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initially but the new Royal Family quickly put their fears to rest. Grang and Geena continued their roles as the Emperor’s body guards.
    Greyson missed Timmy when he became Emperor but was excited that Robby and Dani had asked him and Grace to accept them as their new partners. He knew that Scotty’s son was going to be heavily involved in the defense of the Empire and Grace also accepted their request; they became a formidable team.
    Grang would visit Scotty occasionally and saw that he was finally at peace and truly happy. He loved his adopted brother and knew he had to let him go and continue his quest to pay back his sins. He hoped that he and Geena would find the same peace one day. Scotty and Julie would be safe on Bristone.
    * * *
    Alex and Vring were getting the probe ready to trial its ability to absorb extreme heat. Kreej got a faraway look and said, “I’m going to leave you soon.”
    Vring turned around and looked at Kreej’s thoughts. Alex said, “Why, we’re at an important point in the new process.”
    Vring said, “He has to go, Alex.”
    “Why!”
    “Robby and Dani are going to attempt to steal a dimensional drive from one of the Invader’s ships.”
    Alex was shocked at the statement and didn’t know what to say. Vring looked at Kreej, “You know the risk?”
    “We do but, if the spores work, we won’t have another opportunity like this one.”
    “Are they sure that this is the time?”
    “No, but they sense they need to make the attempt.”
    “When are you going?”
    “We’ll be leaving tomorrow to find a suitable candidate.”
    Alex interrupted, “Then assist us today. This experiment will determine whether or not we’re on the right track.”
    “Fair enough; I’ll leave after the probe sends its data.”
    * * *
    Robby and Dani hugged each other and waited for Grace to arrive. “Dani, are you sure you see yourself involved in this?”
    “Yes, I do.”
    Robby shook his head slowly, “I don’t get that sense when I think about it.”
    “Robby, I knew when we were originally selecting weapons for our armor at the Defense Facility that I would need those slugs. Trust me; you are going to need me there.”
    Robby shrugged but realized that Dani’s sense of anticipating danger was more developed than his. He knew he had to make the effort to steal the drive but he got no sense of what the outcome would be. He sighed and held her tighter, “Are you bringing Neelah with you?”
    “No, I sense that would be a mistake. Kreej is the one we need to take with us. He’s going to play an important role is this mission.”
    “Do you know where we’re going to make this happen?”
    “Yes, I do. We’re going wherever the Algeans are currently located and I do have a sense of them not cooperating.”
    Robby frowned, “Do tell.”
    “I don’t understand it but I know they will be a problem.”
    “Are you ready to go?”
    “Yes, we are Grace. Is Kreej with you?”
    “Yes, he just teleported on board.”
    Robby and Dani turned on their armor and teleported to Grace’s Bridge. Dani went to the command chair and checked the system’s status, “Grace, go to full stealth and take us to the universe the Invaders are currently attacking. Scan for the Algeans as soon as we arrive.”
    The large white ship disappeared.
    * * *
    Carter watched the display and saw an Invader ship above the planet where they had dropped the first packets of spores. The two Algeans were also watching their display intently and Carter didn’t see anything out of the ordinary, “What are you expecting to happen?”
    Seed turned to him, “This was one of the first ships infected with our spores. We need to see if the Invaders are going to be affected.”
    “Seed, we need to come to your location. Please send me your coordinates.”
    Carter heard Dani’s thought and saw the two Algeans turn to each other. “I’m sorry, but we are in the middle of some very important observations. Now would not be a good