{"id":2389,"date":"2018-02-28T07:16:14","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T13:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=2389"},"modified":"2018-03-03T07:15:22","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T13:15:22","slug":"master-of-violence-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=2389","title":{"rendered":"Master of Violence – Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Master of Violence<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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

Part 4<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jeff Cerial walked into his office having been called in for an emergency.\u00a0 He sat down waiting a bit surprised when the President, Natile Carter also walked in.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you all for coming,\u201d she said sounding a bit harried.\u00a0 She appeared as if she had been working hard over something.<\/p>\n

He looked around seeing a few others, including Admiral Jorkenstein sitting in the room and wondered what might have happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe press has only started to pick it up, but it won\u2019t last long,\u201d she said to them all.\u00a0 \u201cAdmiral, if you\u2019ll update us all as to the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you madam President,\u201d Richard said standing up and activating a screen.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cTwo hours ago the Enterprise was testing a new, more efficient jump drive along with the scientific research vessel Nautilus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeff had heard all of this before.<\/p>\n

\u201cUpon completion of the jump the Enterprise underwent a scheduled alert and patrol,\u201d Richard said, that slightly surprised Jeff.\u00a0 \u201cThe captain figured it was a good time for such an exercise, and it didn\u2019t affect the test.\u00a0 However, the patrol encountered something odd, a ship.\u201d<\/p>\n

That bit of news caught Jeff\u2019s attention.\u00a0 He wondered what ship had broken down and needed to be hushed, if it could.\u00a0 He could not figure out why they were all there for a freighter or something, unless it was a political ship for some discussions between the colony and Earth.<\/p>\n

\u201cUpon further investigation it was discovered this ship wasn\u2019t from Earth, or built by humanity,\u201d Richard stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cUm, hold on, what do you mean not built by humanity?\u201d Jeff asked, his curiosity piqued by the curious phrase.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust what we mean, this ship is a first contact with aliens,\u201d Richard said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAliens, you mean little grey men?\u201d another person said speaking up.<\/p>\n

\u201cCorrect, though I\u2019m not sure they are little and grey, but they are aliens.\u00a0 Communications has been slow, but it appears they are learning out language with the help of the scientists on board the Nautilus,\u201d Richard said.\u00a0 \u201cThey will be jumping to Earth in one hour along with the Enterprise and Nautilus.\u00a0 They have asked to speak with our leaders, and you are the ones selected to represent Earth and humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeff felt unsure what to think about that.\u00a0 He had been open to the possibility of such things despite no proof that aliens ever existed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also need a way to prepare a real statement to the press about this,\u201d Natile said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI suggest the truth,\u201d Jeff said speaking up.\u00a0 \u201cOr at least the truth as we know it right now.\u00a0 What happens in the meeting might have to be modified, but this ship, aliens, and such, no cover up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the confusion which occurs because of this?\u201d another person asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhich is worse, some confusion now, or complete lack of trust in us later on when the truth does come out, or something even worse happens,\u201d Jeff said.\u00a0 \u201cWe all know what happened to governments in the twenty-first century.\u201d<\/p>\n

The silence hung in the air for several seconds.\u00a0 They all knew what happened then, mass riots as groups vied for power.\u00a0 It was a wonder they survived as a species.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou suggest we inform them we have encountered an alien ship and are talking to them,\u201d Natile said.\u00a0 \u201cIf talks turn dangerous things could escalate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not suggesting everything, but the major parts, that aliens have been discovered and are arriving at Earth to talk,\u201d Jeff said.<\/p>\n

He watched them all think about it for several seconds before coming up with a solution on their own.<\/p>\n

\u201cI agree madam President,\u201d Richard said.\u00a0 \u201cThe scans of the ship do not indicate it to be a warship of any type.\u00a0 We also don\u2019t know what type of ship it is.\u00a0 Our scanners are ill-equipped to search such ships.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeff watched as she considered the situation.\u00a0 Richard\u2019s communicator went off and he looked down reading something.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, we have a name for their ambassador, Toncor, and they call themselves the Simians,\u201d Richard said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe meet with them for sure,\u201d Jeff said.\u00a0 \u201cIf nothing else this could provide new scientific breakthroughs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rest of the group appeared thoughtful even as Jeff waited for their answer.<\/p>\n

\u201cInform the captain of the Enterprise that we accept their offer to talk,\u201d Natile said finally and looked around the table.\u00a0 \u201cUnless there are any objections?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy only concern is your safety madam,\u201d another senator said, who Jeff had to recall his name, Isa Liam.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can assure the senator every precaution will be taken,\u201d Richard said.\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t want to be in there either unless there is security.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group looked around.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll have my office release an official statement,\u201d Natile finally said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will cause all types of debates,\u201d Isa said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully people remain peaceful,\u201d Jeff stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeep an eye on all internet traffic,\u201d Richard said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAgreed,\u201d Natile replied.<\/p>\n

The President then left the room followed by a few others, leaving Jeff and Isa left in the room.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, not quite what I expected,\u201d Isa said finally.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Jeff replied considering everything which happened.\u00a0 Things would be very interesting for the next couple of hours, and meeting his first alien race as an official of humanity, it seemed almost daunting to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I have somethings to prepare for,\u201d Isa finally said, standing and leaving the room.<\/p>\n

Jeff considered his words and wondered how one prepared to meet an alien race.<\/p>\n

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

Toncor made his way to the shuttle, along with a few others.\u00a0 The translator had been modified to this new alien language, but it was still working on the translations.\u00a0 They had discovered the other ship was some sort of research vessel which had sped up the communications, especially the file they sent over.\u00a0 It was still a bit primitive, but basic communications had now been established.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, Toncor, what do you expect?\u201d Aviella asked.\u00a0 She along with the captain would be going down to the surface to represent the group.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t know, they are an unknown alien lifeform, this is more your area,\u201d Toncor replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot really, I dealt more with the mysteries of the universe, not other lifeforms,\u201d she replied back to him.<\/p>\n

