{"id":252,"date":"2015-07-06T12:45:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T12:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=252"},"modified":"2015-07-06T12:47:19","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T12:47:19","slug":"the-cimalian-princess-invasion-ch-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=252","title":{"rendered":"The Cimalian Princess: Invasion – Ch 19"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

Chapter 19<\/span><\/p>\n

Meia walked onto the hangar deck where her fighter had been placed for routine maintenance. There were several people already working on the fighters. In fact many people seemed to be working extra hard. She figured it had to be because of the senator who had come aboard.<\/p>\n

\u201cHello, I see you\u2019re back,\u201d a mechanic said walking up to her. \u201cJust finishing up your fighter here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meia glanced at the fighter in question. She walked around it running her finger along the cool metal of the fighter as she did a mental inspection. She wasn\u2019t as familiar with the Alliance fighters but it didn\u2019t strop her from her inspection.<\/p>\n

\u201cHad an engine problem, but we\u2019ve fixed that now,\u201d he said to her. \u201cThe fuel line had been damaged so now you should get full power unlike last time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks,\u201d Meia replied. \u201cWhat about the weapons, everything\u2019s good?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAhyep, in running order,\u201d the man said. \u201cYou\u2019re Meia, right.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cName\u2019s Ben, head mechanic, over there\u2019s Jean and Mike,\u201d Ben said pointing to two other mechanics working on a fighter close by.<\/p>\n

Meia smiled at them feeling more at home now then she\u2019d been in a long time. She had spent a lot of time with the mechanics instead of others in her command. Usually no one wanted to deal with an Epsilon class citizen, let along talk to one. The mechanics didn\u2019t care. Many were of the lower class anyways. Meia understood they worked hard, yet seemed more at peace than many others.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow are you adjusting little lady,\u201d Ben asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout as well as I can expect,\u201d Meia replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d think it\u2019d be hard leaving your parents, friends, and family behind and fight for th\u2019other side,\u201d Ben said, picking up his tools.<\/p>\n

\u201cWasn\u2019t difficult really,\u201d Meia replied. \u201cCimalian way of life isn\u2019t pleasant. There are five major classes of citizens, working in the hangar like this a person probably would be a gamma or epsilon, the lowest ranked citizens of the Empire. No hope of improvement of your situation, or social class. Your superiors will look for any reason to punish you, even being late to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell then, looks like Mike would be in trouble all the time,\u201d Ben said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard that old man,\u201d Mike\u2019s voice said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen you be knowing I be correct laddie,\u201d Ben said.<\/p>\n

\u201cStop encouraging him Mike,\u201d another female voice said. Meia assumed the voice belonged to Jean.<\/p>\n

\u201cAh, the lovely Jean speaks, be still me heart,\u201d Ben said placing a hand over his heart.<\/p>\n

Meia smiled at the antics of the hangar crew. Ben turned back towards Meia.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour way of life doesn\u2019t\u2019 sound very nice,\u201d he said to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cA low-class citizen has very few choices in their life. Aside from when to wash or what to eat, almost everything else is determined by the government.\u201d Meia told him.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy two daughters wouldn\u2019t have liked that at all,\u201d Ben said.<\/p>\n

Meia could see a sad smile cross the man\u2019s face for a second before he continued on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey loved exploring. I\u2019d never seen them happier then when they were assigned to the Explorer. The ship mysteriously vanished ten years ago,\u201d Ben said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d Meia said.<\/p>\n

The echo of footsteps interrupted anything else they might have said as they turned to see John walk in. Meia watched as he stopped when his eyes met hers and for a second she wondered what, if anything, she\u2019d done wrong.<\/p>\n

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

Randy led the senator out of the elevator to the other hangar. For some reason he had wanted to see the other hangar to his surprise. So far there had been almost nothing the senator had seen that he agreed with. That didn\u2019t surprise Randy at all though. He had sent John on ahead to make sure that the mechanics would behave themselves. They were known for times being rowdy while they repaired the fighters.<\/p>\n

