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CHAPTER ONE

The Hotshot

LAUNCH TERMINAL DIACRIA, MARS PRIMUS

If everything had gone to plan, Lieutenant Astra Eliassen would never have joined the Legion. She never would’ve been a dropship pilot, never been saddled with the callsign “Blue,” never had to catch a transport shuttle and return to active duty after her leave was cut short. No, if everything had gone to plan, she would’ve passed the Survey Corps’ rigorous entrance exam and been accepted into the Explorer ranks like h...