Kia's Biehshah Gift

Chapter 35 Ships Of Slaves

Pas waved up a holo. "Eja fe ne! Ships arrive in Rainbow Samar Thaae! We must—"

J~oie grabbed his arm, like a shot! "You can ne think to go there!"

"But these are massive numbers! They will need help!"

Leticia shook her head. "Taredias has an army of healers, clones of every great healer! They can handle it. He can make more as needed. His clones are in every Rainbow colony. But, he's equipped to handle all the rogues."

Pas paled and grabbed two Tessite symbols on his robe! "Rogues! You expect rogues?"

"These are from Dromie's people. They went there because Taredias and Siasch aren't restricted like the rest of Alb. When they did the treaty with the Alb Council, they expected this sort of thing, so any dangerous weapons or shipments go there." Her blue eyes filled. Her parents grabbed her arms. "If it's not Alb Seer's Rainbow, I hope Pirad's okay! If anything—"

"Pirad's okay, or we would feel it. Remember how it felt every time one of his clones died?" I shuddered.

"All of them died, even on Samar Thaae where he had hundreds! Taredias makes more, and they all die fast! His, too, and Kirnonos'!" She cried.

What happened while I was away? Sara's eyes and mine met and she looked bone-weary. I felt that way, too. But I saw my bright blue eyes that still had that glow, through her telepathy. Weird to see that on me!

Anxious people crowded around Ir and I. "My parents are there! Please, let me go! I have to say goodbye!" A lady pulled at my arm.

One of the Ryonne~'s held up his arms. "I know you are eager to see them, but we can ne leave or allow you contact. Samar Thaae takes unthinkable risk to care for them!"

"I didn't want to try to save galaxies! I came here to get away from my horrible life on Earth. This is worse! You people won't let me leave, and the people in this thing hijacked my body to force me into this fight! I want out!"

He frowned at her and rumbles shook the floor. "I am most sorry. We ne chose you. Gifts came to you, and we have ne way to know how they chose you. If you ne choose to fight, ne can force this. You have the choice ne to use your Gift. However, this battle we are in needs you. If we lose, all of us lose everything.

"What do you mean, 'everything'? We'll still be here, won't we?"

He showed her barren worlds where Rentappenen stripped them of resources, then chopped them up for resources, leaving rocky rubble like our asteroid belt! Didn't they know what they were fighting for?

She sobbed and he let her relatives hug her. One of the men held her face up. "Then, Kathey, you have to do this. We can't fight it for you."

Kathey? Yes, the same dark hair pulled in a tight pony. My night boss at Crafts Anonymous. She looks older now. Didn't expect that to change her mind. "You're right, Daddy. I need to adult now. I'll fight!"

A cheer came from Randy, Pat, Ophelia and Carla. He looked at me. "Yeah, we'll fight with you, Kia! We'll make up for all the stuff we did."

So my false friends are repenting? I smiled at 'em. But I'm not convinced. Maybe this is like Dromie's people and people like Wslarc. Wait and see. Yeah. But, I believe Dromie. He brought our people back! Not so sure about them. They didn't rush over and I didn't push it. They looked all self-congratulatory. Wait 'til we're in the battle.

I watched that holo. But Ryonne~ waved it down. Rogues can live on a Hub. Samar Thaae is on our Ye~ Hub. It serves all of Alb. Biehshah Hub is Alliance, but separate. Maybe they have separate Hubs for a reason. Pirad, Kirnonos and Taredias have been preparing for an attack from Rentappenen for years. I just want this to be over!