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has offered to get him anything he wants if he’ll grant the general ten square miles of land right next to our town. Seems the general wants to build a compound to house his ‘most undesirables’—all two hundred of them. To top that off, you almost killed Freddy today, and the land reverts back to the government’s use if he dies. You nearly gave the land to the general, and now Dr. Anderson is going to make the only choice left to him and give it to the general for you.”
It took a moment for the shock to wear off, and then a voice could be heard saying quite loudly, “David McConnelly, it’s the couch for you tonight.” That broke the tension and the whole group laughed.
Alice sat down, and Devin stood up. “People, calm down, please. It’s very clear that we really messed this one up badly. As my mom always said, ‘Hurting people never does a person good,’ so how can we fix this situation?” He looked back at Alice and asked, “Or can we?”
“The boy’s the nicest, kindest boy I’ve ever met,” Alice answered. “I think we can change his mind, but it’s going to take some planning, and it has to be done tonight. Tomorrow, he sees the admiral. I’m sure that Betty, Nancy, and I can talk him into not calling the general right away, but we need to get him to think about giving us a chance before he leaves for the base.”
The meeting went on from there.
“Hold!”
Everything went black.
“Yes, master,” the Green said as he flinched.
“The mayor made a bad mistake. Why is he still alive?”
“Master, I do not think the humans kill as indiscriminately as the Grays do.”
“Be very careful where you’re going with this, Green.”
“Yes, master. We have found that the humans allow for mistakes, both in their lives and in their planning. Thus, they learn from their mistakes and try not to make the same one again. Have you not noticed that the fighting is becoming harder with every battle?”
“Yes.”
“They try something. If it does not work, they try something else, but they never give up. They don’t kill the one with the bad experience. They learn from him and try again. They will continue to try until they find something that works, and use it until we develop a defense, and then try something else. With this type of planning, they could win this war eventually, if they are not totally destroyed. Humans are very stubborn. They would make a great ally.”
“Yes, tricky race to fight against, as we are finding out the hard way. But that does not get us any closer to finding out why and how they destroyed our mother ship. Continue.”
Chapter 9
Change of Minds
B ack at the house, we had just finished cleaning up the kitchen and settled down to watch TV. Becky was still watching me, and it was making me a little nervous. Her emotions were very strong. She was falling in love with me. It didn’t help that she was very pretty, really sweet, and slightly empathic. I felt flattered and happy that someone cared about me, and her emotions were affecting me, so I admit that I was a little taken by her too. I smiled at her and sat down. She sat next to me. We talked a lot, and I learned that she was very smart for her age. I let her know that I liked her being intelligent, and we talked about her studies and math and stuff for over an hour before her mother came in.
Mrs. Crain had brought Nancy and Nancy’s mom with her. “Freddy, you know my niece Nancy?”
“Yes.” I smiled and put my hand out. “Hello again. This must be your mother. I have you to thank for the kindness today, don’t I?”
“It was nothing, Dr. Anderson. My pleasure.”
“Please call me Freddy.”
“Thank you, Freddy, and you can call me Betty.”
Betty was a short woman who looked just like I pictured a cook would look—short and round with permanently rosy cheeks from standing over a hot stove all day. Her head was covered in permed, short brown curls. She had a nice, easy-to-give smile and a
It took a moment for the shock to wear off, and then a voice could be heard saying quite loudly, “David McConnelly, it’s the couch for you tonight.” That broke the tension and the whole group laughed.
Alice sat down, and Devin stood up. “People, calm down, please. It’s very clear that we really messed this one up badly. As my mom always said, ‘Hurting people never does a person good,’ so how can we fix this situation?” He looked back at Alice and asked, “Or can we?”
“The boy’s the nicest, kindest boy I’ve ever met,” Alice answered. “I think we can change his mind, but it’s going to take some planning, and it has to be done tonight. Tomorrow, he sees the admiral. I’m sure that Betty, Nancy, and I can talk him into not calling the general right away, but we need to get him to think about giving us a chance before he leaves for the base.”
The meeting went on from there.
“Hold!”
Everything went black.
“Yes, master,” the Green said as he flinched.
“The mayor made a bad mistake. Why is he still alive?”
“Master, I do not think the humans kill as indiscriminately as the Grays do.”
“Be very careful where you’re going with this, Green.”
“Yes, master. We have found that the humans allow for mistakes, both in their lives and in their planning. Thus, they learn from their mistakes and try not to make the same one again. Have you not noticed that the fighting is becoming harder with every battle?”
“Yes.”
“They try something. If it does not work, they try something else, but they never give up. They don’t kill the one with the bad experience. They learn from him and try again. They will continue to try until they find something that works, and use it until we develop a defense, and then try something else. With this type of planning, they could win this war eventually, if they are not totally destroyed. Humans are very stubborn. They would make a great ally.”
“Yes, tricky race to fight against, as we are finding out the hard way. But that does not get us any closer to finding out why and how they destroyed our mother ship. Continue.”
Chapter 9
Change of Minds
B ack at the house, we had just finished cleaning up the kitchen and settled down to watch TV. Becky was still watching me, and it was making me a little nervous. Her emotions were very strong. She was falling in love with me. It didn’t help that she was very pretty, really sweet, and slightly empathic. I felt flattered and happy that someone cared about me, and her emotions were affecting me, so I admit that I was a little taken by her too. I smiled at her and sat down. She sat next to me. We talked a lot, and I learned that she was very smart for her age. I let her know that I liked her being intelligent, and we talked about her studies and math and stuff for over an hour before her mother came in.
Mrs. Crain had brought Nancy and Nancy’s mom with her. “Freddy, you know my niece Nancy?”
“Yes.” I smiled and put my hand out. “Hello again. This must be your mother. I have you to thank for the kindness today, don’t I?”
“It was nothing, Dr. Anderson. My pleasure.”
“Please call me Freddy.”
“Thank you, Freddy, and you can call me Betty.”
Betty was a short woman who looked just like I pictured a cook would look—short and round with permanently rosy cheeks from standing over a hot stove all day. Her head was covered in permed, short brown curls. She had a nice, easy-to-give smile and a
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