An astronaut and cosmonaut are on the International Space Station when their countries go to Nuclear War with each other. Their last orders are to eliminate the other. (The International Space Station is a large spacecraft in orbit around Earth. It serves as a home where crews of astronauts and cosmonauts live. The space station is also a unique science laboratory. Several nations worked together to build and use the space station.) * I floated past Rozaliya’s sleeping form

Carnage and chaos surround me, the wind blowing through my hair and tattered clothes as I stare across the battlefield at him. His expression is indiscernible from this distance, although even if he was near me I doubt I’d understand it. I hoist my weapon higher in my arms, trembling with the effort.  “What now, Cap?” My best friend asks me. “We do what we’ve always done.” I reply. She goes to say something, but stops abruptly as...he...starts gliding toward us. “Hello, Jules