your power is not shown here. Can you not see that?”
Chris’s opinion of the Droken immediately changed. He was not the evil twisted Ruler he thought he was. And he was right. Chris shook his head, “I’m sorry it has to come to this.”
“Will you agree to defend my people if the others combine against me?”
Chris stared at the Droken and, after a moment, nodded. Audrey listened to the exchange on Barbie’s wall speaker as she converted their thoughts into sound. Her tears started and she knew Chris was right when he said earlier that harder things were going to happen.
The Droken shouted over his communicator, “All Fellowship Warship, teach these arrogant Shifants that we will not be dictated to!”
The Fellowship fleets were just inside the gravity limit and thousands of them rushed out toward the glowing silver battleships. More than a thousand of them rushed at Chris’s pod.
The Fellowship warships began exploding like a giant string of firecrackers, as one after another was blasted by the Battleship’s Dark Energy beams. The numbers being destroyed were too numerous to count and their destruction was happening too fast to track.
Chris watched one of the pods around his ship leave to attack a group of warships approaching him. The other three moved into a triangle formation around his pod until the one that left returned and then they formed a square around him again. He saw a pod on the other side flash away and he kept it on his scanner.
The pod flew into the formation of attacking battleships and it twisted through them at incredible angles. Ships exploded on all side of it as it moved through the formation. The pod returned and the others moved back into a square formation. He hung his head and closed his eyes. After what seemed like an eternity he heard the Droken yell, “Stop attacking and return to the planet. STOP THE ATTACK!!”
Chris looked up and fought to pull himself together. The tactical display on his combat helmet showed countless ships that were burning in space in the middle of a giant debris field. Chris forced himself to look grim and activated his communicator, “If you refuse to follow my directives I will destroy every warship in the Fellowship if I have to.” He paused and said, “The Droken have suffered the most from this demonstration and have lost the most ships. It is unfortunate that they were the example for the rest of you to learn what awaits you if you violate our rules. We will defend the Droken from attack until they are able to defend themselves. If any of you attack them, I will remove your ability to wage war!”
Chris stared into the monitor and heard the Droken Ruler think, “Thank you! I hope you understand that I chose to prosecute you to gain political status. It was not done because I disliked you.”
“I understand. Take care of your citizens.”
“I will.”
Chris pressed his communicator, “All ships, return to your assigned posts.” Chris looked at Audrey quietly weeping and said, “Barbie, get us out of here.”
“Where do you want to go?”
“Take us to Eden. There’s been too much death for one day.”
Audrey looked up and wiped her tears, “That will be the last time I cry for anyone that threatens us. Barbie, change course. I have a better place to go.”
Chris looked at her with his eyebrows coming together. “Where is that?”
“Take us to the beach on Barbados. Do you have Chris’s surfboard stored below?”
“I do.”
She looked at Chris and saw a small smile appear, “I think our conqueror needs a few waves to make him feel better.”
“Changing course.”
Chris shook his head and loved her more at that moment than he could describe. He shook his head and pressed a button, “Do any of you know how to surf?’
“I love it!”
Allison said, “Waver has been trying to teach us but we’re not in his league.”
“When we arrive at Earth, go and get your boards and meet me on the beach. I’ll teach you how
Chris’s opinion of the Droken immediately changed. He was not the evil twisted Ruler he thought he was. And he was right. Chris shook his head, “I’m sorry it has to come to this.”
“Will you agree to defend my people if the others combine against me?”
Chris stared at the Droken and, after a moment, nodded. Audrey listened to the exchange on Barbie’s wall speaker as she converted their thoughts into sound. Her tears started and she knew Chris was right when he said earlier that harder things were going to happen.
The Droken shouted over his communicator, “All Fellowship Warship, teach these arrogant Shifants that we will not be dictated to!”
The Fellowship fleets were just inside the gravity limit and thousands of them rushed out toward the glowing silver battleships. More than a thousand of them rushed at Chris’s pod.
The Fellowship warships began exploding like a giant string of firecrackers, as one after another was blasted by the Battleship’s Dark Energy beams. The numbers being destroyed were too numerous to count and their destruction was happening too fast to track.
Chris watched one of the pods around his ship leave to attack a group of warships approaching him. The other three moved into a triangle formation around his pod until the one that left returned and then they formed a square around him again. He saw a pod on the other side flash away and he kept it on his scanner.
The pod flew into the formation of attacking battleships and it twisted through them at incredible angles. Ships exploded on all side of it as it moved through the formation. The pod returned and the others moved back into a square formation. He hung his head and closed his eyes. After what seemed like an eternity he heard the Droken yell, “Stop attacking and return to the planet. STOP THE ATTACK!!”
Chris looked up and fought to pull himself together. The tactical display on his combat helmet showed countless ships that were burning in space in the middle of a giant debris field. Chris forced himself to look grim and activated his communicator, “If you refuse to follow my directives I will destroy every warship in the Fellowship if I have to.” He paused and said, “The Droken have suffered the most from this demonstration and have lost the most ships. It is unfortunate that they were the example for the rest of you to learn what awaits you if you violate our rules. We will defend the Droken from attack until they are able to defend themselves. If any of you attack them, I will remove your ability to wage war!”
Chris stared into the monitor and heard the Droken Ruler think, “Thank you! I hope you understand that I chose to prosecute you to gain political status. It was not done because I disliked you.”
“I understand. Take care of your citizens.”
“I will.”
Chris pressed his communicator, “All ships, return to your assigned posts.” Chris looked at Audrey quietly weeping and said, “Barbie, get us out of here.”
“Where do you want to go?”
“Take us to Eden. There’s been too much death for one day.”
Audrey looked up and wiped her tears, “That will be the last time I cry for anyone that threatens us. Barbie, change course. I have a better place to go.”
Chris looked at her with his eyebrows coming together. “Where is that?”
“Take us to the beach on Barbados. Do you have Chris’s surfboard stored below?”
“I do.”
She looked at Chris and saw a small smile appear, “I think our conqueror needs a few waves to make him feel better.”
“Changing course.”
Chris shook his head and loved her more at that moment than he could describe. He shook his head and pressed a button, “Do any of you know how to surf?’
“I love it!”
Allison said, “Waver has been trying to teach us but we’re not in his league.”
“When we arrive at Earth, go and get your boards and meet me on the beach. I’ll teach you how
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