Thread: Heartless Alliance (Mr Master and Oreo)

Her look turned to shock as Ship announced the origin of the battle-cruisers entering the system. Third Mother of Sechmat! Ship, prepare for silent running! Impulse engines only. I don't want to leave a warp signature. The control room hatch slammed shut sealing the two of them inside. You better hope they can't follow a tachyon trail, Frodo. Lya blurred for a moment then dispersed into the room, her shimmering form surrounding Mr. Underhill. She hated what she was about to do, but there was little choice in the matter. She merged with the control panel, her voice emitting from the com system. We're getting the hell out of here. This sector is being invaded by Reticulan Hive-minds, and it's me that doesn't like them...mind-rapers! Trust me you do not want to be here. If you wondered what my Planet Buster is and why I have one...they're the reason. It felt as though Ship wasn't moving near fast enough, every instinct had her wanting to flip the warp engines on, but she held herself in check. They have the appearance of humanoids, but all similarity ends there. Funny looking, all gray, big black eyes, bone-dry-skinny...but strong. They often send out scout vessels a couple hundred years before their arrival. Just out of curiosity, do have any history of little gray men showing up on your planet? Lya's cloud was swirling. More like buzzing, highly agitated. What the pulsars was she suppose to do now? She couldn't go home, she couldn't stay here. There was no time to dump Frodo. Just keep going, Lya, and she did. As fast as impulse could take her. All thoughts of the sale she had been about to make were gone up in star dust. She continued talking to hide the total lack of pleasure she was experiencing. They're hunter-gatherers, having a fondness for meat. What makes them truly remarkable is they are comprised of many creatures, like a hive of insects. They have developed extraordinary mental capabilities. Each separate hive is one individual, but they can join together to create whatever they desire, or create smaller units of themselves to work individually. They are highly intelligent, possessing telepathic abilities. Rapers, they have no conscience about invading your mind and taking control. I would imagine at this point your ships in the area are already submitting to their authority and being used against your own people. They are also incredibly strong, even without their ability to manipulate thoughts they are a menace to be avoided. The only way to kill a mind is to destroy every last insect in its hive. If any remain, they will create a new queen and continue growing. Minds never age either, the individual bugs are replaced as the old ones die off. They are about as close to an immortal creature as one can get. Turning her attention back to Ship for a moment, Lya had no idea where she was heading, she didn't care. Away at top speed was good enough, but she wasn't about to stop running anytime soon. There weren't enough weapons in her arsenal to combat more than one hive ship. As soon as she was out of the solar system she hit the warp drive, not slowing Ship until so many light years stood between her and the Reticulans that there was no chance of them being caught. She brought Ship to a dead halt in space. Lya could sense the human's reticence, but he had yet to actually encounter a Mind. Most beings thought in terms of destruction. Frodo, I apologize for ripping you away from your people, but the Reticulans aren't going to destroy anything...yet. They are going to 'control' it. You don't slaughter your food all at once. Humans will become nothing more than mindless farm animals. Docile, they won't even think of rebelling. We had to get away before they touched our minds. Coalescing back to her human form, she stepped away from her controls. Perhaps it would help if he could see her, understand the truth of what she was telling him. Telkrans do not use deception Frodo. I never claimed to have not taken your jump drive. We don't know how to lie. It is bad for business. The items we sell are necessary in this aggressive universe. Deception is something we see in other races, but cannot duplicate. Our minds are always open to every other Telkran. If one lied it would be known by all. Such a deviant would be destroyed without question. .....................................................