INTERNET EDITION ... HULTON PRESS April 14 2012
Captain Bryant of SpaceFleet
Captain Bryant first rose to public attention during the Red Moon crisis in 1999. At that time, he was captain of the ferry "Maryland", and went down to the surface of the planet with Col. Dare to check that there was no-one left. He received head injuries during the Red Moon storms that put him in hospital for some months to convalesce.
The Occupation.
On Black Sunday he was in transit from Earth to Mars, and on landing, helped prepare the defenses of the Red Planet. Such defenses as were set up, even given the extra time the colonists had, were completely ineffective against the Mekon's robots. As a member of SpaceFleet Bryant was taken off to the notorious Aden prison camp. He did what he could in the Underground, but that, in those circumstances, didn't amount to much.
Execution.
The return of the Cryptos Expeditionary party, and the return from cryosuspension of the members of the original Venus Expedition did wonders for morale at Aden. On their arrival a riot broke out, partly instigated by Bryant. However, he was then singled out by the Mekon and the Treen guards for execution pour encourager les autres.
Bryant City
Named after Captain Bryant, this city is to be based on the equator, where the climate is more moderate, and will be the first city not to be enclosed. One of the very few good things to come of the Occupation was the work done by the Mekon in rendering Mars more habitable. Atmospheric pressure is now much higher, and altho suits are still needed for more than a few minutes excursion, and each home will still have to be airtight, it is hoped that the openness of the city will allow it to grow at its own pace.
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