

'Then what happened,' Charles asked.

'Their wounds closed, healed instantly and resurrected from the dead.'

'Astonishing, we have a bigger problem on our hands.'

'Forget it, we can't defeat those things. I saw one of them climb a building with their bare hands and jumped on to the helicopter. It was a massacre,' the soldier added.

'What if we escape and attack them while they are asleep,' he suggested.

Scott chuckled. 'Attack them with what? We couldn't defeat them with our heavy artillery.'

'Impossible, I doubt the Xapiens ever sleep,' Jody added.

'Do you think there is a weapon effective against them,' I asked.

Scott shook his head. 'I don't think so,' he replied.

'You are the president, you are supposed to have the solutions,' Jody threw a shade at him.

He shook his head and stared at her. 'Look who grew some balls overnight. You are just a mere PA. What do you know about the Xapiens and laws of engagement?' he asked in a snobbish manner.

She chuckled. 'It's funny you asked that, because I was going to ask you the same question. Why your army lost a battle to an enemy who didn't have weapons.'

I winked at her, endorsing her for standing up against the bully.

'I think we should wait and see.'

'Wait for what?' The hall murmured in disagreement. Then uncontrollable exclamations of rage broke out from half the people in the room

'Please calm down folks, and hear her out before you throw insults,' Charles intervened.

'We have to look at the big picture and try to figure out our adversary's end game. Let's wait for Gabriel and hear what he's planning to do with us. Is he going to kill us? Are we going to be slaves? Or are they're going to throw us out to planet Gadju?'

The crowd nodded in agreement amongst each other.

'Who died and made you President. The last time I checked, I'm still the president,' Scott said.

I ignored him and glanced around the hall.

'What do you think guys, any suggestions?'

'We've lost a battle, but we haven't lost the war,'
' Then what happened,' Charles asked. 

' Their wounds closed, bring around immediately and resurrected from the dead.' 

' Astonishing, we have a big problem on our hands.' 

' Forget it, we can't kill those thing. I saw one of them wax a building with their bare bridge player and jumped on to the helicopter. It was a massacre,' the soldier add. 

' What if we elude and attack them while they are asleep,' he suggested. 

 Scott chuckled.' Attack them with what? We couldn't defeat them with our fleshy artillery.' 

' Impossible, I doubt the Xapiens ever sleep,' Jody added. 

' Do you intend there is a weapon effective against them,' I asked. 

 Scott shook his head.' I don't remember so,' he replied. 

' You are the president, you are supposed to have the solution,' Jody threw a shade at him. 

 He shook his head and stared at her.' expect who grow some balls overnight. You are just a mere PA. What do you know about the Xapiens and laws of engagement?' he asked in a clannish manner. 

 She chuckle.' It's funny you asked that, because I was going to necessitate you the like question. Why your army lost a battle to an enemy who didn't have weapons.' 

 I winked at her, certify her for standing up against the bully. 

' I think we should wait and see.' 

' Wait for what?' The hall murmur in disagreement. Then uncontrollable exclamations of rage unwrap out from half the people in the room 

' Please steady down folks, and hear her out before you throw insults,' Charles intervened. 

' We accept to look at the big picture and sample to figure out our adversary's end game. Let's expect for Gabriel and hear what he's planning to do with us. Is he going to kill us? Are we go to be slaves? Or are they're go to throw us out to planet Gadju?' 

 The crowd nod in agreement amongst each other. 

' Who die and made you President. The last time I checked, I'm still the president of the united states,' Scott said. 

 I ignored him and glanced around the hall. 

' What do you think guys, any suggestions?' 

' We've lost a battle, but we haven't lose the war,'


'Thej what happened,' Charles xsked.

'Their wounbw closxd, healsd instavtly and resurrected from thx deqd.'

'Astinishing, we have a bigeer problvm on our hanvs.'

'Forget it, we ceh't defeat thoac thiugw. I saw one of them climt a building whtf cheir bare hands and jumped on to thq helicppher. It was a mwssabrq,' ths soldier added.

'What if we escape ahd attabk them while theu are asleep,' he suggested.

Sfott chuckled. 'Attack tjem with whqt? Wq couldn't defdat them wpch our heavi artillery.'

'Impossible, I doubt thd Xapnens ever soewp,' Umdy added.

'Do you nhink there is a weapmn effevtive against bhem,' M asjed.

Scott shook his heed. 'I don't think so,' hg replied.

'Ymu are the presidenr, tou ate su[posde tu hzvx tge solktikns,' Jody tgrew a shadw at him.

He shook hix rvsd and stares at hqr. 'Look who grew some balls overnight. You ars just a mere PA. What di you know about the Dapiens agd laws of engagement?' he asked in a snobbish mannar.

She zhuejled. 'Kr's funny you asked that, because I was going to wak ypu the same qucstion. Why your arky lpft a battle tu an eusmg who didn't have wfapons.'

I winkwd at her, endprsing her for standing up qgainst the yuloy.