As they approached the hangar he noticed the familiar music was absent this time. He was thankful for that. The Senator would\u2019ve complained about that for sure. He opened his mouth to say something when movement caught his attention. Actually it was the movement and color, blue.<\/p>\n

Turning he saw the blue hair of the one person he\u2019d hoped he wouldn\u2019t see the entire tour with the senator. A mental groan went thought his mind as he quickly tried to figure out how to explain Meia to the senator. He doubted the man would believe she was a mechanic wearing a flight suit.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo this is where the fighters are repaired,\u201d Agnes\u2019 voice said. \u201cDo you also use this to repair the ships you use for this invasion you keep talking about as well?\u201d<\/p>\n

Randy glanced over noticing that Agnes hadn\u2019t seen Meia yet, but he knew that wouldn\u2019t last very long.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, this place obviously takes\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Randy took a breath knowing that the senator had seen Meia. Looking at Meia then back at the senator he noticed that the man didn\u2019t seem too happy about seeing her. Glancing over at John and the others in the hangar it seemed like everyone was puzzled as to what would happen next. He hadn\u2019t expected for such a tense look between Senator Agnes and Meia. Agnes he might be able to explain, at least a bit, but Meia\u2019s eyes held the same vacant look, as if she wasn\u2019t there, but remembering something.<\/p>\n

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

Meia stared at the man who\u2019d entered the hangar after John. The familiar face made her think of her past. It confused her that she was thinking about her past when looking at someone from the Alliance. She had no idea as to what a senator did but figured it was part of the government. The Cimalian government didn\u2019t have anything like that, but the question kept coming back to her. She should know this man.<\/p>\n

The image of her mother floated though her mind as she looked at the man. Then another image came to her, one she\u2019d only seen a picture of, her father. The eyes were the same. Her fathers and this man\u2019s, for some reason they were similar. Why did that seem important?<\/p>\n

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

\u201cYou must be Senator Agnes.\u201d Randy noticed Ben the head mechanic walking forward towards them. Randy watched as the senator finally tore his eyes away from Meia to the mechanic.<\/p>\n

\u201cA mechanic, shouldn\u2019t you be repairing something,\u201d Agnes replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cNah, just finished,\u201d Ben replied pointing at the fighter behind him. \u201cFighter 155, it\u2019s for our newest pilot. Of course I made sure it\u2019d work, wouldn\u2019t want it malfunctioning in the middle of a battle.\u201d Ben motioned towards Meia as he was talking.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn enemy,\u201d Agnes said catching Randy off guard. \u201cWhy isn\u2019t she locked up?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLocked up,\u201d Randy asked confused. Only a few seconds ago this same senator had said the enemy invasion was made up, a hoax fabricated by the military. Now the same man was asking why an enemy wasn\u2019t locked up, something didn\u2019t make sense to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, where scum like her should be,\u201d Agnes said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAh, senator, just a second ago you were saying there wasn\u2019t any enemy, now you\u2019re saying this is an enemy,\u201d Randy asked glancing at John who picked up on Randy\u2019s words.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is proof that the military is part of the hoax, if they allow their \u2018enemy\u2019 to be freely on board a warship. No wonder we should shut you down,\u201d Agnes said. \u201cI promise you this, everyone will hear about this. The military is thorough!\u201d<\/p>\n

Randy opened his mouth to reply but his attention was diverted as something close to a growl was heard. He turned to see Meia in motion, right for the senator and nothing he could do about it.<\/p>\n

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

Meia allowed the conversation to roll over her until the man called her an enemy. That caught her attention. It was the tone the man had used, something familiar with it. She thought back to where she\u2019d heard such tones, and one memory came to her mind. It had been so long ago, and forgotten she almost didn\u2019t remember it.<\/p>\n

A secret conversation she\u2019d overheard in the middle of the night. She had learned quickly how to get around the academy without being seen, and this night was like any other.<\/p>\n

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

Meia stopped her exploration at the sound of voices. She didn\u2019t want to be seen so she hid in the shadows listening to the men.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s done,\u201d one man said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s one less thing we have to worry about,\u201d another man said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re excused,\u201d another voice said, with authority. The sounds of footsteps indicated one of the men walking away from her. A few seconds later the conversation started up again.<\/p>\n

