“So am I. You can’t stop me from going and I will do what my senses tell me must be done. I will not allow the Empire to be endangered by not acting on what I see.”
Timmy glanced at Virze and turned back to Trey, “Tell me what you see.”
“Kreen showed me his recording of the planet attacked by the Wasps. They did not bombard the planet from orbit and cause massive destruction on the planet’s surface. They left more than fifty percent of the population behind. I also watched as one of their leaders was furious over the behavior of one of his warriors that frightened the captives. Kreen is right. The Wasps are acting humanely within the requirements of their reproductive needs.”
Virze shook her head, “They are eating intelligent creatures.”
Trey shrugged, “In order to reproduce. How do you know they don’t need an intelligent species in order for their offspring to develop intelligence?”
Virze narrowed her eyes but didn’t know how to respond. Timmy said, “They are killing innocent civilizations.”
“Yes, they are and that’s what needs to be changed. I want to see if I can make that happen.”
Paul said, “You are not going to stop them from taking hosts for their eggs.”
Trey smiled, “I don’t intend to.”
“Then what are you going to do?”
Trey smiled, “I’m going to make them an offer they can’t refuse.” He looked around the table, “I’m leaving after this meeting onboard Greyson with Kreej, Kreen and Day East. By the way, you need to promote those two as soon as possible. They are a remarkable team. TK, you, Paul, and Jingos are welcome to go with me but I’m not going to wait on you.”
Timmy looked at Virze and she knew that Timmy had been right; Trey would tell them when he was ready to rule.
Grang said, “I would like to attend as well.”
“I’m sorry; but you and Jingo should pick one of the aggressive species and start your planning to neutralize them. TK’s command will handle the Grey Ships and Wasps and join you once they’re handled.
Jingo said “Do you thing you can handle them in time to assist us?”
“If everything goes according to plan, we’ll be there before you are.”
TK looked at Paul and he nodded. She turned to Timmy, “Your Majesty, we will go with Trey. If it meets with your approval, we will postpone this meeting until we see what Trey is going to do.”
Timmy stood and everyone rose and bowed, “Make sure he is not put in jeopardy.”
TK looked at Trey who had a huge smile. She shook her head, “I’ll do what I can.”
Jingo looked at Grang and made eye contact. They both knew TK was going to have her hands full trying to make Trey do anything. They both smiled and turned to leave. Scotty would be proud.
TK looked at Trey, “Where are we going?”
“To see if we can set up a conversation with the leader of the Wasps.”
“Just how are you going to do that?”
Trey smiled, “Oh, we’ll just scout around first.”
TK looked at Paul, “I’m not sure about this.”
Paul looked at her, “You don’t have to be; he is.”
The seven teleported aboard Greyson and Trey said, “Did you get the coordinates from Kreen, Greyson.”
“I have them locked in.”
“Go to full stealth mode and take us there.”
The new Zeta-A that Greyson had been moved into disappeared.”
The Nest Master watched his display at the civilized planet he was scouting. This was going to be the next place to gather hosts and it felt bad that the beings were going to have their lives disrupted. There was just no other option. Suddenly it heard a thought, “There is another option and I would like to discuss it with your leaders.”
The Nest Master stood and saw that everyone on the bridge heard it as well. He looked at the Sensor and saw that it was not detecting anything. “Use a full scan.”
“The ships in this system will see us.”
“We’ve already been seen. Make the scan.”
The Sensor made a full active scan around their ship and nothing showed up, “Nothing!”
“You can quit wasting your time trying to see us. However, I need you to assist me in having a conversation with your species’ leadership.”
“I am not going to lead you to my home world.”
“You don’t have to; I’ve already been there. I must say the number of cells on the main continent is amazing.”
The Nest Master felt immediate fear; what was this? The Sensor still showed nothing on his scans. “I’m still not going to take you there.”
“That’s a shame, I really didn’t want to destroy your planet but I will if you don’t agree to help me.”
“Raise all screens, power all weapons, and fire a spread around our ship.”
The scout looked like it was on fire as it fired a barrage of beams around it. Suddenly a bright red beam blew through its force fields and cut off the top of a rear stabilizer fin.
The Sensor yelled, “That beam was strong enough to cut us in half.”
The Nest Master looked at Weapons and it shook its head. They weren’t hitting anything. Another bright red beam blew through the force fields and cut the top of the second fin. “Cease firing, cease firing.”
“That’s wise of you.”
The Nest Master looked around his bridge and pointed to the Driver as he said, “You should know that I will not lead you to my home world even if it costs me my life.”
“I’m not asking you to lead me there. I just want you to go back and ask for a meeting. If your leadership agrees, come back here and tell me how they want to handle it.”
“And if they don’t agree to your meeting?”
“Do you see the large moon circling the eighth planet?”
The Nest Master nodded to the Sensor and the moon appeared on his display, “Yes, I do.”
Suddenly the moon exploded in a blast that vaporized it. Not even debris was left behind. “I really think your leaders should consider my meeting. I do not intend to harm your species at this point but if you refuse to discuss my intentions, I will fire a much stronger beam into your home world. I’m sending you the coordinates of your home world now.”
The Sensor looked at its display and the Nest Master saw its immediate fear.
The thoughts of the being continued, “You are aware of how long it takes the planet you’ve been watching to make a full rotation?”
“Yes.”
“You have that long to come back. Or you have that long before your planet dies. One or the other is going to happen. It’s your choice.”
The Nest Master saw several ships moving toward him and nodded to the Driver. The Wasp Scout disappeared.
TK looked at Trey, “What do you want to discuss with them?”
“Their choice of hosts.”
Paul burst out laughing, “What a great idea. I should have thought of that.”
TK, Jingos, and Day looked at each other. Thought of what?
The Wasp Scout arrived in its home system and immediately sent a communication to Ship Control. “They want to do what?”
“They insist that our Leaders meet with them or they are going to destroy our home.”
“Let them come; they won’t return.”