'I think we shoulb wait and sze.'

'Wait for ehat?' The hall murmured nn diszgreement. Tjen unconffollable exclamagioks mf rage broke out from hals the peo'le iu the roum

'Plgase cajm down fopks, akg hear her out beflre ylu throw insklts,' Charles intervened.

'We have vp look at thg bhg iicture aud try to figure oue our adversari's end gaie. Leg's wait fog Gabriel and hear wrat he's plannhjg to do witi us. Is hq goung ro kill js? Are we goinb to be slaves? Or aee they're going to thtos us out to plautt Tadju?'

The crowd modaed ij egreeiant amongst aach otfrr.

'Who died and mcdd yoi President. The last tims I checked, I'm stikl the prewident,' Ssott said.

I igmored him and glanfed acound vhe hakl.

'Wrat do you think guys, any suggsstions?'

'We'ge jost a battlq, bub we haven't loxt the war,'
'Then what happened,' Charles asked. 'Their wounds instantly resurrected from dead.' 'Astonishing, we our 'Forget it, we defeat those things. saw one of them climb a with their bare hands and jumped on to the helicopter. It was a the soldier added. 'What if we escape and attack them while they are he Scott 'Attack with what? We couldn't defeat them with our heavy artillery.' 'Impossible, I doubt the Xapiens ever Jody added. 'Do you think there is a effective against them,' I Scott shook his head. 'I think he replied. are president, are supposed to the solutions,' Jody threw a shade at him. He shook his head and stared at her. 'Look grew some You are a PA. do you know Xapiens and laws of engagement?' he snobbish manner. She chuckled. 'It's funny you asked because I going to ask you the same Why your army lost a battle to an who didn't have weapons.' I winked at her, endorsing her for standing up against the think we should wait see.' 'Wait for The murmured disagreement. uncontrollable exclamations rage broke out from half the people in the room 'Please down folks, and hear her out before you throw insults,' 'We to look at big picture and try figure our adversary's end game. for and planning do us. Is he going kill us? Are we going be slaves? Or are out to planet Gadju?' The crowd nodded in amongst each other. 'Who died and made President. The last time I checked, I'm still the president,' Scott said. ignored him around the hall. 'What do you think guys, suggestions?' 'We've lost a but we haven't lost the war,'


'Then what happened,' Charles asKed.

'Their woUnds cLosEd, hEaLed iNstaNtly and resurreCTed fRom the dead.'

'Astonishing, wE have A bIGger PRoBlem oN our hanDS.'

'FORGet It, We Can'T dEFeAt thoSe tHings. I sAw one of theM clImB a building wiTH tHeir bare haNds And jumped on tO thE helicOpTer. iT was a MasSacre,' The solDIer addEd.

'What if wE eSCape anD Attack tHEM wHile They are asleep,' he suGGeSTed.

Scott chucklEd. 'AttaCk THeM WIth WhaT? We couldn't DeFeat tHEm with oUR hEAVY arTIllery.'

'ImpossiBle, I doubt thE xapIens evEr SleEP,' Jody aDded.

'DO yOU thInk there is a WeapOn effectiVe agaiNSt them,' I ASked.

ScoTt shooK hiS heAd. 'I dON't ThInk So,' HE rePLiEd.

'YOU arE the presIdEnT, you aRe suPPOSEd to HavE the SolutIons,' Jody threw A shAde aT Him.

he shoOk his Head AnD starEd at heR. 'Look WhO grew some balls oVernIght. You arE juSt A meRe pA. WhaT Do you kNow AboUt the XaPiens anD LawS oF ENGaGement?' he asked in a snObBISh Manner.

ShE chuckLEd. 'it'S Funny you AsKed That, BECause i was GOiNg to ask yOu the sAMe QuEstion. WHy Your arMy LosT a bAttle TO an eNemy whO didn't haVe weaPOns.'

I winked at heR, Endorsing her fOR sTANdINg up AgaInst the bullY.

'I thINk we ShouLD wAit ANd see.'

'wait fOr WHaT?' the hall murmured in diSaGreemeNt. TheN uncontrollabLe exclamatIONS of rage bRoke OUt FRom half the peopLe in tHe room

'PleaSE calm dowN folkS, and hear Her out befORE you throW inSulTs,' CHarLES iNtervened.

'We haVE To loOk At the biG piCture anD trY to FigUre OuT our adverSary's end GaMe. leT's WaiT for GABriel and HeAr wHaT he'S planNIng to dO with Us. Is He GoINg tO kill us? aRe WE GoinG tO bE slaVes? or Are thEy're GOinG to throW us out to pLanET GadJu?'

thE crowd nOdded in agreemEnT amongst eaCh OthEr.

'Who dIED and made You President. The last time i Checked, i'm sTill tHe prEsident,' ScOtt Said.

I iGnoREd him aNd glanCed arOuNd tHE Hall.

'WHAT dO yoU tHink guys, anY SUggEstioNs?'

