Lili was ready to leave Earth. Max was ready and she wanted to get her people away from the 6th Race remnant. She had almost decided to transfer him to an AB SB so he could not change his shape. The sooner his alien DNA was vaporized the better. The 6th Race remnants were just too dangerous. Lili was very close to enacting Union General orders to deal with the 6th and 7th Race remnant threats. She needed to talk to Max in private.
Sinai was fascinated by Chip. She found him to be very desirable. She had not thought of Adapa in over a week. She enjoyed talking to Chip. She had learned a great deal about Signal Science and she was beginning to realize Chip was far more than a 6th Race remnant hybrid. There was something about him that was intangible. She felt good when she was near him. She began to wonder if it was his Signal Power. They had walked on his private beach together the night before. She began to see herself walking with him on her private beach on the opposite side of the galaxy. Then he received a call from his beloved. She realized Chip and his wife were in love. Chip had not mislead her or lied to her – she had simply been overwhelmed by Chip's power. She respected him. She needed to find herself a new mate. She flew to the island in the Pacific Ocean where the last batch of 6th Race remnant hybrid slaves had been transported. She locked her yacht in stealth mode and slipped into the largest camp in her adaptive camouflage suit.
Sinai found several males right away that she liked. She stunned them all and had her Spec War Team take them to her yacht. She returned to her hull and placed them all in their own cabins. She followed Lili's protocol for each of them. She would develop each of them and then after making her choice – place the rest in stasis. The Earthling she selected was from the same region as Max. He had been given the “waters of life” several months before Max. He had served on the same type of warship as Max. His story was very similar to Max's. She gave each of those not selected a choice – stay with her in stasis or return to the island. They all chose to stay with her. She took her new mate down to the pleasure palace so that he might benefit from the food, drink and Signal recharging the walls provided.
“What have you done?” Lili asked.
“I have selected a new mate.” Sinai answered.
“What about Androlees?” Lili asked.
“He is homosexual – and I have released him so he can work for Max.” Sinai answered.
“What brought this about?” Lili asked.
“My time with Chip - he is married and in love – I could not take him from his beloved. I need what you have.” Sinai answered.
“Understood – Chip's PJs know what food and drink to bring him. My VALO RDs are learning from Chip's PJs so that our mates shall not get sick again.” Lili said.
“That is good news. I am glad Max is recovering.” Sinai said.
“If your mate is fully charged – we shall leave tomorrow. If not – I will allow you to stay five more days after that.” Lili said.
“Yes ma'am” Sinai said.
Sinai did not tell Lili about the other 5 men she had in stasis. She would work with each of them and integrate them into their society. She knew what 6th Race remnant rulers did was wrong – however she was glad they had made slaves. She hoped her choices today would not cause her problems in the future. Lili went and sat with Max for the first time. She missed him and wanted him. She would have to talk to the new 6th Race Counselor about it. She had never known such desire. Perhaps there was something in the air here. Whatever it was she knew they needed to leave – it was intoxicating. Sinai went to find Mimi. She would offer her first choice of the remaining 5 men. Max said something that reminded Lili to do something. She called Sharri in the Engineering labs in SH-1.
“Go ahead ma'am” Sharri replied.
“I am sending you a list of natural material that I need you to gather from the Sixth Race home world. The list contains the quantity of each material. I need you to select and gather six batches of each. When you have the materials collected I will send you plans for the MRB s to follow.” Lili ordered.
“Yes ma'am – how is Maximus?” Sharri replied and then asked.
“He is better thank you – carry on.” Lili said and then commanded.
Lili was getting very aroused – she wanted to take Max to his quarters – in her hull. She needed to leave – he was having a very powerful affect upon her.
“I will come and check on you later.” Lili said.
“I look forward to it.” Max said.
Lili smiled at Max and then stood up and left. She decided it was time to take a look around this place. She ordered her Spec War Team to stay with Max and she struck out on her own. Her Spec War Team Commander waited for a few seconds and then followed her. She was his responsibility and he could not let her go off on her own. He had turned on his adaptive camouflage suit when he arrived and he not informed his team of his return. Mimi had explored clockwise from the grand gallery ante room so Lili chose to explore the facility counter clockwise. She found the hidden staircase to the surface. It was encrusted with sea salt. It had not been used in over 13,000 years.
