Lens of Time: Book 05 - Star Rover-The Worst of Time by Saxon Andrew Page A

seeing if there are other species exist that could be a danger to my species. I found this galaxy and discovered what you call the Masters. They are making preparations to expand out of this galaxy. I’m here attempting to determine if they could be a danger to my people. Your species has the same physical appearance as mine and I landed to see what I could learn.”
    “If that’s true, the last thing you would want to do is reveal yourself. You made a mistake saving Gresha.”
    “FATHER!”
    “I’m really thankful he did but it doesn’t make sense.”
    “You’re right. I shouldn’t have gotten involved but I’ve come to know Gresha during my time here and something just wouldn’t allow me to see her die if I could stop it.”
    “When have you been watching me? I’ve not seen you. I’ve never seen you.”
    Dat stared at her for a moment and activated the Dark Matter Field. He disappeared and Gresha let out a small scream. He turned it off and said, “I can avoid being seen.”
    If the three had any doubts about Dat being an alien, the demonstration removed them. “What have you learned?”
    Dat turned to Gresh, “The Masters are genetically bound to be predators. They cannot stop themselves from seeking out and killing other species.”
    “Does that mean you’re going to attack them?”
    “I don’t see any other way to prevent their spreading out into the universe.”
    “Then you need to leave.”
    Gresha looked at her father and said, “If he does, we’ll all die.”
    “The price would be worth it to remove this scourge.”
    “Dat.”
    “Yes, Stein.”
    “Fleet says you will decide on what to do. They don’t think you’ll be as effective if you have the death of billions on your conscience. I tend to agree with them.”
    Dat slowly nodded and looked at Gresha and then Gresh, “Then I am going to have to outrun that Master again.”
    Kyley walked over and looked at Dat, “How close was it this time?”
    “He would have had me in another ten feet.”
    “Then you need to leave and burn these devils out of existence. I hate this life of fear I’m forced to bear. I’m sick of seeing those I love eaten by those monsters.”
    Gresh and Gresha looked at her and saw the first spark of life in her eyes for a very long time. Dat looked at Kyley, “First, I run.”
    Kyley sighed and turned to Gresh, “How do we explain him to the Elders?”
    Gresha tilted her head, “Don’t we have relatives in Dismal?”
    Gresh looked at Gresha and thought for a moment, “Alright, this is how we’ll do it. You made the trip overland from Dismal. You didn’t care if you lived or died because your entire family was taken by the Masters. You came here to find your relatives and arrived with the Masters. You saw Gresha being held and you decided that you didn’t care if you lived or died so you took that risk.”
    “What if they question him about Dismal?”
    The three turned back to Kyley and Dat said, “I’ll tell them I don’t remember anything other than my family’s screams. I’ll even insist I don’t remember what happened tonight.”
    The three looked at each other and Gresh put his lips together and slowly nodded, “This might just work.”
    Gresha said, “Just stay with me and act stupid.”
    Gresh rolled his eyes, “You have seven days until the full moon. The Masters will return three days later. You don’t have long to prepare.”
    Dat shook his head, tried to stand up, and fell to the floor. Gresh lifted him with one hand by the back of his shirt and carried him to a bed. Dat fell asleep with the three talking about what had happened.
    • • •
    Dat awoke the next morning and found all of his clothes had been washed, folded, and put on a chair next to the bed. He wondered how he had been undressed. He looked around and quickly dressed. He went out into the main room and found Gresha filling a plate with food, “You were really tired.”
    Dat smiled, “Yes, I guess I was.”
    “The