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Story Notes:
I actually started this story in the waning days of 2005, and it is one of my very first GTS related stories. I lament that I never finished it (just like so many other stories I never finished).
Author's Chapter Notes:
The first chapter is short and IIRC it was something I kinda just made up as I went along, but this was around the time of Christmas of 2005 when this started to come together, and that explains the deal with the Christmas tree.
Empress Zalaq of the Inter-Galactic Federation stood before her Christmas tree
and peered into the glass sphere of one of the many ornaments that adorned the
tree. She marvelled at the beauty of the miniaturized world contained within the
sphere. This world, like the many others in her collection, contained billions
of living breathing & sentient life-forms.

"Ah, Drogsaw IV. The day of justice has come at last. Very soon you shall all
perish... but first I will have a little fun", Said the Empress as she gently
lifted the glass sphere from the tree.

Drogsaw IV's inhabitants could hear every word the Empress spoke and could see
her enormous face fill the sky. Many years ago a battle fleet from the
Drogsawnian empire crossed into the borders of the Inter-Galactic Federation
and made war upon them.

Empress Zalaq ordered her scientists to come up with a way to defeat the
Drogsawnians, but at the same time keep them alive and stripped of their
humanity. A crash matter reduction research program was instated under the
leadership of the renowned scientist, Professor Fidverk of the planet Gilkos II.

As the Drogsawnians conquered one world after another and made their way
towards the I.G.F. Capitol planet of Zaelfog, a scientific breathrough was made
by Fidverk in his research program. However, time was necessary for the weapon
to be equipped to the fleet's battleships, so Emperor Estos lead the remaining
ships of the I.G.F. 5th battle-fleet into combat as a diversionary measure and
to buy time for the weapon. Unfortunately, the Drogsawnians were too strong and
Emperor Estos died in combat.

Empress Zalaq wept bitterly upon the news of her husband's death. She demanded
vengeance and against the advice of her lieutenants, she demanded to be aboard
the ship which fired the new weapon. And so it was.

Empress Zalaq commanded the remainder of the I.G.F. fleet aboard the
Dreadnaught battleship Vengeance. Her orders were for the other ships to occupy
the Drogsawnian fleet while the weapon was made ready and entered into range.
When the time came the weapon was fired, emitting a green light which covered
nearly the entirety of the mighty Drogsawnian fleet. The effects were almost
instantaneous, and the Drogsawnian fleet disappeared off the I.G.F. Fleet's
radar.

"Empress? Where did they go? I detect no debris or warp signatures indicating
they are destroyed or have left the area." asked the flagship's bewildered
Captain.

"Captain, you will need to refine your instruments. I assure you they are still
out there." Empress Zalaq replied with a grin.
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