[h2][center]Ga'duk: Aboard the Emperor's Might[/center][/h2]

Ga'duk waited next to the transport ship inside the Emperor's Might, a frigate that had dropped from the warp not long after the Hulk due to the warp disruption caused by the Hulk's exit to real space. The frigate had intercepted transmissions for assistance and decided to send a small boarding party to see what was in the Hulk, a simple preliminary threat assessment. Ga'duk however was nearly oblivious to this, all he knew was that he was being sent on another mission and would probably have to kill "Greens" or "Tratahs" or whatever, it didnt really matter to him. The sargeant was explaining the mission but Ga'duk wasnt listening, he rarely did but he was supposed to stand with the rest of the squad while they where being briefed. Growing bored waiting to depart Ga'duk began looking around and noticed that the hangar actually pretty empty. There where still pilots preparing their strike craft just in case the hulk sent something against them but it was far too quiet for a full call to battle stations.

The reletave quiet bothered Ga'duk for some reason that he couldn't place, other than it simply wasnt normal. As his mind wandered he began idly chewing on one of his fingers softly which brought a harsh reprimand from the sargeant. "Ga'Duk!" he shouted, "stay at attention until im finished!" Ga'duk dropped hand back to his side and rumbled "yes, uh.. Sir!" before he started ignoring the sargeant again and tried to puzzle out why he was being sent anywhere while the ship wasnt busy like before. He was drawing a blank even while the sargeant explained that it was a data collection mission and they should avoid combat if possible. Once the sargeant had explained the mission twice so that every trooper, except Ga'duk, was sure of the mission he ordered them onto the small transport. The transport was actually a logistics ship, much lighter and less armored than most combat ships because they had decided to not use the boarding pods so they could get their toops back easier. Not to mention the logistic ship would be easier to replace than a heavy transport if something went terribly wrong.

The unit was ordered onto the light transport and told to preform a ready check, a phrase drilled into Ga'duk that meant a series of motions that where nothing more than routine. Ga'duk went through the motions mindlessly, allowing his muscles to do the thinking for him. He grasped his heavy combat shield by the handle and automatically activating the magnetics locking it to his forearm gauntlet. he then pulled lightly at the axe strapped to his belt, ensuring it was tight and not going anywhere and did the same with the Grenade launcher gauntlet strapped across his chest. All of his equipment was present and secure so he held out his hand in a thumbs up, waiting for the sargeant to push his hand back down confirming that his ready check was done and noted.