Robotech 03 - Homecoming by Jack McKinney

Author:Jack McKinney [McKinney, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Del Rey
Published: 2010-12-25T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

The patterns of behavior observed so far indicate that either all these humans are demented or else the three of us suffered head injuries upon first landing here.

Preliminary observation of the Zentraedi spies Rico, Bron, and Konda

"I really don't think this is getting us anywhere," Lynn-Kyle said in his soft, reasonable voice.

Hours of argument had gone by, but the five-Minmei and her parents, Rick, and Lynn-Kyle-were still gathered around the table. "Minmei's made her decision," Kyle went on, "so why don't you let her go?"

Minmei clapped her hands, eyes dancing. "Oh, Kyle, you're wonderful! I knew you'd say that!"

"Just a minute!" Minmei's father said angrily.

His wife was quick to head off the brewing confrontation with Kyle and keep the debate on track. "You're the last one we'd expect to send Minmei away from her home, Kyle."

"Especially with no one to watch over her," the father added. Rick almost said something about that: Listen, I saved her from fifty-foot-tall aliens and death by starvation and thirst! What d' ya call that, a passing interest?

But it didn't seem like the time.

"I thought I would go with her," Kyle said casually, "and live with my folks."

Minmei was ecstatic. "Hurray, Lynn-Kyle! I knew you'd find some way to come to my rescue!"

Rick made a bored sound.

"Well, I guess that's all right," Lynn-Jan said slowly, deciding it might be for the best to let his daughter get this foolishness out of her system. His wife, Lynn-Xian, looked relieved, saying, "It would make me feel a lot better."

"No problem," Kyle said with a charming smile. "It's just temporary, anyway."

The transport hurtled through the frigid night air, bound for the SDF-1. A full squadron of fighters was flying escort around it.

Gloval knew now that it was no longer a matter of honor; he wouldn't be given the chance to divert or disobey orders now that the Council had made its decision.

Lisa, sitting. in the window seat, opened an envelope that one of her father's aides had given to her. She read:

My dearest Lisa,

I know that you're angry about my decision regarding the SDF-1, but it was unavoidable under

the circumstances. I want you to try to understand and realize I'm concerned about your welfare. The battle fortress is a very dangerous place, and I'm working on getting you reassigned to another ship, or possibly here to headquarters, before it's ordered to move out into space once more-

Without finishing the note, she tore it into tiny tittle pieces.

From another direction, the speedy little fanliner cut the sky, bound for the ship. It was handling a little less nimbly than before; Lynn-Kyle was seated in the back with Minmei in his lap.

"You mean to say you don't have any girlfriends?" she was asking him coquettishly, batting those big blue eyes.

He looked at her fondly, but he seemed to be one of the few people immune to her manipulation. "Well, I've been traveling around so much, I haven't had time."

"If you did have a girlfriend, I'd probably be jealous."

He chuckled.

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