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There was nothing to see.
Not yet.
I realized with dawning horror what it was.
The Changelings were coming. And there wasn’t a doubt in my heart what they were coming for.
Me.
They were coming for me.
Removing the vehicles to get at the one I needed out was taking too long. By the time it was out, it would already be too late.
We needed to act.
Now.
The Changelings must have learned about my plans. How? I didn’t know. They must have spies everywhere.
Perhaps one of the guards in the room?
One of the guards standing behind me right now?
I shook my head. It was impossible to know for sure. None of it mattered. All that mattered was lighting the beacon. Do that, and the spies would crumble.
“Follow me,” I said to Zes.
I marched across the forecourt toward the wall on the other side.
The dust kicked up and swirled overhead.
And there, I saw it.
A distant blot on the horizon.
A mountain moved.
But it wasn’t a mountain. It was a war class frigate—one of five the Changelings had at their disposal during battle. One frigate operated as a single army all by itself. Sections of the ship could break way and carry out more intricate attack formations. Even those smaller ships carried multiple drones and fighters that could spew from the undersides and destroy an entire city in hours.
The most maddening thing? There was only one species that mined the necessary minerals to build such a ship.
The Titans.
Yes, we had sold them the materials they needed to declare war on us.
It made me sick to my stomach to think about it.
It could be reversed… but only if I could get to the beacon and light it. A whole series of events would be kicked off and not easily quelled.
I just needed to reach it.
“Sir, I believe that is a Changeling ship,” Zes said.
“It appears so,” I said, not stopping.
“Shouldn’t we prepare for their arrival? They’re not known to be the most… patient of species.”
“They didn’t announce their approach,” I said. “So, if they have to wait a while because we need to prepare for their unexpected arrival, that is no fault of ours.”
