Kohlraebchen

Constable Francis MacKenzie of the Royal Canadian Mechanized Police opened his eyes, and when he was able to focus, saw the stars above shining brilliantly. The dust from the rockslide had settled, but the tactic for diverting it from the village had worked. Almost exactly as he had planned. Just… not the way he had told Charles it would work. The medbot was going to be furious with him, but after a few years of working together, it was the only way to make sure the surgeon was safe. Francis had known the tolerances for his mech unit, and had honestly planned to eject, but things had gotten out of hand. There were weak pings from th