Crisis at IshtarChapter 55 Tensions Rising
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"Colonel!" James shouted. "At this point I'm assuming these are your friends. And that you somehow expect them to force us to allow you to complete whatever mission you were given."
"I have no idea what you mean," Colonel Johanes said quietly. "I'm a simple researcher, sent to investigate the artifacts discovered by your probes."
"Really?" James replied. "AI, did you complete the records check I requested regarding Colonel Johanes and the members of his research team."
"Affirmative," the AI replied. "Clint Johanes, cap score of six point six. On Earth, he worked for Bell Labs as a laboratory technician. Initial CAP testing showed that the man had a methodical mind and would be best in a non-combat research posting. Upon pickup, he was sent to Rathlinat, where there was a major research station. He has been based there since."
"What!" Colonel Johanes screamed out. "That's a lie! I was a head of research on Earth before I was picked up."
"I believe the AI has the correct information," James replied. "It would definitely explain your research methods since you have arrived. You might actually be an excellent assistant, but so far you've shown no ability to lead a project. However, the biggest question is: are those your friends?"
"James!" Ulla shouted. "We have a communication from the missile cruiser. They are demanding to speak to the governor of the colony."
"That's me!" Colonel Johanes snapped.
"Really?" I heard Yvette reply. "So we were all just imagining the AI telling you that your appointment was not valid? How about we test your theory again? AI, both James and Clint will respond. You can connect the real governor."
"What!" I heard the colonel scream out.
My master obviously realized what was going on. "If you are calling for Colonel Johanes," he said. "He's discovered that the orders sending him here were not valid."
"I need to speak to the colony governor," a crusty voice called out. "It is my understanding that renegades inhabit the planet. They were supposed to be rounded up before I arrived."
"James," Veronica called out. "The communication is coming from one of the new ships. We have four more ships in the system. It looks like a President Class carrier, a Europa Class cruiser and two Asia destroyers."
"Can we hail them or are they in the blind spot the missile cruiser generated?" James asked.
"We would have to rely on light speed communications for now," Ulla replied. "One of the replicators on Inanna has produced replacement repeaters, but they are still in transit."
"Wonderful," James muttered.
I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned. Janice was standing next to me. She had a tray in her left hand. I could see a selection of sushi populated the tray.
"Eat," she suggested. "You must be hungry."
I glanced at the teleportal controls. The attacks had stopped for the moment. It felt safe, but there was still a risk if I took my attention away from the console. I set up a security lock on the pad itself and activated a program that would alert me if anyone attempted to access the pad before turning towards my sister concubine.
"Thanks," I said as I reached for the tray. "I am hungry. My daughter should be as well."
Janice giggled. "Tina is bringing her. She just took some extra time to organize some comforts. James and Yvette are saying that this standoff might last a long time."
I nodded. "How long has it been so far?"
"Seven hours," Tina said from the doorway. "And the situation is actually getting worse."
"How?" I asked as I picked up the first piece of sushi and tossed it into my mouth. The selection offered by Janice included several of my favorites and I wanted to savor them, but the threat of another attempt to hack our teleport system meant I had to eat quickly.
"Four more ships that are clearly not ours," Tina replied as she picked up something from a wagon she had dragged into the room. She walked behind me as she continued to speak. "Ravenna appears to have a confused captain, that ship is hanging back and just watching, but River Oaks has been harassing Athena and now the missile cruiser is accelerating towards Cancun. They even have every active sensor aimed at Cancun."
I swallowed the piece of sushi I was eating. "Probably an attempt to intimidate Cancun."
"Cancun has no clue what's going on," Janice replied. "They lost every sensor they had. But you might be right. And then we have the recent transmissions from one of the new ships."
I nodded. "And all we can do is wait." I picked up another piece of sushi. Behind me, Tina was unfolding what turned out to be a special folding chair. She boosted me into it and I found that I was at the perfect level to operate the teleport console.
"Get you off your feet a bit," she informed me. "Now if you take off the jersey you are still wearing for a moment, we'll put Madoka in a sling so your daughter can eat."
"What about changing her?" I asked.
"I'll handle that," Janice said. "Just get her fed once you finish your own meal. We need you to keep people from using the teleport system to sneak into our enclave."
"Can do," I replied with a giggle. I finished the final piece of sushi left on the tray. Janice happily took it away, giving me space to pull the jersey off. Once I was topless, I held out my arms. Tina quickly handed me a sling. I put it over my right shoulder. Once it was secure, I held out my hands and took Madoka from Tina.
My daughter was a little unhappy when I slid her into the sling. She was really too big to be comfortable in the device, but once she realized that my breast was available, she turned and started to suckle. I idly stroked her hair with my right hand as I started to watch the console again.
While I was eating, I had mostly ignored the speaker, but now that I was back on duty, I tried to pay attention. What I heard made it clear that the arrival of the new ships had definitely helped the situation degenerate more.
"What do you mean that Colonel Johanes is not the governor?" the crusty voice from the new ships shouted. "I was assured by General Holdsclaw that he had been properly appointed and would have control of the planet when my flotilla arrived."
