{"id":202,"date":"2015-07-04T12:41:50","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T12:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=202"},"modified":"2015-07-04T12:44:18","modified_gmt":"2015-07-04T12:44:18","slug":"the-cimalian-princess-invasion-ch-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=202","title":{"rendered":"The Cimalian Princess: Invasion – Ch 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cimalian Princess: Invasion<\/span><\/h2>\n

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

Chapter 6<\/span><\/p>\n

Doctor Tommy Leaver glanced once more at the patient, a female who appeared to around twenty-five years old. The uniform she had on he had never seen before. Sure it looked like a pilot\u2019s uniform but he hadn\u2019t seen one like it on the Akagi before. Of course what really caught his attention was the fact the woman had blue hair.
\nShe had what appeared to be sever trauma to her head and chest. He had quickly ordered scans of the woman\u2019s chest and head. The head mechanic, Ben, mentioned that the woman might be from the enemy fighter that crashed near the hangar.
\nTommy didn\u2019t care about that. He had sworn to protect life and this woman\u2019s would be no different. He patched up another non-critical patient while waiting on the scans to return. Two other patients were critical as well as the woman. One he feared wouldn\u2019t survive.\u201cThe scan doc,\u201d one of the nurses said to him.
\nHolding up the scan he pondered what needed to be done. A broken rib that appeared to have punctured her lung. Her head while injured showed nothing that he could do to help her out there.
\n\u201cBroken rib, and a punctured lung, let\u2019s more people,\u201d Tommy said to her team. People quickly moved machine in and out of the area that would be needed for the procedure.
\n\u201cDoc, you wanted to speak with me,\u201d the captain\u2019s voice said. Tommy looked over to see Captain White standing nearby out of the path of the chaos of the med lab.
\n\u201cCaptain, over here,\u201d Tommy said motioning his head as well. \u201cIs the NORM ready?\u201d
\n\u201cPowering up now doctor,\u201d the nurse replied.
\nTommy glanced over at the captain who now stood nearby. \u201cWho is she?\u201d he asked.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t know, Ben found her in the hangar,\u201d Tommy replied. \u201cEveryone ready, we\u2019re going to have to open her up,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cShe\u2019s human?\u201d the captain asked. Tommy heard the confusion in the captain\u2019s voice.
\n\u201cYes, and she will die unless we work on her,\u201d Tommy said. He began the first cut. He felt the captain move away as Tommy continued his work. He hoped they\u2019d get to the lung in time to re-grow it.<\/p>\n

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Randy moved back from the operating table with more questions than he had answers. The woman on the table could\u2019ve been anyone on board the ship, except for the fact she had blue hair. The one fact she was human, probably an enemy also raised more questions. Could she really be a pirate? Walking away from the activity he glanced around for the first time. Several others stood nearby being helped by assistants and nurses. Most had some sort of broken bones. The med lab only had one bone rejuvenator so it took time to get thought all the wounded.
\nHe saw a few others who seemed worse off. One young man attended to by a nurse, he could tell the man wouldn\u2019t make it. He suddenly thought that if one person had made it aboard the Akagi others might as well.
\n\u201cBridge, this is the Captain,\u201d Randy said waiting to hear from Kim. \u201cTell security to sweep the ship, check for anything unusual.\u201d
\n\u201cWhat do you mean by unusual captain,\u201d Kim asked.
\n\u201cAnything that might indicate a boarding party,\u201d Randy replied.
\n\u201cOh\u2026be right on it captain,\u201d Kim said. \u201cWhat about the Hood and Bismarck?\u201d
\n\u201cForward it to them as well,\u201d Randy said.
\n\u201cYou got it skipper,\u201d Kim said. The communication ended before Randy could say anything back.
\nHe turned to look once more at the chaos going on in the med lab. He could see the blue hair of the woman. He found himself wondering who the woman was, where she\u2019d come from and what she knew.
\n\u201cYo skip,\u201d Randy heard John\u2019s voice say. He watched to see John coming down the hallway towards him. Randy wondered if John had been injured and just didn\u2019t know.
\n\u201cWhat\u2019re you doing here?\u201d
\n\u201cJust came to check on Baker, he took a savage hit from one of the enemy. The hangar crew said it didn\u2019t look good, thought I check for myself,\u201d John replied.
\n\u201cHow many did we lose,\u201d Randy asked.
\n\u201cSix from my squad and four from the 201st,\u201d John replied. \u201cFor a moment I thought my goose was cooked as well. Whoever I fought was better than I was. Any idea as to who they are, pirates or invaders?\u201d
\n\u201cNot yet, but I think we might have something,\u201d Randy replied. \u201cAn enemy pilot was found on the hanger deck.\u201d
\n\u201cEnemy pilot, I don\u2019t think I understand,\u201d John said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t observe any type of ejection system in any other enemy fighter, it doesn\u2019t make sense.\u201d
\n\u201cTrue, there isn\u2019t any for space, but we do have one when the fighter detects atmosphere,\u201d Randy said thinking about it.
\n\u201cThe fighter might have detected the atmosphere from the hanger,\u201d John said. \u201cAn interesting theory. He also would be the one who fought me then.\u201d
\n\u201cShe,\u201d Randy said.
\n\u201cShe?\u201d
\n\u201cYeah, and she would still have to survive surgery. Also keep it quiet the last thing we need is for someone to blab to the press or something like that before we have any information,\u201d Randy said.
\n\u201cWell, I\u2019ll keep quiet, but if you need any help don\u2019t hesitate to ask,\u201d John said. \u201cHowever, she did have some great moves that we could learn.\u201d
\nRandy thought it was a bit strange for John to say that. The enemy pilot had almost killed him and he wanted to learn her moves.
\n\u201cYou\u2019re strange,\u201d Randy finally said.
\n\u201cFighter pilot mentality. I came to a conclusion out there when she was on my tail,\u201d John said. \u201cI realized I wanted to know who was behind this, and why.\u201d
\n\u201cWe just might get our chance,\u201d Randy said.<\/p>\n

