You know that I can crush you in an instant… but I would want not to do it. So what is your choice?
She struggled with the waves and she succeeded keeping her team safe… they could now take a break but not a very long one… they had to extract the remainder of the human population from the planet.
He went back to his shuttle and started the communication with his ship
Human population on the planet?
300 people left on the surface except the team.
Available ship capacity?
The ship can carry 500 persons, but there is no transport ship available that can get all the people from the surface in one go.
Transport ships available?
4 transporters with 75 places each.
Current locations of human populations on the surface?
Have all locations, can extract them all.
Alpha’s on board?
5 CL1 available.
Distance from the planet?
On high orbit.
Await further instructions.
Coming back to you. What have you decided?
I will never give up.
OK, as wish…
It felt his grip closing his mind. Harder and harder… no though could get out, it was trapped inside his mind… it floated above it’s troops but no command that he tried to issue got through.
To all Alpha CL1, a mental quarantine must be put in place over this planet.
To the commander: prepare the transporters and launch them in the medium orbit and await instructions.
Shall we finish this quick or do you want more?
No matter what you do to me, my brethren will have you all…
Whatever you say…
Mental quarantine in place.
If new Alpha’s become available, get them into supporting this mental quarantine and take care of the ones that might crack under the pressure.
Coming back… since you wanted to fight to the finish… I will let you leave till the end… as to see what happens…
I will now issue the order to all overseers to cease fire… or should I say that you will issue that order…
You bastard… you can’t do that…
Well watch me…
The order has been issued and all the attacks halted in place.
Send in the transporters and get all the people out. Open fire only for defense purposes. Give me an ETA.
Acknowledged, 5 standard hours to completion.
We have 5 hours give or take to discuss… any thoughts?
What are you human cause you are the only one that can do this to us?
Well, I suppose I can tell you since you will take this with you in your grave… I am the one that has created himself in order to get a better grip on this war and on the fight with you.
Why are you doing this to us, what reasons do you have?
Well I’m doing this out of revenge… and I admit that… this planet before you got here hosted close to 10 million people, now its total population is 300 persons. I could ask you the same thing, why are you doing this?
We are close to 100 billion beings and we need more room to expand. We try to conquer any livable planet and adapt it to our own needs. Up to now we managed to impose a peaceful domination on all the planets we conquered, but with you… you don’t let go.
And this dialogue went over and over for more that 5 standard hours, until the evacuation was finished.
We are all done… and now I will send a warning to your kin, unfortunately, to my regret with sacrificing you… I am really sorry.
He got into his craft and got of the ground, he was safely on the middle orbit, and he issued the command…
I am sorry… really sorry… but you will now self destruct… all overseers on the planet shall self-destruct at the same time.
He maintained a high orbit as the overseers destructed themselves putting the planet into chaos. All the troops started killing each-other, and the fight went on and on until no living soul remained.
Back on the ship, with the mental shield still in place he asked for a scan of the planet for life. There was no life present on the planet.
Issue the self-destruct command for all of our equipment that has been left on the planet.
On the high orbit, the ship passengers saw as points on the planets surface light up as the equipment that was once present there blew up.
Remove the mental quarantine and get the Alpha’s to recovery, NOW.
Alpha Centauri – part VIAlpha Centauri – part V
Alpha Centauri – part IV
Alpha Centauri – part III
Alpha Centauri – part II
Alpha Centauri – part I
Tough guy, I might say...kill 'em all.
RăspundețiȘtergereLiked the alternation "thought/conversation/action".
What kind of beings were they fighting after all? ( Nice wrap up to the precedent parts, gives you a larger vision...)
Last but not least ; who's SHE?