{"id":2004,"date":"2017-05-31T07:15:51","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T12:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=2004"},"modified":"2017-06-03T07:26:23","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T12:26:23","slug":"the-cimalian-princess-rebellion-part-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=2004","title":{"rendered":"The Cimalian Princess: Rebellion – Part 30"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

Part 30<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The guard could only stand there speechless looking on at everything he heard.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t worry, I\u2019ll be sure to clean up the mess you\u2019ve left behind,\u201d Brandy said, firing on the guard.<\/p>\n

Meia watched as her uncle pulled a PRG from the throne and returned fire at where Brandy had been standing only a few seconds earlier. Meia pointed her weapon at her uncle who turned and pointed his at her.\u00a0 They stood there for several seconds, each looking at the other.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I see we have a standoff now, don\u2019t be a fool Meia, lower your weapon now,\u201d he said ina forceful order tone of voice. It might have worked years ago, but not today.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor what, so you can clone me, experiment on me before putting me on trial for execution,\u201d Meia replied back to him. \u201cWhy would I want to do that?\u00a0 No, I\u2019m taking the throne as the rightful ruler of the Empire and putting you on trial for the deaths of Prince Boris and Empress Teressa.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd no one will believe you,\u201d Henry said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy not, the DNA will prove I\u2019m Prince Boris\u2019 daughter,\u201d Meia said feeling the weight of the words.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt won\u2019t matter, you don\u2019t have the courage to pull that trigger, I\u2019ve made sure of that,\u201d Henry said smiling at her. \u201cNow, put down the gun!\u201d\u00a0 The authoritative tone made Meia falter for a brief second.<\/p>\n

It was all her uncle needed as he aimed and fired. Meia acted on instinct ducking into the shadows of the room even as the pain filtered to her brain that she had been shot in the arm causing her to drop her PRG.\u00a0 She continued to move as her uncle fired wildly at where he thought she was.<\/p>\n

\u201cShould have added more lights years ago, damn people waning a dark and scary throne room,\u201d she heard her uncle mumble as he continued to fire into the corner she had first dove into. She had quietly moved to the other side holding her injured shoulder which prevented her from using her arm effectively.<\/p>\n

Another guard raced into the room and suddenly stopped at the sight of the Emperor firing blindly into the corner of the room. The guard looked at the Emperor, the dead guard then back at the Emperor.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmperor?\u201d the guard said confused.<\/p>\n

\u201cGet out, and make sure no one walks out of here alive but me, if they do shoot her on sight,\u201d Henry said in an angry voice.<\/p>\n

The guard hastily replied yes and almost ran from the room. Meia now had to figure out what to do next while holding her bleeding shoulder.\u00a0 Henry took out a flashlight as she forced herself not to laugh.<\/p>\n

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

Jezic watched as Admiral Wambu\u2019s fleet finally arrived to push the odds in his favor. The fleet had lost a second battle-cruiser and the Alliance fleet had a clear path to the planet\u2019s surface and palace.\u00a0 The returning fleet had dropped out too far away to be of use in blocking the path.<\/p>\n

\u201cGet me Admiral Wambu,\u201d Jezic ordered waiting the few seconds until Wambu\u2019s face appeared on the screen. \u201cAdmiral, engage the battle-cruisers closest to Cimalius, we can take care of ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmiral, are you sure?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s an order,\u201d Jezic growled looking at the scanners noticing one of the Alliance ships was giving a strange reading. The regular engines appeared to be going critical yet the Alliance captain was powering up the jump engines.\u00a0 \u201cThe captain\u2019s a fool, trying to jump in such a badly damaged condition.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll tear his ship apart before it even before it goes past light speed,\u201d the Cimal captain replied back to him.<\/p>\n

Jezic nodded seeing that the engines finished powering up.<\/p>\n

\u201cUm, admiral,\u201d the scanner operator said trying to gain Jezic\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n