\n

A cool breeze tingled across Meia\u2019s bare arms and legs. It seemed odd to her considering what she usually wore covered her legs and arms. The smell of grass and dirt piqued her senses as it lingered in each breath she took.
\nShe tried to remember what had happened. The last thing she could remember had been flying her fighter towards the enemy ship. Someone had fired upon her disabling her guidance system. After that nothing.
\nThe whisper of the wind caused the rustling of grass to echo in her ears. No other sound, not insects, or birds, just the wind and grass.
\nOpening her eyes she quickly blinked quickly trying to adjust to the brightness. Tears formed briefly but her eyes adjusted. She wiped the tears away before looking up. A white puffy cloud floated above her without a care.
\n\u2018Am I dead,\u2019 she asked herself.
\n\u201cNo little one, you are not dead,\u201d a male voice said nearby.
\nShocked she quickly scrambled to a standing position. A wave of dizziness almost overwhelmed her for a second. She fought though it without taking her eyes off the man in front of her.
\n\u201cWho are you,\u201d she asked still a bit dizzy. Things were coming back into focus, but not quickly enough for her.
\n\u201cMeia, I am part of who you are,\u201d the man replied.
\nMeia frowned partly at the fact the man knew her but also at what he\u2019d said to her.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t understand,\u201d she replied at last. \u201cDo I know you?\u201d
\nThe man didn\u2019t answer her. Instead a fierce wind came up causing her to cover her eyes from the sting of dust and her nose to keep the wind from stealing her breath. The clouds changed from blue and calm to gray and angry.
\nA low keening howl echoed though the meadow causing her to instinctively stiffen. She looked back up when the wind had died down. The figure had been replaced by a similar figure, one she knew she\u2019d seen.
\nThe landscape had changed as well, from a beautiful meadow to ash and ruin. She backed away from the man as the smell of burnt wood, steel, and other unmentionable items burned her throat.
\nThe figure raised his hand out towards her yet never seemed to move as he closed the distance with her.
\nMeia tried to retreat further back tripping over broken bricks and splinters of wood. Scrambling on all fours she continued to try and get away. Finally getting up to run she glanced behind her thankful when the man disappeared.
\nReleasing a breath she turned finding the man standing in front of her.
\n\u201cWho are you?\u201d
\n\u201cYour life, your owner!\u201d
\nThe hand reached out once more enveloping her in darkness.<\/p>\n

