of debris.
Kel saw his ships were no match for the Grogat Fleet’s new beam. To stay was certain death. Half of his fleet was destroyed and the others were being ganged up on by four of the new Grogat Ships. He pressed the general frequency and said, “Retreat, all ships find an escape route and retreat.” Kel didn’t have the opportunity to say anything else. The Defiant exploded as ten Grogat beams hit her.
• • •
“We have a major White Ship Fleet coming in system.”
The Grogat commander looked at the display and said, “How many ships?”
“Fifty thousand.”
The Commander watched the surviving White Ships moving away from the planet and knew that if he attempted to chase them down with his fleet, there was a good chance his ships could not reform in time to escape the massive numbers moving in. But he still had eight hours before that fleet arrived.
“Scan the planet for their warriors.”
“I have them on the plot.”
“Move the fleet in and hit them.”
“We’ll cause massive destruction to the surface.”
The Fleet Commander turned to his Weapons Officer and shot him in the head with a needle blaster. He looked at the Sensor Controller, “You are now promoted to Weapons Control. Do I have to tell you not to state the obvious?”
The Sensor Controller shook his head. The new Weapons Controller began targeting the ships beams on the planet and called for a cleanup crew to remove the dead body.
• • •
Captain Tgan saw the Grogat move toward the planet as he rushed away from the planet and begin moving into firing positions. He punched his communicator, “All Bristone Forces on the planet. The enemy fleet is taking firing positions and will be hitting your positions momentarily. Get moving and don’t stop.”
• • •
Lt. Col. Bel hit his main frequency, “Whatever system they’re using on the fleet to prevent teleportation does not affect us on the planet. Start teleporting and don’t stay together.” The twenty thousand Life Warriors started teleporting.
• • •
“Commander, the forces on the ground are not affected by the teleport suppression field and are teleporting randomly around the planet.”
The Commander was told the planet’s atmosphere would probably prevent the field from affecting the surface. He hit his communicator and said, “Whoever is able to kill one of the white colored warriors on the planet will be rewarded. Just send the recording to me after we complete this mission.”
The Commander turned back to his display and watched his eight thousand surviving ships rain down destruction on the planet below. He smiled and saw the enemy fleet was still six hours out.
• • •
Col. Bel screamed over his com, “Don’t go near any city or settlements. They’re after us.” He teleported away just as a massive beam hit the ground he was on a half second earlier.
The Fleet Commander said, “How many have we hit?”
“Six.”
He turned around and looked at the Weapons Controller, “Six?”
“They have teleported out into the oceans to an incredible depth and teleport away when the beam hits the surface. It takes a second to see one of them on a scanner and then fire. They are moving every half second. Our system is just not fast enough to hit them.” The Weapons Controller expected to be shot.
“That’s a good analysis. I didn’t consider that.” The Commander smiled, “You might just work out. Order ceasefire and load a Planet Killer in the tubes.” The commander waited for the Weapons Controller to say something but the controller stayed silent. He saw the red button on his panel illuminate and he said as he pushed it, “The Swarm will never forgive us if we walk away without leaving a message.”
• • •
The giant missile launched and went to high speed. The missile hit the planet, burned through the planet’s crust, and hit the core. The magnetic field in the missile holding the twenty pounds of antimatter away from the
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