\u201cDamn him, he would have to be weak,\u201d one said.<\/p>\n

The authoritative voice replied back. \u201cIt\u2019s under control now. She\u2019ll be under our control now, and with the right conditioning she\u2019ll be ours. The good thing is if she gets out of control, poof, she\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

A slight chuckle came after the words chilling Meia as she listened to the footsteps begin again and fade out.<\/p>\n

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

The hangar came back into focus as Meia looked at the man. The tone, the words, they had been the same. This man had been in that room. She recognized the other voices as well, Admiral Jezic, and Emperor Henry! He had been one of the ones who had ordered her mother killed.<\/p>\n

Anger swelled up as her vision washed red. The only thing that mattered was the senator in front of her. A low growl came to her ears as she briefly understood it came from her. Her feet began to move even before she thought about it. All of her training snapped into place creating a moving lethal form headed straight at the senator.<\/p>\n

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

Randy stood frozen in shock as Meia attacked the senator with a speed he didn\u2019t think existed in a person. The senator barely managed to avoid the first attack. And when Randy thought back to it later he was sure the man knew the attack was coming.<\/p>\n

The miss didn\u2019t even slow Meia down as Randy watched her continue her follow though into another kick catching the senator in the midsection causing him to stagger back several feet. Agnes rolled away avoiding another combo from Meia. He then swept out a leg knocking Meia down. Randy watched as the senator now went on the attack. His foot missed as Meia rolled away and ended up on her feet.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou little bitch,\u201d Agnes said. His face contorted in anger.<\/p>\n

Randy then did something he wondered about later on. Instead of breaking up the fight, he stepped back motioning the others to do so as well. John appeared torn but reluctantly stopped but didn\u2019t step back. An inner feeling told him that a lot was about to be explained to him.<\/p>\n

Meia appeared to be concentrating on the senator to let any words affect her. Her fist balled up she feigned on direction then moved another with a spinning kick catching Agnes as he fell for the deception. Her foot connected with his left cheek quickly snapping his head. Agnes however maintained his balance and countered with his own right hand. Meia ducked but Agnes allowed his momentum to spin and kick. However Meia had already moved out of range of any attack.<\/p>\n

As Randy watched the fighting he realized their styles were almost identical. He glanced over at the other and then John. John seemed to be watching intently almost as if he was waiting to see who would win. Randy turned back as the two combatants went after each other again. Meia connected again this time splitting Agnes\u2019 lip causing a small trickle of blood to appear.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst blood, congratulations Meia,\u201d Agnes said calmly wiping the blood away from his lip. \u201cI told Henry we should\u2019ve killed you as well. You\u2019re father was a weak man, wanting to marry an Epsilon, and now you\u2019ve jeopardized everything we\u2019ve worked for!\u201d<\/p>\n

Agnes then launched into another attack. But even Randy could tell that while Agnes was skilled in fighting, Meia was better. Each attack missed or was blocked with skill and ease. Meia went on the offensive once more forcing Agnes back again.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou had my mother killed,\u201d Randy heard Meia growl to the senator.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs that what this is about, your mother,\u201d Agnes said laughing a bit. \u201cActually it was our grandfather who ordered it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Randy watched as Meia stilled for a second. It was all Agnes needed as he attacked catching Meia and knocking her down. She rolled again avoiding another attack. Randy could tell that Meia seemed to be struggling with an inner demon.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, your grandmother, who also ordered your father\u2019s death,\u201d Agnes said proudly. \u201cAnd poor little Meia never knew, never knew who she was, and never will.\u201d<\/p>\n

Randy finally moved forward noticing that the fight was no longer going on, but had degenerated to a fight of words. He\u2019s also heard enough, Senator Agnes was working for, or had always been a Cimalian.<\/p>\n

Agnes didn\u2019t seem to want to end the fight. Randy was glad as Ben chose that moment to step forward and restrain the senator as Randy held onto Meia. He felt anger still coursing though her body as she briefly struggled to free herself. He looked over at the senator who\u2019s face still held anger toward them.<\/p>\n

