbed: "The Gorp" had been going badly.
The aliens had destroyed at least three other human colonies in the sector and were in the process of overrunning New Montana. The next morning, Captain Edwards said goodbye to his family with the feeling that he would never see them again.
Back on the colony, Captain Edwards received word that The Gorp were planning a major attack. Within an hour, The Gorp forces were hitting his defenders with everything imaginable. When it became apparent that his army could no longer hold, Edwards reluctantly gave the order to destroy the transporter.
Unfortunately, The Gorp found some means of blocking the destruction and Captain Edwards could only say a brief prayer for his family before he was killed by a Gorp cyborg.
The Gorp commanders had studied the Earth transporter from afar and were thrilled to finally have one that had escaped demolition. The Gorp commander stepped on to the platform and in a few seconds he was on his way to have dinner with his new family.
