Finishing School: The First Order

By Taylor Shepherd

There are countless habitable planets in the known universe. It is the job of the Ambassadors Guild to seek them out, and then decide what to do with them...

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Aug 14, 2015
• ISBN: 9781483557670

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This short story is a work of fiction. Any resemblances to beings on this planet are coincidental. The author reserves all copyrights.

Copyright © 2013

ISBN: 9781483557670

Table of Contents

Finishing School

Epilogue

Dad’s own Bonus Recipe

Something to think about

The Ambassadors Guild established the ‘Sanctuary Project,’ centuries ago. The guild dispatched many seekers into the far reaches of the galaxy. They would look for any indications of advanced life. The mission of the probes, simply put, find civilized intelligence thriving on habitable planets, and bring them into the Galactic Common. Like it or not!

…much passed, then…

‘We are pleased to report, civilized life emanates from before us. We await the Envoys arrival. Wisdom is standing by.’

…more much passed…

The deep space Envoy ship, ‘Haven’ dropped out of fold space and began to navigate through the outer bands of this systems asteroid belt. Finally, the small crew had made it near their destination, a rare and special place among the stars where primitive signals originated.

The young one moved through the dark and quite fluid. Warm it felt upon its casing. The Tyro flowed into the Mentor’s open space. Director Jahr, have we reached our objective?

Jahr opened its eye. It knew the young Apprentice had been stirring about the vessel for a long much, yet it remained quiet about such things. The old Ambassador could sense the young ones movement throughout the dark vessel. It also knew the purpose the Student had come to it. Leid, it said without its mind, We must be patient. We will summon the Tyro when it is the proper much to do so. The Director of the Ambassadors Guild swiveled around to face the impatient one and added, Surely, we have not finished with the data our long range probes have collected.

It was a statement, not a question.

Leid lowered its gaze. It was eager to