HADRON Revelation
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Johnny nodded. “It’s intimidating, too. When you first popped up on the Targarian display, I was wondering what we were up against now.”
Jane walked onto the bridge holding the hands of Zax and Fina, with Derwood running along behind them.
Jasper leaned down and smiled. “They’re growing like weeds.”
Jane replied, “Jeff puts them at the equivalent of three-year-olds physically, mentally, more like six. It’s crazy how fast they both pick up on things. And they feed off each other’s curiosity. Tres’ and Vanessa’s girls are the same way. Whatever tweaks the Mawga made to their DNA seems to have worked.”
The two hybrids made a beeline to Johnny, climbing up onto his lap and jumping up and down.
Johnny shrugged. “My parents should have named me Jungle Gym.”
He held out his right arm. Each child shimmied out while hanging from their hands before dropping to the deck. After a circle of the captain’s chair, they ran from the bridge with Derwood in chase.
Johnny sat back in his chair. “Man, to be a kid again with no worries. Those two are the reasons we need to secure our futures.”
Jasper received an incoming comm. “Your Highness, the Quelli and Zinka are attacking Divinia!”
Jasper scowled as he turned. “On my way.”
Mace said, “Hold up. You want us to assist?”
Jasper nodded. “I’d appreciate that. If they combined their fleets, we’re in a world of trouble.”
Tres and Vanessa collected the youngsters and made their way off the Rogers. Once settled, Tres returned. Jasper and his fleet opened a wormhole and piled through. The Human fleet was asked to stay where they were, guarding Earth, as the Rogers followed the Gerty through another portal to Divinia.
Mace opened a comm to Jasper, who was already engaging the enemy. “Where can we help?”
Jasper replied, “There’s a ship factory on Divinia’s second moon, Praba. See if you can offer any protection.”
Mace said, “How about this instead: we target those Muhatha. Our cannons can handle their shielding.”
Jasper shook his head. “Don’t think so. Looks like they picked up on our idea about those transducers, at least on that lead ship. We’re gonna have to try to nuke it.”
Mace frowned. “Isn’t it kind of close to your planet? That can’t be good for your people down there.”
Jasper replied, “Getting fried by giant balls of plasma isn’t good for them, either.”
Mace said, “Let us try to draw them out. You can hit ‘em then.”
Jasper agreed. “Do it!”
Mace turned, “Mr. Hobbs, get us in the mix with that lead Muhatha. Mr. Mueller, time to see what that microwave cannon can do. If we can’t get them with our plasma cannons, maybe we can heat it up in there for them.”
As the Rogers closed the first cannon rounds from the Muhatha came their way. Liam Hobbs didn’t bother trying to avoid the incoming rounds. The Rogers rocked heavily and shuddered.
Humphrey yelled, “We have damage!”
Hans followed, “That strike was every bit the equivalent of our cannons, Mr. Hardy. They’ve upgraded theirs as well!”
As the next rounds approached, Mace replied, “Evade, Mr. Hobbs! Jasper, you seeing this?”
Jasper replied, “We’ve already lost, Mr. Hardy. We can’t stop this.”
Jasper’s flagship turned as his other ships gathered around for a jump. A wormhole opened. One by one the Targarian fleet moved through.
Mace said, “That’s it? You’re giving up?”
Jasper flipped the shield of his helmet down, obscuring his face. “Not giving up at all, Mr. Hardy. In our current state, we can’t beat that fleet. We can, however, kick the crap out of their worlds just the same as they are doing to ours. The scumbags might have their victory today, Mr. Hardy, but it will cost them dearly.”
The comm closed as the wormhole disappeared.
Mace turned to the others. “Attacking the innocents. This is a worse-case scenario. We should get back to Earth and move as many people out of those community centers as we can. Mr. Hobbs, take us back to the Gerty.”
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Books by Stephen Arseneault
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SODIUM-AMP-OMEGA trilogy series
SODIUM - A six-book series that takes Man from his first encounter with aliens all the way to a fight for our all-out survival. Do we have what it takes to rule the galaxy?
AMP - Cast a thousand years into the future beyond SODIUM. This eight-book series chronicles the struggles of Don Grange, a simple package deliveryman, who is thrust into an unimaginable role in the fight against our enemies. Can we win peace and freedom after a thousand years of war?
OMEGA - An eight book series cast a thousand years into the future beyond AMP. The Alliance is crumbling. When corruption and politics threaten to throw the allied galaxies into chaos, Knog Beutcher gets caught in the middle. Follow along as our hero is thrust into roles that he never expected nor sought. Espionage, intrigue, political assassinations, rebellions and full-on revolutions, they are all coming to Knog Beutcher’s world!
HADRON Series
HADRON is an eight book modern day Human survival story. After scientists using the Large Hadron Collider discover dark matter, the world is plunged into chaos. Massive waves of electromagnetic interference take out all grid power and forms of communication the world over. Cities go dark, food and clean-water supplies are quickly used up. Marauders rule the highways. One group of citizens takes a stand. Can they make a difference? And the devastating EM waves, where are they coming from? A benevolent species will arrive in their spaceships to rescue the Human race. Only, are they really so benevolent? Is our little corner of the Milky Way a hostile place? With HADRON we’re about to find out.
ARMS Series
ARMS is an eight book series set in the future. Earth was nearing an apocalyptic event. Two competing colony ships were built, taking five million inhabitants each through a wormhole to a pair of newly discovered planets. The planets were settled and soon after the burgeoning colonies looked to the surrounding star systems for ownership and expansion, an expansion that led to a centuries long war between them. A truce was declared after the aggressor side began to lose ground. The competing worlds are two years into that truce.
Tawnish Freely and Harris Gruberg are genetically engineered Biomarines. They we made and trained for fighting in the Great War. With the war halted and their service commitments ended, they find themselves struggling to live among a population that fears them. Work is found with the delivery of illegal arms to the outer colonies. Things go awry when they discover their illicit and yet lucrative dealings may just be the catalyst that brings back the Great War. They are determined to prevent that outcome from happening.
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