It was beginning to grow dark.
At least the oppressive heat would subside.
Lesser insects were swarming on the corpses and the flesh was starting to bloat and stink
They would have to spend the night inside the ship,being out in the open like this was only inviting disaster.
Somehow he would have to get the girl back to Los Angeles,she had no business here and had certainly not chosen her lot.
It dawned on him that this was no accident:They seemed to have been brought here on purpose.
That pirate had called him Captain,knew about the time craft,that meant someone knew all about him.
The planet Nefarious itself was now a living vampire,it came out in waves,this psychic energy, hammering at your brain,sucking out your sanity.
"We shall have to spend the night inside the ship,"he told her "There's no telling what's lurking out there."
He had tried with no success to start the engines.The Helios was grounded.Neutronic energy resounded through out reality,and she was made of neutrinos.Then why on earth wouldn't she start?
Because the Universe itself was at a standstill.
Whatever had caused that dimension rift had frozen time as well.
To the best of his knowledge only one race was capable of manipulating time.
The Telemartian's.
A sudden noise coming from the direction of a small outcropping of rocks alerted him.
He grabbed the laser from Brail and pointed it in that direction.
"We are armed! Show yourself!"
Whoever was hiding had the advantage of rocks to hide behind.He and Brail were out in the wide open.They were sitting ducks
"Hold your fire!" a voice called out."I'm a police officer.I'm coming out."
A figure emerged from the gathering dark.
As it got closer they saw it was a dark haired man wearing the black leather of the Galactic Council.
"I see I got here to late,"he said,glancing at the carnage."I wanted them alive."
"They tried to rape me,"Brail hissed."I wanted them dead!"
"I tracked them across space,"the officer said."They were part of a bunch that wasted the Citadel.Everyone is dead."
The Citadel.Headquarters of the Galactic Council.
"That's impossible,"the Roman gasped."No one could penetrate her defenses."
"Yeah?Well,tell that to them.They're all dead."
"How can you be sure?"
"I was in radio contact while they were getting slaughtered.Someone got in there with an atomic cannon.Now there's just dead static on the other end."
If the might of the Galactic Council was diminished,space itself was at the mercy of evil.
"I'm Lance Morgan,"the agent told them,"last of the line.If anyone else is still alive I haven't heard from them."
That meant that they were alone against whatever was behind all of this.
Suddenly they heard Brail cursing somewhere in the dark and the sounds of struggle.
Now what-
Arms grabbed him from behind and before he knew it he was thrown to the ground.
The policeman tried to take aim but there was nothing to see.Suddenly he fell forward like a tree collapsing in the forest,struck from behind.
"Tie the pig up,"came a gutteral voice."I ain't taking no chances with a cop."
"What is the meaning of this,"the scientist inquired."Who are you?"
A shape materialized in front of him and he saw a lobster humanoid standing there.
Brail was still struggling with a couple of mirror faced Cyborgs who were no bigger than a ten year old child.
A monster cockroach was in the process of handcuffing Lance Morgan.
These newcomers were dressed in the same silver space suits as the earlier miscreants.
"You ain't nothing special,"the crustacean scoffed in derision."He told me to be on my guard but I took you down easy as pie.Why's he so afraid of you?"
"I presume you're referring to your boss,"Captain Space said."He probably won't be pleased if you kill us.He seems to want me for himself."
"You're in no danger,"the creature assured him."We only came for the cop.He's wanted back in the Port City.What the Boss has in store for you I don't know and I don't care.I'm just following orders."
"Who are you,and what is this about?"
"My name is Krustayshuss.My husband here is Insecesoid.These others don't merit a name.They're just mindless zombies.The guy we work for is more powerful than the Galactic Council ever was."
"And you destroyed them."
"No loss,"the monster laughed."We had to get them out of the way.They were a thorn in our side.The Universe is ours now."
Universal dominance.So that's what this was all about.
The cockroach hefted the unconscious Lance Morgan over his shoulder and vanished into the night.The cyborg men silently melted away as well.
"You're expected in the Port,"Krustayshuss told him."Don't keep him waiting."
He pushed a button on his belt and vanished.
So these criminals had teleporters as well as portable worm holes.Formidable technology.
"Come on,Miss Collingsworth,"he told the girl."Let's get inside the time ship.I've had enough surprises in the past few hours to last a lifetime."
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