Going to enlist.

Who: Johnny and Eric
Where: Ganymede Military Recruiting office
Johnny and Eric got out of the cab that dropped them off at the Space
Corps office.
"Eric, are you sure you haven't been in the Space Corps before also?
I seem to remember someone like you from my time in the Space Corps."
"It wouldn't've been me, I've never been in the Space Corps before."
Eric shook his head as a memory forced its way into Eric's brain.
"But for some reason, I seem to remember a couple of missions with
you." Johnny said.
"What ships were you on at the Space Corps?" Eric asked.
"I started on the Howling Maniac - that was fun, we got to protect
space routes and blow up raiders and pirates - and then I was
transferred to the Blue Dwarf. I was there until, until. Hang on, I
never got onto it, as it was destroyed."
"It must have been Seymour's fault." mused Eric.
"More likely Jay's." replied Johnny in an acidic tone.
"Who's Jay?" Eric asked at exactly the same time that Johnny
asked "Who's Seymour?"
"I don't know." Johnny said, in a low, quiet tone.
"Neither do I." Eric responded.
They entered the building, and were only partially surprised to find
that there was no line. They each filled out some paperwork and were
taken by different recruiting officers to various rooms where their
interviews could be conducted.
When they were finished, about five hours later in their new
uniforms, they met up before going to debriefing.
"So, did you officially leave the Space Corps?" Eric asked.
"Not really, I've just been on prolonged stress leave. My time on the
Blue Dwarf was kinda hard on me, if you remember."
"Yeah."
After twenty seconds, Johnny and Eric realised what they said and
stared at each other, surprised looks on their faces.
"What's going on?" Johnny wailed. "Maybe I'm still crazy?"
"No doubt about it, buddy!" Eric responded. "But I don't think that
it's the problem here, as I am also ahving these, flashbacks that
never happened."
"Maybe they were supposed to happen?" Johnny thought out loud.
"Good point. I think we need to start an investigation. and the best
place to start would be at the start - the construction dock where
the Blue Dwarf was blown up."
"Yeah, well that will have to wait, as we are about to receive our
posting."
They walked in to an office, where they met a non-descript officer,
who was to give them their posting.
"Lance-Corporal Goode and Private Lustbader, thankyou for joining me."
"Thankyou sir." They replied.
"We are a little short of numbers at the moment, and since Jonathon
here has had a few years previous experience in the Corps as well as
his experience at P&O&A, and Eric's experience as a PI, I thought
we'd give you a small craft of your own. Now, we are about to perform
a few military maneouvres throughout the solar system, but the ship I
am about to give you needs to be taken to the Kyordian Dockyards for
some maintenance and upgrades first. After that, I will need you to
report back to Commander Theosphorus for further instructions. Are
you clear on that?"
"Yes Sir!" Johnny and Eric replied.
"Now, visit the docks so can get outfitted with the craft and
personal weapons."
* * * *
"What a gawd-smegging-awful rust bucket!" Eric exclaimed
"That is not your ship sir, that is an antique air fighter."
"Like the one Keats had." Johnny whispered into Eric's ear.
Eric examined the ship closely, and realised that it was Keats
craft. "He just never got around to doing it up." Eric whispered back
to Johnny.
"This is your craft." The supply officer said. "It is about two years
old, and only requires basic modification, but it needs to be done on
Earth."
"Now, the Kyordian Dockyards, that's where the Blue Dwarf was being
constructed, wasn't it?"
"If my memory serves me correctly, no. However, it is in the same
area."
The supply officer also gave them their personal weapons.
"I think I'll keep these locked away and use my own weapons." Eric
said to Johnny as they were powering up their ship.
"Good afternoon fella's." the computer said, in a Jamaican
accent. "My name is Tim. I take it you two are Johnny and Eric."
The two started to fly in the direction of Earth, and Liverpool.
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