Julie put her head back on Scottys chest and closed her eyes.
Nineteen year old Carter Reese waited while his partner was being moved into a Zeta Searcher. He was on Greysons bridge with the head band on while he downloaded all of the actions by the Zetas in the other universe. Timmy looked at him and said, Hes so young, Greyson.
You were three months younger than him when you became my partner.
Timmy looked up, Yeah, I guess youre right. I wonder why his ship was selected?
His ship isnt what led to that decision. He is the reason for the selection.
Timmy looked at the young man again, Whats so special about him?
Hes smarter than you are, Tim.
Youre kidding me?
No, he posted the highest scores on all our tests for potential Searchers. Hes something special.
Timmy grunted and waited for the young man to finish the downloads. Well just see.
An hour later the young man sat up and removed the headband, That was interesting. He looked at Timmy and smiled, That captor ball strategy was amazing.
Timmy said, It was Greysons idea.
Even so, the two of you made it work. Youre the one that made it happen.
Timmy didnt really want to like him but found it was hard not to with the openness of the young Searcher, Do you see anything we can do?
Well, I was thinking you might use a stealth probe to bait a trap for them.
What do you mean?
They can see us because were moving which makes the difference in light measurable. As long as we remain stationary, they shouldnt be able to read our presence. Ive seen that they are now coming in a half light year from the position of our ships. Why dont we send a probe in with a self destruct circuit? As it moves toward one of their ships, well be waiting a half light year away for one of their ships to emerge. They usually send enough to surround us so we should be close enough to greet one with a captor ball.
Timmy stared at Carter and smiled, Welcome to the family. You can come with us to try that tactic.
Really, that would be great. Im sure Pyle will love to be present.
Timmy hit his com, Jenna, Virze, do you have a minute?
Sure, whats up?
Timmy explained the plan and Virze and Jenna were excited at the prospect. Timmy said, Well spread out a half light year out from the probe and our chances of hitting one of their ships will go up.
Greyson said, Ill give you your coordinates when we arrive.
Jenna said, Gilene, who is that new Searcher?
He comes from Rehobens Fleet. According to my databanks, hes scored the highest scores on the Searcher tests.
Jenna frowned, Higher than mine?
Only twenty points.
Jenna wasnt sure what to think about that. She knew she had only beat Timmy by twelve but she was proud of being the smartest. Now she had lost her title. Then she thought, Hes thirty two points better than Timmy. Gilene, do you have a picture of him?
Jenna looked at her display and saw a handsome young man smiling. How old is he?
Nineteen.
Jenna continued to stare at the picture as Timmy laid out their plan.
Your Majesty, do you have some free time?
Hi, Jingo, you sound like somethings bothering you.
I need to share some information that the new Searcher has uncovered.
Meet me at home.
Im on my way.
Jingo sat down after giving Julie a hug. Robby came in and joined them at the table. Scotty saw something was wrong, Whats going on, Jingo?
Carter viewed the down loads of all of our encounters with the Invaders and he saw something weve missed that bothered him. He brought it to my attention and I believe hes right. I know why the Invaders are conquering universes, I think.
Why?
First, I want you to look at some pictures that Niles and Toland took of the planet where the Invaders were harvesting an orange colored pod. Jingo took a picture out of a file and handed it to Scotty. I want you to notice that the inhabitants being used to harvest the pods are dark brown in color.
Ok, so?
Now look at this close up of a female with a new born on her back. She is working in the fields growing normal crops.
Scotty looked at the picture and saw the female was a much lighter shade of brown. The new born was pale and almost appeared white. Jingo handed him more photos and Scotty said, It appears the ones harvesting normal crops are a much lighter shade of skin color.
They are, Scotty. Carter said he wondered what would possess that worker to take off his breathing mask and inhale the fumes from that pod. We moved the recorded video in close and saw that the workers face was orange and he was constantly trembling. We looked at the other workers on the ladders and most of them were shaking from one degree to another.
Robby said, The harvesters are addicted to the pods.
Scotty looked at him quickly and then Jingo handed him another picture. We missed this when we viewed it the first time.
Scotty looked at the picture and saw in the trees next to the field a huge indentation in the ground with thousands of dead bodies in it.
Julie put her hand on her throat and saw that many of the bodies were small children. Scotty looked at her and saw her horror. He looked back at Jingo and said, The pods are killing the inhabitants.
Jingo nodded, Ive discussed this with Timmy, Jenna, and Carter and they think that the pods release spores that the inhabitants inhale. The Invaders use the population to harvest and replace those that die with the ones growing crops to feed the workers. Eventually, they wont need any crops because most of them will be dead. The planet will have enough spores in the atmosphere to render it virtually uninhabitable.
Robby said, They have to constantly replace conquered planets to continue their harvesting.
Jingo nodded, These creatures only attack planets with life that is intelligent enough to farm. Now I want to show you one other photo. Jingo handed Scotty a picture that showed the seas covered with dead fish. Those spores kill everything.
Scottys expression hardened. Jingo recognized his expression and said, That is what awaits us if we dont defeat these creatures.
Scotty looked at Jingo, What are we doing about this?
So far, our best scientists have examined the pod that Niles sent to us but have come up empty handed.
Robby said, But?
Jingo looked at him and said, Carter wants to be released from the attacks in the other universe to see if he can find someone that can help us.
Julie said, Who would that be?
Robby smiled. He wants to find an Algean.
Jingo looked shocked, How do you know that?
It takes a plant to know a plant. Dani and I are going to help him find one.
Scotty looked at his son, Why do you need to go?
Because its time for Dani and I and we are telepathic. With the Zords help well be able to hear it.
Julie stared at Robby, What do you mean its time for you and Dani?
We were born to be together. Ive been waiting for the event that would signal the time has come for us to release ourselves. This is the event.
Scotty looked at Julie and then said, You will be like the Gardners.
I dont know, Dad. I do know we will be more than we currently are. Its time.
Jingo said, Time for what?
For us to don our armor and get into the fray. If you check with Alex, Ill bet he has the armor ready now.
Scotty stared at his son and wondered what he was becoming. He remembered BC telling him years ago that his children were going to have psychic powers. He knew that he was in the middle of a psychic event and there was nothing he could to prevent it. He looked at Julie and saw that she had arrived at the same conclusion. Her dream was unavoidable. Now this was bearing down on them like an asteroid collision. He looked at Jingo and said, Bring Carter here now.