had described in their notes and narrations of these people. The empress aside, the other women of the court and royal houses were right out of a man’s fantasies. They were all beautiful and had curves and boobs that seemed to go on forever. Most were decently and even elegantly dressed, but some, like the queens of Melmoria and the Great Forest Kingdom wore very revealing clothing that left nothing to the imagination. The men were equally impressive and several of the ladies (and one or two men) couldn’t help admiring them. Many of these people looked like youngsters in their teens and twenties, and some of them were. But many others were actually older than most of the delegates and world leaders from Earth, some of whom were in their sixties and seventies.
“Honored kin and friends, this is a most auspicious occasion and one that required all the great nations of the empire and her neighbors present. I have reopened relations with our homeworld, Earth. For the first time in two thousand years the realms are open. The Island of Bain has been returned to the Earth Realm, thus stabilizing the relation of time between our realms. There are those who, considering our bloody past history, wonder why I have done this. The reason for this is simple, the people of Earth are our kin and we have come to a point in our cultural and technological development where we can share and help the people there preserve their planet and make life easier and happier for their people.” There was a mixed murmur among the assembled mutants. “For this reason I have invited our Earth kin here,” said Beral III, gesturing to the assembled Earth leaders, “I hope we can make something truly great happen here for the good of both realms.”
President Chambers couldn’t help but to notice that not everyone was enthusiastic about this idea. Nearby, she heard a woman sneer and whisper to her companion, “Humph! The only things the monkeys from Earth will be interested in getting from us is weapons technology. And even if we share our more peaceful tech with them they will in no time be trying to turn it to evil!” Chambers and several other leaders who had heard this comment (perhaps by intention) sighed and looked at one another. The chief goal of their visit was what it had always been since the first mutant war, and that was the teleportation technology that allowed the mutants to send troops instantly to any city or country they wished, and the means in which they were able to gain control of their enemies weapons systems. Both of which everyone knew would be used for more than humane and peaceful pursuits. Mutant military technology had also been proven superior in the more conventional areas as well, and yes, there were those who wanted that also. But the problems were what they had always been.
The mutant’s well -justified feelings towards humans ranged from distrust to real hatred. Also, even though they had the weapons, they only used them against humans never other mutants. The Bellasarians looked down on such weapons as merely killing tools that lacked honor, and preferred close up combat using only their own natural gifts and very basic close up weapons like swords and the like when fighting among themselves. These ‘Honorable Weapons’ required actually closing with the enemy, skill and real courage to use. They also despised the way high tech weapons killed indiscriminately and their destructiveness. Simple weapons insured that only those on the battlefield were killed (if it came to a full blown battle) not the enemy’s families, nor would the land and wildlife suffer. The biggest problem for the humans though concerning military technology from the mutants was… what did they have to offer for it? The answer (fortunately) was nothing. Or…at least they didn’t. Beverly Chambers had a radical idea that just might work. It was the only thing that the Bellasarians had ever been concerned about, but for many reasons, the