The Pentagon War

by

Roger M. Wilcox

(Originally begun on November 1, 1980)

chapter 1 | chapter 2 | chapter 3 | chapter 4
chapter 5 | chapter 6 | chapter 7 | chapter 8
chapter 9 | chapter 10 | chapter 11 | chapter 12
chapter 13 | chapter 14 | chapter 15 | chapter 16
chapter 17 | chapter 18 | epilog


— CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Homecoming —

240 years A.C.

". . . Clan Z(r)ii'i appears to have survived the breakup of the planet, in an airtight bunker built for exactly this situation . . . Yukariah Heap announced today that all ties with CN Leonis are now broken, and has ordered all noncitizens out of the Leonian bases in Metropolitan Areas one, three, and four. A Vote is expected later this week to make these announcements official."

A shaking Centaurian hand brushed the display's pause key.

"Go'orlaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!"




Mercurand shot out of the Sirius hyper hole and zoomed toward the attackers at near-relativistic speed.  "Defense Force control, this is Mercurand," Ken beamed his announcement to the startled Gate Guard.  "We're with you.  And we've got a little surprise for those Sirian bandits!"







The Pentagon War is continued in chapter 17.
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