TKG08 WE WILL BUILD Rel 01
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Authors: Michael Anderle
To the Beta Readers
and
Production Editor of
We Will Build
-
This book would not
be as good as it is
and out for the fans
without you.
Period.
F#cking
. Dot.
We Will Build - The Kurtherian Gambit 08
Team
David Down Under
Bree Buras
Arthur DeForest
Tom Dickerson
S. Forbes
Jennifer Hendricks
Mike Lucas
Dorene Johnson
Lisa Mitchell
Pip Moon
Faith Oakerson
Scott Paul
Diane Velasquez
Editor
Stephen Russell
Thank you to the following Special Consultants
for We Will Build
Jeff Morris - Asst Professor Cyber-Warfare
Shaun Murphy - Engineering Defense
Richard Atwood - Container Discussions
Heath Felps - Naval (I’ll get to you!)
Paul Middleton - Swords and Ancient Weapons
If I’ve missed you, just message me (FB) and I’ll do an update in the near future!
This book is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Sometimes both.
Copyright (c) 2016 Michael T. Anderle
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author.
Cover art by Michael T. Anderle
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Series Titles Include:
Death Becomes Her
The Kurtherian Gambit 01
Queen Bitch
The Kurtherian Gambit 02
Love Lost
The Kurtherian Gambit 03
Bite This
The Kurtherian Gambit 04
Never Forsaken
The Kurtherian Gambit 05
Under My Heel
The Kurtherian Gambit 06
Kneel Or Die
The Kurtherian Gambit 07
We Will Build
The Kurtherian Gambit 08
It’s Hell To Choose
Late May 2016
Prologue
The QBS Princess Alexandria - Traveling between the Stars
(far future)
The D’tereth vid-reporter laid her tablet on the table and touched the recording symbol. She made sure her blue hair was coifed well and that the gun-metal grey walls of her small room were a good back drop for her face.
She didn’t want to leave anything to chance.
Anything she put out related to this interview was going to be shown in all of the systems her news group could reach. Additionally, they would license the recording for display in areas where they didn’t have offices.
She smiled for a few seconds to help the editing process. She started her introduction. “Hello, my name is Franath D’Tzaa. I’m on board the QBS Princess Alexandra, a Nicht Fleet Battleship and presently the flag ship Queen Bethany Anne is using to return with her team from Nodrizen’s World.
Nodrizen’s World is where she and her teams decimated Clan K’gurth’s resources and people, after they shared video where a group of their warriors dishonored her Guardians.
I understand she has issued an edict that all war with that clan is now considered ‘to the knife’. The Queen’s people have been ordered to proactively take the battle to those who are part of this clan or will personally answer to her.
I had an opportunity to sit down and interview the Queen earlier this evening. While I am pulling together my notes, I would like to offer this one insight into the most enigmatic woman in our Universe, one who is rarely seen out in public.
The belief, and she confirmed it for me earlier, is that she was born on the planet ‘Earth’ centuries ago. This was a time before her planet had true space-capable ships.
Most humans are not known to live beyond 175 Standard Cycles. I asked the question. “What was going through your mind when you realized that you had the ability to live so many cycles beyond the normal lifespan of your people?”
She answered me from her quarters on board Princess Alexandra. “In that time on my planet, there was a saying that ’the end is drawing nigh’, but what happens when the end is so far in the future, you can’t imagine what life will be like?” She nodded to herself, “That was my main thought back in the twenty-first century of my people.”
I followed up her answer and asked, “What is your main thought now?”
The ever so young looking woman tapped a finger against her lips. She was staring off into the distance, of either space or history, then turned to me and answered.
“When will it end?”
TQB Base, Colorado - USA
Bethany Anne?
Yes TOM?
I think ADAM and I should confess something.
Bethany Anne stopped the short work-out she was doing and grabbed the small towel to wipe off some sweat.
She and John had arrived back on the main base a few hours ago and she felt a need to work out the desire to go back to Dallas, find the three creeps that had attacked John’s cousin and toss them into the Etheric.
Ok, shoot.