Jezic ignored the officer and looked back at Wambu. \u201cEngage the battle-cruisers closest to the planet\u2019s surface and destroy them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes sir,\u201d Wambu replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cSir!\u201d the scanner operator said in a sharp voice no one had ever dared to speak to Jezic. He turned imagining a painful death for the officer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat, and be quick about it,\u201d Jezic said not really wanting to waste time with foolish things.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Alliance battle-cruiser, its aiming straight at us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jezic turned to look at the scanners seeing the officer was right. The battle-cruiser engaged its engines and he knew it would close the distance in seconds and he had no way to stop what was about to happen.<\/p>\n

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

Randy watched in horror at what happened on the scanners. The Warspite jumped heading straight into the Cimalian carrier like some sort of large missile.\u00a0 It tore into the enemy ship with both ships exploding in a massive explosion.\u00a0 Silence hung on in the bridge for several seconds before Randy recovered enough to ask about the battle.<\/p>\n

\u201cStatus of the enemy fleet?\u201d Randy asked.<\/p>\n

He had to wait a few seconds before Aaron managed to reply. \u201cEnemy battle-cruiser are concentrating on the Bismarck right now.\u00a0 They were headed towards us but seemed to change targets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Randy frowned wondering what that meant. They had been trying to stop him from landing troops and destroying him to this.\u00a0 Only one thing remotely made any sense to him, the Cimalian admiral had been aboard the Cimal carrier and he was lost when the Warspite destroyed it.\u00a0 He quickly thought about how the Cimlian military operated and he might have a few precious minutes to take advantage of this situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cStatus of the enemy bomber squadrons?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly one bomber squadron, they have expended their missiles. The other squadron was on the carrier when it was destroyed,\u201d Aaron replied.<\/p>\n

Randy let out a breath knowing one of the more dangerous weapons was out of the fight and he could focus entirely on the battle-cruisers. They might have a chance to survive this battle after all especially as they has sent down the second wave of troops.<\/p>\n

\u201cBismarck taking heavy damage,\u201d Aaron said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHelm, new course, engage the enemy as close as we can, inform Hood to follow us,\u201d Randy stated as Hans relayed the information.<\/p>\n

He watched the scanners as the Akagi and Hood turned heading towards the Cimalian fleet.<\/p>\n

\u201cSix missiles heading towards the Bismark,\u201d Aaron said.<\/p>\n

Randy knew such an attack was something the Bismarck would not survive. The missiles streaked towards the battle-cruiser before seeing two fighters heading in to engage.\u00a0 One, then two missiles vanished from the scanner and he could only think of John.\u00a0 A third missile was destroyed quickly followed by a forth.\u00a0 With so many destroyed he felt confident the Bismarck would survive the attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cConcentrate on the missile launchers,\u201d Randy said. \u201cAny word yet from the surface?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cStill nothing sir,\u201d Hans replied back to him.<\/p>\n

Randy spared another thought to the surface hoping that things were going well even as the second wave of shuttles entered the atmosphere. He hoped they would be able to give him some information about what was going on.<\/p>\n

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

The flashlight came to life illuminating the opposite side of the room from where Meia stood. She couldn\u2019t see her uncles face but knew it probably held a frown.\u00a0 She noticed a trail of blood and wondered if it was hers.\u00a0 She spied the dropped PRG on the ground and knew it was hers.<\/p>\n

She looked over spotting the PRG on the guard only a few feet away now. She made a decision and gathered up her remaining strength, jumping towards the body and the weapons.\u00a0 With her good hand grabbed the PRG as she hit the floor but managed to roll despite the pain and came up with the weapon pointed at her uncle who had turned around and faced her.<\/p>\n

For several seconds they stared at each other. Meia understood what would happen this time, one would fall even as her uncle smiled at her, that same arrogant smile he always had for her as if he thought less of her because of who she was.\u00a0 Her decision made she pulled the trigger as her uncle fired as well.<\/p>\n

Meia felt het impact sending her tumbling to the ground as her other arm was struck and she dropped the PRG again. Looking up she spotted her uncle, a shocked looked on his face as a red stain spread across his shirt indicating her aim had been better than her uncle\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was to be great,\u201d he said trailing off before falling flat on his face.<\/p>\n

