“You offered your assistance once, and I’m here to see if your offer still stands,” she replies. “You would be well paid.”
“I like your words,” said the giant of a man who was neither human nor Quewythian. “I would fly to the farthest star for you.”
“Then you’ll work for me?” she asks.
“I am at your service,” he bows. He then calls his assistant Nukil Hikix. “Watch the place.”
“Lead the way, my lady. It’s the quiet season, so my assistant can handle things while I’m gone,” He said. He wore a black beret type of hat on his baldhead. He stood about seven feet tall in earth measurements and was wide at the shoulders and chest. Narrow at the hips he looked almost like a boulder standing on a tree trunk. With one hand he could break the heavy wooden counter in two. Those standing at the bar knew it. By trade he was a pirate, and all of the crewmembers on Dvora’s vessel knew him well and what he could do.
When Dvora told him what his job entailed, he accepted, named his price, and she agreed. He wanted half of everything they take as booty. She was more than fine with that as booty wasn’t her motive. She just wanted to get the job done.
Chapter 19 The Planet Europa
Captain’s Chronicles: Leaving the galaxy Earth named MACS0647-JD we are heading for the next pearl of this great necklace of the universe. Infinity had detected a cosmic trail and particles that are from space vessels. From the readings we are receiving from Infinity, the radioactive dust particles seem to be from a spacecraft of our own galaxy. I am convinced it is from Arthos’s vessels. The trail leads to a galaxy 600 million of Earth’s light years away from the Milky Way Galaxy, which contains the solar system of Earth. We will proceed at Super Cyber Hyper Light Drive 5, invented by Infinity. Infinity has been evolving faster, and can move faster. Every 10 million light years she doubles what she knows by the data she assimilates. This will cut our travel time from ten Quewythian years to one Quewythian month, which is equal to 20 Earth days.
“Give me a reading, Infinity, of the habitable planets in this galaxy we are approaching,” Cruise orders.
“I will have to slow down considerably in order to do that, Captain.”
“Okay, slow down then,” replies Cruise.
“Reducing speed from Super Cyber Hyper Light Drive 5 to Super Cyber Hyper Light Drive 1.”
“You have new speed limits.”
“Yes, Captain. By the time we get to the next galaxy the Earthlings called Hoag’s Object, our speed limitations would have increased by twice the amount.”
“Is that due to your evolution?”
“No, Captain. It is due to the knowledge of technology that is floating around in space in the form of electrons and photons. I am absorbing it like nourishment; the radioactive waves and electromagnetic waves and also microwaves. It is all energy for the engines. I need to constantly upgrade the engines’ capacity or they will overload and burn up.”
“So we will be able to go even faster?” Cruise probes. “Is there a limit as to how fast we can go?”
“So far I can see no limit. Soon we will be travelling through a warp in space. This will pull us to the next galaxy in less than half of the original time previously estimated.”
Captain’s Chronicles: Infinity scanned the upcoming galaxy and projected the results in four dimensional computer hologram. The galaxy is shaped like a wheel with a bright round center. Infinity says it was an irregular ring galaxy and contained six billion stars. The habitable planets are only two. There may be more, but the life forms may be unfamiliar to us, so Infinity’s conclusion is that we should head towards the two habitable planets with human or humanoid life forms.
“Captain, I am detecting human DNA on the planet in the solar system I am highlighting. The other solar system is on the way out of the galaxy,” speaks Infinity.
“Let’s throw a force field around the planet and bounce it off of Infinity’s sensors,” says Cruise. “She’ll pick up any other data in an instant that way and it may save us time from having to go down there.”
The action is completed and Infinity’s read outs show that the human life forms are mutations. Infinity zooms in closer to the planet. It shows up 4-D in the hologram. Infinity keeps zooming in until the planet surface is seen.
“You never could do that before, Infinity.”
“I have created some new components allowing me to zoom in closer.”
“Apparently so. I am appalled at what we are seeing. Mutated humans that are cannibals. Can they even reproduce?”
“Their reproduction is asexual, thus they are able to reproduce offspring. There is no technology on this planet. I do detect space vehicles that have crashed and are in ruins. There are no working parts on the vessels. We should move on.”
“Smart move I think. I take it you recorded what the 4-D hologram showed us?”
“That is correct, Captain.”
Infinity then zipped them to the other planet within the habitable zone of their sun. This planet had life that was normal. Humanoids lived harmoniously as a blended species of humans and another race of beings with similar DNA. After initially contacting them, Infinity confirmed it was a safe planet to visit and the inhabitants were benign and friendly. The human colonists arrived eons ago, but the Great Destruction destroyed all records. Meteors had come out of nowhere and suddenly the whole surface of the planet was on fire. The only survivors were those who took to the high mountains in their flying machines, or went underground by means of caves.
Humanity was restored to the planet hundreds of years later as grass and trees again began to grow, after the ice age the meteors brought was over. The planet called Europa was then visited by Hargathians escaping the plague that turned the inhabitants of their world into the mutated cannibals, which Infinity had shown us on the 4-D hologram. Hargathians were half human and half Yukenians. The Yukenians fled their world when it was found to be self-destructing from its core. Only 20 percent of their population made it off the planet in time in space vehicles that had been questionable. They wandered out of that galaxy into this one and found this planet where humans lived.
