Night Gaunt's Alternate Alley Oop
Alternate Alley Oop Chapter 23 “Alley Oop Space Rebel” - "DEAD ASSASSINS"
Alternate Alley Oop Chapter 23 “Alley Oop Space Rebel” (923) 4/3/2020 Friday
"DEAD ASSASSINS"
Parsecs away the super aggregate Lumbagan known as Am al-gum is worried. He notices there has been a major change in the current parameters of what is. When he combined they became one, and developed whole new levels of abilities and senses. Among them is the probability wave connected to the quantum underpinning of all that is. He has felt it and knows it is a major happening and yet with his boosted intelligence he has yet to figure it all out. But he does know a few things. Just as when the Haterakans suddenly attacked the mighty Terran Empire, whatever this is has that same level of possible change to most everything.
This and other such abilities are useful, but only once he masters them. If he misreads he could possibly die. Lumbagans are tough customers and can simply replaced injured or destroyed parts. Though he has access to none right now and must rely on other methods. There are sufficient weapons that can turn him into carbon dust. (There are no known ways of coming back from that.)
The rebels are busy in their own way now. Working to find weakness in the Empire's spine to sever it. Like juggling with active bombs. That and negotiating with the equally mighty Lily Empire. If he can get them involved in a major way the Empire might sue for peace. (Just to end it so that they can regroup and re-equip to fight on till their adversaries are destroyed and exterminated.)
He would recommend they don't stop till the Holy American Empire is thoroughly eliminated. He is the ambassador for the rebels and is in route to Vallon now, the central planet of the vast Lily Empire.
"Dead Assassins" is a story fragment idea from Clark Ashton Smith. {See "The Creature with the Atom Brain"(1955) & "Dead Heat" (1987) for examples of concept.}
The 5-eyed Groaci & Lumbaga created by John Keith Laumer for the novel, "Retief's Ransom". Haterakans from "Retief & the War Lords". And the Quoppina from "Retief's War" all among his best Retief novels.
-- By Night Gaunt
Alternate Alley Oop Chapter 23 “Alley Oop Space Rebel” (923) 4/3/2020 Friday
"DEAD ASSASSINS"
Parsecs away the super aggregate Lumbagan known as Am al-gum is worried. He notices there has been a major change in the current parameters of what is. When he combined they became one, and developed whole new levels of abilities and senses. Among them is the probability wave connected to the quantum underpinning of all that is. He has felt it and knows it is a major happening and yet with his boosted intelligence he has yet to figure it all out. But he does know a few things. Just as when the Haterakans suddenly attacked the mighty Terran Empire, whatever this is has that same level of possible change to most everything.
This and other such abilities are useful, but only once he masters them. If he misreads he could possibly die. Lumbagans are tough customers and can simply replaced injured or destroyed parts. Though he has access to none right now and must rely on other methods. There are sufficient weapons that can turn him into carbon dust. (There are no known ways of coming back from that.)
The rebels are busy in their own way now. Working to find weakness in the Empire's spine to sever it. Like juggling with active bombs. That and negotiating with the equally mighty Lily Empire. If he can get them involved in a major way the Empire might sue for peace. (Just to end it so that they can regroup and re-equip to fight on till their adversaries are destroyed and exterminated.)
He would recommend they don't stop till the Holy American Empire is thoroughly eliminated. He is the ambassador for the rebels and is in route to Vallon now, the central planet of the vast Lily Empire.
"Dead Assassins" is a story fragment idea from Clark Ashton Smith. {See "The Creature with the Atom Brain"(1955) & "Dead Heat" (1987) for examples of concept.}
The 5-eyed Groaci & Lumbaga created by John Keith Laumer for the novel, "Retief's Ransom". Haterakans from "Retief & the War Lords". And the Quoppina from "Retief's War" all among his best Retief novels.
-- By Night Gaunt
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