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Authors: T S Paul
Tags: Science-Fiction, Space Opera, Military, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult, Space Fleet, Colonization
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that the Cabal had taken over the job of eliminating those rebellious leaders in the Hong Kong system. With luck this whole mess can be swept under the rug without too much fuss.
The Senator had a deja vu moment. The sound of running feet could be heard outside his door. A sharp rap was followed by a head and shoulders peeking into his office. “Sir, are you busy? I can come back.”
The head belonged to Lloyd Yule, his new aide. “What is it?” His new aide just stood there with his mouth open. “Spit it out, man! I’m busy here. What. Is. It?”
“Sorry, Sir. I just got word that the Colonial office is sending a delegation to the Hong Kong system.”
“What! Who authorized those idiots to do something like that?”
“The Imperial Speaker sent them sir. He said that ‘they should not be forced to join something that they did not believe in.’ The Colonial council backed him up on it.”
“Call that idiot Harry Dun and tell him to un-back it. He is a Cabal member, for the seal’s sake. He knows better than to support something like this!”
“Sir, Senator Dun was in a skiing accident last week, remember? He is in a coma in the Medical ward.”
“Damn it to hell! That was something that Jul..I mean your predecessor was supposed to keep me informed about. OK, OK. What are they sending to those rebels?”
“Our man at the Fleet office said a small unit, Task Force 13 was sent. I checked the name against our records. Task Force 13 is one of our newer Battle Cruisers, the EOH Victorious, and four destroyers. Admiral Emily Kane is on board along with a delegation from the Colonial office and the Imperial Senate.”
“They sent Kane to the Hong Kong system? Great, just Frakking Great! Contact the Wardens and inform them of the actions of the Imperial Speaker. I know that Fleet sent a Task Force to observe, but we may need to take action if Kane is involved in this mess.”
“Sir? About the Wardens…”
“Not you too, they are not that, scary. You have done nothing wrong, you are just delivering a message. They will not kill you for that!” His aide was just standing there. “Well, get moving! Don’t waste anymore time, Go!”
“Sir, wait, about the Wardens. I found a communication on my system from your office to Task Force 25.”
“I believe that was the group sent to observe the actions of these ‘rebels.’ What of it?”
“The Navy sent them orders to observe, but this office changed them, under orders of the Cabal. It has YOUR signature on it, Sir.”
“What! Say that again!” The portly Senator stood up from his chair and stomped over to his now cowering aide. He grabbed the little pest and dragged him out to his workstation. “Show me! I need to see it for myself!”
His aide called up the message on the screen. There it was, plain as day, orders to disrupt the conference and arrest or kill the leaders under any circumstances. His name and that of his office was in the authorization. By Gods and the Sacred Seal! This was a disaster. That Idiot! If Julius wasn’t dead he would kill him again! This could mean both war and doom for the Cabal. There was zero reason that the inner circle would not believe that he did not do this! He turned to the his new aide. “Quick find out whatever you can about Task Force 25. All I know is that Commodore Vakulinchuk is the commander. Find out! NOW!”
The Senator sat behind his desk with his face in his hands. How? How can one man screw everything up so badly? Maybe his family had a small chance to survive. He pulled out a hidden communicator from inside a locked drawer in his desk. He called his wife of 25 years. “Hi, honey. No this is not my comm unit. I needed to ‘borrow’ one. We were talking about that trip you wanted to take the other day.” She started to ask what trip, he cut her off. “You remember the one, you said that you wanted to go and visit those
The Senator had a deja vu moment. The sound of running feet could be heard outside his door. A sharp rap was followed by a head and shoulders peeking into his office. “Sir, are you busy? I can come back.”
The head belonged to Lloyd Yule, his new aide. “What is it?” His new aide just stood there with his mouth open. “Spit it out, man! I’m busy here. What. Is. It?”
“Sorry, Sir. I just got word that the Colonial office is sending a delegation to the Hong Kong system.”
“What! Who authorized those idiots to do something like that?”
“The Imperial Speaker sent them sir. He said that ‘they should not be forced to join something that they did not believe in.’ The Colonial council backed him up on it.”
“Call that idiot Harry Dun and tell him to un-back it. He is a Cabal member, for the seal’s sake. He knows better than to support something like this!”
“Sir, Senator Dun was in a skiing accident last week, remember? He is in a coma in the Medical ward.”
“Damn it to hell! That was something that Jul..I mean your predecessor was supposed to keep me informed about. OK, OK. What are they sending to those rebels?”
“Our man at the Fleet office said a small unit, Task Force 13 was sent. I checked the name against our records. Task Force 13 is one of our newer Battle Cruisers, the EOH Victorious, and four destroyers. Admiral Emily Kane is on board along with a delegation from the Colonial office and the Imperial Senate.”
“They sent Kane to the Hong Kong system? Great, just Frakking Great! Contact the Wardens and inform them of the actions of the Imperial Speaker. I know that Fleet sent a Task Force to observe, but we may need to take action if Kane is involved in this mess.”
“Sir? About the Wardens…”
“Not you too, they are not that, scary. You have done nothing wrong, you are just delivering a message. They will not kill you for that!” His aide was just standing there. “Well, get moving! Don’t waste anymore time, Go!”
“Sir, wait, about the Wardens. I found a communication on my system from your office to Task Force 25.”
“I believe that was the group sent to observe the actions of these ‘rebels.’ What of it?”
“The Navy sent them orders to observe, but this office changed them, under orders of the Cabal. It has YOUR signature on it, Sir.”
“What! Say that again!” The portly Senator stood up from his chair and stomped over to his now cowering aide. He grabbed the little pest and dragged him out to his workstation. “Show me! I need to see it for myself!”
His aide called up the message on the screen. There it was, plain as day, orders to disrupt the conference and arrest or kill the leaders under any circumstances. His name and that of his office was in the authorization. By Gods and the Sacred Seal! This was a disaster. That Idiot! If Julius wasn’t dead he would kill him again! This could mean both war and doom for the Cabal. There was zero reason that the inner circle would not believe that he did not do this! He turned to the his new aide. “Quick find out whatever you can about Task Force 25. All I know is that Commodore Vakulinchuk is the commander. Find out! NOW!”
The Senator sat behind his desk with his face in his hands. How? How can one man screw everything up so badly? Maybe his family had a small chance to survive. He pulled out a hidden communicator from inside a locked drawer in his desk. He called his wife of 25 years. “Hi, honey. No this is not my comm unit. I needed to ‘borrow’ one. We were talking about that trip you wanted to take the other day.” She started to ask what trip, he cut her off. “You remember the one, you said that you wanted to go and visit those
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