Hey @myb,

Thanks for the great comments as always. I posted an earlier draft up mistakenly a little while back but the proper one is up now.

Yeh, so the big showdown! Well, not so big really as Rik exposed how weak he was to cave under pressure when not surrounded by his entourage of "yes-men", lol! 

But yeh, Col. Frank Pactor. As big a name as you can get in this universe and a game changer in the overall arc of the story. You'll be seeing a lot more of him later.

Thanks again for your unreal support and please look out for the next part coming soon. :)