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have no knowledge of this and will most likely believe us to be invaders.
    “Most of their weapons cannot hurt us as long as we are in our armor. Note that I said most of their weapons. They have heavy tracked vehicles that carry substantial cannons, as well as missiles they can fire from aircraft and ground vehicles. These weapons do have the potential to inflict telling damage on our people. I understand that you will have to defend yourselves, but keep in mind those humans have been lied to. Try not to kill them if possible. However, in addition to destroying that hive, every one of you must ensure that nothing, not even a burned out communicator, is left behind for them to salvage.”
    “Sir, once we locate the human attack vectors, we could reposition our shuttles and use their shields as a type of fence to hold them back. As for the flying machines, those are usually left to our brothers in the squadrons. Will we have air cover for this operation?”
    “Yes, you will. The Earth governments are really pissed about that, but what can they do?” Vance said. “I really doubt any of their aircraft can even hit ours. However, just to be safe, shields are to be used as often as possible.”
    Captain Hargen had another question. “Sir, I assume from your description that if the humans show up and are still there after we locate and destroy the Bravo site, we won’t be pulling out?”
    Vance looked thoughtful. “As tempted as I am to tell you yes you’ll be pulled out, the problem still exists. It’s hard to claim we are helping them if we leave them to die in an orbital bombardment by our ships. So, no, you’ll be staying down there to make sure the infestation is cleared the hard way.”
    “Could we lead the humans away from the site?” the Captain asked.
    “If you think you can pull it off, Captain, you would certainly save all of us a lot of extra work, but remember that the longer you’re exposed to them, the higher the odds are that they’ll get something we don’t want them to have. If you can lead them off site without losing any equipment to them, great; if not, well…”
    “We’ll pop a dome over the whole site, and hope like hell we find every nook and cranny,” the Captain replied.
    “Admiral, do we know if these Aracs will have particle weapons?” Colonel Cren’lith asked.
    “We have no way to know what they have, Colonel. Logically, if we look at the size of the pod they used for the seeding, there couldn’t have been enough room for a stockpile of weapons. However, I really don’t think we should assume they are unarmed either. It is a secondary priority that everything every single one of your soldiers sees and does is recorded. We need more information on Aracs! Everything you all see down there will be invaluable from an intelligence stand point.”
    “So, assume particle weapons, but hope for spears and knives. All battle footage will be relayed to AI Sarah via the Command ship,” Cren’lith said.
    Captain He’rsree asked. “With respect, Admiral. May I speak to Doctor Cowan prior to deployment? I would like his thoughts on this situation.”
    “He really impressed you did he?” Vance said, proud of his friend. “I don’t see a problem with it, as a department head he certainly has the clearance to know the details of this operation. I simply hadn’t seen the need. AI Sarah, would you please ask Lord Cowan if he can spare a moment for Captain He’rsree?”
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    T o say I was surprised by the message from Sarah would be an understatement. I had thought my Marine friends had forgotten about me by now. Obviously they hadn’t. I asked Sarah to inform the Captain that I would always be available to her; after all, she was the commander of ‘my’ unit. When she arrived, she wasn’t alone. Sergeant Tul-sa had accompanied her much to my delight and she was fully