Re: 5 Minutes: Reloaded
Posted: April 7th, 2017, 5:38 am
So they found Dominic and Rydia.......... or have they? If Dominic doesn't want to be found, it may not be that easy.
Arisa really seems to be messing up poor Chad's head. She may be a bit naive in some ways, but she knows all the tricks to catch a boy's eye.
The girls are going to have a fun day shopping but what will the boys do to keep from dying of boredom?
Will the Princess be able to work out an accord with those independent colony governments?
Will the colonel die of boredom?
Will I get more than one chapter a year completed?
I guess you'll just have to keep checking, at least once a day, to find out.
Chapter 29
“Captain, you should take a break,” The voice came from far away, “Captain, I’ll take over, go get some coffee or something...... GEORGI.” John’s face came into focus in front of Georgianna. “Don’t call me that,” she snarled. “Alright, I’ll take a break, just keep your mind on what you’re doing, not on the women.” Georgianna stalked out of the room.
John watched her go, he could keep his mind on the job, but could she? What had she been thinking? The princess had asked him to keep an eye on Georgianna, and he had, but what should he do now?
Georgianna was relieved to get out of the conference room. She went out into the courtyard and sat on the edge of the fountain, she splashed some of the cool water on her face. Everything was going wrong. It had happened again, the blackout, the dreams that she could almost remember, images just beyond recall. John had seen it, she was sure this time, he had noticed her sidearm holster was unsnapped and her hand on the grip of her gun. He would report it and it would be the end for her. They would find out that she was losing her mind. There would be tests, they would put her away......... she would lose everything. Tears burned Georgianna’s eyes, her head ached, and she felt so very tired, but there was something she had to do, something the they insisted she must do.
The esper slumped over at his station, exhausted. He had been so close, then someone had interfered, broken his connection. His superior leaned over him. “What happened?” The officer demanded. “Were you successful?” “No,” the esper replied, “I was so close, then that other broke into her consciousness.” “This must not disrupt the plan,” the officer insisted. “There must be some way to overcome this. You are dealing with a female, after all.” “There is a way, I can use her anger to turn her against that one,” the esper assured him. “I will cause her to destroy that one along with the others.”
Dominic moved the curtain and looked down the street. They were still there, trying to look inconspicuous. He hadn’t counted on this. How did they find them so soon? “Rydia, pack your things, we have to get out of here.” He called to the girl in the next room.
“Why?” Rydia called back, “I thought things were pretty good here.”
“They found us,” Dominic told her. “I didn’t think they would find us this soon, but they’re here. There are two of them down at the corner. They’ve been watching the door.”
Rydia came out of the room, carrying a duffle bag. “How are we going to get away? If they’re watching we’ll be caught.”
“I know another way out,” Dominic assured her. “You might not like it, it’s through the basement and the utility tunnels.”
Tom laid a memory chip on General Parker’s desk. The general motioned him to sit down as he picked up the chip and slid it into his terminal. He scrolled through the pages for several minutes. “It certainly was a stroke of luck that you happened to find the one person in the entire EDF who has ever even heard of this forgotten language,” general Parker told him. “This will be be the key to understanding that weapon.”
Tom sighed, “We may be able to build the thing, but we still are missing the system to operate it. Tod told me the programming to control the intersection of that many inertial damper fields and the weapon’s field control would be extremely complex. He thinks he and Janice could figure it out, but it could take a couple years. They really would like to meet the guy who designed this thing, especially Janice. she thinks it must be someone who knew her father.”
“If Daniel can find his missing pilot, we may have a lead to that person,” Parker replied. “Have the Sheffield pick up the Doc and his assistant and take them to Shakuras. If they find that weapon, I want those two there. They might get the information they need. We either have to control that weapon, or destroy it. Also,Tod had developed some kind of tracking device for warp space. If Dominic tries to run again, they have to plant that tracker on that weapon so we can find it.” He sat looking at the terminal again, thinking. “Tom, I want you to make sure the eighth is on alert and ready to assemble. But keep it quiet, I don’t want this known outside the eighth.” The general ordered. “I’ve got a bad feeling about this. I didn’t think it was a good idea to send Daniel out there with no backup. I know the argument, that it would look antagonistic to send out a fleet of ships, but I think there is more to it than that. I don’t think the Red Faction has been destroyed. I’m afraid Daniel was sent to be the sacrificial goat. Someone wants to start a war, and I think that someone here in the EDF is in on it.”
Arisa stood in the bus shelter, her arms folded and a frown on her face. She tapped her toe impatiently. “Where could they have gone?” she asked petulantly. “We’re going to miss the bus. They said they would meet us here.”
Megumi smiled and answered, “they probably went to find something to eat.”
