Gaunt Galaxy / Blue Angel: Book 1

War Again??

I was just drifting off to sleep with Lererial held close in my arms when I was awakened to a piercing scream. I thought Ke & Se had sounded the general quarters alarm and we were being attacked! The shriek happened a second time and being fully awake I realized it was in my mind, I turned to look straight into the eyes of Lererial, in severe pain, she was in labor!! I told Ke & Se to tell the others and to make the jump NOW, we had been waiting to make the jump to coincide with an early morning arrival. This was not going to happen as it was now only about 2 AM back home. Belle and Slug came into our chamber and Belle lay on the floor next to Lererial, she also had gone into labor. I looked to Slug and we both nodded our heads as to the old saying about the female sex, "damned if you do and damned if you don't"! We each stayed at the side of our respected mates and helped as we were needed.

We jumped.... straight into a major space battle going on around Qutar. What the hell was going on now!! Our first babies the Quads were born during an invasion of a Kysharisk facility by the Orphaneans, now the twins would be born in a major battle with....

I mind linked Uncle Sam, "Who the hell are we fighting?"

"Benjy, good to hear from you guys, I saw you jump in and then cloak, we could really use the help of all those big guns and shields. It is a rag tag armada comprised of disgruntled Tarsonian rebels, Purposian rebels and leftovers from Shimmerion's army. They want revenge for all that has happened lately!?"

"Wow what a reunion home, Lererial and Bell are both in labor and I have to get them planet side!!"

"Whoa, and I thought I had problems up here, Ha!" He even laughed a little, "Your house should be fine, I actually took the liberty of moving the royal family there as a safety precaution. You're security measures and constant Kysharisk patrols make it the safest place on the planet!!"

"OK, I will leave all the Ovarunt up here to help with the fight and I will take the family to the house."

"Thanks for the help, and good luck! Speaking of luck if I have any maybe one of those boys will be named after his favorite uncle!" I cut the link off with Uncle Sam laughing to the top of his lungs!

My mind went white with pain, the pain of two females in labor at the same time. I told everyone to come into the same room and asked Ke & Se to go to a geosynchronous orbit above the house until we were out. I got right in the middle of the group and imagined the commons room of my home, I blinked and we were there. I felt a little drained but everyone had made the trip with no problems.

Mom, Dad, Kittmaw & Marsoon came into the room at a run! Dad and Marsoon took over the care of the quads just as Jack and Sheraira burst into the door. "Do you think we would miss the birth of our Grandkitts or the birth of future leaders of the Kysharisk?"

Together they said, "How can we help?"

"You can help me..... us!!!!" Kerry was beside himself! Shanaeh was also in labor!!!......

....."Smartula, we are here to help what can we do?" Patriarch was no tactician but his and Mother's large bodies packed quite the punch or could supply quite the battery of shields!

"Remain cloaked and supply shielding for the front lines as much as possible!"

"Yes sir " came the united chorus! Smartula had forgotten just what a large Ovarunt could do in battle, the whole front line was now completely protected from enemy fire. With the two of them there was more than enough shield to cover the front line. Enemy fire was just vanishing into nothingness, which brought an increase in fire! Ke & Se then began to encase each enemy ship in a reflective bubble shield. This was a new shield that they had developed! The shield would encase an enemy ship with reflective tractor shield, meaning anything that the enemy ship fired would just make its way back to itself, not a good situation! These shields were self perpetuating for about a day. Due to the rather dumb nature of the combatants they were facing, most either mortally or at the least seriously wounded themselves!