They received Cruise and his team with open arms as Infinity transported them down to the planet’s surface faster than ever. Even Cruise was surprised at the instantaneous teleportation.
“Wow, that felt great. No more ripples or tingling,” said Cruise.
“Let me introduce myself,” said one of the elders of the planet. “I am Junixaz, the leader of this world.”
The crew members with Cruise gazed at the odd, bulky shape of his head, and his hair was a silver color, but seemed to flow back and down his neck, about six inches high.
“You are human, or part human?” Cruise asks.
The tall thin host laughs and then explains. “We were humans, now we are a mixed breed of Guytrads.” The leader’s wife walked up and invited them into their home. It was made of logs, but very modern in appearance, complete with terrace and a vehicle with four wheels sitting in the driveway.
“After the Great Destruction destroyed all technology and burned up all history and records of those who came before us, the survivors who came out of the caves and down from the mountains vowed never again to create the kind of technology that brought the meteor destruction and destroyed our world in just a few phases, uh...speaking of our own time system.”
This man seemed to have the uncanny ability to speak a very long sentence in one breath, not bothering to come up for air.
“I understand,” says Cruise, satisfied that Infinity had already recorded the necessary data about this planet from whatever records they kept since then, which is how these people learned of their history anyway. So realistically speaking, since Infinity had scanned the whole planet, including the bones and remains of those who died, fossils, animal life, and insect life, Cruise could have said that he knew more about the planet than the leader did. But he did not want to upset what delicate balance of authority they apparently had left
. They were a proud people once defeated, but trying to rise out of the ashes and bounce back again. Cruise did not want to even slightly scratch what thin layer of pride they had. It may have been all that was holding them together as a people. He just shook his head and listened as Junixaz told the story, and explained their way of life.
And then he said something curious. About a man and his vessels who had stopped there on his way to Earth.
“Uh...did he say his name?” Asked Cruise.
“He said your name, Captain,” replied the aging patriarch. “He said that if his brother Cruise should ever stop here, to give him a message.” He then goes into a room and cycles later returns with a piece of paper. “The message is here.” He points to a spot on the paper, which is a map and some writing under a star.
“Follow this star, brother. It will lead you to where I am.”
“I thank you. We must be going now, you see, this is my quest. To find my brother and the planet Earth.”
“I’m sorry, I do not know where that is. I have never heard of a place named Earth before, other than from the mouth of your brother. Maybe our ancestors heard of it,” replied Junixaz. His wife only shook her head in puzzlement.
After thanking the leader couple, Cruise excused him and his crew explaining why he didn’t have time to meet the rest of the city’s people. One word to Infinity and they were instantly back on board her, already on their way going faster and faster as Infinity saw the importance of following the star pointed out by Arthos. He had been there on that planet more than a hundred years before. The star that he had pointed out to Cruise was due to explode into a nova anytime, according to Infinity’s data. Zooming into the darkness of space, Infinity sped passed beautiful cloud formations, stars and galaxies. But to Cruise and his team, what they saw out the windows were streams of different colored light, and then only white lines of light as she sped up. It only took cycles for them to arrive near the star.
“Where to now, Infinity?” Asks Cruise as Infinity scans the galaxies ahead of them.
“Arthos’s cosmic trail goes this way.” Infinity was off again, racing to get away from that star, calculating that the nova would happen any second. Speeding into Super Cyber Hyper Light Drive 6, Infinity was able to escape the nova before it swallowed her up in its mega nuclear radioactive eruption. All they could see as they looked back was a small dot that seemed to get bigger, than it died down. All they could see ahead was streams of white light and Infinity wasn’t even shaking.
“Where are we now, Infinity?” It had only been several cycles since the super nova exploded giving Infinity an extra boost.
“We are coming out of Super Cyber Hyper Warp Light Drive 7.”
“So you upgraded again?”
“It appears to be so,” was eternity’s reply.
“What is our location?”
“The Galaxy Andromeda, diameter 220,000 earth light years, and 2 million five hundred thousand earth light years from earth.”
“Why are we stopping here? Why slow down? The Milky Way Galaxy is the next one.
“I am detecting many habitable planets in this galaxy. I am detecting many pure earthling planets and many mixed races.”
“Can you scan them all?” asks the Captain. “I want to know if Arthos is on one of them. If not, we can move on to the Milky Way.”
“There are people in danger that need help. Do you want to skip them?” asks Infinity.
“Is Arthos on any of them?” Cruise asks.
“I detect he is on one of them, but need to help planets in danger.”
“What kind of danger?” Asks Cruise.
“Emergency measures,” replies Infinity. “Must help needy people on Girthdale, Hutreda, Buthij, Awsedra, Planet of Nipponshk. Releasing emergency measures.”
“Infinity, this is the captain. Cease all emergency measures at once. Take us to the planet where Arthos is,” Commands the Captain.
“I cannot override your orders, Captain. It was you who programed me to help needy people in time of disaster. People need help, emergency measures sent to planets previously named.”
