Southern Cross by Windstar

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Ahm, yes well, what are you up to tonight? Well, let's see here, I was hoping to curl up around a certain redhead, but I guess I could do something with you instead. Are you offering? Green eyes narrowed as she considered that. I don't really know now. I might just have plans with another tall, dark and devastatingly beautiful lady. You think I'm devastatingly beautiful? I said another tall dark and devastatingly beautiful lady, not you. Julie nearly purred this time as the First Guardian's laughter echoed through the link. She was really starting to love that deep sultry laughter. Cute, Julie, very cute. Could I tempt you away from this other devastatingly beautiful woman then? Depends what you had in mind, First Guardian. Hm, how's dinner and then relaxing in North Star's observation lounge? It was a really tough decision but somehow Julie managed to make a choice. See you at nineteen hundred then? I have to meet with my new Battle Group Captains first. Sounds good, I have a meeting with Father first. See you then, Julie. ------------ "Father." The old man's blue eyes seemed wearier than ever to Emily as he regarded her from the com screen. There was a slight delay, being this far out from Mars, just enough to be noticeable. A faint smile crossed the Emperor's face at the greeting and he nodded gravely. "Daughter. How are the new Guardians working out?" It never paid to underestimate the Emperor, so Emily answered a bit cautiously. Not knowing where her father was taking this quite yet. "Well enough. They made the usual first time errors, but I'll wring those out of them soon enough. Was there something in particular you were interested in, Father? I'll be submitting a full report to the Senate tomorrow."
He waved one emaciated hand in front of the video pick up at that and grinned a bit less wearily. "I know you will be, Daughter, but I wanted your firsthand opinions. What do you think our chances are?" It was Emily's turn to grin wearily as she shook her head. "Maker only knows, Father, but I can tell you that we just don't have enough time to go with our first plan. I'm going to officially recommend that we go with Beta 12." Since her father's expression didn't change at all, she rather suspected he had known she was going to do that. It didn't mean either of them was going to be happy with it though. "That's a risky plan, Daughter." "I know, Father, we knew that when we drew it up, but we simply don't have any other choice. We can't let the Bak'ra dictate the rules of engagement on this one. We need to know where they are going to enter the system." "So you'll take the other Tiri Guardians and go out to meet them, then draw them into a meeting with the new Guardians? It sounds simple enough, Emie, but can you guarantee that you'll get all of them?" "We'll meet them at Char, and then keep up a general "retreat" to Sol. They won't know about the human Guardians yet, and we can ambush them. If need be, we'll fall back and use Earth's orbital defense forts as well." "And if they know about the human Guardians?" Emily's gaze was crystalline blue as she answered, her tone hard. "Then we will take as many of them down with us as we can." "We'll do the best we can, Daughter. I won't lose another civilization without a fight. I'll be looking forward to your action report tomorrow." "Yes, Father." Just before she terminated the com though, Emily frowned in thought. "Father? Have you heard anything from Lorin about us getting some more support ships?" The fleet was barely at fifty percent of its lighter hulls, with each Guardian class ship only being supported <strong>by</strong> two or three smaller ships, compared to the six or even seven, that was usual for a Guardian battle group. It was one of the First Guardian's greatest worries, that her people
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~ Southern Cross ~ by Windstar Disc
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With a nod towards her nearby Provo
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Casting a quick glance around the c
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"Does this bother you so much?" Clo
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"Looks like it." "That should be en
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"An art she says, don't force it sh
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"All hands, prepare for Transition
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Emily spread her hands and her grin
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Her patience worn away by months of
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that if he didn't have something to
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"Hey, sorry, I just wanted to know
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By Emily's count, Julie McGrath was
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"Depends, what kind is it?" "It's c
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"What's your schedule like?" She wa
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place. When the First Guardian stoo
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punched through the bullet proof gl
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~Major Greggory Sims, Imperial Inte
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Julie's green eyes darkened with de
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Frowning slightly at the direction
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Both men sighed at that and looked
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"Angwar, we seem to have some uninv
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"The Hercules' have turned back, Ma
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Using her suit's sensors, she moved
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Sighing in pleasure, Julie tilted h
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With one more yawn, she closed her
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"Don't make me put the fear of God
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"Orbital forts should be up and run
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A half hour later, Julie emerged fr
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above the door, she wondered how mu
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"We just got a transmission a few m
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"Tell them to stick it up their ass
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jam the more primitive radar system
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Julie had a sudden flashback of sit
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Some of that must have shown on her
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Emie glared at her friend at that,
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tourists, and looking either horrif
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I need you too, Julie. Get some res
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Something that made it worthwhile t
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Her thoughts brushed across the kil
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They reminded God of nothing so muc
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He growled, low enough that Colonel
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If her Provost's look was still tro
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He was over northern Europe, there
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Julie screamed, the pain was almost
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down. Each one punched straight thr
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was left of his fleet, escape from
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Two months which had seen a new Emp
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"No changing the subject First Guar
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