Arisa looked straight at Megumi, fists on her hips, “they couldn’t, with all they ate at lunch, they’d explode.”
Megumi laughed, “you don’t know Ben, he’s just getting started, and, it looks like Chad could keep right up with him.”
“They better get here,” Arisa grouched, “there won’t be another bus for an hour and we should be there when the colonel gets back. He’ll want to hear what we found out today.”
“If they aren’t here on time, we’ll leave without them,” Megumi told her.
“That wouldn’t be any fun.” Arisa pouted. What she really wanted was to see Ben’s reaction when he saw Megumi. They had found a really cute little black dress. It had a short skirt and tight fitting body that was cut low enough to be very alluring. Megumi protested, but Arisa had insisted they buy it and that Megumi had to wear it.
“Hi girls, have you been waiting long?” Chad called out as he came around the side of the bus stop shelter. Megumi stood up to greet Ben as he followed Chad around the shelter. “Hey Megumi..........” Clank.... “Ouch.” As Ben spotted Megumi his eyes nearly poped out, his mouth hung open and he walked right into the bus stop sign post.
“Oh!” Megumi cried as she hurried over to Ben. “Are you alright?”
“Ya..... I guess,” Ben answered as he pulled the signpost back to straight. He turned a lustful look toward Megumi. “Oh wow,” was all he could think to say. He’d never seen his athletic little girlfriend dressed like this. She was stunning.
Megumi blushed, she had never worn such an enticing dress, she was afraid to. She was worried what Ben would think of her........ But now, she was glad she did, she saw the look in his eyes and she wanted that.
Arisa giggled. “She’s pretty hot, isn’t she?” Arisa asked Chad.
“Yes, that she is,” Chad answered as he glanced at Megumi. Chad turned back to Arisa, she was what he was interested in. Arisa was wearing a party dress and matching shoes she had purchased. It was a light blue that matched her eyes, with short puff sleave’s and a high collar with lace trim, the full gathered skirt was hemmed a little above he knees. Chad was fascinated, with her golden curls shining in the sunlight, she could be a pixie princess or queen of the fairies. Chad’s longing look wasn’t lost on Arisa. She smiled up at him, it was exactly what she had hoped for. He was looking at her, even though Megumi was so pretty. Arisa noticed the bus pulling up. “Hey you two, wait till you get back to your room, at least,” she told Ben and Megumi. The two blushed and they all laughed as they got on the bus.
Colonel Hellwind sighed as the car stopped in front of their old hotel building. It had been another long and mostly boring day, though it had been interesting to see how the princess had manipulated the diplomats. At times he wondered if she was trying to prevent a war..... or start one. As they entered the lounge area Daniel did a double take. Was there a party tonight that he didn’t know about? The girls were stunning.
Melpomene chuckled when she saw the pile of shopping bags by the girls. “It looks like you had a fun day,” she told them. She stepped up to Chad, she thought he looked very good in the new cloths he was wearing. Melpomene touched his face. “Your bruises are fading nicely,” she observed, “you should be able to check the other schools in a day or two.”
Arisa pushed her way between Chad and Melpomene forcing them to back away from each other. “We won’t be going to the other schools so you don’t have to worry about Chad,” she angrily told the princess.
“Oh?” The princess questioned, “what makes you think that?”
“We know where captain Dominic and the woman are living,” Arisa told her in a smug voice, “and where they work.”
Colonel Hellwind stepped up to the group. “Are you sure? Did you see them?” He asked.
“No, but we know where to find them now.” Arisa told him. She recounted the story of how they had been stopped by the gang members and had been given the information.
“Can we be sure the information is true?” The colonel questioned.
“They wouldn’t have had reason to try to deceive us,” Chad assured him. “They were worried, afraid we would retaliate and they knew we could destroy them. Also, while the girls were shopping, Ben and I went and checked out the apartment, there is a Carlos Santana listed for a second floor apartment. “
“I hope he didn’t see you. If he’s on the run from the EDF, we could lose him.” The colonel admonished them.
“I made sure we weren’t able to be seen from inside the building,” Chad informed him. “And, I kept watch and didn’t see the captain in the area.”
“He wasn’t home anyway,” Ben told him. Then, when the colonel looked questioningly at him, he added, “I tried buzzing his room.”
“That was a bad idea,” the colonel told Ben. “If he saw you on the security camera he might not answer. He might be running, we might have lost our chance.”
“No, there were no cameras. It was a simple voice only intercom system.” Chad came to Ben’s defense.
The colonel sighed, “That’s good. We’ll have to stake out the apartment building. If we can be sure he’s there, we can cover the exits before we confront him to make sure he can’t run. We need to find a place where we can watch the building without being seen.”
