{"id":1999,"date":"2017-05-27T07:15:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-27T12:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=1999"},"modified":"2017-05-31T07:34:51","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T12:34:51","slug":"the-cimalian-princess-rebellion-part-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=1999","title":{"rendered":"The Cimalian Princess: Rebellion – Part 29"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cimalian Princess: Rebellion<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

by AJ Marks<\/span><\/p>\n

Part 29<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jezic listened to the reports coming in about the battle. So far he managed to hold the alliance back and jammed their communications to the surface.\u00a0 It took some effort to place his fleet between the two and he wondered how long he could hold the position.\u00a0 The Alliance had already sent several shuttles to the surface and now he wanted to prevent anymore.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmiral, we\u2019ve lost the Valiant.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTell the Indivisible to take the position,\u201d Jezic ordered.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe captain won\u2019t like it,\u201d the reply came back.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has no choice,\u201d Jezic growled.<\/p>\n

He watched as the battle-cruiser slowly moved into the position.<\/p>\n

\u201cIncoming battle-cruisers,\u201d the captain said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBombers?\u201d Jezic asked wondering if he could use them in an attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cRearming, be a few minutes,\u201d the captain replied back to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t\u2019 have a few minutes,\u201d Jezic replied back to him. He watched as the enemy ships continued to close in.\u00a0 His only hope was Admiral Wambu would be retuning soon and with that fresh ships in this battle.\u00a0 All he had to do was hold on a bit longer and victory was his.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Meia listened in and hesitated for several seconds before moving forward as well. The others went forward as well and she thought she spotted some hesitation in the palace guard\u2019s actions, as if he was conflicted about something.<\/p>\n

\u201cThought you were going to stay hidden?\u2019 Greg asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to meet this mysterious contact,\u201d Meia said, having a suspicion on who it was.<\/p>\n

Everyone seemed to look around but no one spoke up again.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s gone,\u201d the palace guard said, looking around in amazement.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe?\u201d the commander said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou mean my clone of me when I was five?\u201d Meia stated watching as the guard seemed to almost nod.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWhat\u2019s the quickest way to the throne room from here?\u201d she asked having a bit of a plan.<\/p>\n

None off the guards spoke for a few seconds. \u201cDown that hallway, but they\u2019ll be expecting you do to that, this other hallway is a tad longer, but less opportunity for traps.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meia gave it some thought and looked at the faces of the group. \u201cNo, we take the short route,\u201d Meia said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a sure trap!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI know, but the other way is also a trap,\u201d Meia stated. \u201cOur only hope is to get to the throne room now where this battle will end.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIs that wise?\u201d one of the men from the resistance said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook, um.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTerry.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTerry, my uncle already things he\u2019s won, and that I would take the longer path because it has less obvious areas for a trap, but I\u2019m not going that way, you are\u201d Meia said changing her mind again.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d the commander said obviously unsure about this.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going the short way, you are going the long way,\u201d Meia said. \u201cI can sneak past roups by myself than a larger group can, and I need a distraction.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m used to the shadows, its where I belong and where I\u2019ll go to end this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy orders from Admiral White are quite clear lieutenant,\u201d the commander said pulling rank with her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m changing this, we need to win, and this is something my uncle won\u2019t be expecting,\u201d Meia said to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s right,\u201d a woman said. \u201cShe needs to confront her uncle alone, especially if she is to be the Empress.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEwa? Greg said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s what needs to be done, we all know this,\u201d Ewa said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s right,\u201d Greg said looking at the commander. \u201cWe can do better going down and causing as much havoc as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The commander seemed to war with himself for several long seconds. \u201cFine, but don\u2019t get yourself killed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t worry, I don\u2019t\u2019 plan on it,\u201d Meia said, taking her RPG and looking down the hallway. She knew somewhere down there was also her younger clone.\u00a0 In a way she might be even more dangerous than her uncle.<\/p>\n

