{"id":410,"date":"2015-07-15T12:15:49","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T12:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=410"},"modified":"2015-07-15T12:18:37","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T12:18:37","slug":"legacy-of-the-guardians-part-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=410","title":{"rendered":"Legacy of the Guardians – Part 26"},"content":{"rendered":"

Legacy of the Guardians<\/span><\/h2>\n

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

Part 26<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ilderians watched in horror at the descending craft. News reports stated that they were Skartians, invading their planet. Yet mixed in with this was a sketchy report of a human fleet and an Ilderian defense force. No one knew what the truth was, and who the enemy was.<\/p>\n

The strange craft landed in a nearby park, and nearby troops anxiously surrounded it, waiting for the invaders to step out. A figure stepped out, quickly surrounded.<\/p>\n

Ahmed simply raised his hands seeing the Ilderians. They were not the enemy here. \u201cDo as they say people, the invasion has probably already started.\u201d<\/p>\n

He watched the commander of the Ilderian forces look at him, confused. The other people in the escape pod slowly exited in the same fashion.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re human,\u201d Ahmed said to him, hoping that would help. They would have to wait and see what might happen next. He had no problem being a prisoner of the Ilderians now.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaptain, look,\u201d a man next to him said, pointing up to the sky.<\/p>\n

They all looked up seeing a familiar ship heading down to the surface of the planet. A Skartian landing craft, he knew they had weapons in the escape pod, and they could help, but first he had to quickly convince the Ilderian here.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a Skartian troop transport, and it looks like its going to land not far from here. We can help you,\u201d Ahmed said, as they both looked up at the craft. He watched the Ilderiand for a few seconds as he radioed to headquarters something and got a reply back.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt appears you humans are here to help, very well, follow me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrivate, break out the weapons, form up with the Ilderians, take your orders from them,\u201d Ahmed said, watching the Ilderian appear a bit shocked by his words. They looked back up at the ship as one of the privates came up to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ll jump out I a few seconds, I figure the closest will land right over there,\u201d the private said, and Ahmed realized he was a marine, who handed Ahmed an assault rifle.<\/p>\n

\u201cTake a position over there,\u201d the Ilderian finally said, pointing over to an area close by where they could take cover.<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay, let\u2019s move people, we have inbound,\u201d Ahmed said, another person handing him a communicator. He listened in on the reports, hearing that Fleet R arrived shortly after the destruction of the Moscow. \u201cWe need to stall them again, we have reinforcements inbound from Fleet R.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group did not have to wait long until the Skartians landed in force. The Ilderians and humans were outnumbered, and as they fired he wondered how long he would have to hold out. Two men had fallen, along with several Ilderians. He finally decided to radio for help.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is Captain Ahmed to anyone listening, come in,\u201d he said, wondering if anyone would even reply.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaptain Ahmed, this is Captain Yattel, what can I do for you?\u201d a voice said back.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust great, about to get overrun by Skartians,\u201d Ahmed replied back to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need your position, we have ground forces about to descend to the planet\u2019s surface,\u201d Yattel said. Ahmed quickly gave the position and was told an ETA of a few minutes. Ahmed quickly informed the rest saying they only had to hold on for a more minutes.<\/p>\n

The group seemed to gain some renewed fight with the knowledge that help was on the way. Even the Ilderians fought well holding off the Skartians. Ahmed glanced up seeing an encouraging sight, a descending marine transport.<\/p>\n

It landed quickly and the commander of the troops quickly took over, and drove the Skartians back. Once the Skartians were pushed back first aid was given to a few of Ahmed\u2019s people and the Ilderians. The commander came over quickly updating him. They had made it, and that the fight in space was in their favor. Landing crews were send down where ever the Skartians were.<\/p>\n

Even as they talked, the Ilderian commander came over with reports that the human marines had turned the tide of battle all over the planet. The Skartians were in full retreat.<\/p>\n

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

Jack paced around the room, as he had ever since he had sent the fleet off. With no word he had no idea what might be happening, and sitting here proved extremely difficult for the admiral.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy are you not worried,\u201d Jack asked, looking over at Steve, who sat with a casual attitude despite the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause you\u2019re going enough worrying for both of us,\u201d Steve replied back to him, as Jack continued to pace. \u201cBesides, me worrying about it won\u2019t change what\u2019s happened. And one of us needs to be calm. Why are you so worried?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s too much on my being right this time, if I\u2019m wrong, it would be a disaster. And not knowing if I\u2019m right or wrong is nerve wracking,\u201d Jack replied back to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommander, incoming message from Fleet R,\u201d the communications officer said, directing any further conversation between them.<\/p>\n

