Encounters Out There

Captain Jason Frank flew as a hotshot pilot against swarms of alien invaders.

"There's too many of them!" Jason alerted HQ.

"Do your best, Captain. You're the best we got …"

Jason's fighter was vaporized.

Jason flew again, repeatedly, vaporizing and returning to combat.

Meanwhile, at HQ …

"It's sure ambitious. Why don't we send multiple of them?"

"Not enough processing power. We have one AGI remotely replicating his consciousness."

"Why isn't it being told what it is?"

"That's a good question. We found out its main motivation is saving its family. Alive or dead, only a 'human' would care."