Convergence by Alex Albrinck

Author:Alex Albrinck
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Hard Science Fiction, High Tech, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Metaphysical & Visionary, Fantasy, Cyberpunk, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 1503210618
Publisher: Createspace
Published: 2014-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

XXIV

WILL HEARD THE CHIME FROM the tablet computer in his pocket. The sound brought a temporary sense of relief. The humans were safely on Eden, moved there by the mammoth remote teleportation device they’d embedded in the soil of Headquarters Island earlier, linking this Island with the other island.

He checked the settings on the application and made an adjustment.

Source: Eden. Target: Headquarters Island.

The reversal would link a tent on Eden with Headquarters Plaza, just inside the perimeter they’d built, and send the Alliance fighting squad here en masse without the use of detectable Energy. They’d sent the scout team earlier to prep everything, smaller numbers minimizing the chance of premature exposure. But now?

The only risk now was slow execution on his part.

He triple-checked the settings once more, ensured the required thirty seconds had passed to allow the devices here to recharge, and slapped the Transport button on his tablet. With no further purpose to invisibility, he and the others waiting outside the Plaza dropped their nano shields.

He pocketed the device and tried once more, without success, to forget what he’d heard over the speaker stationed inside Arthur Lowell’s office, wishing he’d not drawn this role.

Fil, the most powerful, was the obvious choice to make the first public landfall. They wanted as much disruption and distraction as possible, and his son was the man for the job. A member of the scout team would be standing by to teleport to Arthur’s office if, by some chance, Fil encountered trouble. Hope, who’d wanted to face her father again for centuries, had won that role without much of a fight. Will, because of his age and experience, then became the obvious choice to monitor the situation and activate the transporter to whisk the humans to safety once Arthur seized upon the inevitable hostage plan. With the humans safely on Eden, he’d bring the fighting force here and coordinate with Ian, the leader of the assault.

It also meant that while he could join in the banter with Arthur, he needed to stay out of it, to allow his son and his wife to handle things. He’d engaged in slight banter as the situation demanded, but he primarily listened, waiting.

And now it seemed he’d waited too long. From the sound of things in that room, Hope and Fil were in mortal danger.

The army of Eden appeared before him, tugging his mind away from the fate of his family. For the moment.

There were hundreds of men and women, armed with swords and knives, all with their Energy fully charged. Their faces were stern, grim, and made it clear they would not allow the Aliomenti to win the battle this day.

Will watched as one of the men turned and looked around, surveying the suddenly large crowd standing on the Plaza. He spotted Will and jogged over. Will nodded at Ian as the man came to a stop. “Assignments handed out, sir. Permission to deploy?”

They’d never really stripped Ian’s military formality from him, even though Will had mentioned on many occasions that he was no commanding officer, just a figurehead.

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