Saxon Andrew - Greyson's revenge

The huge white ship disappeared from above Bristone.

Rehoben enjoyed his walk to the palace. He could have just landed on the tower but he always looked forward to the stroll through Olympos. The tall skyscrapers that towered above him and the throngs on the streets made him feel alive. The blue sky was beautiful and the thousands of vehicles overhead added a sense of destiny to his beloved planet. He greeted those he encountered and smiled at the happiness of the citizens. They were the reason he got up each day. The children laughed readily and the streets were full of them walking with their parents. Crime was almost nonexistent. No one wanted to face the brutal penalties of being convicted. Rehoben liked that no one recognized him. He was the power behind the throne that no one ever saw. He liked it that way.

He saw the castle ahead and he prepared himself to meet Jilico. The King was never in a good mood and today was not going to be any different. He had not been able to track down the ships that had attacked the Kingdom and he knew he was going to get grief over that. Now Jilico was planning to go ahead and annex Daulun’s Kingdom. He prayed that there would be limited loss of life in the campaign. He walked up to the gate and the guard immediately recognized him and pushed the crowd gathered in hopes of seeing King out of his way. He lowered his head so that if anyone took his picture it wouldn’t be a good one. He went through the gate and turned toward the armed guards at the armored door. No, today was not going to be a good one.

Rehoben stood at the door to Jilico’s quarters and waited. The white light at the ceiling illuminated and the door swung open. Rehoben was amazed at the size of the armored door and how smoothly it swung outward. This entire wing of the palace was double armored and could withstand a nuclear strike. He entered and walked down the long hallway and heard the door close behind him. There had been no more attacks so he knew he was going to take the fleet to attack Daulun after this meeting. He really didn’t like forcing others into the Kingdom, especially with the heavy handed rule that Jilico implemented. However, it was his duty to obey. He approached the door to Jilico’s study and entered. Just as he suspected, the King was not happy. He took a deep breath and walked up to Jilico’s desk and bowed.

Jilico looked up and then looked back at his display, “I see we only have seven hundred ships gathered for the attack.”

“That should be more than enough, Your Majesty.”

“He has more than two hundred planets in his Kingdom. I want at least fifty Searchers sent to each planet. I don’t want just enough; I want them to know who has the power.”

Ro raised his com, “Fleet Operations, send another three hundred ships to the attack fleet.”

“They’ll arrive momentarily, Sir.”

“Thank you.”

“Are the troop transports ready?”

“They are waiting for Admiral Hulent’s confirmation on the destruction of Daulun’s fleet.”

“What about the Governors for his planets?”

“They are waiting with the troops, Your Majesty.”

Jilico looked back at his display and pushed a button, “Do not disturb me until I notify you.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Jilico looked up at Ro and saw him disappear. He stood up and then found himself standing on the bridge of a ship with a young woman holding a weapon pointed at him. He saw Ro standing next to him and then he saw a blonde haired man stand and say, “I’m sorry to interrupt your meeting but we have a few things to discuss.”

Jilico looked at Ro and saw he was just as shocked as he was. Both of them stared at the young man and he said, “Why don’t the two of you take a seat in those chairs behind you. I need to take care of the fleet you’re assembling before we have our meeting.” The large display on the wall came on and they saw their Searchers in gathered and assembled into groups of fifty ships as three hundred more ships arrived and joined the fleet.

“That’s all of them, your Majesty.”

Jilico looked at Ro and saw he heard it as well. This young man was some kind of ruler. How did they get taken from the castle to this ship? They looked up at the display and saw a large white ship appear in the middle of their fleet. Then they saw the man raise a com and say…

Admiral Hulent saw a white ship appear in the middle of his fleet and was surprised by its arrival. His Communications Officer put a voice on the ship’s speakers. “Hello to each of you Searchers from the Life Province. I know you’re preparing to go conquer another Kingdom but I’m afraid I am just not going to allow you to do that. I hope we don’t have to destroy any of you but we will if you do not follow my instructions exactly. I don’t think I can stop you from testing my defenses first but please be aware that I will not tolerate your attack very long. So go ahead and take your best shot.”

Admiral Hulent felt his anger and picked up his com, “Attack and destroy that ship.”

The fleet began turning and firing on the intruder.

Jilico said, “You should tell them I’m on board. You’re trying to kill me.”

The young man smiled, “Relax. This demonstration is more for your benefit than theirs. You need to see what I can do if I choose.”

Ro felt the touch of cold fear go up his spine. He looked at the display and saw hundreds of ships coming in and firing.

Admiral Hulent watched as his entire fleet rushed in and attacked the white ship and nothing was getting through its energy screen. “Use your main beams.”

The red beams grew in intensity and the white ship looked like a huge explosion but nothing was getting through. The attack continued for five minutes as the thousand ships flew by and fired. Scotty looked at Virze, “Are you ready?”

“We have them all targeted, Your Majesty.”

“I trust you are not going to damage them.”

“No, we’re just going to fire through their screens.”

Scotty picked up his com and said, “I think I’ve allowed you enough time to take your shots. Now it’s my turn.” Scotty looked at Virze and nodded.

Admiral Hulent watched as hundreds of beams erupted from the white ship and started striking every ship in the fleet. He saw a bright white beam blow through his ship’s screen and demolish it like it didn’t exist. He looked at his display and saw that all of the fleet’s ships had their screens blown through. “Cease firing, cease firing.”

The Searcher fleet stopped firing and stopped moving. Then they heard, “I can see if any of you attempt to jump away. If I see a null drive field forming I will not miss from this moment on. Do you understand?”

Hulent nodded toward his com officer, “Yes, we understand.”

Suddenly a beam fired out of the white ship and hit a Searcher out on the far edge of the formation and it blew up in a giant fireball.”

“I will not repeat myself. I can kill every one of you before you could escape. You will remain where you are.”

Hulent said, “Do as he says.” His bridge crew looked at him and he shook his head. He had no idea who was in that ship.

Jilico and Ro watched the display and knew real fear. This ship could destroy his fleet and the capital of the Province. “What do you want?”

“Really, not much. However, before I can take this any further, I need to share some information with you and your fleet.” Scotty picked up the com and said, “The rest of you can join us now.”

The Life Fleet suddenly saw eight more of the huge white ships appear in their mist. Hulent looked at his display and knew they were all going to die. All of the captured Searchers realized there was nothing they could do to protect themselves.”