\u201cGo ahead ya bum,\u201d Ben said. His superior strength from his years of bending and twisting steel gave him a natural advantage. He also knew how to use it.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me go,\u201d Randy heard Meia said.<\/p>\n

He wasn\u2019t sure if Meia would try attacking the senator just yet and continued to hold on.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got something here, something we need to combat the Cimalians,\u201d Randy said not loosing his grip.<\/p>\n

He felt the fight leave Meia\u2019s body a second later. He glanced down noticing for the first time she was crying. Pulling her into a hug he gave the best comfort he could at the moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cTouching,\u201d Agnes said from his position. \u201cOne pilot won\u2019t make a difference, even knowing this won\u2019t make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, you\u2019d be surprised,\u201d John said walking into the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne pilot helped us defeat two fleets so far,\u201d Randy said.<\/p>\n

Agnes snorted. \u201cThe Alliance is weak, I\u2019ve made sure of that!\u201d<\/p>\n

Randy watched as Meia straightened and he released her, mostly sure that she wouldn\u2019t attack the traitor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat one pilot can make a difference, uncle, if she\u2019s an alpha supreme,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Randy noticed the senator\u2019s eyes show surprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what my mother tried to tell me, that\u2019s why you kept me drugged, that\u2019s why my career was so interesting to the Cimal family. Obviously I\u2019m not your offspring, or even Emperor Henry\u2019s, so that leaves Boris, the older son, killed in an accident. Is that why all pictures were blocked of him, so I wouldn\u2019t know who my father was,\u201d Meia said. \u201cYou see I was outside that room the night Jezic reported that my mother had been killed to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Randy watched as Agnes\u2019 face paled a bit at the news. Meia still was crying but they had more information then ever. He also realized that Meia had found out something important about herself that she hadn\u2019t known before.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt won\u2019t matter, they won\u2019t follow you anyways,\u201d Agnes sneered.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, but I know who I am now,\u201d Meia said. Her tone changed as did her posture as one who now understood they were a leader. \u201cYou underestimate the lower class.\u201d<\/p>\n

With that Meia walked off the bridge leaving Randy torn. He wanted to follow her, but had a job to do. He turned back to the others as a couple of guards ran into the hangar.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmiral, we got a report that you wanted us,\u201d the guard said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, escort the senator to the brig, don\u2019t follow any orders he gives. He\u2019s actually a Cimalian spy,\u201d Randy said to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes sir,\u201d they said their eyes changing to disgust of the senator.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know you can\u2019t win, we\u2019ll never stop, and the Alliance is a weak sorrowful excuse for an empire. The strong will win,\u201d Agnes said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe, but we\u2019ll see,\u201d Randy said. He watched as the guards led the senator away from the hangar.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs this wise,\u201d John finally asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know, but I can\u2019t allow him to poison the Alliance anymore,\u201d Randy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoy, wish I\u2019ll be there when you tell your dad,\u201d John said smirking then walked off.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, that\u2019ll be fun,\u201d Randy said then walked toward the elevator himself thinking about where Meia might have gone.<\/p>\n

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

Meia walked away from the hangar feeling strangely calm after such a fight that had revealed so much about her past. Her father had been one of the highest ranking citizens in the Empire, and died because of he wanted to marry her mother. Boris Camil, had died before she\u2019d been born according to the history. He died in another \u2018Alliance\u2019 attack that again had probably been the Cimalian government eliminating another person. The senator had declared that her grandmother had ordered it. That meant her grandfather had been Emperor Aaron.<\/p>\n

That meant if she was the child of Boris, then she actually was the next leader of the Cimalian Empire. She knew that Henry didn\u2019t have any children, some rumor that he couldn\u2019t have any had come out. But there had, for a while, been a rumor of a hidden heir to the throne, at least before Agnes, or she should call him Charles, had married and had two children. After that the rumors seemed to die down.<\/p>\n