"How could he be properly appointed?" Captain Gates voice called out. "He wasn't a colonist of Ishtar, nor was he stationed in the district."
"What district?" the raspy voice called out. "I'm given to understand that this whole system is inside Sa'arm controlled space."
Janice giggled. "Funny how there are no Sa'arm in this system, but we're still considered under their control."
"Ishtar is designated as a colony under the administration of Borneo District Command," the AI interrupted. "No governor was appointed when the planet was first colonized, so the AI selected one. Per standard Confederacy policy, this governor can only be removed by the AI or by his death."
"What?" the raspy voice growled. "What do you mean that the AI appointed a governor, I've never heard of that happening."
A female monotone spoke. "The Ishtar AI is correct. Confederacy AI units that are in charge of a colony may in the absence of a governor, appoint their own. These selections are considered legal by Confederacy law."
"When you think about it, Admiral," James said. "We've all heard that most of the alien races are rather passive. I imagine that, on most of their worlds, it's easier for the AI to select its liaison."
"What do you mean?" the raspy voice repeated.
"I can't speak for other planets," James replied. "However, here there really isn't a lot to govern. The human colonists attempt to keep things simple and maintain a strong level of order. In fact, other than requesting some upgrades, I can't think of anything we've demanded from the colony AI."
"Who the hell are you? And how would you know that?" the raspy voice repeated.
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I returned to our home hallways in time to catch James coming out of the command post. With Diana and Ingrid's help I cornered him in the hallway and ordered him to throw me over his shoulder and take me back to our home to ravish me. He did after telling the AI to order Bethany home. James did not really ravish me though. He jumped into the shower while Bethany and I fed our daughters and then pulled us into the hot tub for an hour of playful fun. Bethany held onto him at the end of that...
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We raced up the hallway. Ahead, I could see smoke and hear shouts. The shouts were filled with panic. The smoke quickly got thicker and I nearly ran into Patty when she stopped. "Patty!" I heard Reggie shout. "What happened to Craig and Robert?" "The AI reported that a section of the ceiling collapsed and trapped them," Patty said as she pushed the gurney against the wall. "Meiko and I brought gurneys though." Reggie nodded and seemed about to say more when the AI spoke....
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My master seemed exhausted as we left the command post and began to make our way through the passages. The halls were largely empty and I was going to ask why when the AI called out, "Devil hour has just begun." "More than half a day spent dealing with this," James said quietly. "I shouldn't be too surprised." "I just hope we can get some rest," I said. "That scientist seems..." I paused, trying to think of a good adjective to describe the man we had watched walk out. James said...
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The statement from Governor Johanes lowered the temperature in the room even as James shifted his weight. My master seemed ready to lunge forward across the table and I held him tighter, trying to keep him from getting in trouble. It seemed he was not going to calm down and I was starting to lose my grip. "Excuse me, James?" a feminine voice said. I had my eyes closed as I strained to keep James in his chair and had not seen anyone approach. James tensed one more time and then seemed to...
I held Brittany in my arms as the door to the skating rink opened. Esther and the male concubine Petey stepped into the hallway. Kitty immediately noticed the young man. "Oh, a loincloth. I like the look." Petey blushed and stepped a little away from Kitty, who immediately turned to Esther. "The AI suggested that Brit and I be here now. What's happening?" Esther sighed. "Let's just say that Governor Johanes offered us an extremely clear example of the kind of leadership he offers....
Janice and I arrived home to find Bethany, Tina and Kitty sitting around the table. Bethany looked up from the game they were playing and waved us over. "We'll deal you in next game," she told us. "James is right now giving Brittany..." "Four hours of bliss!" Kitty shouted. Bethany smiled at the interruption. Tina ignored the interplay and began moving cards on the table. The game they were playing was an elaborate card game where cards on the table were purchased with cards held in...
I woke back up slowly. Around me I could hear the gentle breathing of my sister concubines. I peeked around to find them slumbering with me in the bed. Rising further, I was disturbed that James was not sharing the bed. Immediately I started to climb over Tina, who was lying by the edge of the bed. My left foot was about to touch the floor when Tina suddenly rose up and grabbed me around the waist. I sucked in my breath to scream only to find a hand slapped over my mouth. "Don't," Tina...
James jumped away from the laser and waved to Tina and me. "Head to the briefing room," he ordered us. Tina dashed off, but I waited among the hanging fabric panels that shielded the ready room from the spray designed to counteract the acid atmosphere as James walked toward the exit. "Who was that?" the major snapped as James approached the exit. I slipped a bit deeper but remained close enough to hear the conversation. "Sounded like Ulla," James said. "I've looked over the list of...
I ran from the command post. Behind me, I could hear that the conversations had definitely calmed down. Ahead, the hallways were silent. My progress to my home was uninterrupted as I rushed to Janice and Bethany. I arrived to find Janice laying Madoka on the couch. My sister concubine looked at me and laughed. "Great timing. I just changed Madoka and was going to bring her to you so you could feed her." "Where are Kitty, Brittany and Bethany?" I asked as I walked over to pick up my...