Sholan Alliance BK 3

Chapter 14 - Asarl grow up and deal with our relationship

There was a small local news report about a vehicle losing control back in America and hitting some trees. They hydrogen tanks ruptured and two people were killed in the wreck.

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The ships from Shola had started to arrive in the system. Since the various ships sent from Shola were of differing ages they had been broken up into three groups, fastest, fast, and slower. Even the slow ships were still faster than most Terran ships. This didn't include the Sandi due to the engine mods. They were in the fastest group though they were just keeping up. The engines were working well but they were running about 90% of their max.

When they arrived in system the lead ship had received the messages on where to go and what sorts of orbits they needed to maintain. For most of them it was to take up a parking orbit next to the Rijishi and start offloading the supplies. A large number were cryo chambers to replace the ones currently in use. Once offloaded the filled chambers would be loaded and then next ship would approach. The majority were Sholan's who had been hurt in the battle but there were a number of human's as well. They were the ones for whom Terran medical couldn't treat.

For the Sandi they were told to land where they had been previously parked near the Barque. The Barque had been replaced with a larger ship and more staff but they would still be near it. When Vangie received the message, he had to smile. It would be nice to see some of the warriors he had formerly worked with. He was also looking forward to seeing how the women were doing. They had received the report about the one female which had died in an accident over the ocean. To be honest it hadn't caused too much sadness. Nobody had liked the female at all.

The flight to earth didn't take too long. Vangie had to send a message to have some techs available. The engines were working reasonably well but there were a few issues he was concerned about. To be safe he had decided to have the engines checked to ensure they were doing fine. Most of it was because the engines were still rather experimental. Even though he trusted Billy's brain sometimes shit happened. He didn't want shit to happen while he was onboard and especially not the females.

They did eventually land as directed. As they were coming into the system the energy signatures were wildly different than the first time. There were far more combatants flying around and construction had started on what he assumed was defenses. The system did look like it had been kicked into over drive and he had to wonder what all was being done. This was especially true as they approached earth. The number of combatants had increased and active sensors were dirtying the EM spectrum.

Even with the landing they had been queried a number of times to ensure they were who they said they were. Once they had finally landed he wanted to collapse and pant even though he had simply been flying, "Okay gentleman, shut the systems down, start the watches on the entrance, and all that other good stuff. You know what needs doing. I am going over to the Barque and check in. There should be some techs coming to take a look at the engines. Let them on board but keep a close watch on them."

Vangie stood up from the command chair and headed towards the exit. As he left the ship there was already a warrior there on watch. He gave him a nod before heading to the barque. Other than the humans he wasn't sure who or what he might be taking back. The ship wasn't huge but it did have a reasonable amount of cargo space.

When he reached the Barque he saluted the warriors on watch, "Captain Vangie Ashkeron reporting as ordered. I was ordered to report to the Ambassador." He handed over his orders and waited. Once verified they called for an escort and Vangie was shown onto the ship.

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Back on Shola Billy was in his office when Sandi walked in, "I have Crystal outside and she would like to talk to you. She didn't say why but she did indicate it was important." Sandi had an idea why she wanted to talk to Billy but it was for Crystal to speak of.