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ORIAS sector 4 Sats observation space station. 'Nostradamus'
Out of the darkness of space, the first craft to the occupants of the space station became visible as they changed shifts.
Kensa was mid twenties, bright, bubbly and enthused. She had been top of her selection for the post out here. A year that was due to run out within weeks." Clancy was her lover. Bout the same age and a Geneticist of some repute.
The opportunity to indulge in their sexual whims was shared by most aboard the space station. Most of them spoilt affluent rich kids who their parents had dispatched here off Earth, that stinking rotting hell hole.
In preparation for the trip into space aboard the latest liners. Colonies beyond. First they had to do the year there and then they were put onboard the next available liner. Talos was not one of them. He was the military adjutant in charge of a small battalion of men and women whose job was? Well that had never been determined.
Be there, show their face, make sure some standard of behaviour existed. He did not have the temperament to be baby sitting these brats. The alarm had been raised at Talos's request to level 2. It could not at this moment in time be established whether the incoming craft were hostiles.
Meilek at the Lunar outpost had also detected their presence, like Talos she was taking no chances. They were both communicating to each other via the screens in the control centres. "You seen anything like that type of craft before?"
"Never." "I can't raise Colonial outpost 3 on Mars. That is the first time I have NOT been able reach them! You detecting any weapon signatures?"
The screen imaging broke up, lines across them. A face of a female. "I am Ariaki of the 1st Seed of Gi of the Cflen. You will stand by to receive me and a detachment of my Gladiators." Talos was about to say no when the coms system buzzed into life. The AI of the station, vocalizer for the system informing him that he had visitors!
How had they got aboard the Space station with such ease? He would soon discover the answer to that. The system commands had been overridden by them. Whatever or whoever they were, they demonstrated they could take over the Space station in minutes!
The hatch opened as he armed his weapon, raised it. A female. Not the least bit threatening. Her escorts were carrying some form of weapon? A tri bladed device.She was stunning. What looked like silver chrome braid across her forehead, her skin a tint of purple ran through it. Some pigmentation? Her lips, her eyes hypnotic. When she spoke he went silent."You will surrender this place to us. As of now you will obey our orders, if you fail or refuse?"
She waved her hand as from behind her the two guards moved, stepping to one side?. A young male dragged in. Shoved down onto his knees in front of him. The little obnoxious brat Salja. Bulying little b'stard who enjoyed his moments of sadism on others unable to size up to him. What a change in his demeanour. Shaking and peeing himself? The reason why was about to become clear.
The thing now moving to stand, no shift behind him was something Talos had never in his worst nightmares ever imagined. If the Gargoyle was ugly to him from ancient monuments on Earth, this thing was an abomination.
"Disobey us and this is how you will be punished." The flick of her hand and this BEAST had Salja in its jaws. It ate him alive in front of them. Berek had gone to stop the slaughter, he had been stopped by Talos. Fear? Why did he sense that this female was enjoying those amongst his crew who were in a state of shock, of FEAR?
The lunar outpost too had been attacked. It had solid defences that were stopping the intruders from gaining access to the interior of the base. She had made them watch as she ordered deployment of a device across the solid platinum metal structures securing the hatches preventing access. A dust cloud.
Driftng across and then? Inside the base Meilek stared at the sensor screens. The metal structures turned to dust? Another device released that blew open the remaining structures and the shift in pressure blew the dust out and away from them.
It was not Gladiator Cflen that invaded the base. Hundreds of these things. Dropped in to butcher those inside. Talos saw Meirek putting up a good fight but overpowered. Her head eaten by the creature.
An hour later Ariaki sat back, the screen illuminated. "My Queen. We have the orbiting Space station secured. Our main forces will be with us within hours. The invasion is imminent. The total annihilation of this pestilence can truly begin. Kensa and Clancy had avoided being taken. How did the saying go?
If you can keep your head whilst those all around you are losing theirs?! What Talos did not know, was how wrong he was, in his assumption for them being there. ORIAS. The ORganisation for the Investigation of Alien Sciences had put them there.
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