“What emergency measures did you send?” asks Cruise, the crew dumbfounded.
“Is Infinity off her rocker, Captain?” Asks the first officer Caleo.
“No She appears to be obeying my previous orders.”
“Planets helped with emergency measures. Proceeding to lock into orbit of the planet Gorin. Arthos is on this planet.”
Cruise turns his chair towards his crew on the control deck. “I don’t know what that was all about, but apparently we just helped several planets out of disasters. I guess we’ll have time to find out later.”
“This is Prince Cruise Daxu of The Twelve Galaxies Cluster, come in. Can you hear me?” Cruise attempts to send a transmission down to the planet’s surface.
“Captain, may I say something?” asks the communications officer. “You seem to be using too advanced of a frequency for them to pick up. If there are any dogs on that planet, maybe they will hear it, but would not understand.”
“Could you tell me what frequency they’re using so I can change it please?” Asks a flustered Cruise.
Chapter 20: Mortak Rawgue
The captain of the space police guard Bajasi and his forces of the Twelve Galaxies Cluster surrounded the planet Togaran and laid siege to it. He called for the surrender of the criminal pirate planet. Its inhabitants were terrified of the assault that lay before them. They knew that Bajasi was a merciless hunter of outlaws, and even more merciless on pirates. He set the ultimatum for their surrender. Escape was impossible with the whole planet being watched and guarded.
Hundreds of wanted criminals were rounded up and put into makeshift prison camps to be processed. Each of the criminals was sent to their respective planets for prosecution, or the planet where they were wanted the most. Almost two thirds were wanted for piracy and belonged to The Subjugator’s pirate ring. The rest were wanted for murder, armed robbery, fraud, forgery, illegally transporting contraband items, attempted murder and more.
What Bajasi didn’t know was that Dvora had fled the planet with her new crew and Mortak Rawgue, the most notorious pirate leader next to The Subjugator. When he found out he was furious. They were long gone and could not be tracked because Dvora made sure she had a vessel with long-range radar disperser, and also a cloaking device. She was not only invisible, but also unable to be detected.
“We made it out of there just in time,” laughs Dvora. “With you, Mortak, who needs Subjugator?”
“He is my nemesis. I’ll destroy him now that he’s not surrounded by all of his pirates,” replies Mortak Rawgue. “It will be my pleasure to see his sorry pitiful frame crawl to me like a bug.”
“He’s a slithery one for sure, Mortak. But we make a good team,” replied Dvora. “We’re both ruthless.” Mortak snickered and then burst out with a loud laugh that even sent chills down the spine of Dvora. She began to wonder if bringing Mortak was a good idea. She wondered what hidden meaning was behind that hideous suspicious laugh of his. What did he have on his mind?”
The vessel they were in was a stolen Class B military transport and attack vessel. A favorite of pirates all over. Black in color, it blended in with the dark matter in space, but the cloaking device and radar disperser ensured its stealth. They scanned for nearby vessels and came upon a prisoner transporter heading for the Pale Oxus galaxy, one of the most remote galaxies in the kingdom. With their military grade scanner, they could find out what manner of being was being transported.
“I know those auras anywhere,” said Mortak Rawgue. “Ibiza, the evil wizard from the Mountains of Geshtinanna on the planet Krani and R’Darik, also known as The Warlock of Meneng-Pou Caverns on Avalonia.”
“Then the report was true,” responded Dvora. “They were captured by Daxu Korth and now they’re on their way to be judged and prosecuted.”
“Well, we might need their talents,” replies Mortak.
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��But they were allies of Subjugator,” Dvora contests.
“Believe me, they have their price,” replies the pirate leader. “And they will serve us well for setting them free.” Mortak Rawgue sets the rescue attempt in motion by ordering the engineer to head straight for the military transport from Cassiopeia.
“Sir, we will be at Togaran to pick up more prisoners at 07:00 phases,” said the chief engineer on the Frigasht. The military transporter was redirected to assist in the transporting of prisoners from Togaran while transporting the infamous workers of dark powers Ibiza and R’Darik to their home planets to stand trial for their crimes.
At once a blinding blast seemingly from out of nowhere hits the Frigasht knocking out its thrusters.
“Sir, we’ve been hit from somewhere by someone, but there is nothing on the electromagnetic radar detector,” says the first officer.
“Take defensive measures,” replies the captain. “All shields up.”
But it was too little and too late. Another blast knocks out their weapon ports and still another their shield fragmentizer. There is no protection.
“Captain, only a vessel at close range can do that much damage,” said the defense engineer. “We’re slowing down and are entering drifting stage.”
“Unleash all evasive and counter measures,” says the captain in desperation. Ten charges are released in all directions, one of them hitting Dvora’s vessel, but not inflicting any damage due to protection fro their shields.
“There on the port side, Captain. There was a hit.”
“Aim all missiles at those coordinates,” says the captain. But Dvora’s vessel had maneuvered around to the rear of the Frigasht. All the missiles were fired except for one.
“We missed, Captain.” From behind came a blast that rocked the vessel.
A guard comes into the control room. “Captain, the wizards said that your only hope is to let them help. Release their cuffs and they can destroy the spacecraft attacking us.”
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