Trapped in Time-Extinction by Saxon Andrew Page B

warriors were on board those ships.”
    Andy said, “But almost all of the slaves sailing their ships have joined our society.”
    Annelise nodded, “Andy, we were forced to sail their ships and we were never put on shore to be contaminated by their society. We were abused by the crews and kept our dignity only by living together in captivity below decks. The slave crews sailing their ships are the exception, not the rule. However, if you count the ones you killed when you saved Melody and the ones you just killed attacking us here at the community, Olivia is about right in that one in twenty is worth saving. All of them will pretend they are peaceful and worth saving; it will be later when they start killing our citizens that you’ll find out differently.”
    Olivia shook her head, “Are you capable of killing a young child that is standing in front of you crying his eyes out? You lower your weapon to comfort them and they’ll pull a hand gun out of their belt and shoot you in the head.”
    Andy looked at Steve, “Is what they’re saying true?”
    Steve lowered his head and took a deep breath. He shook it for a moment and then looked up at Andy, “I do know there are those scattered around the Destroyer Community that take no joy in the cruelty and horror being done. However, you’ll end up losing a large number of lives trying to find them. And let’s just say you come up with a way to find the good ones, are you then willing to shoot the others if they’re unarmed? I hate myself for suggesting this but if I were going to attack them, I’d come up with a plan that would eradicate them in large numbers during battle.”
    Andy stared at Steve and slowly shook his head. Harvey saw his duress and said, “Couldn’t we just kill as many as resist and leave the others behind?”
    Olivia said, “I rather you just go ahead and kill me before you left me in the hands of any of them. They’ll just rebuild and you’ll have to do it again.”
    Andy remembered the struggle the original Andy had with those brought back from Atlantis. He knew that someone had to stand up and make the hard decisions. He looked at Melody and it was like she could read his mind. She saw his expression and she slowly closed her eyes, opened them, and then nodded. He said, “The plan the Council will develop will be designed to remove everything between us and the coastal wall. We will not take chances in defeating them.” Andy looked at Olivia, “Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We hadn’t really thought this through.”
    Olivia nodded and said, “I hope you don’t see me as being hard hearted. I would just hate to see any of you killed unnecessarily.”
    Melody smiled, “Olivia, after all you’ve endured, I’m surprised your heart is as good as it is. You are a welcome addition to our family.”
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    Tyler watched Olivia during the meeting and felt something. She was really something special. Most new comers would have been intimidated by the powerful personalities in the room; she wasn’t. She thought things through clearly and expressed herself well. She looked at him and caught him staring at her. He saw a brief expression of sadness and then she smiled and looked away. He forced himself to look at the floor and thought about what he had seen.
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    Andy stood up, “Plan to meet again in three days. I want all of you to think about whether or not we are capable of doing what has to be done. If you can come up with a way to avoid killing all of them, plan to share it with us then.”
    Andy sat down and the gathering stood and began socializing. Tyler looked over at Olivia and saw she was leaving with her sister. Zeck remained but Ophelia and Olivia were exiting the cave. He watched her until she disappeared and was then distracted by Maxius and Mark, “Tyler, tell me how you managed to land in that tree.” Tyler nodded and began telling them.
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    The Commandant looked at his new Commander