Star Fields

Chapter No.106. Preparations.

Chapter No.106. Preparations.

Strategy is always the first step.

We set up our strategy planning locale in the leader's rather opulent office in the main government headquarters building. The leader, who was called Vista, or at least that was what her name translated into, was much more cooperative now.

"So, how are we going to deactivate the doomsday weapon?" Alexa asked.

"It's going to involve stopping time because it has a proximity sensor switch. There are also twenty proto-human androids on that vessel. They'll have to be assimilated before we attempt to move the vessel out far enough so that it doesn't destroy this planet."

"Is that all?" she said sarcastically.

"If you stop time, how will you move the vessel?" Molly asked.

"Good question. I do have the ability to decide who or what is affected by the time stopping trick. The bad news is that the vessel's engines are tied to the doomsday weapon. It's going to have to be pushed out of the space port and then moved to a safe distance."

"The only way we can assimilate the androids on board that vessel is if we get into its main computer core," Alexa said. "Can we do that with time suspended?"

I tapped a finger to my lips. "How about we shut the vessel's main computer core down and then capture their brains in our system?"

"Wouldn't that trigger the weapon?"

"I don't think the androids are tied to the weapon. They are impervious of its existence."

"If that's the case, we could assimilate them and remove them from the vessel before we push it out to a safe distance," Alexa said.

"Yes. I could remove the androids from the time stoppage," I said. "The Scath and Myst ships can push the vessel out of the port and to a safe distance and then come back here before I start time up."

Molly sighed. "There are too many ifs in this plan."

"Yeah, but it's our best shot. I'll start up time so that the Scath and Myst ships can arrive here."

Everything was as it was before the time stoppage. Vista looked out of a window at her troops moving away from our shuttle and returning to their assigned locations. She turned to stare at me. "Are you a god that you can stop time?"

"I'm just an android like they are." I gestured to my people. "I've been given the power by the originator of all life in the universe in order to save all of us from final judgement."

"What final judgement?"

"The originator is composed of universes that we call the multiverse. The universes are like atoms that make up its structure, which we believe is human. There are an almost infinite number of universes that make up the being's structure. Obviously, it is intelligent and has designated us to preserve all life in the universes, both biological and artificial. The judgement will be as to how well we accomplish this task."

"What if you don't?"

"I assume that we will be destroyed."

"If you do succeed in preventing the doomsday weapon from destroying us, what will you do with this Tyco?"

"We must stop him and then assimilate his android collective into ours."

She didn't seem very confident in my plan.

"The Scath and Myst ships have arrived," Alice reported. "Your plan has been relayed to them and they are prepared to implement it."

"Good. Now comes the interesting part. I will stop time for all but the androids on the vessel and our ships. Pray that they are successful in moving the vessel to a safe distance. "