They Captured the Human Station, Then Learned the Dockmaster Controlled Their Fuel | HFY

A human civilian freight station suddenly has 214 alien warships racing straight toward it. Far Lantern is crowded with freighters, passenger ships, cargo tugs, and tens of thousands of civilians. At the center of the traffic is Chloe Martin, a dockmaster whose job has never included stopping an Imperial invasion. The Vhal Imperial Compact demands control of the station, its fuel, and its maintenance facilities. Chloe's first problem is much simpler: keep their battle fleet from driving straight through commercial traffic. A long-form HFY science-fiction story about humans, an alien fleet, and the dangerous mistake of assuming a civilian freight hub is just a warehouse.