Fiction Submission (Untitled)

SUBMITTED BY: LT Tessia / Alpha 1-1 / ISD Chimaera
HOLONET REGISTRATION: <lt_zeck_tessia@yahoo.com> 
SUBMITTED ON: 2000.02.11

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2052.31.12

Officer's Log -- Supreme Commander of Imperial Forces Admiral Zeck Tessia

        Well, this is to be my final log entry. As of 2053.1.1, I Admiral Zeck Tessia will be retiring after 54 years of service in the Imperial Navy. Heh...it seems like only yesterday that I was a green ensign in Kappa Squadron. It's been a long while since I've thought of Captain McDougall. He was a Lieutenant then of course. He would have had this position if it wasn't for the Maddox Campaign...damn shame. Well, since this is my final log, I might as well tell you about my career. Who knows; maybe some cadet years from now will read this and be inspired by his heritage.

        The only thing I remember from my childhood is the name Zeck. I don't know if it's my name, one of my parents names, or even the name of my homeworld. All I know is that I woke up one day in a huge city that I later found out was Nar Shadda. I wandered the streets for days, hungry, cold, tired...it was a living hell from what I can remember. Fortunately, a young man found me and and brought me to his home. That man was Lieutenant Vance Tessia of the Imperial Navy. He fed me, cleaned me up, and took good care of me. Vance taught me a great many things. How to obey orders yet not follow them mindlessly, and how to trust in my own judgment. These things I hold dear to my heart to this day. I traveled with him for many years. He became my surrogate father, and I came to love him. But, when I was eighteen, Vance was killed in a surprise assault by a band of Rebels while doing manoeuvres with his squadron. I vowed revenge and joined up with the Imperial Navy that very day.

To Be Contunued...