Toncor nodded, knowing they didn\u2019t have a person on board who could really qualify as an expert in other life forms and help them out.\u00a0 It would be trial by experiment for them all.\u00a0 They had a few names, like Mark Pappas, and Alice Schmit who they had talked to before making the final jump to this world.<\/p>\n

The shuttle left the ship and it wasn\u2019t long before Toncor felt the gravity of the planet, a bit stronger than what he was used to, but they had determined the gravity was about 1.2 times stronger than their homeworld.\u00a0 It wouldn\u2019t harm them, but it would limit their ability to move around quickly.\u00a0 The atmosphere was very comparable and wouldn\u2019t require any breathing gear to help them.\u00a0 It made things a bit easier considering the gravity.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell finally be able to meet this group,\u201d Hakkas said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd see what they are like,\u201d Aviella stated.\u00a0 They had no idea what these aliens might look like.<\/p>\n

The shuttle landed on the surface and they headed out the open door to a world very similar, yet very different than what he was used to back on his homeworld.\u00a0 The aliens in front of them were bipedal, looking somewhat like a simian, but taller and some sort of thing on top of their heads.\u00a0 They wore clothing, much like he did.\u00a0 Looking over at Aviella and Hakkas they moved forward to greet this new group.<\/p>\n

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

Mark waited, along with the admiral, standing beside him, and a senator, Jeff Cerial.\u00a0 Mark had been selected due to the fact he had already communicated with them and a friendly name might help with the communications.\u00a0 The fact he was trained in the military helped out in case they were not friendly.<\/p>\n

The shuttle landed, looking like a box and Mark had to wonder how the ship moved around and its power source.\u00a0 The doors opened and three figures walked out.\u00a0 They were of different heights, but all were smaller than he was, the tallest might have been a bit smaller than an average female.\u00a0 The shortest was probably smaller than his niece, Angie, who was short.<\/p>\n

They were dressed, similar to others, pants, shirt, but no hair.\u00a0 All three were bald, and their eyes were slightly larger than a human and appeared solid grey and he wondered if they saw things like he did.<\/p>\n

A larger container came out as well and the two groups met in the center.\u00a0 One of the aliens motioned towards the device, and put on some sort of headphone.\u00a0 Mark stepped forward as well, and repeated the action, he assumed it was all right as no one did anything and the aliens appeared to remain where they were.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreetings,\u201d Mark heard a voice say and looked over at the alien.\u00a0 \u201cI am Toncor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHello, I\u2019m Mark Pappas, captain of the Enterprise,\u201d Mark replied.\u00a0 \u201cI greet you for everyone on Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEarth, that is the name of this planet, are you Earthlings?\u201d Toncor asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou might say that.\u00a0 We call our self humans,\u201d Mark replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are Simians.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPerhaps we can head inside and get more comfortable, we\u2019re expecting rain,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery well, we can wait for Rain inside,\u201d Toncor said.<\/p>\n

Mark blinked before then turned to the others who were waiting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell?\u201d Richard asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a communications device, a translator,\u201d Mark said to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood idea,\u201d Jeff said, looking up at the sky seeing the darkening clouds.<\/p>\n

Mark chuckled a bit but informed the three of what they would be doing, and who to follow to reach the meeting room, and a few others moved forward to help move the equipment to the room.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, what do you think?\u201d Jeff asked as they made their way down the hallway.<\/p>\n

\u201cInteresting,\u201d Mark replied.\u00a0 \u201cThey are the, um, Siemiens, no, not that, but close.\u201d<\/p>\n

They walked thought the hallways with Mark looking at the aliens.\u00a0 They appeared to take everything in stride, and were not alarmed with anything.\u00a0 Though they appeared to move slowly, perhaps a bit cautiously.<\/p>\n

They walked in and the translator was placed in the middle of the table, as one of the aliens placed a few more of the headphones into the machines.\u00a0 Mark sat down and picked up one of the headphones and put it on.\u00a0 The alien fiddled with each one before he, or she, seemed to be pleased with how it all went.<\/p>\n

\u201cTesting, can you all hear me?\u201d a voice said which Mark didn\u2019t recognize and realized the one working the devise had been talking.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes,\u201d Mark said as a few others nodded.\u00a0 \u201cThey might not understand our nodding.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, right, yes,\u201d Jeff said, as did another senator and Richard.<\/p>\n

He heard two other yeses, one seemed to be a female voice the other was Toncor\u2019s \u2018voice, or computer translation of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI suggest we introduce each other first,\u201d Jeff said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA wise idea,\u201d Toncor\u2019s voice said.<\/p>\n

Mark listened as the group went around giving their introductions to everyone.\u00a0 His turn came and he said his name, and position and ship.\u00a0 He learned that aside from Toncor, the captain of the alien ship was Hakkas, and the ship was called the Pakkara.\u00a0 The last person was a female, at least if he went by the voice, and was called Aviella.<\/p>\n

It was interesting that they didn\u2019t have last names, and realized he was dealing with an alien race and society.\u00a0 They might not have regular names like he was used to.\u00a0 With the names done, they could sit back and get to discussing what was needed.<\/p>\n

End part 4<\/p>\n

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Master of Violence by AJ Marks Part 4 Jeff Cerial walked into his office having been called in for an emergency.\u00a0 He sat down waiting a bit surprised when the President, Natile Carter also walked in. \u201cThank you all for coming,\u201d she said sounding a bit harried.\u00a0 She appeared as if she had been working […]
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