\u201cSquads six and seven, follow me,\u201d the commander said as the group headed down the path along with the palace guards another squad setting up a defensive position at this point. With a last look Meia started her way down the corridor and on her own path.<\/p>\n

Meia stayed in the shadows looking for anyone who might be waiting for her. A few minutes later echoes of RPG fire rang thought he corridor.\u00a0 She could only hope everyone survived as she continued on, passing a couple of guards who never saw her.\u00a0 She reached the end of the hallway and heard voices.<\/p>\n

\u201cSire, they\u2019ve fallen into our trap,\u201d a voice said.<\/p>\n

\u201cExcellent,\u201d a familiar voice said sending chills down her spine. She swallowed taking a firm grip on her RPG knowing who was in the room.\u00a0 Taking he steps forward she confronted her uncle at last.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Randy looked back at the scanner once more knowing that the Cimalian fleet would arrive in a matter of seconds now. There was a large battle raging and he hoped he could survive long enough for the battle on the surface to end.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnemy fleet has arrived,\u201d Aaron stated to the bridge.<\/p>\n

The fleet had dropped out near the Warspite and Bismarck. Randy hesitated a second before deciding on staying with his original battle plan.\u00a0 He needed to open that path to the planet again, and needed to know what was going on planet-side.\u00a0 The lack of knowledge did not make him feel any better.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmiral, enemy fleet concentrating on the Warspite, its taking heavy damage,\u201d Kim stated.<\/p>\n

Randy gritted his teeth in frustration with the knowledge the battle wasn\u2019t going his way. He needed a way to figure out what he could do to regain an advantage.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore missiles headed towards the Warspite,\u201d Toni stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan anyone intercept?\u201d Randy asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cNegative,\u201d Aaron replied leaving Randy feling a bit helpless as the missiles streaked towards the battle-cruiser. One missile was destroyed by defensive fire but the other three struck the ship.\u00a0 Randy could see the damage indicators going off as the damage was relayed to his console on the status of the fleet.<\/p>\n

\u201cMassive energy build-up in the Warspite\u2019s engines,\u201d Aaron said. \u201cCaptain has ordered all hands to abandon ship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Randy nodded knowing the situation and hoping her crew would get to the escape pods.<\/p>\n

\u201cHyperdrive engines powering up?\u201d Kim\u2019s voice said confusing Randy.<\/p>\n

He looked to see what was going on unsure the Warspite could even run with so much damage. Doing so could cause the ship to tear itself apart.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnemy battle-cruiser destroyed!\u201d<\/p>\n

Randy looked down to see the path was almost clear.<\/p>\n

\u201cSend the second squad now, any word from the surface?\u201d Randy asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cNegative admiral, still nothing,\u201d Hans said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGet me General Porkins,\u201d Randy said waiting only a few seconds before the general\u2019s face appeared. \u201cGeneral, we have no word from the surface, so we don\u2019t know the situation, only that the group made it down t the surface shortly after that we lost contact.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUnderstood admiral, we\u2019ll be alert,\u201d Porkins replied back.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen tell your pilots full speed, I don\u2019t know how long we can kept he enemy fighters off your back,\u201d Randy said to him. The general nodded before the screen went blank.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh goddess!\u201d he heard behind him. He turned to see what happened now.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Meia peered into the doorway seeing the throne room. It was a large room where her uncle would entertain guest.\u00a0 She heard the fighting raging down the corridor, probably the trap her uncle had waiting for her.\u00a0 The group wasn\u2019t that far away as she slipped into the room and into the shadows looking towards the center of the large room.\u00a0 Her uncle was sitting down looking over reports.<\/p>\n

Walking around she noticed a few exits to the room a child could use and made note of them before finally turning her attention towards her uncle. Taking a deep breath and releasing it she noticed he stiffened slightly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know your there, come on out,\u2019 her uncle said, turning slightly in the direction she stood.<\/p>\n

