Inquiry - Quantum Fold Chapter 11/5
Ramva20 slid toward the docking port of Taska5, its hull vibrating against the magnetic docking system.
K’hall’s voice was low, taut with unease. “Adrienne must change garments. A human in uniform is against regulations and will invite questions we cannot afford now. Better one less thing to explain.”
Adrienne dug through her backpack. “I have a sweatshirt. My jeans are torn and stained—but they’ll do.
K’hall nodded. “It will suffice. We will remedy the problem once we dock.”
K’hall’s orb docked first. Two escorts waited, rigid and silent, ready to sweep K'hall away to the council chamber the instant the vessel was secured.
The supreme council of twelve had perished on Axiom5. In their absence, Taska5’s second tier council had ascended—now the ruling authority of the fleet in sector.
Bext emerged from the orb, striding to Adrienne and Kayla as they watched K’hall vanish down the walkway with his escorts. “The council demands a full account. They are displeased. They claim the nest’s destruction—and the explosion—was reckless and occurred after their elevation to authority. They insist it required their sanction.”
Inside the council chamber, an escort announced: “Commander K’hall, as requested.”
The chairman commanded, “Enter!” He leaned forward, eyes sharp, “Commander K’hall, be seated. The council requires a complete account of your mission—and the events that followed.”
K’hall spoke with measured precision. He recounted the assaults on the reptilian bases, the loss of Ramva19. Sensor images shimmered across the council’s screen.
Murmurs rippled through the council.
The chairman’s gavel cracked. “What authority gave you permission to detonate the thermal plasmaclysmic event that followed?”
K’hall’s gaze did not waver. “Axiom5 council saw the chance to end the lizards forever, The council made it a top priority to locate the nest. ... so much so that they agreed—with human aid.”
The chamber erupted. The gravel thundered. “How could this council be ignorant of such a decree? AND humans? Impossible! No council would sanction human involvement."
“Perhaps there was no time,” K’hall pressed. “The attack on Axiom5 began mid-session.” His voice hardened. “These humans provided critical intelligence on the lizard reproductive cycle that we did not have.”
The uproar surged from the council. The chairman hammered the gavel. “ORDER! Continue, Commander explain how this is so.”
“These humans are Ikons. One comes from the distant past,” K’hall said. “She was sent to destroy their egg nest. The two humans aided us in locating and breaching the underground chambers. Probe data confirms—the egg nest and all surrounding it has been completely destroyed. The lizards are doomed.”
The chairman’s gaze swept the chamber. “I for one cannot forget our troubled history with the Ikons. I do not trust them. Yet if the lizard cycle is truly broken, this may be our greatest triumph—perhaps even peace.”
His tone darkened. “But the explosion was vast. Its shock has rippled through all dimensions. Sensors report tectonic upheaval on Earth itself. Many demand accountability. We must deliberate this at higher council once we reach Sigma base.”
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Inquiry - Quantum Fold Chapter 11/5
Ramva20 slid toward the docking port of Taska5, its hull vibrating against the magnetic docking system.
K’hall’s voice was low, taut with unease. “Adrienne must change garments. A human in uniform is against regulations and will invite questions we cannot afford now. Better one less thing to explain.”
Adrienne dug through her backpack. “I have a sweatshirt. My jeans are torn and stained—but they’ll do.
K’hall nodded. “It will suffice. We will remedy the problem once we dock.”
K’hall’s orb docked first. Two escorts waited, rigid and silent, ready to sweep K'hall away to the council chamber the instant the vessel was secured.
The supreme council of twelve had perished on Axiom5. In their absence, Taska5’s second tier council had ascended—now the ruling authority of the fleet in sector.
Bext emerged from the orb, striding to Adrienne and Kayla as they watched K’hall vanish down the walkway with his escorts. “The council demands a full account. They are displeased. They claim the nest’s destruction—and the explosion—was reckless and occurred after their elevation to authority. They insist it required their sanction.”
Inside the council chamber, an escort announced: “Commander K’hall, as requested.”
The chairman commanded, “Enter!” He leaned forward, eyes sharp, “Commander K’hall, be seated. The council requires a complete account of your mission—and the events that followed.”
K’hall spoke with measured precision. He recounted the assaults on the reptilian bases, the loss of Ramva19. Sensor images shimmered across the council’s screen.
Murmurs rippled through the council.
The chairman’s gavel cracked. “What authority gave you permission to detonate the thermal plasmaclysmic event that followed?”
K’hall’s gaze did not waver. “Axiom5 council saw the chance to end the lizards forever, The council made it a top priority to locate the nest. ... so much so that they agreed—with human aid.”
The chamber erupted. The gravel thundered. “How could this council be ignorant of such a decree? AND humans? Impossible! No council would sanction human involvement."
“Perhaps there was no time,” K’hall pressed. “The attack on Axiom5 began mid-session.” His voice hardened. “These humans provided critical intelligence on the lizard reproductive cycle that we did not have.”
The uproar surged from the council. The chairman hammered the gavel. “ORDER! Continue, Commander explain how this is so.”
“These humans are Ikons. One comes from the distant past,” K’hall said. “She was sent to destroy their egg nest. The two humans aided us in locating and breaching the underground chambers. Probe data confirms—the egg nest and all surrounding it has been completely destroyed. The lizards are doomed.”
The chairman’s gaze swept the chamber. “I for one cannot forget our troubled history with the Ikons. I do not trust them. Yet if the lizard cycle is truly broken, this may be our greatest triumph—perhaps even peace.”
His tone darkened. “But the explosion was vast. Its shock has rippled through all dimensions. Sensors report tectonic upheaval on Earth itself. Many demand accountability. We must deliberate this at higher council once we reach Sigma base.”
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You can view Quantum Fold episodes in order from the beginning in her album titled, Quantum Fold:
www.flickr.com/photos/199076397@N02/albums/72177720326169...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I hope my pictures make you smile ♥
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And if you're taking time to read this you are SO awesome!!! Thank you!!!! ♥♥♥
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