Meeting in the Stars (Marston Chronicles Book 3) by D. Patrick Wagner

Author:D. Patrick Wagner [Wagner, D. Patrick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-23T22:00:00+00:00

Herman Cox’s Home

Sitting in his chaise lounge, basking in the sun and staring out across his panoramic view of his lake and small mountain range, the extremely wealthy businessman pondered the future. His and his family’s future. The future of mankind. The house servant broke his reverie.

“Your drink, sir.”

“Thank you, Arthur. Would you please ask Shirley to join me?”

“Certainly, sir.”

Herman went back to his staring and pondering. His wife arrived.

“There’s a problem. Get the kids. We need to leave. Have Arthur and Mildred pack up too.”

“What’s happened?”

“I just got a call from Campbell. The aliens are set to invade Cencore. And the Federacy can’t stop them. He says that Barnes has organized an evacuation. Apparently, we’re not on the list. Pack a lot. We’re probably not coming back.”

“The kids? I’ll send Lloyd to get them.”

“Hurry. I want to be packed and loaded by tomorrow evening. We’ll leave after sunset. And make sure Lloyd tells no one why he is picking up the children.

The next thirty-six hours saw a frantic household prepare to leave everything behind. Three daughters and two sons packed clothes, games, social media devices and everything linked to their growing up. Herman and Shirley did their own packing of clothing and memorabilia. Herman opened his vault and pulled out suitcases of credits, gold bars and bearer bonds. Arthur, Mildred and Lloyd, not only burdened with their own packing, were also tasked with getting the family yacht, Money Gulper, prepared for a long voyage.

Finally, Herman deemed that everything was as ready as it could be. Closing up the lake-side manor, the five adults and five children piled into the small shuttle and flew over to the small, private space port berthing the Cox yacht. Once everyone was on board, Herman took the pilot’s seat while his eldest son, Josh, manned the co-pilot’s pod.

“Time to run through the prep, Josh.”

“Are the aliens really going to invade Cencore?”

“Yes, Son,” Herman replied as the two worked through the pre-flight check list.”

“When?”

“No one’s sure. But soon.”

“Where are we going?”

“To our summer home on Pacifica. That will give us time to make more permanent plans.”

“Check list looks good, Dad.”

“Yup. Time to go. Let everyone know we’re taking off.”

Josh pressed the com button and spoke, “Mom, everyone ready?”

“We’re all strapped in, Josh. Arthur says our stuff is well-strapped down. So, we’re ready back here.”

“Ok. Dad’s checking with the tower. So we’ll be taking off pretty soon.”

“Good flying, Son.”

After arguing and threatening, the extremely wealthy Herman got his way and received clearance. Softly lifting Money Gulper, as he and his son had done hundreds of times before, Herman babied the ship out of the hanger and into a launch angle.

“Ready?”

“Ready.”

Herman eased the throttle forward and followed his assigned projection into space. An hour later, after clearing the thermosphere, he relaxed

“Josh. Set the autopilot for the Americana gate. And relax. It’s been a hectic couple of days.”

“On it, Dad.”

“Money Gulper. Prepare to be boarded,” everyone heard the command over the speaker system.

“Who is this?” Herman asked as he scanned his sensors, trying to locate the source of the voice.

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