Page 9 of Axon’s Lust

“You see, President, we have known of your existence for quite some time. We know and admire your planet as well as its inhabitants. We do not wish harm to come to you. Therefore, we found it necessary to make this visit and warn you of an impending threat.”

“I understand, Captain. Tell me, to the best of your knowledge, do you consider the Compiers visit to be what we call an invasion?” the President asked. Captain Weko shook his head.

“I cannot answer that, President, nor do my leaders have enough information. However, my Lieutenant here, Lt. Axon Voan and I are willing to cooperate with you and the humans to tell you as much information we know about the Compiers, so that when they do arrive, you are better prepared. They have similar technology with ours, so we can tell you what we know.” The Captain outlined.

The President sighed and closed his eyes as if he was suddenly hit with exhaustion. He was quiet for a moment before he addressed us again.

“What you bring us is heavy news, Captain,” the President finally said. “We shall need time to convene and discuss amongst the other leaders of Earth. We are very grateful to you for warning us about them. It was not only dangerous because you face your own enemy, but because you could have been met with hostility by us,” the President said.

“It was our duty to come and deliver this message to you face to face so that you may see we come in peace,” the Captain replied.

“How long do you think we have before this visit from the Compiers?”

“We did not see any sign of them on our way here, but that would only give approximately a few days between us and them. We landed in this particular city because we have reason to believe it is where they would enter Earth based on its population,” the Captain explained.

“That is very good to know. We will issue an order to evacuate the city and all densely populated areas, just to be safe,” the President said.

“That is a wise decision, President,” the Captain said, nodding his head in approval.

“Captain, we need to discuss the Compiers and how to prepare. Can we meet again tomorrow to gather all the information we need to protect ourselves?” The President asked.

“Yes, we accept that request. You may contact us through the same communication patterns as deciphered by your person here,” the Captain said, pointing at the female and startling her. “Jennifer Rose, I think her name was. We will be waiting for your message.”

I saw Jennifer flinch a bit.

“Good. We will stay in contact. Thank you once again, Captain Weko. David, please escort the Captain and his Lieutenant back to their ship.”

“Yes, sir,” David said, squeaking a little. “Right this way, sirs.”

As I followed David out of the meeting room, I turned my head back to look at Jennifer. She was staring directly at me, her blue eyes locked with mine. I could tell her breathing was growing rapidly, so I gave her a small grin.

She quickly pulled her eyes away and looked at the floor.

Something inside my gut told me I was going to be speaking with her again very soon.