Lost Empire 75

0001 – Tempro

0003 – Conner- Thomas

0097 – Ace – Zimmel

0098 – Lucy

0101 – Shelby (mother ship)

0125 – Lars

0130 – Gillese

0200 – Ellen

0250 – Tendra

0301 – Rodrick

0403 – Johnathon

0778 – Jan

0798 – Celeste – Shelby (human)

0805 – Toran

0808 – Radella

0881 – Handrax

0908 – Tara – Mara

1000 – Sherry

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Ungrown – unnumbered

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0100 – Derry (father ship)

Rescued from Tendraxians

so far

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4 on Shelby 2 in re-gen

8 on Lucy

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Known and OR numbered

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0501 – Thaddeus

???? – Lena

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missing – 0667 – Marco

0999 – Zan – still lost

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Everyone turned to stare at Derrick then moved to release Jimison. “Thank you sire, I’ll try not to let you down.” With that Jimison and Difina stepped into the area cleared for them.

Jimison took a defensive stance as did Difina. It wasn’t until she released her claws that the humanoid side started to get nervous.

Jimison threw a whirling kick that was far faster than she was expecting as it knocked her back a good fifty feet. Roaring back, a smile on her face, Difina moved in to begin her assault.

Difina came bounding back like an animal on the hunt. Spinning she feigned a high hit, instead changing direction going for Jimison’s legs.

Jimison smiled broadly as he also went low catching Difina by both legs. A shocked look covered her features, then an even more look of shock as she was lifted, then flipped downward. Landing with an oomph, it took her a few moments to recover.

Difina wiped a few drops of blood off her mouth then licked it clean. “First blood I salute you, I will not allow you to do so again.” She hissed.

Jimison smirked, “I think you should get used to it. You move just as you did before, you’re almost telling me what you are going to do.”

Difina roared then rushed Jimison, at the last moment she stopped short swinging her clawed paw. Jimison shook his head then snatched her arm to the side. Slightly pulling, he had her flipping through the air again, landing flat on her back.

“Much better you almost got close to me.” Jimison said.

A look of anger covered Difina’s face as she flipped up. Landing in front of Jimison, she actually took him by surprise. Swinging her clawed paw again, she hit Jimison in the chest as he was pulling back.

The resounding crack let all know that she’d possibly broken a rib or two. Stumbling back Jimison saw movement among the Delcon party, then saw a flash of a weapon.

Moving far faster than he thought he could, Jimison hit Difina taking her and himself to the ground. There was a flash as the weapon was fired striking Jimison across his back.

To the surprise of everyone the assailant was dead a moment later, Kimon standing over one of the Delcron space commander’s body. Kimon turned to Emperor Kandra bowing. “I apologize for not moving faster sir, I might have captured him alive.”

Kandra’s eyes were wide, the male had moved? He’d seen nothing, one moment he was there, the next he was over the body. “No apologies needed, though I think that your friend is in trouble.”

The mournful sound coming from where Difina and Jimison had been fighting drew their attention. Difina was holding Jimison close howling at the top of her voice. Akira had already moved to Jimison passing several compact medical scanners over him.

Akira tried to get Difina to release Jimison, only to be swiped at, then a low threatening growl and hiss started.

Akira took a step then seemed to disappear, a moment later she appeared two fingers pressed to the side of Difina’s neck. Difina growled looking at the hand then promptly passed out.

“We need to get him to the ship; I can save him though we have to go NOW!” Akira said, then sighed when she couldn’t remove Difina’s arms from around Jimison’s body.

Akira turned to Derrick, “I’m afraid that we’re going to have to take the princess with us if I am to save him.”

Kandra’s eyes went large, “I assume you are telling me so as to not start a war?” Kandra said. When Akira only nodded, Kandra went on. “I will allow it, though she will have to return soon or that might still happen.”

Akira bowed slightly, “I thought as much when I saw the look on the other’s faces. I assume you wish,” here she indicated Kimon. “That he be placed to guard her? He is by far the best, as he did teach Jimison basic kills.”

Once again Kandra’s eyes were wide, Jimison only had basic skills? Plus, he’d saved his daughter with speed far beyond normal. If the one who’d taught Jimison was better, than by all means he did concur.

Kandra turned toward Derrick, “I know that your word holds much with your people. If you can have him watch her I will agree.”

Derrick nodded looking up, then suddenly all of the human side vanished. Kandra could only shake his head, then turned toward his own party. “I want all that you can garner on his reasons, for the attack.”

A few moments later a small shuttle landed with more than a few troops disembarking. Kandra was moving to his own shuttle when there was a commotion past his troops.

“NO! You will not take me, ugh!” They all heard then the troops parted revealing another of his space fleet commanders was on the ground. Standing above him was the female that had been with Jimison’s male teacher. What was her name? Ah! Onai!

The troopers were all pointing weapons at her when Kandra raised a paw. All lowered their weapons. “My future mate thought that there might be another assassin here, this one,” here she kicked the male. “This one had a weapon trained on you. I was able to render him inert, though conscious.”

Kandra nodded staring at the commander he’d known for a long time. “So, you have decided to betray me I…” Kandra started.

“Betray? No, I wish to restore glory…” The male Delcron started.

Onai again kicked the male in the face. “Enough pretender, reveal who you truly are!”

The male threw looks of hatred like daggers at her then hissed. “Sssso, there are ssstill those that can detect usss. The one who would have melded the empires together will not live. Our mission was sssuccessssful, neither will you find all of usss before it is too late. We will…” Was the last the male got out before Onai separated his head from the body.

Onai turned then bowed slightly to Kandra, “I apologize sir. I was afraid that it might activate others while it was still alive.”

Kandra nodded then ordered the others in the shuttle. “Have you any ideas as to why they only attacked now?”

Onai could only shake her head, “it could be a number of things.