Harada was waiting for someone, anyone to give their advice. He would consider anything at this point, but all he got were startled blank expressions staring back at him. Not one person in the room had expected this scenario; they had always bullied their way through threats of this nature. After all, no one wanted to pick a fight with one of the two superpowers in the galaxy. No one in their right mind, at least. To say they were into uncharted territory here was an understatement of epic proportions and, if they didn’t take action soon, they would all die. Not knowing what action to take, Harada chose the only option he could think of–revenge. “Contact the battle cruisers and order them to open fire on the Phobos. Tell them to blow it out of the sky,” he said through gritted teeth. If

