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MCRN Solomon
Near the main belt between Mars and Jupiter
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The engagement had been short; the marines were already returning to the [i]Solomon[/i] via dropship. Captain Jaeger was proud of his men and women who had held to their training, showing that they were ready for the hardships that any armed forces had to deal with in space. "Well done everyone," the Captain began, "we accomplished the mission and by doing so have guaranteed the safety of the Martian miners and traders planning to come through here in a week. I'd like to tell you to get some R&R, but command wants us ready. You will all be informed when our new orders arrive." His communications officer cut the line and the captain allowed himself some coffee while they waited for MCRN command to relay the next mission.

Several minutes later the orders arrived via encrypted text. They were to deal with more pirates, as expected. The captain was about to get more coffee when several faint vibrations in the ship's hull marked the returning dropships and frigates, meaning it was time to brief the crew on their next mission. A nob told the communications officer once again opened the PA system, "attention all crew. Command wants us to prevent an expected pirate ambush near here. Be ready for a movement burn." After several moments the ship turned to direction and started a 1g burn towards the expected ambush site. The captain held his breath as they returned to the 1g, a feeling he was still getting used to. He didn't grow up in 1g after all, having lived his life on Mars. 

The [i]Solomon[/i] was about to reach the halfway mark in their journey, where a flip and burn would be performed to decrease their speed. The maneuver was usually seamless when done at low and unvarying accelerations, so the crew wasn't alarmed about it. 

"Sir, we are beginning the flip and burn," the navigations officer said.
"Very well, when you are ready."

The captain felt short vibrations of the ship's thrusters through his feet, signaling that the maneuver had begun. Halfway through the quick move, however, a blinding bright light caused the viewscreens to go completely white, and then black with "rebooting" written across them. The [i]Solomon[/i] had just flipped into another universe.