Infiltration by A K DuBoff

Author:A K DuBoff [DuBoff, A K]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BDL Press
Published: 2019-01-03T22:00:00+00:00

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“So, what’s the plan for today?” Leon asked as he turned off the car in the MTech parking lot.

“Probably not another trip to the gym after how I whooped your ass last night,” Kira jested with a gloating grin.

Leon rolled his eyes. “It wasn’t that bad.”

Kira had to admit, he had kept up better than she would have anticipated. Leon had always been more of the intellectual type than a jock during their teenage years together—not that the two were mutually exclusive—but his recently acquired martial arts hobby had clearly done him good. She could tell he was raring for a rematch, and she had to admit she was looking forward to it herself.

For now, though, her attention returned to her mission. She stared at the lab’s entrance, aglow in the morning light. “It’s probably best you don’t know my plans.”

“That dangerous, huh?” Leon slumped back in his seat and unfastened the safety belt.

“I can’t give you any specifics, knowing Monica is a telepath. Let’s just say that I need concrete proof of wrongdoing in order to pull in the Guard without it turning into a political disaster.”

“Have you been paying attention to the news reports? There’s already a major political upset underfoot with this system.”

Kira had watched President Joris’ address while she was getting ready in the morning. The call for peace and to recognize the authority of the Taran Empire aligned with her own political leanings, but she was saddened to see counterarguments pour in from commentators after the speech ended.

Her home system was fairly isolated compared to the core worlds in the Empire. While the three planets offered sufficient resources to maintain a good quality of life, their relatively low population would be an issue in the long-term. Exactly two college-level institutions existed in the Elvar Trinary, limiting career options, and the relative self-sufficiency required many people to take positions in manual labor or service. Given the level of technology available, everyone should have been able to pursue more advanced work, if they desired—but the imbalance in population relative to the necessary functions to keep their little civilization running meant many people were held back. Mysar had raised the issue on numerous occasions, but the gentle Elusian people were content to allow their future to unfold at a slower rate. They were very young worlds and still needed to find their own identity.

Rejoining the Taran Empire would supply some of that culture, and the resources necessary for balanced growth that would provide greater opportunities to all citizens. It was the greatest argument against the Mysaran’s bid for independence and why they would unify in the end.

However, the path to get to that resolution was messy, as the birth of so many nations was. The Elusian president’s words would not sway everyone. With any luck, those objections would subside once final agreements were signed.

“Those reports of Guard military action were proved to be false rumors,” Kira replied after a moment of reflection on Leon’s question. “The news outlets are making a big deal out of nothing.

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