(eng) Nick S. Thomas - Battle Beyond Earth 07 by Deception

Author:Deception [Deception]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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“Bolormaa,” said Dart.

“What of her?” Rogers asked. They were flying through the dense fog on their return to Atlantis for the seventh time that week.

“She must be taking notice by now? Bases attacked, her people killed. No evidence of who did it, and nobody taking responsibility. How long until she takes notice?”

“I guess that depends on whether she really is all knowing and all seeing, or if she really cares or not,” replied Taylor.

“That’s not much of an answer.”

“I think what the Colonel is trying to say is that none of us have any better an idea than you.”

“Well, hell, I hope somebody does. All I do is fly. The great minds of this war better know more than me.”

Rogers laughed. “He’s got a point, Colonel.”

“He sure does. The way I see it, Bolormaa has no care for anyone but herself and her sons. She has no care for the lives of others.”

“Even yours?”

“No, even mine. She only saved my life so she can be the one to take it further down the line. No, she doesn’t care about losses, but she does care about threats to her reputation. How do you think it will look to her and to the universe, that some unknown group is turning up at random and killing her soldiers, and that she is powerless to stop it?”

“It’s got to be pissing her off by now, then?”

“I can’t see how it wouldn’t,” replied Taylor.

“An angry enemy is not always a good thing, Colonel,” said Rogers.

“Bolormaa is always angry.”

“Are you so sure about that? We have seen some very calculated actions in the past.”

“Doesn’t mean she isn’t angry. She has a chip on her shoulder about something.”

“What do you think this is all going to achieve?” Dart asked.

“With any luck, she’ll go chasing an enemy that doesn’t exist. So long as we protect the identity of these suits, we can keep up this deception for a good time. Time enough that we can finish the development process and begin production,” said Rogers.

“You have faith that Rivers is capable of that? No offence, but he seems like a great mind with amazing theories and inventions, but does he ever finish anything? Does he deliver an end product? Has he ever?”

“Before the war, before you were brought back, he had achieved great things. I believe he can do the same again.”

“This is it!” Dart yelled enthusiastically.

It was a relief to them all. The journey to and from Atlantis was always a tedious one, and yet they all understood its necessity, but as they came in to land, they noticed several people and machines at work at the far end of the docking bay.

“What the hell is that?” Dart asked.

“Looks like a plan we have long had has finally come to fruition, something that would only be possible with the help of other key members of the Alliance. I guess somebody has been watching our progress these past few weeks,” said Rogers.

As soon as their Lynx landed, they were all out of the door and heading to the ongoing work to discover its purpose.

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