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I lie in my hospital bed reading through the reports, and I have seen the video feeds. The desire for heroes and legends seems almost as great as the need for love and sex. I am writing this down to record the true story of the late rebellion and my part in it. It is the story of my ship, the S.S. Vesuvius, a freighter not a powerful warship as the reports say. It is the story of my crew, 30 men and women and four officers plus me - the Captain. It is the story of the woman I have loved in ways that actually caused me to write poetry; for the sake of good taste, I will not include those poems. It is the story of human weakness, but most stories are. Finally, it is my story.

I am not a hero. In most people's eyes, before this incident, I was a failure. I have a university degree in literature, but managed to avoid using it. My parents are wealthy and have connections. I could have been a diplomat, or even an officer in the military navy. I chose the merchant navy and ended up working for a company the handles cargo, resources, and people (CRAP). By "resources," they meant, anything you wanted us to ship, whether legal or not.

I will start my story at a crucial point in my life. It was the point at which I realized I was truly interested in the only woman I truly loved. It was also the point when I missed the first sign that the Alliance of Planetary Systems was in trouble.

The Beginning: ...

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