KTF Part II by Anspach Jason & Cole Nick
Author:Anspach, Jason & Cole, Nick
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Galaxy's Edge Press
Published: 2022-12-22T00:00:00+00:00
Keel entered the data center to find KRS-88 stripped down to its individual parts. Or at least what was left of those parts. Nearby, a red and puffy-eyed Garret was being consoled by Leenah and Andien Broxin.
âDidnât go well, huh?â Keel asked.
Garret sniffed and shook his head.
âWell, donât take it too hard, kid. You did what you could. At least you got a couple of supermodels hanging on either arm for the trouble.â
Leenah glared at Keel. âInappropriate, Aeson.â
Garret chuckled through his tears. âWell⦠I am kind of enjoying the attention.â The code slicer stood and handed Keel a holochit. âWe got through to him butâ¦â Garretâs voice cracked, âI thought you might want to see⦠the end.â
Not really, Keel thought, but he took the holochit without saying so. âThanks.â
âWhen a bot reaches full being,â Andien said, rising from her bench, âitâs a bit of a mixed blessing. They exchange one sort of immortality for another.â
âSave the New Age stuff for En Shakar,â Keel said. âWeâve got bigger mysteries to unravel. Like, how to not all die. Weâve got Prisma on board a Savage hulk ready to help us from the insideââ
âShe shouldnât have to be in that situation,â Leenah said, her anger controlled but visible just beneath the surface. âItâs not fair. Sheâs too young and sheâs been through so much already.â
âSayinâ it doesnât change it, sweetie. Sheâs there, and refusing to take advantage out of some noble idea about the way things should be wonât do her or us any good.â
âI know. Just⦠venting.â
âWeâll all get a shot to vent on the Savages once they show up.â Keel turned to Broxin. âI told you what Kel Turner told the Legion. You buy that? Can we count on the Head Savage making a direct flight for Kima once they figure out that vault isnât going to be handed over without a big fight?â
Andien gave a slow nod. âIt fits what we know about Savage behavioral pattern. They have an intense, almost insatiable drive to eradicate any evidence of who they once were or what they once said. They live entirely in the present and future. This one, especially so.â
âGood. And then thereâs the Dark Ones. I leave it to Ravi to figure that one out. But as for the Savages⦠I think weâve got a plan.â
Andien looked skeptical. âKeel, these Savages are monstrous. Think of a legionnaire and put him in armor better maybe than even what youâre wearing, with weapons that Praxus and I are still theorizing over how they even function. Now game that out and include a Savage hulk thatâs been hiding and improving for centuries. This needs to be a good plan. Iâm talking, get the entire Republic fleet and every legionnaire available.â
Keel gave a shake of his head. âFrom what General Chhun told me, thatâs not gonna happen. The Gomarii are hitting more and more worlds; no way the House is gonna authorize just abandoning all those Repub planets. The Legion commander himself probably wouldnât do it, even though perhaps he should.
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