Clone Crisis (Gate Ghosts Book 2) by Jucha S. H

Author:Jucha, S. H.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hannon Books, Inc.
Published: 2021-10-05T00:00:00+00:00

20: Schism Revealed

BETA TWO, MONART SYSTEM

X-ORE PLANET

The Dominance departed the Stabler system and transited toward the wormhole to the Monart system and its final destination, Beta Two.

Miriamal had estimated that Peña had generated more than a hundred new sisters, and she’d sent Theda and Helena in the company of ten sisters to collect most of them.

<How many sisters and what resources?> Theda had queried.

<Leave Peña what we did when we first exited the planet. She may keep the original ten sisters and one set of GEN machines,> Miriamal had replied.

<Your concerns about Peña are evident,> Theda sent.

<We must continue to test her commitment to our goals,> Miriamal replied. <Her reports have become vague. She might be considering alternatives.>

Before the ship had cleared the Stabler system, Galena had linked with Miriamal, Theda, and Helena. She’d been in charge of monitoring message traffic through the quantum-coupled relay stations.

<Recent messages, although vague, suggest there’s collusion among the corporate chairpersons and board members located on Naiad,> Galena sent.

<To what end?> Helena inquired.

<No location was specifically mentioned,> Galena replied. <However, the participants account for four of the five corporations. CenGas isn’t a participant.>

<Interesting coincidence,> Theda interjected. <Our latest ping places the Alexander at Delhart, the CenGas planet.>

<Beta One and Beta Two data files speak to a dependence on Delhart for frozen gases and ice water,> Miriamal added. <The files also indicate a continual failure of Delhart to provide the amounts requested.>

<Undersupply of these critical materials would hamper corporate growth,> Helena reasoned.

There were a few ticks of silence, while the sisters calculated possible scenarios. Consensus was quickly reached. Delhart was ripe for a takeover.

<How fortunate for us!> Miriamal sent. <We should discover who would be responsible for the actual interdiction. It would be in our best interest to assist these individuals in their endeavor. Their efforts will keep Cremsylon and his associates busy.>

<While Theda and Helena are at Beta Two,> Galena sent, <I’ll monitor message interception, and perhaps, we can discover who will govern the assault team.>

<We must also research the Beta planets’ data files. It’s possible they contain critical information about Delhart,> Miriamal reasoned. <If so, the assault commander might be interested in the information.>

<There is no reason that the commander shouldn’t be contacted and asked how we could help,> Theda offered.

<That’s an option, but it might not suit our interests,> Miriamal replied.

<Explain,> Helena requested.

<Helping the assault forces to win isn’t the optimal option,> Miriamal replied. <On the contrary, their failure might be of more value to us. Then again, the longer and more terrible the assault, the more the SADEs will be engaged there, while we grow in number.>

With that, the conversation ended, and the Dominance entered the wormhole for the Monart system.

On Beta Two, Doell sat with Lemil, the accountant head, for a weekly briefing. While Doell wasn’t in charge, nothing had been said that he couldn’t keep abreast of operations.

“Finally, things are going our way,” Doell commented happily to Lemil. “Our production is thirty-seven percent higher when compared to the period before the sisters arrived.

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