A minor change has been made to this chapter. The emblem was supposed to be a skull with a black rose in it's teeth. I forgot about that until I'd already written the chapter. Any-hoo, enjoy.

Chapter 7

Had anybody been present in the kitchen 2 hours later, they would have seen another dimensional rift -surprisingly causing no damage- appear in the middle of the kitchen. Ten Saurian troopers clad in jet-black combat suits stepped through, and looked around at the humble home with silent contempt.

They were armed with plasma blaster, beam-swords, grenades, daggers, and plasma-cannon-like weapons that had been outlawed by the UGF for centuries: death rays. The dangerous weapons could fully paralyze a target on low power...and cease all bodily function at the highest setting.

On both sleeves was their squad name: The Demon Guard. Below that was an emblem which showed their undying loyalty: an evil-looking, bleached white skull clutching a black rose in it's razor-sharp teeth. A blood red band encircled it, and written in black letters around the band: United Galactic Empire: Only the Strong Survive. The Weak Deserve Their Fate: To Be Left Behind and Forgotten.

The Demon Guard's Captain, Marduke, or just Duke, stepped outside and flipped open the panel/screen on his gauntlet, which glowed with a scarlet LED. "Scan the area for the Empress' DNA signature: range, 10 miles" ordered the Saurian in his gravelly voice. Almost immediately the results came up.

Duke smiled a sharp-toothed grin beneath his mask, "Her signal is coming from that ship, move out!" barked the alien, pointing to the Dakana II's hulking, brightly-lit form gleaming under the stars. The ten members of the Demon Guard were perfectly concealed in the night as they marched forth.

Well, that was Chapter 7. 8 is in the works. How will the unaware Ohana face down the fearsome Demon Guard, who are armed to the teeth? Stay tuned, and of course, R&R!