Thanks for all the interesting feedback! I was also thinking in that time period - 36 hours - from first attack to the Fleet leaving
I'm planning to write a story about a Council Security member that tries to do his duty in a crumbling society - and suddendly finds himself defending what is now the last shuttle to the departing Fleet. Does he continues to turn away civilians so his bosses can escape or will he do the right thing?
It's more a character study than true fanfiction, but I'm planning to write it anyway