Free B00BKLL1XI EBOK by Greg Fish

white dust.
    In orbit around the Earth, Dot, Ace and the humans watched this terrifying event on a video module on the destroyer’s holographic window with horror. Tiny spy probes used for deep space surveillance by the Nation had a perfect view of this apocalyptic scene from just about every angle.
    “Ah shit...” cursed Ace.
    “What happened?” asked Christine.
    “That was Epsilon Omega 6XP.”
    “Until ten seconds ago,” corrected Dot.
    “But isn’t that planet 22,000 light years away and this happened about 22,000 years ago?”
    “Yes, it’s 22,000 light years from Earth, but it happened now.”
    “But how...?”
    “We use a phenomenon in quantum physics to send information instantly across almost any distance. The probes send us an encoded signal with photons. The photons are linked together via a simple quantum entanglement. The signal we get is when these photons’ states are being changed and we read the actual sequence of changes.”
    “So we’re watching what’s happening half way across the galaxy in honest to goodness real time?”
    “Yes. And because we know how and why these photons are linked together, this method of communication works...” Ace paused to look at what remained of Epsilon Omega 6XP. “And I can’t believe those bastards just blew up a planet on the protected list.”
    He turned to Dot with a ferocious expression.
    “If I ever find out who was on the job when this happened, heads are going to roll. I swear...”
    “You can swear later,” interrupted Dot. “We’ve got company.”
    “It’s about time. Size and ETA?”
    “Probe reports 350,000 BFUs in three hours.”
    “Excellent. Let’s power up and load weapons.”
    “BFUs?” asked Christine.
    “Base fleet units, the number of what seem to be the typical ships for an alien fleet,” explained Ace.
    “Oh and there’s something else,” said Dot looking at the screen. “The Rexx are dragging something in their formation... It looks like a... UDCP object...”
    “UDCP?” asked Steve.
    Ace and Dot turned to him with the same stone cold expression.
    “That’s highly classified,” they barked in unison and went back to their instruments.
    “Let me get a visual,” said Ace.
    He pressed a few buttons on the armrest of his chair and a small holographic screen appeared above the keypad. It showed a massive cube of blue gel which encased a horrifying creature, a barrel-chested alien skeleton as big as a two story house. It was armed with huge claws and had a pair of short, but very sturdy legs with menacing talons. The eye sockets in its blocky head looked empty. Hanging off of its numerous ribs were rotting bits of grayed flesh. Finishing its unsettling look were a pair of horns facing forwards.
    This monster was towed by a small fleet of ships that could only be described as flying ribcages with sleek, fanged skulls. These odd contraptions were shrouded by a cloud of Rexx pods. Tonight would be a very long, restless night for the Nation’s fleet. The alien insects were ready for a siege and assembled their attack fleet with the Earth’s new defenders in mind.
    “0673UD,” chuckled Ace. “They dragged 0673UD all the way out here...”
    “What are you going to do about him?” asked Dot.
    “I’ll kick his bony ass, what else?” shrugged Ace.
    He turned to the humans.
    “Ok, you want to give this a try?” he asked.
    “Absolutely,” said Christine as Steve cracked his knuckles.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    [ chapter _ 007 ]
     
     
     
     
    The Rexx armada was about to make contact with the Nation’s fleet, approaching ominously, like a Biblical locust swarm ready to devour anything in its way. This time they wouldn’t stop. They intended to plow right though the destroyers. Ace and Dot knew it. Yet, none of the destroyers made an effort to engage the incoming Rexx. They sat there in space, their weapons bays closed.
    On the bridge of Ace’s destroyer, the holographic screen