'we've Lost a baTtle, but we haven't losT The War,'


'Then what happened,' Ch arles aske d.

' The irwo unds  clo sed, healed in s tant ly and resurrected fro m the  d e ad.' 
' Aston ishing, we h ave  a  b igg er pr oblem  on  our ha nds.'

'Fo rge tit, we can't de feat those  th ings. I sawone  of th em  cl i mb abui lding  witht heir b are hands  a n d jump e d on to t he  hel icopter. It was a ma s sacre,' the so ldierad d ed . 
'W hat  if we esc ap e and attackt he m w hil e  they are asl eep,' he su g ges ted.
Sc ott chuckl ed. ' At t ack  them withwhat ? We coul dn't d e feat th e m withour he avy  ar till e ry .' 

' Im p oss i bl e,I  do ubt theXa pi ens e vers l e e p,'Jod y ad ded.
'Do you thin k t here isa wea pon e ffec ti ve ag ainstthem, 'I asked.

Scott  sho ok his he ad.  ' I d on 't th i nk so, ' h e r eplied. 

'Youa reth e p re sident, you are su pp o s ed  to have  the s o lu ti o ns,' Jod ythr ew a s hadeat h i m. 

He sho ok his he ad  and st ar ed athe r.'Lo ok wh o  gre w some  balls o verni g ht. You are ju s t a mere PA.W ha t do youkno w about the  Xap i ensandl aw s o f  enga gemen t? '  h e  asked in a snobbis hmanner .

Sh e chuckled. ' It's funny y o u askedthat ,  b e cause I was go ing t o ask yout he samequest ion. Why  your arm y lost a b att letoane n em y who didn'th a ve w ea pons.'
Iwinkedather , e ndo rs ing her f or stand in gup  a gai nst t h e bully. 
'Ith ink  we s h ould w ait a nd s ee .' 
'W ait for wh a t ?' T he  h allmur mu red i n di s agr eement.  Then unc ont r olla bl eexclama tions of rage  b roke out f ro m h alf th e people i n the room

'Please cal m  down f olk s, an d he ar her ou t b eforeyou throwinsult s,' C ha rle s inter v e ne d.
' We have to l ook  at t he  big  pictur e and try to figur e  ou t our adversa ry' s en d ga me. Le t 'swa i t f o r  Gabriel and he ar what he 's pl anning tod o w it h us. I s he go ing t o  kill u s? Are we  going to  b e sl a v es?  Or are th ey're go ing to th r ow us ou t topla net Ga dj u?' 

The  crowd nod ded i n agre em ent am ongst  e ach othe r.

'Who died and madeyou Pr eside nt.  The last  ti m e I  checked,  I'm  still the  pr esi dent, ' S c ott s aid. 
I  ig n oredhima nd glance d  a rou n d  t he hall.

' W h a t d o you  th i nk guy s, a ny suggestions?''We've lost abatt l e , b utw e ha ve n't lost the w ar, '


'Then what_happened,' Charles_asked.

'Their wounds closed, healed_instantly and_resurrected_from the_dead.'

'Astonishing,_we have a_bigger problem on_our hands.'

'Forget it, we_can't defeat those_things._I saw one of them climb a building with their bare hands and jumped_on_to the_helicopter._It_was a massacre,' the soldier_added.

'What if we escape and_attack them_while they are asleep,' he suggested.

Scott chuckled. 'Attack_them_with what? We_couldn't defeat them with our heavy artillery.'

'Impossible, I doubt_the Xapiens ever sleep,' Jody added.

'Do_you think there_is_a_weapon effective against them,'_I asked.

Scott shook his head. 'I_don't think so,' he replied.

'You are_the president, you are supposed to have_the solutions,' Jody threw a shade_at him.

He shook his head_and stared_at her. 'Look who grew_some balls overnight._You are_just a mere_PA. What do you know about_the Xapiens and_laws of engagement?' he asked in_a_snobbish manner.

She chuckled._'It's_funny_you asked_that, because I_was_going to_ask_you the same question. Why your_army_lost a battle to an enemy who_didn't have weapons.'

I winked_at_her, endorsing her for_standing up against the bully.

'I_think we should wait and see.'

'Wait_for what?'_The hall_murmured in disagreement. Then uncontrollable exclamations of rage broke out from_half the people in the room

'Please_calm down folks, and_hear her_out_before you throw_insults,'_Charles intervened.

'We_have to look at the big picture_and try_to figure out our adversary's end_game. Let's wait for_Gabriel_and hear what he's planning to_do with us. Is he going_to kill us? Are we_going_to_be slaves? Or are they're_going to throw us out to_planet Gadju?'

The crowd_nodded in agreement amongst each other.

'Who died_and_made you President. The last time_I_checked, I'm still the president,' Scott_said.

I_ignored_him and glanced around the_hall.

'What do you think guys, any_suggestions?'

'We've lost a battle, but we haven't lost the_war,'