\n

\u201cShe\u2019s flat-lined!\u201d
\n\u201cI know, I know, Hades balls,\u201d Tommy cursed. He\u2019d just opened the patient when this had happened. \u201cD-fib, now, and I want the EEG yesterday!\u201d
\n\u201cErratic doctor,\u201d the nurse said answering Tommy.
\nHe quickly worked as the D-fib arrived. The two operators worked quickly placing the nuroids.
\n\u201cGo,\u201d Tommy said. The lead tech flipped the switch sending a shock to the patient\u2019s heart.
\nTommy listened to the silence that followed in the room. Then a beep echoed loudly in the room for such a quiet sound followed by another.
\n\u201cFaint but constant doctor,\u201d the nurse finally said.
\nTommy felt some relief, but not yet. A drop of sweat started running down his forehead. \u201cWipe,\u201d he ordered. The nurse wiped his forehead as he concentrated on the situation in front of him. He hoped his patient held on, didn\u2019t matter who she was. \u201cIs the NORM ready?\u201d
\n\u201cJust finished powering up doctor.\u201d
\nTommy looked at the damaged lung for the first time. There would be no doubt that it needed to be replaced. The rib had punctured it and a lot of damage had happened due to bleeding.
\n\u201cHeart condition,\u201d he asked.
\n\u201cStill faint but probably due to blood loss.\u201d
\n\u201cAdd a pint of,\u201d he quickly glanced over to see what blood type the woman was. \u201cA positive synthetic.\u201d
\n\u201cYes doctor,\u201d the lead nurse replied quickly brining over the blood synthesis machine over.
\n\u201cEEG?\u201d Tommy asked.
\n\u201cStill erratic but stabilized a bit from before,\u201d the reply came back.
\nTommy nodded then started up the NORM. It would analyze the tissue of the lung then using the patient\u2019s DNA recreates the lung inside the patient. He kept a careful eye on the readouts making sure no element in the machine went empty before the procedure finished.
\nMinutes later the NORM machine indicated it had finished its task.
\n\u201cAll right, let\u2019s close up,\u201d Tommy said.
\nHe turned the patent over to the lead nurse as he quickly cleaned up. Another patient needed his help.<\/p>\n

\n

Olin reported in to Admiral Jezic\u2019s office. He knew why he had been ordered to the admiral\u2019s office, he\u2019d been picked to take over the 3rd CF\u2019s fighter group. That meant he\u2019d be in charge finally. After taking orders from a person beneath him he finally had the position he wanted, for now.
\n\u201cCome in,\u201d he heard the admiral\u2019s voice say. The door opened allowing him to enter. He noticed the admiral sitting at his desk frowning about something. That momentarily pushed Olin\u2019s mood back a bit. He recovered and walked in with confidence.
\n\u201cOlin, reporting as ordered admiral,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cInteresting position you\u2019re in Olin,\u201d Jezic said.
\nOlin noticed that the admiral didn\u2019t look up from his reading. He waited for the admiral to continue.
\n\u201cWe lost our flight leader,\u201d the admiral said looking up into Olin\u2019s eyes.
\n\u201cI believe I\u2019m the most qualified to takeover that position,\u201d Olin replied. He truly believed his abilities gave him the right.
\n\u201cTrue, but we also lost the Oi, many of her fighters are currently housed on the Kitakim, and we failed to take our objective,\u201d Jezic said.
\nOlin paled a bit at the word failure. He\u2019d forgotten that the objective hadn\u2019t been met.
\n\u201cOur failure was due to lack of leadership in the fighter groups admiral,\u201d Olin said. Putting blame on Meia seemed logical to him.
\n\u201cMaybe, but as the new leader of the fighter groups you are responsible for the failure. Report in one hour for you punishment. Have a report on how many Vengeance fighters we lost in the battle and reorganized the groups if you have to,\u201d Jezic said.
\nOlin glared a bit at the admiral but didn\u2019t say anything. He couldn\u2019t say anything, not to an Alpha class citizen. He would accept the admiral\u2019s words, for now.
\n\u201cBy your will sir,\u201d Olin said then turned and walked out of the office.
\nHe\u2019d bear the punishment. Then he\u2019d become a better leader than anyone could.<\/p>\n

