The shape of Commander Kelly came together on the surface of New Canada near the town's center.
He fell to the ground passed out by pain, and from hours of torture. His lip was broken open, left and right eye swollen shut, his nose was off to the side indcating a break.
A man working on the square's water source found him, and ran to his aid and yeild for a doctor.
A doctor ran up to the injured man, and began giving him a quick clance and the two people carried him inside to his clinic that was still being set up.
"Help me ..."Kelly mumbled out.
"Don't worry I'm Doctor Griffen, the Colony's only physican."
The doctor was in his mid to late thirties, and had his hair thining, with a few touches of grey.
"Nothing really major, just a few bruised ribs, and one concusion. And a nose that needs setting. Sorry but this will hurt."
The doctor grabbed and pulled the nose back into place. Kelly yield out in accordence.
A colonist went and and fetched Murphy who was still working on the power grid. Murphy went to the towns clinic, and saw the commander laying on his back, and his battered face.
"Sir, what's wrong?"
"Every thing. The Son'a give us a week to leave..... They blew Ensign Parker's head off." Kelly was having a hard time talking the bruised ribs made it painful for him to speak.
"Sir what do want me to do?"
Kelly took a deep breath, and then forced himself to sit up.
"Listen, the Son'a will attack sooner then they said they would, you need to get a message to the Station, then take the colonist to the mountains, and await Wallace. You have your orders" Kelly passed out as the doctor gave him an injection.
Murphy knew the Colony needed a meeting and that he needed to get to the power grid and jump power from the Colony's power station.