Meia stepped forward keeping a firm grip on the PRG, its grip feeling very warm. She noticed her uncle\u2019s face seemed to show a bit of shock as she appeared and she wondered if he was expecting her child-clone instead.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, Meia, I must say you\u2019ve caused a lot of problems for the Empire with tis, in face you\u2019ve almost caused all my plans to fail,\u201d her uncle stated. Meia noticed his arrogance the moment he saw her and made her wonder if he was scared of the girl.\u00a0 She filed that bit of information away knowing she could scare her uncle as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cThought I already had,\u201d Meia replied back to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be silly girl,\u201d Henry said rising from the throne and moving a few steps towards her.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy no, you\u2019re already afraid of a small girl, one who is already planning to overthrow you,\u201d Meia said to him, see his face which this time didn\u2019t shock, almost as if he expected that.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I will admit, Brandy has been troubling for a while, but that\u2019s been fixed,\u201d he said to her making her wonder about that.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you sure, she already has some of the palace guards on her side, saw it myself,\u201d Meia stated recalling the brief encounter she had with the girl.<\/p>\n

Henry\u2019s face faltered a bit with that bit of news and Meia knew he had not expected that.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s probably already planned your death, what did you do, make her like you?\u201d Meia said to him with a smile. \u201cProbably your biggest mistake, giving her my skills, memories and your ambitions.\u201d<\/p>\n

It felt strange standing in front of her uncle and for the first time in her life, she felt no fear. She felt she finally had an advantage over him.<\/p>\n

\u201cIts time to stand aside uncle, we both know who the real ruler is,\u201d Meia said to him, not expecting him to do anything of the sort. She knew only one of them would leave the room alive.<\/p>\n

\u201cStand aside for someone like you, you\u2019re an insult to the Cimal family line,\u201d Henry said to her, his face starting to show some rage. Meia was able to see the main doorway to the room and Henry\u2019s back was to it.\u00a0 She noticed a slight noise but remained focus on her uncle.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrince Boris is my father,\u201d Meia stated seeing a guard had walked into the room unnoticed by her uncle and stopped at the sight in front of him.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour father, my brother was a weak fool for wanting to marry Epsilon trash,\u201d Henry spat. \u201cGood thing I persuaded grandmother of the folly which could happen is we allowed such a thing.\u00a0 It would have destroy the fabric of the empire.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo you killed him, my mother and her family,\u201d Meia said back at him, getting angry as well. He was the cause of all her suffering.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was so easy,\u201d Henry relied, calming a bit as he seemed to recall how he did it. \u201cGrandmother was a senile fool, all I had to do was get rid of father, the only real threat to my rule.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo why keep me around?\u201d Meia asked, watching the guard\u2019s posture.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never intended to keep you around forever, but once dear old brother had an heir I could make my move,\u201d Henry said. \u201cYou see, I spend the past twenty years making sure the cloning process was perfected.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy not use the frozen sperm from my father?\u201d Meia asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat? Risk creating another weak fool,\u201d Henry spat out.\u00a0 \u201cNever, I wanted to shape the next leader and I did that in Brandy.\u00a0 She\u2019ll lead this Empire to greatness after I\u2019ve finished.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, thank you father,\u201d a child\u2019s voice said as they both looked over to see Brandy step out from the shadows.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, you\u2019ve become a bit too ambitious from what I\u2019ve heard,\u201d Henry stated looking at her. \u201cDoesn\u2019t matter, now that I have Meia again I can create another daughter clone, the perfect daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, your reign does end today and I\u2019ll be the one to do it. But really, you shouldn\u2019t have mentioned all of that in front of a lower class citizen,\u201d Brandy said pointing a PRG slightly behind Henry.<\/p>\n

Meia watched as Henry looked behind him to see the guard standing there with his mouth agape in shock.<\/p>\n

End part 29<\/p>\n

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