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Chapter Six
I an watched the surface move closer and looked for the tracks that Violet had made. They moved over an ancient city that was being overgrown by vegetation and ten miles outside the city he saw the tracks. He expanded the view and located the two ships Violet described. “Take us down to the first one, E.”
The ship landed and Ian stood up. Violet looked at him and said, “I’m going with you.” Ian started to tell her no but saw her expression and nodded. “Wait just a moment.” Violet left the bridge and came back holding a small bouquet of flowers. They exited the portal and Violet walked forward and put the flowers under a small square piece of metal. Ian waited and Violet said, “This is the largest surviving piece of Tad’s ship. I put it here as a memorial.”
Ian stared at the metal and saw the dark burns around the edges. He lowered his head and waited. After fifteen minutes Violet said, “We can go.”
Ian followed her toward the first ship and wondered if anyone was ever going to love him to the depth Violet loved her dead companion. He watched her and saw her strength. She climbed into the hole blown into the ship and Ian followed. She moved forward and after moving through two rooms he saw the dead aliens. They were dried out, but he could see they were nothing like a human. There had a body with two arms but their face was located in their chest. They didn’t appear to have a skeletal structure. It looked like they were extremely flexible and able to twist more than ninety degrees. Four of them were in awkward positions. He examined the bodies and found three more blasters that he took and placed in a bag. He looked around the ship, “E, do you see anything?”
“The ship is really severely damaged. The impact has destroyed most of the interior.”
Ian looked at Violet, “Let’s go look at the other one.”
“I didn’t go to that one. I don’t know what’s in it.”
Ian shrugged, “Well, we need to see.” He went back to the hole in the side and assisted Violet down to the surface. He put his hands on her waist and lowered her to the ground. She felt wonderful. He said, “You’ve answered my question.”
Violet turned and looked at him with a furrowed brow, “What question is that?”
Ian said, “You are beautiful.” He turned toward the other ship and Violet was left standing in surprise and she rushed to catch up. “How did you arrive at that?”
“I can see how much you loved him. You’ve kept your distance to spare anyone else that heartbreak. You also have a good heart, Violet.” She stared at him as they walked to the next ship and finally looked ahead. “I wonder which ship won this confrontation.”
“The one ahead of us.”
“How do you know that?”
“The hole through it is smaller.” Violet stated laughing. “What’s so funny?”
“Just when I think you’re really not very bright, you surprise me.” She continued to chuckle and Ian didn’t know whether to be insulted or complimented. He knew one thing for certain, Violet was nobody’s dummy.
“I’ll go in first.”
“The hell you say. I’ve made that mistake once and this time I go in first.”
Ian sighed, “You’ve earned the right.”
Violet went to the hole blown into the ship and Ian lifted her to the opening. She crawled in and Ian pulled himself up and followed her. They crawled through the hull and fell out into a large room that had burn marks on the far walls. Ian looked around and said, “This looks like it was a communication room.” Violet looked at the wall at the front of the room and saw multiple devices with numerous dials. Ian walked over to one of the consoles and saw the body of another alien. It was the same alien as the other ship’s crew. Ian sighed. “What?”
“This is actually good news. If this was a war between two different species, the Union would be facing two potential threats. This makes me think this was a civil war between
Chapter Six
I an watched the surface move closer and looked for the tracks that Violet had made. They moved over an ancient city that was being overgrown by vegetation and ten miles outside the city he saw the tracks. He expanded the view and located the two ships Violet described. “Take us down to the first one, E.”
The ship landed and Ian stood up. Violet looked at him and said, “I’m going with you.” Ian started to tell her no but saw her expression and nodded. “Wait just a moment.” Violet left the bridge and came back holding a small bouquet of flowers. They exited the portal and Violet walked forward and put the flowers under a small square piece of metal. Ian waited and Violet said, “This is the largest surviving piece of Tad’s ship. I put it here as a memorial.”
Ian stared at the metal and saw the dark burns around the edges. He lowered his head and waited. After fifteen minutes Violet said, “We can go.”
Ian followed her toward the first ship and wondered if anyone was ever going to love him to the depth Violet loved her dead companion. He watched her and saw her strength. She climbed into the hole blown into the ship and Ian followed. She moved forward and after moving through two rooms he saw the dead aliens. They were dried out, but he could see they were nothing like a human. There had a body with two arms but their face was located in their chest. They didn’t appear to have a skeletal structure. It looked like they were extremely flexible and able to twist more than ninety degrees. Four of them were in awkward positions. He examined the bodies and found three more blasters that he took and placed in a bag. He looked around the ship, “E, do you see anything?”
“The ship is really severely damaged. The impact has destroyed most of the interior.”
Ian looked at Violet, “Let’s go look at the other one.”
“I didn’t go to that one. I don’t know what’s in it.”
Ian shrugged, “Well, we need to see.” He went back to the hole in the side and assisted Violet down to the surface. He put his hands on her waist and lowered her to the ground. She felt wonderful. He said, “You’ve answered my question.”
Violet turned and looked at him with a furrowed brow, “What question is that?”
Ian said, “You are beautiful.” He turned toward the other ship and Violet was left standing in surprise and she rushed to catch up. “How did you arrive at that?”
“I can see how much you loved him. You’ve kept your distance to spare anyone else that heartbreak. You also have a good heart, Violet.” She stared at him as they walked to the next ship and finally looked ahead. “I wonder which ship won this confrontation.”
“The one ahead of us.”
“How do you know that?”
“The hole through it is smaller.” Violet stated laughing. “What’s so funny?”
“Just when I think you’re really not very bright, you surprise me.” She continued to chuckle and Ian didn’t know whether to be insulted or complimented. He knew one thing for certain, Violet was nobody’s dummy.
“I’ll go in first.”
“The hell you say. I’ve made that mistake once and this time I go in first.”
Ian sighed, “You’ve earned the right.”
Violet went to the hole blown into the ship and Ian lifted her to the opening. She crawled in and Ian pulled himself up and followed her. They crawled through the hull and fell out into a large room that had burn marks on the far walls. Ian looked around and said, “This looks like it was a communication room.” Violet looked at the wall at the front of the room and saw multiple devices with numerous dials. Ian walked over to one of the consoles and saw the body of another alien. It was the same alien as the other ship’s crew. Ian sighed. “What?”
“This is actually good news. If this was a war between two different species, the Union would be facing two potential threats. This makes me think this was a civil war between
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