Chapter 5 Commodore Vakulinchuk was very angry. He and his loyal Marines had barely escaped the demise of the Ajax, his flagship. The very fact that a bunch of rebels could so easily destroy his fleet and stop an asteroid from hitting their planet infuriated him. His true employers would be very angry with him! He had tried to contact them and explain but for some reason his contact was not answering. The direct approach was needed, but it could be risky. The Empire’s military could be after him for treason. Only the political contacts that Grigory had carefully cultivated over the years could, keep him out of prison. If only Julius had answered his calls he wouldn’t be in this situation. Now he had to talk to the Senator himself. Damn all politicians anyway! “Sir, we are approaching the

