I thought I would go ahead and post this little bit of fiction I have been working on. Will do so in serial installments. There are certainly things I would change were I to go back right now, but let's hear what others think. Supernova War makes people do crazy things, especially when the war has gone on as long as one can remember. My mother used to talk of a time before the war, according to her I was born before the war happened. But I remember nothing of that time, and mom ...

Supernova part II We pushed, pushed, pushed. Finally we met the Gorans. We thought they would be pathetic pushovers just like all the rest. Our first contact with them was the Pacifica, the crown jewel in the United Humanitarian Armada. Fortunately none of the races we encountered recognized what a ludicrous name “Pacifica” was for this ship. She had the most complex matter-anti-matter space boring system in the galaxy, a crew of nearly one million, three hundred full squadrons of...

Supernova part VI Our technology and that of the Goran were so evenly matched that, while battles were won, neither side scored any major victory. Nevertheless, twenty-five years of intergalactic warfare requires billions of lives. One could say I was fortunate. Not every young man can be sent off to battle, there would be no future population to enjoy the spoils of victory. I was selected due to a number of genetic “gifts” to be left behind. I am to ensure that there is a future ...

Supernova part V I never thought the Goran looked particularly menacing, tall, gangly beings with a tight coat of hair of various colors, faces almost feline. But the news mods painted them as the most horrible of beasts. I went to sleep every night for years paralyzed by the fear of awakening to see the felinesque visage of a Goran, muzzle wet with the warm lifeblood of my parents, grinning cruelly as he savored the prospect of more fresh meat. Each morning I awoke, whole and physi...

Supernova IV The explanation of that singular event is beyond the scope of my scientific knowledge. The result, however, was understood by people throughout the known galaxies. It was a declaration of war. Military scientists understood what had happened, something akin to our own matter-anti-matter technology. Apparently they had also figured out almost immediately how to counter it, and prevent a similar attack. Without hesitation the First, Second and Third fleets converged ...

Supernova III Pacifica had been tracking an anomalous energy signature through Cronos Prime, and energy signature quite like the matter-anti-matter propulsion we had developed. It was anomalous in that it was similar enough to fool our equipment into thinking it was a vessel of ours, but human observation failed to corroborate the electronic assumption. Using the telemetry systems on the Pacifica the crew was able to triangulate the position of the energy signature. Pacifica foll...

Supernova-The Conclusion Finally the time came to pull Ganymede from its orbit around Jupiter and lock it in an artificial gravity well generated a safe distance from earth. The gravitational force of the moon would be nullified by the gravity well we had created, making it safe. Since most of the lead scientists were from America, it was decided the moon would be moved when it was night in the Western Hemisphere, making it a spectacle not to be missed. It was last night. I imag...

Supernova part VII I feel so cynical now. My cynicism has grown steadily over the years, corresponding to a loss of idealism. I was not a lone cynic through the course of the years, there were many of us. And when this “wonderful” idea was proposed we raised our collective voices in defiance to this plan. We were sure it was doomed to failure. Sadly, we were not possessed of clairvoyance sufficient to know how right we were. Perhaps we would not have relented so easily. Our p...