A Coalition Storm

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((CPR-Kerimov Undisclosed System))

Ricardo Alvarez boiled as he stood, his hands on his hips, looking accusingly across the gaudy neo-egyptian affair that was the bridge of the Order Reseph-Class Recon Cruiser.

Si, si, I understand it wasnt your fault, Ragazzo, he said, his voice raised, and his eyes wild. But tell me again, why have the artifacts activated? And spare me, how you say stupid technical details I am not a scientist last scientist I shoot him you, you have ten seconds to start talking, or I shoot you too, eh che?

He drew his heavy .65 calibre pistol and waved it threateningly at the cluster of scientists and technicians.

Captain Alvarez, one of the scientists spoke up. We dont know what happened. One moment the artifacts were doing their communing thing the next they went crazy The resonance frequency of the

Alvarez shot him.

Next person who uses useless science talk gets capped, si? Alvarez stated swinging the gun around. I shoot things I make love to beautiful women I drink good vodka I dont do science. I am here, because Lt. Commander Broch isnt here, lo capite?

Sir another spoke, shaking so bad it was obvious he was about to wet himself.

Si, you talk now or you die, Alvarez barked. The short man was suddenly very terrifying.

The big glowy one.. umm The Scientist swallowed. Well the little dead ones have decided that the big glowy one should umm sing to them so they dont feel so lonely.

Alvarezs eyebrow twitched, I not into science, but that not make me two

Well they um they seem to have created some kind of link to the power cell the active power cell, and are drawing power from it. The powercell is acting like an amplifier?

Like for guitar? Alvarez asked skeptically.

Si si I mean yes, The scientist was sweating profusely, his eyes locked on the big hand cannon Alvarez kept swinging too and fro. So the artifacts are stronger because of this and theyre having another tantrum.

Eh? Alvarezs eyebrow furrowed, showing that he had no idea what that meant.

Think like children, they were singing now they are screaming throwing things The Scientist floundered. Um, theyre causing the ion storm outside

Si, I know they are causing it Ragazzo, Alvarez snapped. What, you think I am stupid? I want to know why they are doing it.

Well The scientist looked at his colleagues. We dont know for sure, but we think they are building something

Eh? Alvarez blinked again. I dont see anything being built

Not here, The scientist floundered. Umm beyond our ability to . Ummm where we cant see.

You have six seconds to make sense to me, or I start shooting, si?

The Scientist began to cry Its beyond our realm of comprehension, a pan-dimensional construction. Umm like umm

I dont care what they build, or where they build it, or how they build it, I want it stopped. K? Alvarez walked forward waggling the gun. I want to go home, sometime this week, and I cant because I am stuck here with you clowns, baby sitting some temper tantruming bambino alien machine. You fix, or you walk back to Omega-52, no space suit, si?

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