Chapter 254: Memories
“Until you meet him, you can never comprehend his greatness!” Reggie’s words, spoken with deep emotion, drew him into a moment of reflection.
Years ago, after he had ordered his crew to cease resistance and open all hatches on the Cat’s Ear Spaceship, the flying soft-bodied organisms swarmed onto the bridge, encircling them.
Thankfully, the creatures did nothing beyond forming a perimeter, making no hostile moves.
Reggie’s decision had involved a gamble.
Until that moment, all they had were hypotheses. If their assumptions were wrong—if these beings were merely clever animals lacking true intelligence—then his decision to disarm and open the ship was tantamount to suicide.
Fortunately, his gamble paid off.
“What are they doing?” Lute, the ship’s chief scientific advisor, whispered beside him.
“No idea,” Reggie replied, shaking his head. The creatures had surrounded them without attacking or attempting to communicate, leaving the situation in an awkward stalemate.
“We can’t just stand here like fools. Do something!” Lute urged.