Tiva Boon: Heir of Abennelp (Tiva Boon Series Book 2) by Jenn Nixon Read Free Book Online Page A

arrived in Bayo space. Hill and Raife seemed tired while everyone else looked fine. Adam was leaning against the wall, his arms crossed over his chest. Emerala and Aliri were sitting in front of the captain’s desk chatting softly. Tiva was the last to enter, and stayed near the door, waiting.
    Hill handed Maar a datachip. He took the chip and placed it on his computer pad. The screen on the opposite side of the room lit up.
    “We have two things to discuss, one is the Bayo situation, the other the salvagers.” He crossed the room. “Caedm and Nassut have analyzed the data from the cruiser. Their information is detailed, but from their readings, the level of radiation near the star is extremely high. Our shields are strong enough to keep the crew safe for a while from a healthy distance, so we’ll have to work fast. Once we reach the sensor range of the star I want everyone sweeping the area.” He turned to Aliri. “Have Teer take any empty sectors offline for additional power.” Both began making notes on their datarecorders. “Cooper and Nassut, you will have to monitor the ship, we’re not sure how long we can last, but be ready for anything. Boon, I want your entire team on duty in the morning. Make sure each of them is carrying a medkit. Hill and I will be downloading readings from the Bayo probe. It’s been near the star for two weeks, the data is imperative to the calculation of the explosion.”
    The crew continued to listen as the captain went over the type of searches needed, and the warning signs to look for. Hill then presented the crew with the newest displayer shots of the star. It whirled violent colors of deep orange and blue. Tiva stood amazed. The star looked like a painting from the imagination of a child. Seeing the stars and planets blurring past her never had this affect. She watched the screen mesmerized. Hill broke into her daydream and began explaining the darkened spots and various flares on the surface.
    Aliri moved closer for a better look, and mentioned the thin beams of light beginning to break through. “This star is going soon. Two days tops, I can tell just by looking at it.” She turned to the crew. “I need to start my sweeps.”
    “All right, head to your post, we’ll update you with the other situation later.” Maar glanced back at the displayer and frowned. Aliri rushed out without missing a beat. “Cooper came to me about the salvagers, his personal information has given us another species name. Pizilite, from the Arillo space, has anyone heard of them?”
    The group didn’t seem to have any idea about the species. Blank faces and the slight shaking of heads followed. Maar took a seat, and Cooper moved over. His wings twitched slightly and his hand caressed the hilt of his sword. Tiva ignored the twinge of jealousy that rose within her and paid attention.
    “These are the buggers who can teleport. They have a weakness however and it’s not the device. Water slows them down. I haven’t a clue why, but I cornered one in our arboretum and it fell into a spit of water and couldn’t zoom-zoom anymore.”
    “We can add moisture to the envirosystem next time we come in contact with them. That may slow them down,” Emerala offered.
    “Good, good.” Hill grinned. “What else do you have, Mr. Cooper?”
    “All I can remember outside the datachips is that they were working with the salvagers back then, it appeared to just be a few, they were on the same ship, but I never found out who the other race of aliens were.”
    “And how did you identify the Pizilite’s?” Raife asked.
    “I had a piece of shrapnel, and it had writing on it, from a console or something,” he said, and shrugged, his wings moving in sync. “It took me a few years to find someone to translate it, but they told me who they were and that’s about it.”
    “Perhaps we should ask the Joran crew members. They reside in the same system, it is a possibility they know about them,” Tiva added.
    “I