Meia exhaled knowing she had done it but there was a next step to take now. The Empire would be in chaos if she didn\u2019t do something about it now.\u00a0 Forcing herself back to her feet she started towards the door before stopping and recalling the order her uncle had given.\u00a0 She tried to think of something which might help and not get her shot on sight.<\/p>\n

Looking around the room she paused seeing something in the corner which the flashlight, dropped by her uncle, illuminated. Her blood went cold as she realized what she saw, a bomb.\u00a0 It would decimate the interior of the room easily and with the boost in adrenaline moved thought eh doorway even as the explosion knocked her into the far wall causing her to almost black out.<\/p>\n

\u201cFreeze Alliance rebel,\u201d a guard said pointing a weapon at her. \u201cCheck the room for the Emperor.\u201d<\/p>\n

She had to clear her mind from the fuzziness from the blast and hitting the wall before she could think straight again.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you mean my uncle, he\u2019s dead, like he killed my father,\u201d Meia replied watching as the guard hesitated for a few seconds.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen you\u2019ll die for killing an Alpha Supreme,\u201d the guard stated raising his weapon again.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am Alpha Supreme, daughter of Prince Boris,\u201d Meia stated watching the guard hesitate for a few seconds, which was good as it meant he probably wouldn\u2019t shoot her right away.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrince Boris didn\u2019t have a daughter,\u201d the guard said before turning around. \u201cSomeone get the Emperor\u2019s daughter, she\u2019s now the Empress and will take care of this traitor.\u201d\u00a0 He paused, looked at her before back at the others.\u00a0 \u201cThe Alliance terrorist attack has killed the Emperor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meia paused as he had turned and noticed a blue patch on the man\u2019s shoulder. Before she could say anything else more gunfire erupted around them.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeems as if your friends are coming, well, it won\u2019t matter as you\u2019ll be dead, just like Brandy said you would be. I\u2019ll be considered a hero, and newest captain of the Palace guard,\u201d he said to her.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ll also receive a reward from the Empress herself for disposing of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meia watched as the guard raised the PRG when his eyes registered shock before slumping forward and landing on top of her.<\/p>\n

\u201cSorry ma\u2019am, got held up a bit,\u201d a familiar voice said as the dead guard was pulled off the top of her to reveal the commander of the ground troops.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s the situation?\u201d Meia asked, as a young man with a red cross on his shoulder came walking up.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hold a good portion of the palace, General Porkins and reinforcements are landing as we speak to help solidify our position,\u201d the commander said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood,\u201d Meia said shifting slightly and rising up a bit. \u201cI need to make an announcement.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou need to allow me to do my job ma\u2019am,\u201d the medic said trying to look at her wounds. \u201cBoth shoulders are damaged by PRG fire, and you\u2019ll need some time in the med bay as soon as possible or you might lose some function in one or both arms,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll take the risk,\u201d Meia replied back. \u201cI have more important issues to deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meia looked at the medic for several seconds before he finally shrugged his shoulder allowing her to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood, now commander, did you take anyone alive?\u201d Meia asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver here,\u201d he said as they walked over to a group of people sitting down. She noticed several were guards, a few looked like citizens and were probably Beta class citizens.\u00a0 Off to the other side she spotted the members of the resistance waiting to hear.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy uncle is dead,\u201d Meia said to them. Their faces showing a range from shock to fear about the future.\u00a0 The captured people showed a bit of defiance to her words as if they didn\u2019t believe her at all.\u00a0 She knew they would discover the truth soon, but for now she had an Empire to get control of.<\/p>\n

End part 30<\/p>\n

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The Cimalian Princess: Rebellion by AJ Marks Part 30 The guard could only stand there speechless looking on at everything he heard. \u201cDon\u2019t worry, I\u2019ll be sure to clean up the mess you\u2019ve left behind,\u201d Brandy said, firing on the guard. Meia watched as her uncle pulled a PRG from the throne and returned fire […]
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