Janice Baxter did not know who the strange woman in the purple in what seemed to be a turtle neck sweater dress, black boots and black jacket was she as came out of the shadows. She had a hand gun pointed toward the alien and her ex husband Jack. Said alien also had Jack in it’s clutches, using Jack as a shield. She had heard voices coming from the dark corridor but only the woman in the purple dress is the only one she saw.
Her son Gordon was behind her, protecting him from this alien who ever this alien was. Why was Jack involved here, what little she knew about what he did, the topic of life from another planet was not his field of astronomy, he was mostly a comet and asteroid guy, was this reason why Jack didn’t take Gordon last weekend when it was his turn to do so. She was not to happy when he failed to do so.
Janice wasn’t paying much attention to who was saying what until the alien said “More will follow from the Imporium. And when they do your time on this world will end and the Imporum will rule this world as one of it’s own. It is your fate and our destiny to do this.”
Who or what is the Imporium Janice wondered. She looked behind her Gordon was still there, behind her safe for the time being.
Another voice said “Not if we can help it.”
Janice then said “Oh great! That’s all we need is the men to be making war around here. Which one of you bozos is in charge around here?”
The woman in the purple dress looked at her and said “Listen Janice, this may not be the right time but hows about you and Gordon, move from there and get in back of us.”
“Who are you?” asked Janice “How do you know me and my son?”
Jack then said to her “Janice listen to her, just take Gordon out of here.”
The alien then spoke “Enough of this! Surrender your weapons, it is now the count of three!”
“Why is he counting?” asked Janice “Why?”
“Janice” said the woman in the purple dress “please bring Gordon here.”
“Why?” asked Janice “Why should I listen to you?”
“Janice” said Jack “Listen to her, she knows what she is doing. You and Gordon get to safety.”
“Jack’s what’s going on here?” asked Janice
“It is a long story Janice, but I will tell it to you after this is over.” said Jack
“Brave words, but I will doubt it you will tell them.” said the alien “Enough of this.”
“Wait Ashlo.” said the woman in the purple dress “Have you done this before?”
“Killed the enemies of the Imporium, many times.” said the alien “And I will do it to you too.”
“Wait.” said the woman in the purple dress “I thought you said you are here to enforce the will of the Imporium upon us, you did not mention any thing about killing any body to do it.”
“And I will kill, starting with him.” said the alien who reposition Jack in his grasp.
“Not yet.” said the woman in the purple dress “You said we have until the count of ten to surrender and it’s only the count of three.”
“Then I will kill those two.” said alien as he motion to her and Gordon.
“No don’t!” yelled Janice
“Don’t do it.” said Jack
“I would advise against that course of action Ashlo” said the woman in the purple dress “Let them go, you need not demonstrate any further on your resolve in killing for the Imporium.”
“You fear me.” said the alien “You are weak. You will fall before the might of the Imporium.”
“That may be but you still have yet answered my question.” said the woman in the purple dress
“I did.” said the alien
“I didn’t ask if you killed before.” said the woman in the purple dress “My question is have you ruled a planet in the name of the Imporium before?”
“What?” said the alien
“Well” said the woman in the purple dress “Have you experience in ruling a world before?”
“Me?” asked Ashlo
“Yeah you?” said the woman in the purple dress, “Until the rest of the Imporium shows up, you are going to be the leader of this world, unless of course Jomed is a better leader than you and assuming he doesn’t get killed by the other people in this building. Let’s face it Hizen is no position to give any orders, so that leaves you unless who ever is up there is a better leader than you. So I ask you Ashlo have you any experience in a ruling a world before?”
“What the hell kind of question is that?” said Janice
A voice from the darkness said “Carvalho are you crazy?”
Jack said “Karen what are you doing?”
The woman in the purple dress said “Let’s face it gang, if are going to submit to the will of this Imporium, what kind of leader is Ashlo is going to be to us?”
“Well Ashlo?” asked the woman in the purple dress “What kind of leader are going to be to us?”
“Enough of this.” said the alien “Four!”
Posted by Helen at November 30, 2004 09:26 PM