Page 10 of The Last Aquarius
“You needn’t worry about them, as those remaining chunks of asteroid are headed for the sun, where they will be destroyed.”
“You just said these Kukakk can’t be killed.”
“Even they cannot survive the incinerating strength of millions and millions of degrees of heat.”
“So there is a way to get rid of them.”
“By the sun,” she emphasized. “Exactly how are you planning to capture the one on Earth and send it there?”
“I don’t know, but I’d hope someone smart enough to build herself a super-duper plane might have a few ideas.”
“You really think you could fool it into getting aboard a spacecraft with a course set for the sun?” She didn’t laugh but her expression and tone mocked.
“Won’t know until I try,” he countered.
“Good luck then. Glad I could help. You know where the exit is.”
“I didn’t say that’s what I’d do. I’m spit-balling here. Exchanging ideas. Seeing if anything triggers an idea.”
“Can’t you do that elsewhere? I’m busy.”
“Busy being difficult,” he grumbled.
“I’m not the one who showed up uninvited.”
“I had no choice. I needed to talk to you.”
“You could have sent a message. After all, you hacked Lance’s system. You knew how to contact me.”
“As if you’d have replied.” His turn to scoff.
Her lips curved slightly. “Fair point.”
Before he could say anything, a chime went off.
“What’s that? Timer for dinner?”
“No.” She frowned as she rose from her seat and headed for the one monitor with a display. “It’s a motion detection alarm.”
“Seems odd you’d get two visitors in one day, or is it the wildlife?”
“My sensors are set to ignore the birds, and nothing else can make it to this valley. Usually.” The latter spoken with a pointed look in his direction.
“Know anyone who can rent a military-grade helicopter?” he asked, watching as the chopper landed in the valley.
“No.”
The flying bird no sooner landed than a man emerged, bundled for the elements.
“I’m going to take a guess and say this isn’t another of you star warriors.”
“Doubtful. For one, why fly when we can beam? And we don’t usually gear up so thick. Gets in the way when we need to fight. Not to mention there’s no need; we don’t feel the elements like a normal person does.”
“Did you tell anyone you were coming here?”
“The boss, but before you ask, that’s not Aries. No idea who that is. Want me to go confront them?”
“No. I need for you to leave.”