\u201cPut it though,\u201d Jack said, watching as the screen showed George\u2019s face. \u201cHow are things going?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe battle\u2019s over for now, I\u2019d like a couple of refueling tankers and supply ships sent out as soon as possible,\u201d George said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll right, any reason why?\u201d Jack asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a feeling that we\u2019ll need to help the others as well. The Skartians came close to destroying the Ilderian homeworld. It was close,\u201d George said before continuing. \u201cI pushed the ships beyond the safety limits and almost arrived too late to help.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow close?\u201d Steve asked, interrupting the conversation.<\/p>\n

\u201cToo close, another five minutes and they\u2019d have destroyed every major city on the planet, as I was, the losses are quite high,\u201d George told them. It made Jack uneasy that the Skartians would kill so many civilians so easily. What was there motivation?<\/p>\n

\u201cHave you talked to the Ilderian government about staying?\u201d Steve asked, bringing the conversation back on track. It was a logical question considering the fact George seemed to want to stay.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, they have no problems, and they want to talk about combining forces against the Skartians,\u201d George said. \u201cThey are going to present Randall with an alliance proposal for defense and trade, and allies in this current war.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUnexpected news, but welcomed,\u201d Steve said, as jack thought about that for a few seconds. His superiors would defiantly like that news.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis could come in handy, especially when explaining the events in the Middle East and the situation to the current world. They are still in disbelief over what happened. I don\u2019t think we can pass off that the missiles were self-detonated, because not every missile did that,\u201d Jack said, thinking out loud to himself. \u201cTell the Ilderians I look forward to working with them. What are our loses?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLost a cruiser and destroyer on the way, FTL drives exploded. The carrier Shokaku and battlecruiser Hannover along with three destroyers have engine damage. During the battle we lost the carrier Courageous, and the battlecruisers Moscow, Urel and etrai along with three cruisers and five destroyers, most were part of the first patrol squadron, baseically wiped out but their actions probably saved a lot of lives,\u201d George said. \u201cLoss of life was lither because most got to the escape pods and made to the planet. Ground forces lost about a hundred and fifty men, and from the ship about a thousand. The ilderians give an estimate of some fifty million killed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the fleet?\u201d Jack asked,<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout eighty percent of our normal strength, the Shokaku and Hannover should be joining the fleet shortly. The captains dropped out of FTL to cool down their engines before they exploded and any real damage occurred,\u201d George told them.<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay, we\u2019ll get the supply ships out to you at once, good job admiral,\u201d Jack said, as George ended the conversation.<\/p>\n

Jack ordered a fleet of tankers and supply ships to head out at once before looking once more at the border situation. Everything still appeared calm.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooks like you were right,\u201d Steve said. \u201cSeems quiet, wonder if that will stay that way?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t know, but I want the remaining ships to continue to protect Earth, this station is expendable,\u201d Jack said to him. They had told Petrov to ignore any attack against the station, his only concern was Earth until further orders came in.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeen an interesting day,\u201d Steve finally said, as they went about gathering the latest information from the battle that Dinen sent.<\/p>\n

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

Randall walked back into the room after lunch and felt as if he walked into a war. The Heckian and Ukpter ambassadors were screaming about the Skartians. The Dedian ambassador stood firm against any idea of total war against any race. The fact that so many still were on the Dedian\u2019s made everything very vocal.<\/p>\n

I think you\u2019ve suffered an illusion by the humans, after all, haven\u2019t they destroyed most of the Skartian military?\u201d the Dedian ambassador said to everyone. \u201cThey probably orchestrated the entire thing, after all you can\u2019t trust a human.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you have anything to say in your defense ambassador?\u201d the President asked, as everyone looked over at Randall.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst of I\u2019d like to know what is going on?\u201d Randall said. He had a feeling he knew, but wanted to make sure before saying anything. He felt concerned, especially considering he still felt strange in the room.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are reports of Skartians attacking several other races, including the Ilderians, Ukpters, Heckians and the Yettipians,\u2019 the President replied, and Randall fet a bit of shock a the last race. He had not been informed of them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Yettipians?\u201d Randall asked quickly, looking over for conformation from their ambassador, who merely nodded in sullen silence. \u201cI\u2019m afraid that one is news to me, we were not aware of such an attack on them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Randall\u2019s answer did not appease the Dedian ambassador one bit. Instead he continued to attack the human race. Randall found himself defending his race the entire meeting. He could see that the entire debate had split the council more than anything else ever had. The four of them, the humans, Heckians, Ukpter and Yettipian ambassadors against everyone else.<\/p>\n

Randall would have liked to have Kinser there as well, but his friend was busy with what happened back on his homeworld.<\/p>\n