She found several hidden doors on the east side of a hall that Mimi had not been down. It was possible that coming from the opposite direction - Mimi did not even see this hall. The hidden doors were locked. Lili bypassed the locks with ease. The first door opened into a room that contained shelves of remnant technology – power packs, weapons, communication devices, cameras and explosives. She decided the first room was an armory and expedition load out room. The next room contained costumes that were made to look like animals – no doubt part of the god personas – they used to fool, scare and control their slaves. The next room was an infirmary. The next room was a storage area that contained all manner of illegal life forms in stasis. The last room contained a pool of water cut into the rock floor. The water in the pool had miniature lightning bolts in it and the fluid appeared to move. She realized this pool contained the “waters of life” – the superfluid that extended life in the flesh. She sealed the door when she left. She was beginning to think that taking control of this underground facility was a very good idea.
When she continued down the hall she saw something at the other end running toward her. It was a very large animal. She drew her blue beam pistol and after resetting the controls tried to stun the beast. It was not affected by the stun beam. She was resetting her pistol when a blue beam rifle appeared over her left shoulder and vaporized the beast.
“Are you alright Admiral” Her One Zero asked.
“Yes I am Commander. Why did you disobey my orders?” She answered and then asked.
“Your safety is my responsibility – Sinai ordered me to return here after she landed on the island. I ordered my team to stay with Maximus and then I followed you. I could not in good conscious let you explore this unknown facility by yourself.” Her One Zero answered.
Lili turned to look at her One-Zero. She saw a door over his shoulder on the west side of the hall that she did not see as she walked by it.
“We shall talk about this later” Lili said.
Lili walked over to the hidden door. She bypassed the lock and walked inside. There were shelves of 6th Race storage devices. The shelves were marked with the 6th Race pre Union time scale – the “shar”. The closest shelf to the door was marked 125. There were 10 shelves in each rack. There were two rows of these shelves on each side of the walk way that went off to the west.
“Can you see the other end of this room?” Lili asked her One Zero.
“No ma'am” her One Zero answered.
“Do you recall how many standard core years are in the old 6th Race Shar?” Lili asked.
“I think the old Shar equaled three thousand six hundred standard core years.” Her One Zero answered.
“That is what I thought. These storage devices contain information about the remnant conquest and exploitation of this planet. I shall require that all of this information be copied and stored in the Union Justice data base.” Lili said.
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��Yes ma'am – who would you like to copy these storage devices?” Her One Zero asked.
“Contact my Seabee Commander and have him report here.” Lili answered.
“Yes ma'am” Her One Zero replied.
Lili walked to the west. When she reached the shelf marked Shar 121.38 she stopped. Most of the shelves in this rack were empty. She surmised this was the period when this facility was flooded. She reached up and selected the last data cubes on the left of the shelf. She plugged the first one into her PDIT.
An unknown person in a space suit was standing in a launch gantry. There was a violent rain storm behind the person. The person began to talk.
“We are the last to leave. The wave has already covered our bases to the south. We will have to stay in orbit above this planet until the water subsides. The orbiting space station is not complete and we have no way to get there even if it were.”
The video report ended.
So this planet was flooded by its oceans for some reason... Lili thought as she looked at the shar number on the shelf again.
Approximately 13,000 years ago. Lili thought.
She plugged in the next cube. The same man was preparing to speak. He was standing outside on a massive platform.
“The home world is now visible in the day time sky.”
The camera panned away from the man. There in the day time sky about 40 degrees above the horizon was a large planet. The camera turned back to the man.
“The emergency evacuation is on schedule. Everyone except Lord Ki is already here. He has refused to leave. The oceans are his domain and he is apparently not concerned about the coming deluge.”
Several people approached the man from behind and the image went blank.
I wonder who those people were that did not want to be recorded? Lili thought.
Lili's Seabee Commander walked into the room. He saluted Lili's Spec War Commander. He then walked up to Lili.
“Reporting as ordered ma'am” Her Seabee Commander said standing at attention.
Lili turned and he saluted her. Lili returned his salute.
“I require you to copy every 6th Race data cube in this room and document the order you found them. I also need a video record of these shelves as well as the dimensions of this room so that a holographic representation of this data storage area can be produced.” Lili ordered.
“Yes ma'am – however I do not think we will have enough time to complete this task.” Her Seabee Commander replied and then said.
“I am taking control of this facility for the Union. You shall have all the time you need to accomplish this task.” Lili said.
“Excellent – thank you ma'am” Her Seabee Commander said and then saluted Lili.
He walked down to the far western wall and began measuring the shelves. Lili could hear him ordering his executive officer to bring equipment and men. Lili went back to the ante room of the grand gallery.
