Human Tendencies

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This story is an AU of The Expanse and the Dark Ages only lasted 100 years.

Without having 500 years of dark ages the world was able to progress technologically to the point where 1830 humans took to the stars and colonized mars and the asteroid belts. In 1850 Mars fought for their independence from the UN (United Nations) which was the governing body of Earth and all countries were represented. The UN had more ships but due to the advanced technology Mars had both sides entered a Cold War status with each other. Both sides had enough weaponry to decimate the other but it would be MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction).

With the Belters were caught between the 2 giants but there was growing discontent among the Belters. They viewed their predicament as being slaves, if Earth or Mars decided they were a threat they would withhold air or water as punishment. The OPA (Outer Planets Alliance) were a group considered to be a terrorist faction by the 2 mega-powers, but the OPA was trying to fight for the Belters independence.

OPA started recruiting people like their leader Frederick "Fred" Lucius Johnson who was also known as "The Butcher of Anderson Station". In the UN as the leader of the Task Force designated to squash the rebellion as the UN viewed the situation, the leadership at the UN ordered the station be destroyed even after they surrendered. The first step towards legitimacy was building a Navy for the OPA but since the they started out as a group of thugs changing mindset to a standard would be a long journey.

June 05 1902

It was just another day on the Canterbury as James Holden was in his quarters with his lover Ade Nygaard the ships Navigator. Both were inside the ship in Zero-G activities just as the announcement was made the ship would start moving. The display on his wall instructed him to find the ships XO as he was the 2nd officer and the Captain was required on the bridge.

Using a crowbar borrowed from Amos he forced the XO's door open to find him standing in a bathrobe and boxers speaking crazy and walking in the dirt from his plants. As Holden reported to the CO that the XO had started talking to his plants 6 months ago the CO offered Holden the position as XO for which Holden refused. The CO "think about it till we get to Ceres and let me know your final answer."

After a distress call was received and the ship automatically uploaded it to HQ for analysis. The Corporations believed that people can remove information they are required to act on and simply turn a blind eye. HQ ordered the Cant to investigate the distress call and assist if possible.

CO "XO put a team together and check out that ship for survivors" James "Acting XO". His team was the ship's engineer Naomi Nagata, mechanic Amos Burton, pilot Alex Kamal, and medic Shed Garvey. After arriving near the ship they could make out the ship's name "Scopuli". Holden "Cant this is Knight 1, ship is the Scopuli, it has holes all over it."

Cant "roger Knight 1 proceed with the investigation." As they docked with the Scopuli they proceeded to check the ship. Emergency lights were on as there was no power in the ship, headed for the Bridge. As they arrived on the bridge they began checking consoles, they noticed that there was no power left on the ship.

Naomi "If there is no power, how is there a beacon?" as they began checking everywhere based on that question. Amos "take a look at this" everyone bent down to see what he was looking at and noticed the beacon.

James "Cant Knight 1, we have found no survivors but we found a beacon placed on the ship. Someone wanted to lure a ship out here. Tech appears to be military grade." Cant "roger Knight 1 return to ship ASAP we need to leave quickly."

They boarded the Knight and started to return to the Cant when the scopes showed a ship that barely registered. After the Knight warned the Cant about the scopes a torpedo was detected and the Knight started evasive maneuvers. The Cant started burning to get to the Knight but the torpedo bypassed the Knight and headed straight for the Cant. Mere seconds later it was all over.

With the momentum of the Cant and the Knight still headed straight for them the debris was headed right at them. Alex was unable to avoid them and the Knight sustained damage, the comms were out. An hour after it all happened they were able to get the internal comms equipment restored but the antenna outside was also damaged.

During all of this Alex was inspecting the device found on the Scopuli and came to the conclusion that it was Martian.

In the next chapter we will see what kind of trouble the Knight crew is in as well as see what is happening with the SG world.

Please let me know how my story and writing is as this is my first attempt at fanfiction. Constructive criticism is welcome.