Legacy by Frank Carey

Author:Frank Carey [Carey, Frank]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-07T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

The Alue leader stood staring out the window at the forest beyond. "We are running out of time."

"Leader, Platinum and Malaki are here," the attendant announced.

"Good. Show them in."

Two Alue entered and knelt as the door closed behind them. "Leader, we and the other members of the advanced team have returned for debriefing, sir."

"Get up off the floor. Things have changed since you were here last."

"Sir?"

"My name is Gentach, and I am the thousandth and first leader of the Alue since you two and the rest of your task force botched the Logash invasion. What the hell were you thinking?"

"Sir, I don't understand. We didn't botch..."

"I read your report. You allowed the Logash to maintain control of their planet long enough to blow it to hell. Not only did you let them destroy a breeding ground, you allowed them to lock the continuum for two million years."

"Lock the continuum?"

"Yes, when the Logash destroyed their home world, they initiated a transcontinuum shock wave which bollixed the whole system. You allowed them to spin the dial and jam the tumblers."

"Sir, we had no way of knowing," Platinum sputtered.

"Oh, it gets better. Not only did you scramble access to the Logash continuum, you scrambled the codes for three other continua. Because of your incompetence, our breeding efforts are in a shambles."

The two Alue bowed their heads. "We await your judgment."

"My judgment? Back in the day, you two would be executed or exiled. Fortunately for you, we need every Alue we can lay our hands on to breed. Now, go find that moron, Muntz, and light a fire under his arse, and while you're at it, find out what the hell happened with Task Force Eight. They're supposed to be preparing for a sortie, but they've dropped off the radar." A centralized command structure was never the Alue's forte. They preferred a more privateer model for invasions. The downside was their tendency to misplace (lose) task forces.

The two Alue subordinates backed out of the room, thankful for both their lives and the chance to prove their value to the current leadership of the Alue.

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