Offensive by A. K. DuBoff

Author:A. K. DuBoff [DuBoff, A. K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BDL Press
Published: 2019-01-24T22:00:00+00:00

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Waiting for news from field teams was always one of Kaen’s least favorite times as a commander. Situations such as this, when so much was on the line, made the waiting that much worse.

He’d tried to keep himself distracted with the various administrative tasks his position demanded, but as the day stretched on, he found his task list looking a little thin.

To his relief, a call from Major Sandren illuminated on his desktop. Finally!

“Major, good to hear from you,” he greeted. “What news do you have about Gaelon?”

“I wish the report was better. We found a gas giant in the system, and a dwarf planet, which by all measures is an artificial creation,” Sandren explained. “Kira and her team went down to the surface, but they were unable to enter into a meaningful discussion with the aliens. They were attacked on their way out, and… we may have a situation.”

Kaen braced. “Which is?”

“They were forced to leave behind an external processor.”

Fok! Kaen fought to retain composure. “They left it there? This race is known to appropriate technology! How could they be so careless?”

“They were under attack. There was no way to go back.”

Kaen wiped his hands down his face. “We have no choice but to reformat our entire computer network now.”

“That’s a drastic move, sir. Kira would like another chance to interface with them.”

“If that route had any chance of success, it would have come about on this first visit. No. They could neutralize our defenses at any time. We need to act while we can.”

“Yes, sir.” Sandren gave a grim nod.

“Get back here to base. We’ll figure out our next steps.” Kaen severed the connection.

As if these aliens weren’t going to be difficult enough to beat. He would have liked the opportunity to learn more about the technology they used, but knowing that the adaptive algorithms on the external processor were now in the aliens possession, there wasn’t time to figure out a long-term strategic play. They needed to hit the enemy hard and fast. If only we had some inside information of our own…

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