Arisa grinned, “I can take care of that. I have a plan.”
Arisa really seems to be messing up poor Chad's head. She may be a bit naive in some ways, but she knows all the tricks to catch a boy's eye.
The girls are going to have a fun day shopping but what will the boys do to keep from dying of boredom?
Will the Princess be able to work out an accord with those independent colony governments?
Will the colonel die of boredom?
Will I get more than one chapter a year completed?
I guess you'll just have to keep checking, at least once a day, to find out.
Chapter 29
“Captain, you should take a break,” The voice came from far away, “Captain, I’ll take over, go get some coffee or something...... GEORGI.” John’s face came into focus in front of Georgianna. “Don’t call me that,” she snarled. “Alright, I’ll take a break, just keep your mind on what you’re doing, not on the women.” Georgianna stalked out of the room.
John watched her go, he could keep his mind on the job, but could she? What had she been thinking? The princess had asked him to keep an eye on Georgianna, and he had, but what should he do now?
Georgianna was relieved to get out of the conference room. She went out into the courtyard and sat on the edge of the fountain, she splashed some of the cool water on her face. Everything was going wrong. It had happened again, the blackout, the dreams that she could almost remember, images just beyond recall. John had seen it, she was sure this time, he had noticed her sidearm holster was unsnapped and her hand on the grip of her gun. He would report it and it would be the end for her. They would find out that she was losing her mind. There would be tests, they would put her away......... she would lose everything. Tears burned Georgianna’s eyes, her head ached, and she felt so very tired, but there was something she had to do, something the they insisted she must do.
The esper slumped over at his station, exhausted. He had been so close, then someone had interfered, broken his connection. His superior leaned over him. “What happened?” The officer demanded. “Were you successful?” “No,” the esper replied, “I was so close, then that other broke into her consciousness.” “This must not disrupt the plan,” the officer insisted. “There must be some way to overcome this. You are dealing with a female, after all.” “There is a way, I can use her anger to turn her against that one,” the esper assured him. “I will cause her to destroy that one along with the others.”
Dominic moved the curtain and looked down the street. They were still there, trying to look inconspicuous. He hadn’t counted on this. How did they find them so soon? “Rydia, pack your things, we have to get out of here.” He called to the girl in the next room.
“Why?” Rydia called back, “I thought things were pretty good here.”
“They found us,” Dominic told her. “I didn’t think they would find us this soon, but they’re here. There are two of them down at the corner. They’ve been watching the door.”
Rydia came out of the room, carrying a duffle bag. “How are we going to get away? If they’re watching we’ll be caught.”
“I know another way out,” Dominic assured her. “You might not like it, it’s through the basement and the utility tunnels.”
Tom laid a memory chip on General Parker’s desk. The general motioned him to sit down as he picked up the chip and slid it into his terminal. He scrolled through the pages for several minutes. “It certainly was a stroke of luck that you happened to find the one person in the entire EDF who has ever even heard of this forgotten language,” general Parker told him. “This will be be the key to understanding that weapon.”
Tom sighed, “We may be able to build the thing, but we still are missing the system to operate it. Tod told me the programming to control the intersection of that many inertial damper fields and the weapon’s field control would be extremely complex. He thinks he and Janice could figure it out, but it could take a couple years. They really would like to meet the guy who designed this thing, especially Janice. she thinks it must be someone who knew her father.”
“If Daniel can find his missing pilot, we may have a lead to that person,” Parker replied. “Have the Sheffield pick up the Doc and his assistant and take them to Shakuras. If they find that weapon, I want those two there. They might get the information they need. We either have to control that weapon, or destroy it. Also,Tod had developed some kind of tracking device for warp space. If Dominic tries to run again, they have to plant that tracker on that weapon so we can find it.” He sat looking at the terminal again, thinking. “Tom, I want you to make sure the eighth is on alert and ready to assemble. But keep it quiet, I don’t want this known outside the eighth.” The general ordered. “I’ve got a bad feeling about this. I didn’t think it was a good idea to send Daniel out there with no backup. I know the argument, that it would look antagonistic to send out a fleet of ships, but I think there is more to it than that. I don’t think the Red Faction has been destroyed. I’m afraid Daniel was sent to be the sacrificial goat. Someone wants to start a war, and I think that someone here in the EDF is in on it.”
Arisa stood in the bus shelter, her arms folded and a frown on her face. She tapped her toe impatiently. “Where could they have gone?” she asked petulantly. “We’re going to miss the bus. They said they would meet us here.”
Megumi smiled and answered, “they probably went to find something to eat.”
Arisa looked straight at Megumi, fists on her hips, “they couldn’t, with all they ate at lunch, they’d explode.”
