by DP Scott
Within twenty minutes over five hundred Zardites were armed and ready for battle. Yuko and Anton stood on a mound in front of the troops giving orders. They would assume positions inside the castle wall and prepare for the Veectoreze to wake up from the sleeping gas. The Zardite sentries were ordered to place their lasers on stun, but were to expect the Veectoreze would have their lasers locked on kill.
Saturna returned to the inner courtyard to find the Zardite troops already dispersing. A small group had been sent to lock down the landing strip and to arrest the inhabitants of any Veectoreze ship. A larger group was assigned positions on the top wall of the barracks, and the rest were told to hide themselves in strategic areas in and along the castle wall. The operation was running extremely smoothly and Saturna was proud of how quickly her well trained army melted into position.
