This week with Arlene and Jeff:
...The First, Second and Third Officers, the Navigator and the aliens' equivalent of a Science Officer were gathered in the First Officer's quarters, the First having told them about his plans concerning the females.
"But Sir, it seems as if you are not expecting us to win when we attack this Earth?" the Science Officer more asked than stated.
The First was shaking his head. "Logically, there is no reason for my negative attitude. We - our fabulous ship - is certainly capable, given enough time, to reduce the major cities of this planet to molten rubble. And as far as we are able to determine, these Earth beings have no real planetary defense. However, I have spent time researching them, and I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that incinerating their cities and destroying their bases is not the best method of subjugating this planet and its peoples.
"Oh, I suspect that the ruling military will capitulate eventually, or at least, appear to do so. The Captain thinks these beings will surrender and within a short period of time, they will modify their production facilities to produce the goods that we require. With our discovery bonus, coupled with the profits from the sale of goods produced on this planet, even the lowest member of our crew should be rich beyond his wildest dreams. The Captain's percentage, of course, will be a truly staggering amount.
"But… my Precog is almost screaming at me that something is going to go terribly wrong. I have no logical reason for this other than the energy pulse back in the rogue asteroid belt accompanied with - again - a feeling of being continuously observed. If this is true, then something is using technology well beyond our capabilities. I stress that I cannot prove any of this, but it never hurts to be prepared...
Have a goodun;
Roust