Nemesis 1: Revenge Is Best Served Hot (30 page)
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Authors: Saxon Andrew
“Are you certain about that, Admiral?”
“Yes Sir, I am. I lost six thousand warships to the Animals before we were able to defeat them.”
Admiral Hall looked at the recordings and after finishing them he looked up, “Admiral, leave a fleet of ships at that planet until you’re certain no life survived.”
“Yes Sir.”
“You may now start the third phase of the operation. I might suggest that planet you were on be the first one you start with.”
Blake smiled, “Yes Sir.”
“I will send the first ship load of colonists there as soon as you pacify it.”
The screen went dark and Blake looked up, “Is my ship repaired?”
“Repairs are still ongoing, Sir.”
“Let me know when they’re completed. Until then, this will be my Flagship.” He looked at his Executive Officer, “Start issuing the orders.”
“Yes Sir.”
• • •
The Government Leaders on Lovely were discussing what they had heard over the Human’s communicator. “Do you think there’s any truth to what we heard?”
“He didn’t deny it.”
“He was rather occupied at the time.”
An orderly rushed in and said, “Councilor, a thousand of those red warships have appeared above our planet.”
The Leaders looked at each other and the main wall monitor illuminated. They saw the Human who had been on their planet. “You will order all your warships to report to me immediately.”
The First Councilor’s eyes narrowed, “Why would we do that?”
“Because if you don’t, I will destroy them where they are.”
“We need them for protection.”
“Not anymore. I will make sure you are not attacked by any outside force in the future,”
The leaders looked at each other and the Leader said, “Thank you.”
Blake smiled, “There will be a price for the peace we bring you.”
“What is that?”
“Oh, some metals and land on your planet for my people.”
“And if we refuse to pay?”
Blake smiled, “You won’t!”
• • •
The Orderly came back in and said, “Councilor, there are thousands of transports landing in our cities and armored warriors are moving out taking control of the government.” The Councilors looked at the face on the monitor and saw it smile, “Just do as you’re told and there won’t be any loss of life. I would hate to see what will happen if you don’t.”
• • •
More than ten thousand civilized planets looked up and saw the Crimson Colored Warships of Earth above them. This was the first wave of conquests. The next wave was even larger.
• • •
Several months later, Admiral Blake’s Flagship appeared just outside the Choten-Zan’s planetary system. The moment his ship entered normal space he activated his communicator and said, “I wish to communicate with you.”
The High Priest appeared on his monitor, “I trust you know that we don’t believe anything you might tell us.”
“I feel it is important that you understand our motives in what we’re doing.”
“Your motives are clear.”
“The time in my world’s past where civilizations flourished was when one civilization conquered the known world. The Romans conquered and ruled with an iron fist but they brought peace to a world that was dangerous. That Roman Peace lasted for hundreds of years and my species flourished under it. We are going to end war among the stars and force peace on all civilizations.”
“You also eliminate freedom.”
“Freedom is highly overrated when you add up the countless lives lost to war.”
“You can do that without enslaving all intelligent life.”
“Peace comes at a price.”
“It appears you and I have a fundamental difference of opinion about this.”
“You need look no further than the Raiders and the deaths they caused.”
“Most of that was due to your attack on their colony.”
“What?”
“Discuss that with your leaders. I am not here to educate those that lack wisdom.”
Blake’s monitor went dark and he looked at his XO, “What attack is he referring to?”
The XO shook his head, “I have no idea.”
• • •
• • •
The High Priest looked at Pazan bowing in front of him, “What do you think now, my child?”
“My two trainees delayed this from happening. I see now that they would not be able to stop it.”
“You are developing wisdom.”
Pazan looked up, “Your Holiness, we can’t allow this to happen to all life.” The High Priest shook his head and Pazan said, “Pardon my error; all intelligent life.”
“It is not within our destiny to stop it.”
“If not us, then who?”
“The ones who provided our defenses can stop it.” Pazan looked at the High Priest with confusion and he said, “This is only the beginning and that is when things look darkest. This is far from over and what happens after the darkest moments?”
Pazan stared at the High Priest and said, “Things begin to get brighter?”
The High Priest stood up and clapped him on the back, “Indeed they do, my child. Indeed they do.
Pazan looked up at the giant monitors on the walls and saw millions of red armored warriors dropping on thousands of planets. He didn’t see how there was any way that things wouldn’t just get darker.
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“Then we’ll just have to acquire what we need.”
“Are you out of your mind?”
“Perhaps. However, it might not be as hard as you think.”
“Now I know you’re crazy.”
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Copyright © 2014 by Saxon Andrew. All rights reserved. Screen Writers Guild no. VQEA3E380432.
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the author or publisher.
First Electronic Edition: October 2014