“Relay the communication back to home base. Tell them to begin evacuations to the beta site,” Bob ordered as he slipped into his captain’s chair. “Route everything we have to the engines. We need to get back as soon as possible to help evacuations. Do we know how much time we have?”
“At the time the message was sent, they were still orchestrating their attack. The message goes on to say that they believe they’ll catch us off-guard, so they don’t seem to be in any hurry.”
“Good. If all goes well, all they’ll find is an empty planet.”
“Is there anything I can do?” Dani asked.
“If they beat us there, then I may need you to jump in a fighter and show them what’s what.”
Dani nodded but felt uneasy about the situation. It was one thing to attack the Vaerians, but attacking the very people
