Starships and Apocalypse 1 by Andrew McGregor

Author:Andrew McGregor [McGregor, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-06T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

"I need all the most recent recordings of the Plinths' battles, specifically those battles in the arena we’ll be fighting in. I need a psychological profile on each of the enemy commanders. I need a detailed map of the battlefield and its victory conditions." Georgy was sweating, thinking of all the preparations they would need in less than two days.

"Very good," Ammon said, "we will supply you with these resources."

"An interesting character," Hubunker said to Jessica and Peter while they watched Georgy work at a table in the ship's main hall. Ammon stood next to Georgy and holographic images popped into and out of existence all around them. "He reminds me of some previous competitors from Earth, all business-like, very professional unlike you two; you’re so... emotional."

"He's worried," Peter said while leaning over the observation deck's railing.

"He should be. Since your first game, more eyes will be turned to your team for the second game. The stakes are raised. You fight the Plinth in two days."

"No, I think he's worried about his dogs," Jessica said, "I'm worried about my parents. We've been gone from our homes for a couple of days now."

"Your absence being noticed is unlikely," Hubunker told them. "Don't you remember what you agreed to when my probe negotiated your entry into the games? I could show you the conversation if you like."

"No thanks," Jessica shook her head, feeling her eyes tear up. "I don't remember much at all. I can't imagine what my friends and family are thinking right now."

Hubunker looked Jessica up and down with two of his eye-stalks while still watching Georgy below. "I can see you are rather upset, Jessica Stanner. A curious choice for the probe to have made. I do not believe, as you may think, that you were chosen by the probe to lead the first game. While I would have liked to use Peter as our second in command for the next game, he was already assigned that role by Ammon for the first. Hmm," Hubunker brought a hand to his lips and started pulling at his wide mouth, thinking something over.

"Well, I'm hungry and tired. Mind if we find some food?" Peter asked.

"I do not mind, let us three gain some sustenance and we will talk of Earth. The probe gathered vast amounts of information while it was scouting but I have little time to assimilate it all and I prefer to hear it from the cat's mouth."

"You mean the horse's mouth?"

"Horses can talk?" Hubunker asked before burping.

***

The image of a Plinth filled half his vision as it stalked across an ash-filled battlefield from a recording several centuries ago. It wore some sort of advanced, silvered armour and started firing a gauss rifle at some unseen opponent. Jessica was right; it looked very much like a werewolf, even with the armour covering it from head to toe. In the corner of his eye, Georgy noticed Hubunker and his fellow humans leaving the observation platform. "Tell me, Ammon, what

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