Jack Strong and The Last Battle by Heys Wolfenden

Author:Heys Wolfenden [Wolfenden, Heys]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-10T22:00:00+00:00

“So, tell me again,” said the Wolf news anchor. “Why is it that we should be fighting the Scourge?”

“Because if you don’t you’ll be attacked and destroyed like all the other planets, together we may just have a chance.”

“So, you say,” said the news anchor. “But why should we – the American people – take the word of an aggressor…”

“I already told you,” said Jack. “That wasn’t us, it was…”

“Do you expect me to believe that a ten-foot-tall walking volcano attacked Earth and killed millions of people?”

“Yes…”

“It’s a fanciful story at best, damn lies at its very worst; I’m certain the American people…”

“But I’ve offered you proof.”

“You mean these so-called videos?” said the dark-haired man, voice dripping with sarcasm.

“Yes, they have been authenticated by the Pentagon, NASA too.”

“Perhaps, but it’s also just as likely that you faked them, tampered with them in some way.”

“Faked them? Why would I do that?”

“I don’t know you tell me?” said the man, staring at Jack with his hawk-like eyes.

“I…” This is going badly, thought Jack. Very badly…

“Well if you won’t provide an explanation for the American people, I will,” continued the man. “You faked those videos so that you can gain our trust, enter into our confidence, access our secrets...”

“Why would I do that?” asked Jack.

“After being defeated by our forces, by our nation’s revolutionary spirit it was no doubt the only option left to you; you wanted to conquer us from the inside.”

“Is that what you think, that your forces were victorious?”

“This isn’t my opinion Jack, this is established fact; I received a briefing from President Stormborn himself just a few minutes before we went on air; he says that you had no chance but seek a negotiated settlement, that our TR3-bs had you beaten.”

Jack laughed. “So, your TR3-bs were doing all their conquering from Mars, were they?”

“What?”

“That’s where they were when we arrived before we re-took our spaceship; there was no valiant defence, no quick-witted strategy; you ran and hid.”

The news anchor’s eyes bored into Jack’s like corkscrews. “I’m sure the American public won’t be pleased to hear that you are accusing their armed forces of cowardice.”

“I’m doing nothing of the sort,” said Jack. “I’m sure they were only following the orders of their commander-in-chief.”

“Do you expect me to believe…”

“I don’t care what you believe,” said Jack. “America, the people, God. All I know is that you better take me at my word that the Scourge are coming, or else…”

“Or else what?”

“Or else they will come down here in their fleets of mangled metal and enslave you all, combatant and non-combatant alike.”

“It sounds like a sci-fi movie,” said the man, smirk spreading across his face like a scar.

“This isn’t Hollywood,” said Jack. “This is intergalactic Armageddon, solar genocide.”

“So, you keep saying,” said the news anchor, still grinning. “But I’ll let the audience decide that. Now, let’s talk about these aliens you have befriended.”

“You don’t have to put it like that.”

“Like what?”

“Like they are weird… monsters.”

“I didn’t say anything to suggest that at all Jack.

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