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Meia heard voices but couldn\u2019t pinpoint where they came from. She couldn\u2019t see anything so she strained to listen to what was being spoken.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s done,\u201d a male voice said. She\u2019d heard the voice before. It sounded familiar to her.
\n\u201cShe\u2019ll never know,\u201d another voice said, one she didn\u2019t recognize, yet had a feeling she should.
\nHer vision began clearing and she could make out her surroundings. She stood in a hallway, hiding from others. It\u2019d been so long since she\u2019d done this. The academy and the head teacher\u2019s office. The door opened as Meia scrambled out of the way into the shadows.
\nTwo tall men, at least to her, walked out of the room. One man appeared to be bald and very much over six feet tall. The other man had black hair and a bit shorter. She\u2019d never seen any of them before, or at least she thought so. The shorter man turned.
\n\u201cBrother, I still say this is a dangerous plan,\u201d he said to another man walking out of the room.
\n\u201cNothing can go wrong, she\u2019s ours now,\u201d another man said from the doorway.
\nThe image faded seeping into another place. She noticed once more her mother sitting at the table. One of the few times she\u2019d ever seen her mother frown.
\n\u201cHello little one, how are you,\u201d she asked.
\n\u201cWhere am I,\u201d Meia asked still confused at everything.
\n\u201cRemember in our world not everything is what it seems,\u201d she said.
\n\u201cMomma, what\u2019s going on,\u201d Meia asked. Once more the darkness overwhelmed her.<\/p>\n

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Jack glanced once more at the face of his son on the screen in front of him. He couldn\u2019t tell if Randy had told him the truth or not. The idea that an enemy pilot had survived an attempted ramming of the Akagi seemed remarkable, but it also didn\u2019t sound right.
\n\u201cAre you sure about this. It seems like this person was planted on board your ship,\u201d Jack said.
\n\u201cEven if she\u2019s planted she\u2019s yet to recover consciousness,\u201d Randy replied.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t like this,\u201d Jack said. \u201cI still have senators breathing down my neck about all this and now, well, if this gets out it very well will have the government and public thinking conspiracy.\u201d
\n\u201cI know dad, but I might have a solution,\u201d Randy said. \u201cI think keeping it a secret might help, but I want permission to try something.\u201d
\nJack sighed knowing his son loved trying out things. He wondered what his son had thought of this time. \u201cAll right, let me hear it.\u201d
\n\u201cI want to show her a bit of kindness, a bit of who we are to see if we can find out anything about them,\u201d Randy said.
\n\u201cInterrogation with kindness,\u201d Jack said. \u201cThat has the potential to backfire drastically.\u201d
\n\u201cI know but I have a gut feeling about this,\u201d Randy replied.
\n\u201cI\u2019ll probably regret this but you have permission,\u201d Jack replied.
\n\u201cYou won\u2019t regret this dad, promise,\u201d Randy replied.
\n\u201cI hope so,\u201d Jack said more to himself as the communications ended. He turned to see Chad standing nearby. \u201cChad, you heard nothing, that\u2019s an order.\u201d
\n\u201cYes sir,\u201d Chad replied.
\n\u201cAll right, I\u2019ve had enough excitement for today. I\u2019m going home to get some sleep, have whoever\u2019s on duty contact me if anything else happens. Oh and Chad, get some sleep as well\u201d Jack ordered. He heard Chad acknowledge his order then walked out. He looked up into the now blue sky. A couple of clouds floated by and he spent a moment watching them before continuing on his way.<\/p>\n

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Senator Agnes watched from the small caf\u00e9 as Admiral Jack White walked by. He noticed the man didn\u2019t see him. That suited Agnes just fine as he observed the man. The admiral seemed to be thinking about something.
\n\u201cSenator,\u201d Barnes voice said interrupting Agnes\u2019 thoughts. He looked over seeing the man walk towards him. \u201cPresident Winerich is expecting your report.\u201d
\n\u201cI\u2019ll be right there,\u201d Agnes said. He already knew how he would spin this report. The military wouldn\u2019t get away with what they\u2019d done. He already had people moving into position to counter what people had seen.
\nEnd Chapter 6
\nContinued in Chapter 7<\/a>
\nComment below or send to AJMarks01@aol.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Cimalian Princess: Invasion by AJ Marks Chapter 6 Doctor Tommy Leaver glanced once more at the patient, a female who appeared to around twenty-five years old. The uniform she had on he had never seen before. Sure it looked like a pilot\u2019s uniform but he hadn\u2019t seen one like it on the Akagi before. […]
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