Some hours after the end of Exercise Imperial Storm, Typhoon squadron arrived from their patrol duty . Because Typhoon was one of the full manned squadrons, they had to patrol the area around the Challenge. Colonel Callista climbed out of her Tie Defender: "Ok guys, it's party time. Make sure that the maintenance crew can take over your fighters in a short time and then let's go to the cantina. "The most Typhoon members hurried to the cantina.

Callista noticed that not all of her pilots were on the celebration party. She missed the Lieutenants Greyson Junior and Flechette. She wondered where those pilots were and started to look for them. She went into the main hangar of the Challenge. There she listened to two members of the maintenance crew: "See, those pilots can celebrate their victory only we have to work. Typical for these officers. Sometimes I wonder if they will ever notice that they are nothing without us. "The Colonel knew that these two guys were right but right now she had to look for her pilots. She went over: "Greets, did you see the Lieutenants Flechette and Greyson." "No, ma´am." The other pointed at a corner of the hangar: "I think I saw Greyson behind these crates." Calli nodded: "Ok, thank you."

The Colonel went over to the corner where she found her two Lieutenants: "What you are doing here? Boys, it's party time!" Greyson took away his book, and so did Flechette. Calli looked over: "What is this?" Greyson blushed: "Our diaries, ma´am." The Colonel had to smile, young pilots even: "Hey boys, that's ok. You had no real life before becoming pilots. On the one hand you are still kids and on the other you are men. It's not easy and when you promise me not to tell a secret around then I tell you something personal." Flechette smiled: "Promised." and also Greyson nodded. Callista sat down on a crate next to both: "When I joined the Emperor‘s Hammer years before I acted like you. I also had a diary and you will not believe it, in the beginning I had enormous problems to find sleep after the battles." "You ma´am?" asked Greyson surprised. "Of course, I'm as human as you are. Ranks don't mean much, I started like you, believe me it will become better in the times." Both Lieutenants looked surprised at each other. Calli continued: "Don't think too much about it. Let's go celebrating, you shouldn’t miss such a victory party. Bring your diaries to your quarters and then we go to the party. That's an order!" She had to smile as she saw her two Lieutenants running to their bunks.

Then she returned to the Cantina and took a look around for those of her pilots who were still standing. She called Colonel Domi over: "Prepare some crates of the beer and grab some pilots. We will give them to the maintenance crew as a little thank you." Domi nodded, in this moment Greyson and Flechette arrived. Domi ordered both to help him with the crates. Flechette grinned: "Well, here we were already." The maintenance crew were surprised but they took the present and invited the squad to celebrate with them. Finally the whole party moved from the Cantina to the hangar and it was the best party the Challenge ever saw because all members of the ship were involved.

Greyson‘s final sentence about that day in his diary was: "And so we stepped over the invisible frontiers between pilots, officers and normal navy crew. We all noticed we win together and we lose together. It was the first time I had the feeling that I'm not alone anymore. It was one of the best days in my life. A drunk but happy Freddy out."

FM/LT Frederik Greyson Junior/Typhoon 3-3/Wing X/ISD Challenge