05-06-2011, 01:41 PM
ENTRY TWENTY-TWO
"Sire," Desaad began. "Conflict has been initiated."
"About time," Darkseid responded. "For years, you fools have piddled around, with nothing to show for your efforts."
"These things take time, sire," Desaad replied, a growing sense of uneasiness causing his heart to beat faster. "I have good news to report, sire."
"Then, out with it, you fool!" the evil one replied, even as he turned his back to Desaad, in order to gaze out across the view afforded him from where he stood in the compound.
"As you well know, sire, the Consortium..."
"Damn the Consortium!" Darkseid bellowed. "They are a race of fools led by fools!"
"Yes, sire," Desaad continued, the sense of dread within him starting to build. He always hated those times when he was the messenger, for Darkseid's unpredictable nature sometimes bode ill for messengers, regardless of whether the news was good or bad. "The Consortium ship opened fire, first, and..."
"WHAT?!" the evil overlord raged. "What do you mean that they fired first, Desaad?"
Desaad quivered.
"You were given explicit orders, Desaad," Darkseid barked gruffly in the direction of his servant and adviser.
"But, sire, the enemy has been destroyed," Desaad quickly responded. "Our Apokoliptian technology was much too advanced for the Consortium to deal with."
"Our Apokoliptian technology?? What do you mean, OUR Apokoliptian technology, Desaad," quizzed Darkseid, his eyes beginning to glow a dark crimson.
"Infinite apologies," Desaad replied, as he stepped back a bit, as Darkseid's eyes began to glow. "YOUR Apokoliptian technology, sire. It was too much for the enemy to handle."
"Of course it was, you fool!"
Desaad continued, "M'Lord, the Consortium war vessel, an antique quaintly named AntiVirus, must have been crewed by green recuits. They opened fire on Granny Goodness."
The evil Desaad went on to detail the report of the exchange of fire between the two species' warships. The AntiVirus, perhaps seeking the element of surprise, launched a salvo against Granny Goodness. The Apokoliptian ship was prepared, however, and the AntiVirus hit only empty space. Apokoliptian electronic counter-measures had prevailed.
Instantaneous retaliation followed.
The AntiVirus was struck, the impact causing multiple deaths and injuries throughout the ship's crew. The Consortium's captain ordered his ship to fire again, which they did, only to once again miss the intended target.
Granny Goodness, well outside of visible range of the AntiVirus, maintained its status of locked weapons on its adversary. An Ambassador of War, Granny Goodness responded to the second missed salvo fired by the AntiVirus.
The impact of weapons fire caused a series of bright explosions across the AntiVirus' bow, followed almost immediately by a huge explosion. Then, the AntiVirus was no more.
Just as the Apokoliptian starship prepared to target the Consortium planet in-sector, a large vessel warped in. It was quickly identified as the Consortium vessel, SystemBus, a large TR8 class of space freighter.
Shortly thereafter, another vessel warped into the sector. This, however, was no Consortium vessel. This was the Tilkatan starship, Colony Prime. The crew of Granny Goodness duly reported back these new findings.
In Darkseid's mind, there could be only one explanation.
CONSPIRACY!!
Elsewhere in the galaxy, Kalibak had encountered yet another space-faring species - The Neohumans.
What would this new species portend for the galaxy?
"Sire," Desaad began. "Conflict has been initiated."
"About time," Darkseid responded. "For years, you fools have piddled around, with nothing to show for your efforts."
"These things take time, sire," Desaad replied, a growing sense of uneasiness causing his heart to beat faster. "I have good news to report, sire."
"Then, out with it, you fool!" the evil one replied, even as he turned his back to Desaad, in order to gaze out across the view afforded him from where he stood in the compound.
"As you well know, sire, the Consortium..."
"Damn the Consortium!" Darkseid bellowed. "They are a race of fools led by fools!"
"Yes, sire," Desaad continued, the sense of dread within him starting to build. He always hated those times when he was the messenger, for Darkseid's unpredictable nature sometimes bode ill for messengers, regardless of whether the news was good or bad. "The Consortium ship opened fire, first, and..."
"WHAT?!" the evil overlord raged. "What do you mean that they fired first, Desaad?"
Desaad quivered.
"You were given explicit orders, Desaad," Darkseid barked gruffly in the direction of his servant and adviser.
"But, sire, the enemy has been destroyed," Desaad quickly responded. "Our Apokoliptian technology was much too advanced for the Consortium to deal with."
"Our Apokoliptian technology?? What do you mean, OUR Apokoliptian technology, Desaad," quizzed Darkseid, his eyes beginning to glow a dark crimson.
"Infinite apologies," Desaad replied, as he stepped back a bit, as Darkseid's eyes began to glow. "YOUR Apokoliptian technology, sire. It was too much for the enemy to handle."
"Of course it was, you fool!"
Desaad continued, "M'Lord, the Consortium war vessel, an antique quaintly named AntiVirus, must have been crewed by green recuits. They opened fire on Granny Goodness."
The evil Desaad went on to detail the report of the exchange of fire between the two species' warships. The AntiVirus, perhaps seeking the element of surprise, launched a salvo against Granny Goodness. The Apokoliptian ship was prepared, however, and the AntiVirus hit only empty space. Apokoliptian electronic counter-measures had prevailed.
Instantaneous retaliation followed.
The AntiVirus was struck, the impact causing multiple deaths and injuries throughout the ship's crew. The Consortium's captain ordered his ship to fire again, which they did, only to once again miss the intended target.
Granny Goodness, well outside of visible range of the AntiVirus, maintained its status of locked weapons on its adversary. An Ambassador of War, Granny Goodness responded to the second missed salvo fired by the AntiVirus.
The impact of weapons fire caused a series of bright explosions across the AntiVirus' bow, followed almost immediately by a huge explosion. Then, the AntiVirus was no more.
Just as the Apokoliptian starship prepared to target the Consortium planet in-sector, a large vessel warped in. It was quickly identified as the Consortium vessel, SystemBus, a large TR8 class of space freighter.
Shortly thereafter, another vessel warped into the sector. This, however, was no Consortium vessel. This was the Tilkatan starship, Colony Prime. The crew of Granny Goodness duly reported back these new findings.
In Darkseid's mind, there could be only one explanation.
CONSPIRACY!!
Elsewhere in the galaxy, Kalibak had encountered yet another space-faring species - The Neohumans.
What would this new species portend for the galaxy?