CHAPTER 81

Within the palace she held her disappointment in check; she was just a cadet touring the palace. Looking around she walked looking at everything, best she not speak allaying further suspicion. Walking out with the group she was with, she went so far starting to fall back 'til she finally disappeared. Stopping where she had left the body she patted the young woman on the head, and then touched a spot on her neck. Picking the woman up the first woman carried her to a spot near the town and left.

Leaving the woman, the tall, slender, blonde woman made her way to the space port. So the emperor was off planet visiting the nobles huh? An evil smile lit up her features, good they would get the blame, and then she'd slip out and kill that bastard husband of hers. Ummmmmm she thought this is starting to shape up to be a thoroughly satisfying month!

At the spaceport she awaited the lift to the ship. Activating her own ship out past the moon she signalled it to stand by. In the palace Mary detected the extremely short, powerful, high frequency burst. Running her calculations Mary started to try and calculate where it had come from. Half an hour later she had finally found where and started to triangulate within the location.

The woman breathed a sigh of relief when they made orbit. Signalling, she then made an excuse to exit the passenger area. Disappearing into the cargo hold she made her way to the cargo hatch. A moment later she got a signal that her ship was docked. Activating a small black box device she smiled when it went green. Opening the hatch she stepped through, pressing another button she heard the hatch lock. Her own hatch closed, she activated her star drive, along with her cloak.

Mary had been hard at work getting closer to the crowd that had been at the star port. Finally she got a close up of the woman who had sent the signal. Notifying the ship a moment later Mary could only hope though she thought it was too late. A moment later as she thought the captain reported that the woman wasn't on board. Thanking the man, Mary started to run the woman's face through both databases she had.

Within a few hours Mary had an answer though she was extremely unhappy at what she found. Calling Kimison she had to make sure. Appearing beside Kimison and Rayburn, Mary waited a moment before she clears her throat.

"Hello Mary, is he trying to contact us again?" Rayburn asked.

"No, though I may have distressing news." Mary said with a serious face. Then turning toward Kimison she asked. "Do you remember much about your half-brother Alexander after he left your home?"

Kimison bristled at the mention of his half-brother's name. "I know that he was married for a few years, and met her once, a real nasty piece of work though she seemed perfect for him."

"Why do you ask?" Kimison asked.

"Do you perhaps recall what she looked like?" An almost tentative Mary asked.

"Like I could forget the smug self-important bitch!" Kimison spit out. "She left him when he was arrested, spit in his face and said she'd kill him later after she did something." Mary nodded and flashed a picture of a tall, slender blonde to Kimison who once again bristled and hissed. "Yeah, that's why she looks even madder now than she did then."

"Trianas Macley," Mary said, reading their information.

Kimison nodded, "She went back to her maiden name to figure the sadistic bitch."

"I also have information that she used to work for the Taiolan sect, as an assassin. According to what I have she WAS one of their best." Mary informed both men.

Kimison nodded, then his eyes grew wide, "Rayburn, do you remember what she said the day he was arrested?"

Rayburn thought for a moment then his eyes also grew wide. "Yeah if I remember right she blamed the commander for the death of her son! Holy shit, we have to warn him. Mary, open up communication!"

Derrick was just starting to relax when Mary appeared. "Sire I am afraid I have troubling information."

Derrick looked at Mary with concern, "What seems to be the problem?"

Both Rayburn and Kimison both appeared, Commander!" They both yelled, startling Derrick. This must be serious if they BOTH were trying to tell him.

"Sir," Kimison started, "Mary just showed me a picture of Trianas! You remember Trianas! She was my brother's wife!"

Derrick's eyes grew large and he did remember her, a truly violent woman the last he'd heard she'd joined the... "Where!?" Derrick was suddenly saying all thoughts of food forgotten.

"She was on a transport leaving the Imperial planet. I checked everywhere she was in the palace, and then rechecked. I am running a third but as of yet have found nothing." Mary informed Derrick. "I had the officers on the transport check but she was gone. I detected residual energy but never saw a ship. It appears she possesses cloaking technology equal to our own."

"Sir, do you remember what she said when Alexander was arrested?" Derrick just shook his head, "She said she was going to kill him after she took her revenge for her son being killed. She has blamed you for his death for years! Sir I suggest you never take the shield emitter off!" Rayburn advised.

Derrick nodded in agreement; he seemed to remember the wife of Kimison's half-brother. Yes, he had to agree that was one crazy bitch. "Thank you both," turning to Hartwell and the hologram of Thomas, Derrick stated. "As of this moment we are on high alert, anything out of the ordinary, I want to know about. I mean it, if your screen seems to have a glitch, I want to know. Almost anything is an indication she may be here. She is highly trained like Lieutenant Dempsy. She is a highly dangerous and unstable factor."

All of the holograms nodded though Shelby seemed to be the most worried.

"By the way Sire." Kimison went on. "After a few uh hum, bad test results we may have a working micro-IMT."