Do you remember a few weeks ago when you were with Michael, batting your eyelashes at him?
Bethany Anne thought back to when she had taken Gabrielle and Ashur to Argentina and had ended up on a date with Michael to kill David.
She chose to ignore TOM’s comment about her flirting.
Yes, why?
Do you remember our conversation about interacting with the Chinese?
Yeeesssss… ahhh ….Nope! No, I don’t.
She sat on the floor.
This whole room, about four-hundred square feet, had been built into the mountain some years back and was now a workout room for her and her team.
Right now, John was probably helping his cousin Cheryl Lynn and her children, Toni and Todd find a place to stay on base.
The rest of her team was… she didn’t know, actually.
She could find out just by asking ADAM, but it wasn’t like she needed them right now. Besides, Ashur was sitting on the floor with his tongue hanging out.
It wasn’t like she didn’t have protection.
It had taken some effort, but even Gabrielle had finally agreed that if someone was able to attack this far into the mountain, Bethany Anne would have time to travel the Etheric and escape. This meant she didn’t need to have a shadow while inside.
Like she would do that, but if it made Gabrielle happy to believe it was possible, then so be it.
Anything to keep the Captain of the Queen’s Own happy.
She should call her ‘Captain of the Bitch’s’ and see what Gabrielle said.
Nah, that was too easy.
She needed something with more impact.
Well, we mentioned that we were working on our communications with the Chinese and you said…
Yeah!
I remember now.
I was thinking you were messing with my emotions and I told you not to start World War III.
Wait, you guys haven’t started a war, have you?
Uhhh…
No?
Why do I sense bit of hesitance in that last reply?
Because I’m sure we haven’t started a war, I’m just not sure if we have potentially stopped one.
ADAM!
>>Yes?<<
Why is TOM speaking for the both of you?
Oh, shit.
TOM, keep quiet.
>>Because he said it would be better that only one of the two of us speak, it would reduce the opportunity for confusion.<<
Confusion about what?
May I speak?
HELL NO!
>>About the story.<<
What…Story?
>>That we didn’t start World War III.<<<
Is that answer positive?
YES!
TOM, Dammit, Shut…Up!
>> It approaches unity.<<
How close to unity?
>>98.7%<<
Bethany Anne laid back on the mat, wrapping her arms across her eyes and spoke out loud, “Am I to understand, that the alien and AI team of TOM and ADAM went off and incited enough of a concern with the Chinese that World War III might have occurred?”
Her voice was calm, almost monotone.
Oh shit…again.
>>I fail to understand the issue.
The chance was insignificant that war was going to break out.<<
Bethany Anne refrained from kicking any walls here, she would break her foot before she made any imprint on the hard rock.
“ADAM, have you checked to see the downside of that 1.3% chance?”
>>Do you mean, have I calculated the potential negative effects if the 1.3% event should happen?”
“Yes.”
>>No.<<
“Do that sometime.
The more lives that could be affected negatively, the smaller the chance you should allow before you implement something.
Get back with me when you have figured the results for those calculations.”
>>I will.<<
Ok.
I know you guys didn’t start out to potentially have the world go up in flames.
The same world, I might mention, that I’m working my ass off to save.
It would rather mess up my original mission.
Bethany Anne snorted.
Not to mention get your own alien ass burnt up at the same time.
Yes, there is that.
So, what were you doing, really?
Well, ADAM discovered that China had been diligently attempting to hack the computers used by some of your companies.
From there, he was able to backtrack and take over their intermediate ‘cut-out command’ computers. This has severely curtailed their efforts.
Finally, he was able to get ‘into’ the origination systems and deliver a message. He told them that they should cease their preparations for cybernetic warfare.
Bethany Anne thought about this for a minute.
You mean, they are laying the groundwork to kick off a completely debilitating attack against American computers? And they were specifically targeting some of Michael’s companies?
Well, they are yours now.
I doubt that the person involved cares.
They must still be after something in them.
ADAM, do you have a list of companies targeted?
>>Yes.<<
Please contact Lance and let him know these companies have been targeted and see if there is any correlation between them.