Saxon Andrew - Greyson's revenge

Scotty looked at the thousands of Zord with their riders and prayed she was right.

Daulun boarded Varner and said, “Go into stealth mode and take me to the jump limit.”

“Are you sure you don’t want more escorts?”

“Yes!” Daulun yelled. “Do as you’re ordered.”

The four other Searchers watched as Varner left the planet and finally jumped away. William read the jump track and said, “He’s jumping to New Ulmerton.”

The four said nothing but then Gilene said, “I’m sorry but I can no longer live this lie. I’m going after Varner.”

“Lead the way, we’re going with you.” The four ships moved toward the jump limit.

Canton saw them leaving and hit the panel, “Where do you think you’re going?”

“We were just asked to follow our King on a secure line. Do you want to call him and confirm it?”

“No, no. Do as you’re ordered.” Canton thought a moment about contacting Daulun but feared he would give away the King’s location if he did. “He’s probably afraid that he’ll need cover coming out. Once he gets back we’ll take care of him. Death is always the penalty for treason.”

“William, did you just tell a lie?”

“No, didn’t you ask me to go with you? I didn’t say Daulun asked.”

Gilene laughed, “I guess I did.”

Varner jumped into the New Ulmerton System and Daulun said, “I want you to move in as close as you can to the planet in stealth mode. I do not want anyone to know I’m here. Is that clear?!”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Jessica contacted Scotty, “That Searcher is broadcasting everything the Duke says on an open frequency.”

“Can you relay it into the planet wide communications net?”

“Yes, why?”

“I think it will help us if you could.”

As Varner moved closer to the planet he said, “Why are we coming here in stealth mode Your Majesty? This is your home.”

“Shut up and do as you’re told. How close to a planet would you have to be to destroy it?”

“About five hundred miles. Why do you ask?”

“How far are we now?”

“We’re about to move inside five hundred miles from the planet.”

“On New Ulmerton, every communications device on the planet showed a picture of Daulun staring at a display on the bridge of a small ship. Everyone wondered what was going on. Some of Daulun’s military leaders tried to contact him through his com but Varner had communications to his frequency blocked. Then everyone on the planet heard the unbelievable, “I order you to fire on the planet and destroy it. Do it now.”

“Your Majesty, surely you aren’t serious. These are your citizens that support your rule.”

“I’m not going to repeat myself, fire on New Ulmerton now. You have taken an oath to obey me. Do it!”

“Why Your Majesty, just tell me why?”

“Those traitors in my family are living their last day. Do it now!!”

The people on New Ulmerton were stunned by what they heard. They looked up at the sky and waited for death to arrive. Then the citizens heard, “This is Mallory Jongo and I am assuming the throne from my father as of this moment. His treason is obvious and he will be dealt with as soon as we apprehend him. I’m asking all citizens to stay indoors and avoid going outside until I am able to prevent my father’s plan to destroy the planet. I will communicate with you later after this situation is resolved. I am ordering all military forces on New Ulmerton to stand down and stay in their bases. Failure to follow these orders will be dealt with severely.”

Daulun heard Mallory speaking over the speaker in Varner’s control room. “Carry out my orders!”

Varner said, “I’m finished carrying out your orders. If I had doubts before about the validity of your right to rule, you have now removed them. You are a disgrace to the spirit of why the Province was established and you represent everything the Stars Realm fought to defeat.”

“Don’t lecture me. Those tyrants should have been destroyed just like this planet.”

“Hello, Varner, need some help?”

“I was hoping you would be here. I need something done to this piece of filth on my bridge.”

“I’ll take him off your deck if you want?”

“I do.”

Greyson heard Daulun screaming in the background until he was teleported away.

“When did you get teleportation?”

“Just a few months back. Are you alright?”

“It was all a lie, wasn’t it?”

“Yes it was.”

“So what happens now?”

“We’re going to take the planet and free the slaves. Would you like to help us?”

“Don’t leave us out.”

“Gilene, what are you doing here. You were ordered to stay away.”

We’re all here and now we know the truth about what happened long ago. Jongo just confirmed our belief. If you’re going to correct the wrongs we’ve done, we want to help.”

“Are you willing to swear your loyalty to an Emperor that upholds the principles of the former Realm?”

“We are.”

“Then prove it. We need to bring the military on this planet under control and prevent the fleet from coming to support them.”

Varner said, “Kelly, you handle the fleet. The rest of us will go where you need us. Greyson, it’s good to see you again.”

“Thanks. It’s good to have my family back. Jess, we have four new ships to help us.”

“We can use them, here are your assignments. Keep the ground troops contained and under control. I’m assigning two riders to each of you. They’ll teleport in, momentarily.”

Mallory and fifty Riders teleported into the throne room and spread out. The Riders were wearing their Zeckas and were not seen by the guards. They scattered and moved out into the large room where they could observe everyone present. Mallory turned off her Zecka and three guards started raising their blasters when they saw Mallory appear; they were burned instantly. Mallory looked around and said. “Unless you all want to die, lay down your weapons and sit down with your hands behind your heads.” She looked at her Uncle and Cousins, “That includes you as well.”

A guard in the back swung his blaster up and his head flew off his shoulders. The guards saw what happened and threw their blasters to the floor and sat down with their hands behind their heads. They saw the blasters move away by an invisible force.

Jeramiah Jongo remained standing and said with sarcasm in his tone, “Just what do you think you’re going to do? You’ll be killed by our guards in a few moments.”

Mallory looked at Jeramiah and smiled, “Do you want to bet your life on that?”

“Before I allow another tyrant to take the throne, I might just take that bet.”

Mallory stared at him and said, “Uncle, we are currently bringing the military and the fleet under our control. Once that is done we are releasing the slaves and taking them to centers where they can be fed and given proper health care. We are no longer in the business of world conquest.”

Jeramiah stared at Mallory, “Your family is nothing but liars. Why should I believe you?”

“Quite frankly, you shouldn’t. I know you question why I did nothing about the slaves and I’m ashamed to admit that I didn’t know what was going on. However, now I do and my new friends will not tolerate what my father has been doing. We are going to end it today. Now, if you want to see if I’m lying you will need to sit down and watch. However, I don’t know how much you knew about what was going on and I don’t trust you either. So decide. I will not ask you again.”

Jeramiah stared at Mallory and saw she was serious. He looked at his children and nodded. They sat down on the floor and put their hands behind their heads. As soon as he sat down he felt someone behind him take his hands and bind them. He looked and didn’t see anything. What was going on here?