AMP Siege by Stephen Arseneault

Author:Stephen Arseneault [Arseneault, Stephen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Publisher: Stephen Arseneault
Published: 2014-07-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Two days after our narrow escape, I stood from my bed on my new leg as George entered the room. "Don, you need another day for that bond to heal properly. If you walk on that in its current state, you run the risk of damaging the seal. That would require the removal of another two centimeters of your leg."

I clumsily attempted a first step. "I'll risk it. I can't sit in that bed for another minute. There is just too much that we have to do."

George replied, "Too much? What exactly are you planning to do that you can't do from that bed? We are months away from a return to the Grid, if the Grid even remains under our control. No, as your doctor, I think it best that you get that final day of mending done right there in that bed. In fact, I insist!"

The doc was right. I had nowhere to go. Everything I was in need of could be brought to me. I was soon discussing our options with Frig, the Gonta captain, York, and Frost.

I spoke. "Captain, if you would be willing to give Frig the coordinates of your home planet, we could establish communications with your people. If we can coordinate strategies, I think we both stand a better chance against the Duke."

The captain replied, "I am in agreement with you, Mr. Grange, but our protocols direct us to not give out information such as this without having approval from an officer that ranks well above me. A fleet admiral's approval is required."

I shook my head. "Why is it that some people don't know when to say when? Look, you are trapped on an alien ship, light-years from your own world, and another alien species that you are at war with is attacking your systems. Are you going to tell me that protocol dictates that you sit on your hands and wait? If you give us the coordinates, we can contact your people and get you all the permission you need!"

I took a deep breath and continued, "Captain, you are a smart guy. Your people are in need. Are you going to just sit around when you can take action to assist them?"

The captain had a frustrated look on his face. "I don't make the rules, Mr. Grange, but I am expected to follow them. They were put in place for a reason, a reason that is not always apparent to the man in the field, or in space, for our situation. It is not the Gonta way to question orders."

I threw my hands in the air. "It's like talking to a wall! Captain, you have a family, a wife, little Gontas running around. In your heart, don't you feel that you are putting them at greater risk by not acting? We can warn your people about the Colossuns, tell them that they are on the move."

The captain replied, "I have three wives and sixteen little Gontas running around, as you call it.

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