Niki stood on the bridge, looking at the planet below them. They were cloaked, unseen by the inhabitants of the planet.
She turned to Fleet Commander Lerian. "Is the sedation cannon ready?"
"Not yet. We are still setting the targets. I think it would have been easier if we had the entire fleet. We could have surrounded the planet and pinpointed the cities all at once," he told her.
"Now you tell me," she said, groaning. Pressing a button, she spoke into a small device. "Guard Commander Drevick. Please escort Drell to the bridge."
Lerian chuckled. "I'm just happy I'm not the leader. That was a tough call. We needed to protect our own planet, yet come to this one. I'm not even sure what we would have come up with."
Niki turned to Fleet Commander Lerian. "We have too many families aboard this ship. There are no dwellings for any of them. I didn't want to chance putting them in the middle of anything if something doesn't go right."