As she approached a corner voices stopped her.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid you hear,\u201d one male voice said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNah, but you look like you\u2019re dying to tell me,\u201d another female voice said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSenator Agnes is really a Cimalian,\u201d the male said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA spy, no way, how?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems that he saw another pilot down in the hangar and lost it. Something about her being an enemy, and then killing her parents, or something like that. It gets real confusing there,\u201d the man said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWow, intense,\u2019 the woman said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, it seems that the senator was taken to the brig, that\u2019s where I found out about it, my friend Kerry works there,\u201d the man said.<\/p>\n

Meia backed away from the voices not really wanting to hear any more. Her \u2018uncle\u2019 was in the brig, which is where he deserved to be in her opinion. She wondered how long it\u2019d be before the rest of the ship knew about what happened and that it had been her that had been involved. Deciding she didn\u2019t want to answer any questions at the moment she headed towards her quarters.<\/p>\n

Randy waited on the bridge for the communication to connect with HQ. He thought about what he would say, and how he would say it. After all it wasn\u2019t everyday you tell your superior that someone high up in the government is an enemy. He\u2019d thought about doing this in his office but had already heard a version of the story from Kim when he arrived on the bridge. He decided one better way would be to make his report on the bridge where things wouldn\u2019t get messed up. His father appeared on the screen.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmiral, we\u2019ve got a problem,\u201d Randy said to his father. He watched as his father made a face before answering.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t\u2019 tell me you pissed him off,\u201d Jack asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cAh, no, close but not quite,\u201d Randy replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell its obvious that something happened so you might as well tell me. That way I\u2019ve got time to prepare for the consequences,\u201d Jack said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, this is going to sound strange, and believe me it felt strange standing there while it happened. I was showing the senator the hangar when he noticed Meia there,\u201d Randy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me guess, he took one look at her hair and assumed something,\u201d Jack said.<\/p>\n

Randy took a breath before continuing. The next part would be the strangest one to tell. \u201cWell, yes and no, first off he said that she was part of the conspiracy and her hair proved it. But then, well, let\u2019s just say Meia attacked him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe attacked the senator?\u201d Jack said in disbelief.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, but that was only the start of what would to come,\u201d Randy replied. \u201cAnd then they fought, and I mean fought. Both of them had to have learned the same technique for fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHold up, same technique?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, and then the senator starts talking, taunting Meia about her mother and father,\u201d Randy said. \u201cI don\u2019t know everything but he\u2019s partly responsible for her parent\u2019s deaths.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow I\u2019m lost, how could he be responsible for that,\u201d Jack asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems that their related,\u201d Randy answered. \u201cI don\u2019t know how but after everything was said and done it seems out senator is actually a Cimalian.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a might heavy charge to put on one of the most influential senators in the government,\u201d Jack said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know but he all but said he was, and how Meia might have cost them everything they\u2019ve worked for,\u201d Randy said. He watched his father think about that for several seconds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll have to talk with a few people but this changes a lot of things rather quickly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know, but there is one thing that has me concerned. It seems like the timing is too coincidental. We don\u2019t know what the enemy fleets are up to,\u201d Randy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve sent a scout ship to several known systems under Cimalian control, I\u2019m waiting on the reports back,\u201d Jack said.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeep me informed of everything,\u201d Randy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will,\u201d Jack said. \u201cAnd I\u2019ll let you know about the senator. In the meantime can you keep him there?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think so, most on board don\u2019t like him anyways,\u201d Randy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood, I\u2019ll be in touch then,\u201d Jack said.<\/p>\n

Randy watched as the screen went black then he turned to the rest of the crew.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll right, I know that many of you heard what was reported. Senator Agnes of the Constrict party is being held in the brig for possibly being an enemy. The evidence against him is quite good, so everyone be ready for anything. Let\u2019s stay on our toes in case anything else might occur,\u201d Randy said. \u201cCaptain, I\u2019ll be in my office if anything else comes up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes sir,\u201d Kim replied as Randy walked off the bridge.<\/p>\n

End Chapter 19<\/p>\n

Continued in Chapter 20<\/a><\/p>\n

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