Ga’sahde guards.” Terri gave Ifata a sly wink and smile.
Jon groaned as he spoke, “Yeah, yeah, so what’s up?”
“Oh,” Terri said as she got serious again. “The escorts are demanding we change course and it’s off our planned flight path. So, I don’t know what we should do.”
“Did you check with control?” Jon said.
“Yup, and they say to follow the fighters orders,” Terri said.
“So, what’s the problem?” Jon said.
“First, our flight plan hasn’t been changed, and that alone causes problems based on their rules for flight over the city,” Terri said. “Second, they want us to land at the Royal Palace as supposedly the King wants to see you.”
“Hmm,” Jon said as he looked out at one of the fighters.
“Mainly the first is what bothers me the most,” Terri said as she looked back at her brother. Ifata even gave a slight nod as if she agreed.
“You can speak Ifata; you’ll find out I like input from everyone and if something is on your mind say it,” Jon said.
“I think, Matriarch,” Ifata said.
“Ifata,” Terri said. “I told you there was no need to be formal when you’re around me.”
“Sorry,” Ifata said as she blushed slightly. “I agree with Terri, it smells like a trap. If we change course without a change in our flight plan then they have the right to shoot us down without explanation.”
“I thought as much,” Jon said. “But, do you really think the King and Queen would shoot their own daughter out of the sky?”
“No,” Deatra said from behind Jon. “But, if someone else in the military is calling the shots and does it before word is passed to my parents. Then we might very well be shot down, and there would be no repercussions from it as we deviated from our flight plan.”
Jon turned and faced Deatra and gave her a half grin.
“Uh, oh,” Deatra said.
“What?” Terri said.
“He did it again,” Deatra said.
“Did what?” Ifata said.
“His half grin?” Terri said.
“Yeah, you know the one,” Deatra said.
“Half grin?” Ifata said. She was confused as to what the women were speaking about.
“Oh, come on it’s not that bad, and I didn’t give you the half grin,” Jon said.
“Oh, yes you did,” Deatra said. “I know that grin anywhere.”
“I did not,” Jon said. “I was just smiling at you as I didn’t realize you were there.”
“Right,” Terri said.
“Um, what am I missing?” Ifata said. “Is there something I should know?”
“No,” Jon said. But, both girls overrode him with a double 'yes' as he spoke. Jon rolled his eyes as if he was ready to give up.
“The eye roll!” Deatra said.
“Oh shit,” Terri said. She had a huge grin on her face.
Ifata looked like she was ready to die as she was trying to figure out what was going on.
“If he ever gives you this little sly grin it means he’s thinking of doing something that will rub someone the wrong way,” Deatra said. “He kind of has a way of going against the grain.”
“That’s putting it mildly,” Terri said as she grinned at Jon.
“Could you two stop,” Jon said. “We have pressing matters and poor Ifata is about to pass out from fright.”
Deatra stepped around Jon and patted Ifata on the shoulder. “Don’t worry about his hair-brained schemes; usually they come off without a hitch and for some reason no matter how deep he digs the hole he always manages to get out.”
“Hair-brained schemes?” Jon said. “When have I ever had a hair-brained scheme in my life?”
Both Deatra and Terri stared at him as he spoke.
“What?” Jon said. “Name one, I dare you.”
“Well,” Terri said. “There was that time at school when you decided to…”
“Er, I mean after we left earth,” Jon said, cutting Terri off.
“Oh, well in that case,” Deatra said. “There was the time when you decided to engage two Invaru ships with
Atlantis
even though she wasn’t done with her shakedown cruise and only had a quarter of the crew
Jon groaned as he spoke, “Yeah, yeah, so what’s up?”
“Oh,” Terri said as she got serious again. “The escorts are demanding we change course and it’s off our planned flight path. So, I don’t know what we should do.”
“Did you check with control?” Jon said.
“Yup, and they say to follow the fighters orders,” Terri said.
“So, what’s the problem?” Jon said.
“First, our flight plan hasn’t been changed, and that alone causes problems based on their rules for flight over the city,” Terri said. “Second, they want us to land at the Royal Palace as supposedly the King wants to see you.”
“Hmm,” Jon said as he looked out at one of the fighters.
“Mainly the first is what bothers me the most,” Terri said as she looked back at her brother. Ifata even gave a slight nod as if she agreed.
“You can speak Ifata; you’ll find out I like input from everyone and if something is on your mind say it,” Jon said.
“I think, Matriarch,” Ifata said.
“Ifata,” Terri said. “I told you there was no need to be formal when you’re around me.”
“Sorry,” Ifata said as she blushed slightly. “I agree with Terri, it smells like a trap. If we change course without a change in our flight plan then they have the right to shoot us down without explanation.”
“I thought as much,” Jon said. “But, do you really think the King and Queen would shoot their own daughter out of the sky?”
“No,” Deatra said from behind Jon. “But, if someone else in the military is calling the shots and does it before word is passed to my parents. Then we might very well be shot down, and there would be no repercussions from it as we deviated from our flight plan.”
Jon turned and faced Deatra and gave her a half grin.
“Uh, oh,” Deatra said.
“What?” Terri said.
“He did it again,” Deatra said.
“Did what?” Ifata said.
“His half grin?” Terri said.
“Yeah, you know the one,” Deatra said.
“Half grin?” Ifata said. She was confused as to what the women were speaking about.
“Oh, come on it’s not that bad, and I didn’t give you the half grin,” Jon said.
“Oh, yes you did,” Deatra said. “I know that grin anywhere.”
“I did not,” Jon said. “I was just smiling at you as I didn’t realize you were there.”
“Right,” Terri said.
“Um, what am I missing?” Ifata said. “Is there something I should know?”
“No,” Jon said. But, both girls overrode him with a double 'yes' as he spoke. Jon rolled his eyes as if he was ready to give up.
“The eye roll!” Deatra said.
“Oh shit,” Terri said. She had a huge grin on her face.
Ifata looked like she was ready to die as she was trying to figure out what was going on.
“If he ever gives you this little sly grin it means he’s thinking of doing something that will rub someone the wrong way,” Deatra said. “He kind of has a way of going against the grain.”
“That’s putting it mildly,” Terri said as she grinned at Jon.
“Could you two stop,” Jon said. “We have pressing matters and poor Ifata is about to pass out from fright.”
Deatra stepped around Jon and patted Ifata on the shoulder. “Don’t worry about his hair-brained schemes; usually they come off without a hitch and for some reason no matter how deep he digs the hole he always manages to get out.”
“Hair-brained schemes?” Jon said. “When have I ever had a hair-brained scheme in my life?”
Both Deatra and Terri stared at him as he spoke.
“What?” Jon said. “Name one, I dare you.”
“Well,” Terri said. “There was that time at school when you decided to…”
“Er, I mean after we left earth,” Jon said, cutting Terri off.
“Oh, well in that case,” Deatra said. “There was the time when you decided to engage two Invaru ships with
Atlantis
even though she wasn’t done with her shakedown cruise and only had a quarter of the crew
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