He pushed his communicator and said, “They’ve jumped towards Andromeda.”
Then he heard, “Red and White Fleets, jump to the Jenze Planets and scan the surface for any survivors. Launch all your Needles and search every square inch of those planet’s surfaces.”
Then he heard, “Admiral Blue, if you wish to send your ships to assist us in finding survivors, we would welcome your assistance.”
The Jenze Fleet Commander said, “Thank you, Admiral. I’ll send the ships that were assigned to each of the planets to assist at the planets they know.”
Aman slowly shook his head and wondered what would happen with the Jenze survivors and what impact they would have on Earth’s culture. He powered his reactors and jumped his Needle to the Jenze home world to join the Liverpool. Earth had survived the first round without a fight. He wondered if that situation was going to continue. He arrived and gazed at the burning planets and felt an anger that touched his soul. He entered the Needle tube on the Liverpool and decided that this could not go unpunished. He thought about his leaders and smiled; he was going to make sure the Liverpool was ready.
* * *
Cyanna stared at her display showing the three long lines of Violet Ships before they jumped away. RV saw her staring at her console and pushed a switch to see what she was staring at. Cyanna saw the green light illuminate in the top right corner of her display and said, “You’re looking over my shoulder again.”
“Yes I am.”
“What do you think about their formation?”
“That is the best formation they could choose to use. Notice the center line is slightly ahead of the one above and below. If the center line is attacked, it slows down and the other two move over the attacker and attack from above and below. If the top line is attacked, the lower line moves ahead of the center and both fire up at the attacker.”
Cyanna nodded, “And if the lower line is attacked, the top line moves forward and both lines rain destruction down on the attacker. It looks like they have all the bases covered.”
RV tilted his head to the right and said, “Not all of them.”
“Oh, which one did they miss?”
“They have no defense to their rear. It’s like the ancient Greek Phalanx. If you attack it head on, you would be cut to ribbons. If you managed to attack from the rear the Greeks would be rolled up and killed. The Romans changed that by using smaller units that could change direction quickly. That’s why they ruled the ancient world.”
Cyanna thought about attacking the three lines from behind and RV saw her face light up. She turned and said, “Do you see it?”
“Indeed I do.”
“Do you seriously think it would work?”
“The timing is impossible especially with the numbers that would be required to make it work.”
Cyanna smiled, “I thought impossible was your middle name.”
“Actually, it’s my first name.”
“What is your first name?”
“You know I can.”
RV smiled and looked at the three long lines again. He said, “Contact Chris Connor and Dolly Garcia.” He leaned back and stared at the Violet Ships again. His eyes narrowed and he felt his anger build.
Chris appeared on his display and saw his expression, “You know they haven’t invited us.”
“Haven’t you ever crashed a party?”
Chris smiled as Dolly joined him on the display, “Admiral, do you have a plan?”
“Plan is my first name.”
Dolly looked at Chris and looked back at RV, “Then it shouldn’t go to waste. Have a good time.”
“Thank you, Sir.”
Cyanna said, “I thought impossible was your first name.”
“It’s a hyphenated name. You know, like, Plan-The-Impossible.”
Cyanna laughed out loud.
RV looked at his display and replayed the burned Jenze Worlds. It was time for payback.
The end
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
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