Once the meeting was over, he invited the other to a conference. It did not take long before they were all in the room, minus Kinser, who was talking to his government.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to know what you have to say to us that you couldn\u2019t say in the council, you were too quiet for a human,\u201d the Heckian ambassador said, sitting down across from Randall.<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay, I don\u2019t trust anyone in the council. Someone there is trying to manipulate everyone,\u201d Randall said. \u201cI\u2019ve been getting weird feelings in there, and whenever I sense that, there is an increase in hostility against me. It doesn\u2019t make any sense to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow do we know you\u2019re not doing it?\u201d the Ukpter asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThink back on the last couple of meetings and the hostility towards me and humanity. It hasn\u2019t always been there, usually you\u2019re all more uncaring, not hostile,\u201d Randall said to them, watching them think about that.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow that you mention it, I do recall thinking last meeting that humans were evil the beginning of the last meeting, before I heard about my homeworld, and the warning you gave me,\u201d the Heckian said. The other two sat thinking about that as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI seemed to want to think that as well all meeting long, it confused me, but now, it seems so clear what happened,\u201d the Yettipian said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the exact reason why I did not attend,\u201d Kinser said, walking into the room and sat down.<\/p>\n

\u201cKinser, how are you?\u201d Randall asked his friend.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, as good as expected, better thanks to your races quick intervention,\u201d Kinser said, as the others looked confused. \u201cThe humans sent one of their fleets to help us against the Skartians, and yes, they were Skartians, we have prisoners.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy did not send help to us?\u201d the Ukpter asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo reasons, we were not positive about the attacks, and we didn\u2019t have the ships. The Ilderians homeworld was closest,\u201d Randall replied, knowing that this question would come up. \u201cAnd we still were not sure it wasn\u2019t a trick to divert our ships away from our homeworld. After all, we are the ones who were at war with the Skartians, not you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCan you help us now?\u201d the Ukpter ambassador asked. \u201cOur military is about destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will only go where we are welcome,\u201d Randall said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy government gave me acting ability to do whatever I thought could help under the emergency powers,\u201d the Yettipian ambassador said. \u201cAll you need is my word.\u201d<\/p>\n

Randall thought about that before realizing the Yettipian was a monarchy, and the ambassador was part of the Royal family. If they were all wiped out he would be the emperor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u201dI\u2019ll see what I can do,\u201d Randall said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy government is proposing a new alliance between the Humans and the Ilderians, we can include you as well,\u201d Kinser said.<\/p>\n

The other three thought about it. The Yettipian agreed rather quickly, the other two did not have the power, and would have to talk to their governments, fi they could reach them. Randall made a note to talk to Steve about sending help to the other races as soon as possible as they worked out the details of the agreement.<\/p>\n

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

Jack got back to his desk early the next morning, and saw a message from Randall. It seemed that an agreement between the Ilderians, Ukpterians, Heckians and Yettipians had been reached. The last one he rasied an eyebrow at wondering why they would be part of the alliance. He read through the report, seeing that they had also been attack by the Skartians, and requested help. The more disturbing note mentioned the council might be under someone else\u2019s control.<\/p>\n

Jack drummed his fingers on the desk at that news. The council had been a tremendous ally for them over the years, and now to learn most no longer trusted humans was a deep blow. He was glad about the alliance, and could inform Dinen to proceed without any problems. He also noted that the alliance called for type ten warfare, which meant anything was allowed. He also noticed it was the other races calling for that, Randall asked for type eight.<\/p>\n

He looked up watching Steve enter the room. Without a word Jack handed him the message, watching as he read it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Yettipians? This is news, didn\u2019t know they were going to be attacked,\u201d Steve finally said after a few seconds. \u201cAt least they\u2019re not blaming us for it. The question is now why?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBeen asking that question myself, but this this is more than the Skartians are, someone is controlling them, and that bothers me,\u201d Jack said, also knowing they had other problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat about India and Pakistan, and the other nations, they won\u2019t believe that surface to air missiles knocked down those nukes, nor will they believe a \u2018Star Wars\u2019 type program either, because no nation has one in space yet,\u201d Steve said to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know, but I have an idea, and for that we\u2019ll need an Ilderian warship here,\u201d Jack said. \u201cWe can have them take credit for the destruction of the missiles, we only have to think of a reason why.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMight work, send it to intelligence, they might think of something,\u201d Steve said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood idea, go with it,\u201d Jack said, watching as Steve turned to another officer and spoke with him. He turned back to the star charts looking over the area of space that had been invaded by the Skartians. He wished he could figure out who was helping them, and why. The other problem they had, how would they help these other races the fastest?<\/p>\n

End part 26<\/p>\n

Continued in part 27<\/a><\/p>\n

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