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January 10, 2008

Thursday

I surrender.

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Sparks flew from damaged consoles. His crew lay dead around him, his ship floated dead in space.

He had done his best. They had all done their best. But there were simply too many of them, and they were too strong.

The President of Earth had made a grand speech, about how humanity would prevail, how their will would carry the day.

It didn't.

A message came in from the opposing fleet, and he put it on the screen. The hideous face of the Quiln conquerors appeared, and he sneered in hate even as he said the words:

"Earth... surrenders."

Posted by: LJ at January 10, 2008 11:23 PM · Permalink