Chapter - 37
Lili ordered the Star Marine Commander to take control of this facility after the Union Navy explosive disposal team checked the base from top to bottom for any self-destruct devices, booby traps or antipersonnel mines. The Star Marine Commander called down one of the super heavy Star Marine Legions. The standard carrier vessel (CV) would not fit through the pit entrance. The smaller recon CV would. He enlarged the landing field at the bottom of the entrance tunnel – more than quadrupling the size of the field. He then cut several more toward the surface for atmospheric fighters. The Seabees would handle the rest for the fighter crews and service personnel. The Seabees had already created dug out hangars under the desert sand for the standard Union carrier vessels on the surface so that they could not be seen from the air.
Max showed the Star Marine sergeants how to use the 6th Race emergency entity transfer device. Lili had decided to transfer the 6th Race remnant galactic criminal to a SB so that shape shifting would no longer be possible. Once the alien was transferred to the SB – his body would be vaporized. Sinai had already vaporized the clone in a fit of rage. Lili knew she would have to order Sinai to talk to a counselor. Her anger could not be left unchecked. The prisoner was taken by the Star Marines to one of the support ships after transferring the alien to a new male SB and was placed in stasis. Sinai vaporized his body as soon as the entity transfer was completed.
Chip asked Lili if he could take over the Moon base the 6th Race remnants had built so that he could go to his home planet when he needed to.
“System 270 – 348,611,111 is now yours.” Lili said in response.
“Thank you – however I do not want to get caught up in the hate and violence the 6th Race remnants created and caused on this planet – I just want to be able to visit my home world and recharge my Signals when I need to.” Chip said.
“You raise several important points.” Lili said.
Lili ordered the super heavy Star Marine Legion that was still on system overwatch to occupy the Moon base.
“Two super heavy Star Marine Legions now control this planet. I may visit you on your family's island one day.” Lili said.
“Thank you – I look forward to that day – I would love to have you visit us on our new world also.” Chip said.
“I hope that you will be able to maintain your Signals on that new world.” Lili said.
“Yes ma'am – that is a concern – however so far my Signal Link chassis grounds are working at Jupiter Station and I see no reason why they will not work on the other side of the galaxy.” Chip said.
“Good then I will come to visit you there.” Lili said.
“Excellent – thank you” Chip said.
“For what,” Lili asked.
“For everything you and your Sisters have done.” Chip answered.
“You are welcome – and thank you for helping my beloved.” Lili said.
“It was the least I could do and my children look forward to future training and exchange programs.” Chip said.
“May I give you and your children transport to Jupiter Station?” Lili asked.
“That would be a nice time saver – thank you.” Chip answered.
“One day your daughters will have our FTLT engine technology – if you do not figure it out first.” Lili said.
Chip bowed his head to Lili. She inclined her head and then gave Chip a hug. He hugged her back. Two minutes later he was in Eagle flying to his primary station in his massive starship yard complex.
“He is a very impressive 6th Race hybrid.” Max said.
“I agree – he shall also be a powerful ally.” Lili said.
“Yes I can see now why the 6th Race called him the 'Chosen One'.” Max said.
“That reminds me – we need to talk about the 6th Race Secret Weapon Project that was ordered by the URC before the DT began.” Lili said.
“The HMBs found living 6th Race beings?” Max asked.
“Yes I believe they did.” Lili answered.
“Wow and I thought the past week here was unbelievable!” Max said.
“Indeed – first you and I are going to our beach so I can relax.” Lili said.
“That sounds very good to me.” Max said.
Lili traveled to her beach world. She had given Sinai permission to follow her to their beach world – as long as she and her new mate did not disturb her. Sinai agreed to wait several days and then come. Lili checked the system at the helio-pause. She then moved through the helio-pause and scanned the system again. She checked the long range scanner network that was out beyond the helio-pause looking out. She checked all of the system's defense systems and Star Mines that protected their secret getaway. She decided it was safe to orbit and then fly down to the surface of the beach world.
She jumped to the planet. She and Max were on her private beach 6 minutes later. It was raining. The sand was dimpled. The temperature had dropped. There was a moderate breeze from the south east causing the tops of the large waves to spray as they rolled up on the beach. Whitecaps were visible out to the horizon. Max ran
down to the water like a boy. He dove in and swam out to the 4th sandbar. He then body surfed the waves back to shore. Lili's Seabee's had opened the Cabana bar. They started a bonfire on the beach so that Max could warm himself when he came out of the ocean. The rain had slacked up and the small drops were popping in the raging fire.
Lili put on her swim suite and swam out to Max who had swum back out to the 4th sandbar. He was floating on his back. The sea water was just dense enough to maintain buoyancy. He was looking out toward the horizon when Lili swam up to him. He stood and hugged her.
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