Free Escape to Earth-Living Legends by Saxon Andrew Page A

cleaning latrines if she didn’t follow your instructions.
    “I saved her from your insane behavior and then I learn that you have a warrior that killed more than a thousand enemy ships cleaning bathrooms in Bartolo’s place.” Michael leaned across the desk and snarled into Katy’s face, “Admiral Greenwall, you are under arrest for abusing your authority and behavior unbecoming of an Alliance Officer. You will be put in the brig in Fleet Operations until a Court-marshal can be convened to remove you from your position and imprison you for your actions!” Michael reached across the desk and ripped Katy’s two stars off her collar. He looked at two of the armored warriors, “Get this piece of crap out of my sight!”
    Katy was scared speechless. She was frozen and couldn’t move. All she had ever worked to accomplish was gone. The two warriors lifted her out of her chair and walked her out of her office. Josey saw Katy’s shock and fear. Josey looked at Jan and she shook her head. This is not what they wanted. Then they were shocked into silence. “Guards, take these two and put them in the brig beside the Admiral.”
    Josey started shaking her head, “What have we done to deserve this?”
    Michaels face was still red from his anger, “It is what you didn’t do! Get them out of here!” Josey and Jan were taken by the arm and escorted out of the Admiral’s office. Michael looked at Audrey, “Find a replacement!” He turned and walked out of the office.
    Audrey sighed and shook her head. She went behind the desk and scrolled through Katy’s contact list. She pressed a button and said, “Commodore Moony, you will be in command until a replacement for Admiral Greenwall is chosen.”
    “What’s going on, Admiral?”
    “That’s not your concern now. You will be notified of the charges facing Greenwall at the time of her court-marshal.” Audrey ended the call and looked around before she left the office. So much damage, so much harm, so much pain in such a short time. She walked out and knew Katy had gone too far. She expected her to eventually do it but it still bothered her that she was that stupid.
    • • •
    Katy arrived at Fleet Operations first and was taken to a room where she was ordered to remove her uniform and don the lime green one-piece coveralls that prisoners wore. She was led to a cell and locked in. She moved to a corner and sat against the wall holding her knees and rocking back and forth. She had lost everything! She was so stupid! She put her head down on her knees and felt her tears. Thirty minutes later, she looked up and saw Josey and Jan wearing prisoner uniforms as they walked into cells across from her. She looked at them and saw Josey yell at the guard as he walked out, “We haven’t done anything!!”
    Jan looked at Josey and shook her head, “Yes we have and you know it!” Josey looked at her and threw herself on her cot. Katy walked up to the bars and said, “If it’s my fault you are arrested, I am sorry. I never intended to do anything to harm your careers.”
    Josey looked up at her and snarled, “Just what did you think would happen to our so called careers with your treatment of us? What did either of us ever do to you!?”
    Katy blew out a breath and looked at the floor as she shook her head. Jan looked at her, “Why did you do it?”
    Katy looked at them and said, “I’ve been in love with the First Commander since our primary grades. I’ve done everything to try and get him to notice me and show me some attention but he’s rejected me at every turn.” Katy looked at Josey, “When I saw your picture and knew he was going to present your medal, I guess my paranoia about his finding someone else took me. I had to make sure no connection was made when he saw you.”
    “Why would there be a connection?”
    “Because, if you haven’t noticed, you are drop dead beautiful. I just let my insecurities get the better of me. When you ignored my instructions, my