Saxon Andrew - Death of an Empire

Scotty looked at him with a smile, “I’m so proud that you had the strength to do the right thing. I’ve often wondered what possessed me to step away from the crown but now I know.” Scotty looked at Julie with his eyes full of emotion, “These last years with you have filled me with enough love to last a lifetime. This was a gift from the Creator that makes this sacrifice worth doing.” Julie came into his embrace and they looked up at the stars in the clear night sky. Scotty slowly shook his head, “I’m not going to get to say good bye to Jingo and Grang. I hope they know how much I love them. The Empire is really going to need them now.”

Julie nodded, “They know, my love. I’m glad TK is on New Hope. She’ll be taken care of by those that love us.” Julie hugged her warrior tighter, “I’ll love you forever, Scotty.”

Robby looked into Dani’s eyes and knew what she felt. He held her tight and felt her heart beating fast. After a few moments, he felt it slow. She smiled, “I’ve always been safe in your arms.” Robby heard Anglo’s warning, looked up at the stars, and had just enough time to kiss Dani for the last time.

Greyson teleported out to deep space and waited for the Invaders to start their attack. Robby insisted he wait before jumping away to avoid detection. “They should be focused on the planets being destroyed and you should get away without being seen.” Greyson felt huge sorrow at what was happening but hoped Robby and Dani jumped away in time.

Trey sat in the command chair and thought about what his parents had just said before he left. The more he thought about it, he knew something was wrong. “Greyson, take me back!”

“I’m sorry Trey, I’ve given an oath to your father that I would not do that.”

“Why!?!”

“I can’t tell you, yet.”

Trey felt his level of stress build to a breaking point and suddenly something inside him broke and a blue flash illuminated the bridge. Trey discovered he could see the entire universe in his mind. He focused and saw Bristone. He brought the view in closer and saw his parents talking with his grandparents. He listened in and jumped up from the chair, “No! NO! Greyson, take me back.”

Trey stood and heard what was going to happen. He felt his family’s love for each other and started crying uncontrollably. He tried to tell them he loved them but they couldn’t hear him. Then the beam hit the planet and his family was gone. He fell back in the chair and put his head in his hands. Greyson was connected to Trey telepathically as soon as he sat down and saw the last moments of the Emperor and his family. He recorded it and jumped out of the universe and made twelve rapid jumps into other universes before stopping and waiting. He remained there for two hours while Trey continued to cry.

“Trey, I have a message from your Mother.”

Trey looked up at the display on the wall and saw Dani smiling, “I’ve recorded this knowing that we are going to have to leave you to make sure all our friends survive. We don’t want to leave you alone, my darling boy, but if we don’t, you will die with all the others we’ve moved to safety. We are so proud of who you are and what we know you’ll grow up to be. Please know that we will love you until the end of time and will keep you in our hearts. Grow up and become the one that leads the Empire to safety. I’ve saved some of my very special memories for you to remember us. We love you with all our hearts, little one.”

The recording changed and began playing video after video of Trey growing up with his parents always present loving him. He sighed and felt his tears continue as he watched the display. His sorrow was more than he could endure. Then, another blue flash erupted from him.

Greyson jumped to the new universe and arrived at the jump limit on New Hope. Grace jumped in as soon as he appeared, “Welcome back, It’s good to see you… what happened!?!”

Greyson sent Trey’s vision of what transpired on Bristone and Grace felt something in her break. They didn’t tell her that they were not going to survive because they knew she wouldn’t have allowed them to die, “Oh, Greyson.”

““I know, Grace. I know.”

Trey listened to the two ships and was unable to move. He was too weak to stand and his mind was frozen with the image of the beam hitting Bristone. He was too weak to even raise his head.

“You are not alone in your sorrow, Trey.”

Trey raised his head and thought, “Who are you?”

“Do you remember the love your parents felt for each other at the end?”

Trey took a deep breath, blew it out slowly, “Yes.”

“You are going to be loved with an even greater love than that.”

“I don’t think that’s possible.”

“It is, because I’m the one that will love you that much.”

“Who are you?”

“My name is Cassandra Rose Reese and I am the one you are destined to love for the rest of your life. We were born to be together during this moment in time and I already love you so much. You were given your telepathy so that I can share this moment with you.”

“How do you know this?”

“I’m the one that is going to release you.”

Trey saw her in his mind. He also felt her. He drew strength from her and felt his anguish change from sorrow to anger, “When the time is right, Cassie.”

“I know. Until that time, I will love you with all my heart, I’ll be with you always, and you’ll never be alone.”

Trey thought about what he was going to do next. He started Dani’s message again and after ten minutes he knew what had to be done.

“Timmy, Alex has requested that we bring our Command Team to him as quickly as possible.”

“Did he say why?”

“No, but I know it’s something bad.”

“Notify Carter, Grang, Jingo, and Mallory. I’ll get Kreej to notify the Zord.”

Virze opened her communication panel and felt fear. Alex was demanding their presence. That had never happened before.

Timmy looked around at the leaders of the Empire. Most of them had brought their mates with them and everyone was greeting each other with hugs and handshakes. He saw sixteen year old TK teleport in with Malah and wondered why she was present. She looked at him and sent him a thought, “Grace sent word that I should be present.” Timmy shrugged and turned to give Mallory Valrico a hug.

Alex announced over the wall speakers, “I thank all of you for coming on such short notice but I have sad news to give you and I wanted to do it with all of you together. I wish there was an easy way to say this but there isn’t. All of the civilized planets in our former universe have been destroyed by the Invaders. Every one of them was burned to their bed rock; there were no survivors.”

Grang yelled, “What about Scotty and Julie?”

There was a long silence and Alex said, “They, along with Robby and Dani, sacrificed themselves to insure that we would not be found.”

Grang yelled, “NOOOOOOOO!”

Geena wrapped him in her arms as he fell to his knees.

Nathan grabbed Mallory as she wailed her grief. Jingo ran over with Tesa and wrapped TK in his arms. Carter and Jenna felt their tears and didn’t care who saw them.

Vring fell to all fours and screamed, “Why?”

Alex continued, “They died to save your lives.” Alex gave the group time to grasp what had happened and said, “I’m going to share with you the psychic vision that Dani and Robby had eight years ago. All of you know the power of a psychic vision and please think about what they knew.”

Everyone saw the destruction of Bristone as Anglo gave the warning a moment before the beam struck. They saw Robby look up at the stars just before the planet exploded. They then saw millions of planets being burned.