*Action* B.D. Call home.... pt 2

**A few weeks ago, this happened...**
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A navi-comp, satellite dish and power supply had been rigged up,
pointing off towards Hymenoptera space. The power draw from the
system had wiped out the emergency lighting on a few decks, causing
the crewmembers still onboard to wander about in the dark, bumping
into walls. The Hymenoptera Spider screeched as the power was cut,
and headed back out into the corridors, looking for a new way to send
the message.
'Mollopod planet unprotected, move in and destroy' it had said... The
transmission power had been cut before it completed, so there was no
way to tell if the message had made it out.
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Where: Hymenoptera hive ship
When: Between then and now
The message played through the Hymenoptera's organic speakers,
translating the message into scents that the slimy Hymenoptera in
charge of detecting space broadcasts could understand. He looked like
a large mosquito, with many long arms that pressed several squidgy
buttons at once. He brought up the coordinates for the planet that
were included in the transmission, it was for a Mollopod planet not
too far away from their ship.
The Hymenoptera hive ship changed course.
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Who: The Apophallationmaster, Emperor of all the Mollopods, and the
King of Little Cheftonia
Where: The King's palace, Mollopod planet "Kingdom of Little
Cheftonia"
When: Present
The King of Little Cheftonia had only received word that the great
Apophallationmaster was coming for a visit in YESTERDAYS newscast.
He'd not visited for 14 YEARS, so didn't understand why he would
visit now.
The King would normally dress in fancy robes, and wear a golden crown
resembling a chef's hat, but today he didn't want to take any chances
that he would be dressed any BETTER then the Apophallationmaster,
such a mistake might cost him his job, and his kingdom. Even Kings
could be severely punished by the Apophallationmaster if he so
desired.
"Great Apophallationmaster!" The King said with open arms. "Welcome
to PARADISE CITY, the largest city in my Kingdom. I'm sorry it's such
a mess, we had this problem with some Amnesty Inter-"
"Your Kingdom?" The Apophallationmaster asked, cutting him off.
"Sorry my greatness. I mean your kingdom obviously. My role here is
purely as an administrator whilst you are doing things of more
importance.
"And don't you forget it!" The Apophallationmaster said.
The King wasn't used to being belittled in this way, IT'S SO EASY to
assume you're the most powerful being on the planet when you've been
King for so long.
"Is your visit here for any purpose?" The King asked.
"Yes. We received a broadcast last week that threatens the alliance
between us and the Humans."
"If I may say oh great one, that alliance has been controversial from
the start. Many of our population love the taste of Human, and we
have been missing it."
"Well prepare to feast on Human again, because the broadcast we
received was from the Human ship in orbit of his planet calling the
Hymenoptera to destroy you."
"They did... what?"
"They knew your defences were down, so called the Hymenoptera to come
finish you off."
"But that makes no sense!" Pleaded the King. "The Hymenoptera are the
enemy of the Humans... Why would they do this?"
The Apophallationmaster looked sternly at the King. "My spies have
warned me of increased communication between the Hymenoptera and the
JMC. The leader of the JMC William Eckerslike has been talking
publicly about his awe of the Hymenoptera's strength, and several
Hymenoptera/Human crossbreeds have been created. We can only assume
that the Humans and the Hymenoptera are working together to destroy
us."
"Are you sure? The Humans have helped us recently to fight the
Amnesty International Army!"
The Apophallationmaster nodded. "It must be to throw us off guard,
before their attack."
A servant entered the room with them, and shouted with panic in his
voice. "My King! And... urm... your greatness the
Apophallationmaster... I have news! We have spotted a Hymenoptera
ship approaching our planet!"
The King gulped. "Do we have any defensive turrets online?"
"No sir. The last one was destroyed yesterday by a Human crashing
into it."
The Apophallationmaster stared at the King. "The evidence speaks for
itself. The Humans want to attack us."
The King bit his squidgy fist. "Arrest all of the Humans on the
planet." He ordered to the servant.
The Apophallationmaster smiled. "Good. And what about the Blue Dwarf
in orbit?"
"If we have no turrets to shoot at them... no .... wait."
The King picked up a phone from his desk, it connected him straight
through to the research and development laboratory in the building
next to his palace. "Hello... yes... is it ready? Okay then...
launch 'The Pulmonater'."
"What is Project Pulmonater?" The Apophallationmaster asked.
<To be continued...>