Megumi laughed, “you don’t know Ben, he’s just getting started, and, it looks like Chad could keep right up with him.”
“They better get here,” Arisa grouched, “there won’t be another bus for an hour and we should be there when the colonel gets back. He’ll want to hear what we found out today.”
“If they aren’t here on time, we’ll leave without them,” Megumi told her.
“That wouldn’t be any fun.” Arisa pouted. What she really wanted was to see Ben’s reaction when he saw Megumi. They had found a really cute little black dress. It had a short skirt and tight fitting body that was cut low enough to be very alluring. Megumi protested, but Arisa had insisted they buy it and that Megumi had to wear it.
“Hi girls, have you been waiting long?” Chad called out as he came around the side of the bus stop shelter. Megumi stood up to greet Ben as he followed Chad around the shelter. “Hey Megumi..........” Clank.... “Ouch.” As Ben spotted Megumi his eyes nearly poped out, his mouth hung open and he walked right into the bus stop sign post.
“Oh!” Megumi cried as she hurried over to Ben. “Are you alright?”
“Ya..... I guess,” Ben answered as he pulled the signpost back to straight. He turned a lustful look toward Megumi. “Oh wow,” was all he could think to say. He’d never seen his athletic little girlfriend dressed like this. She was stunning.
Megumi blushed, she had never worn such an enticing dress, she was afraid to. She was worried what Ben would think of her........ But now, she was glad she did, she saw the look in his eyes and she wanted that.
Arisa giggled. “She’s pretty hot, isn’t she?” Arisa asked Chad.
“Yes, that she is,” Chad answered as he glanced at Megumi. Chad turned back to Arisa, she was what he was interested in. Arisa was wearing a party dress and matching shoes she had purchased. It was a light blue that matched her eyes, with short puff sleave’s and a high collar with lace trim, the full gathered skirt was hemmed a little above he knees. Chad was fascinated, with her golden curls shining in the sunlight, she could be a pixie princess or queen of the fairies. Chad’s longing look wasn’t lost on Arisa. She smiled up at him, it was exactly what she had hoped for. He was looking at her, even though Megumi was so pretty. Arisa noticed the bus pulling up. “Hey you two, wait till you get back to your room, at least,” she told Ben and Megumi. The two blushed and they all laughed as they got on the bus.
Colonel Hellwind sighed as the car stopped in front of their old hotel building. It had been another long and mostly boring day, though it had been interesting to see how the princess had manipulated the diplomats. At times he wondered if she was trying to prevent a war..... or start one. As they entered the lounge area Daniel did a double take. Was there a party tonight that he didn’t know about? The girls were stunning.
Melpomene chuckled when she saw the pile of shopping bags by the girls. “It looks like you had a fun day,” she told them. She stepped up to Chad, she thought he looked very good in the new cloths he was wearing. Melpomene touched his face. “Your bruises are fading nicely,” she observed, “you should be able to check the other schools in a day or two.”
Arisa pushed her way between Chad and Melpomene forcing them to back away from each other. “We won’t be going to the other schools so you don’t have to worry about Chad,” she angrily told the princess.
“Oh?” The princess questioned, “what makes you think that?”
“We know where captain Dominic and the woman are living,” Arisa told her in a smug voice, “and where they work.”
Colonel Hellwind stepped up to the group. “Are you sure? Did you see them?” He asked.
“No, but we know where to find them now.” Arisa told him. She recounted the story of how they had been stopped by the gang members and had been given the information.
“Can we be sure the information is true?” The colonel questioned.
“They wouldn’t have had reason to try to deceive us,” Chad assured him. “They were worried, afraid we would retaliate and they knew we could destroy them. Also, while the girls were shopping, Ben and I went and checked out the apartment, there is a Carlos Santana listed for a second floor apartment. “
“I hope he didn’t see you. If he’s on the run from the EDF, we could lose him.” The colonel admonished them.
“I made sure we weren’t able to be seen from inside the building,” Chad informed him. “And, I kept watch and didn’t see the captain in the area.”
“He wasn’t home anyway,” Ben told him. Then, when the colonel looked questioningly at him, he added, “I tried buzzing his room.”
“That was a bad idea,” the colonel told Ben. “If he saw you on the security camera he might not answer. He might be running, we might have lost our chance.”
“No, there were no cameras. It was a simple voice only intercom system.” Chad came to Ben’s defense.
The colonel sighed, “That’s good. We’ll have to stake out the apartment building. If we can be sure he’s there, we can cover the exits before we confront him to make sure he can’t run. We need to find a place where we can watch the building without being seen.”
Arisa grinned, “I can take care of that. I have a plan.”