ConQuest (The Quest Saga) Read Free

didn’t notice that Carlos had already moved ahead. He had been too busy gaping at the oddly shaped buildings and towers around him.
    Most of the towers were pure white, while others were so dark that they blended in with the shadows. Each one was amazingly tall by Earth’s standards.
    Q couldn’t even begin to think of a proper number that’d be close to their actual height. He was so amazed by the buildings that Taylor had to grab his hand and yank him to make him move.
    Q suddenly let out a gasp. Everyone turned towards him. He faced a human being with a glowing red aura around him. He looked like he came straight out of a fantasy book! His long white hair pretty much sealed the deal.
    “I get that a lot”. The ‘creature’ smiled and went up to Carlos. “High-Commander,” he saluted and marched away.
    Q didn’t know what was more amazing. The fact that Carlos was apparently ‘High-Commander’ of this place or the residents here resembled elves.
    “W...who was that?” Q trembled. He was excited at the possibility of meeting an E.T but these guys looked like…..humans.
    “I’ll explain it to you in just a second,” Carlos assured Q.
    He took them into a building larger than the rest. Q figured it was the main centre or something of the sort. There was a large metal plate above the entrance. It was engraved with a saying.
    “Do your words. Speak your actions”.
    Carlos noticed Q looking at the engraving and said, “It’s our motto.”
    “It means don’t say things you can’t do and don’t do things without thinking about them first,” he explained.
    “Good saying,” Q observed.
    “Here we are,” Carlos said as they entered a lab like area swarming with ‘creatures’. As soon as he went in, everyone stopped moving about.
    “High-Commander,” they saluted in unison.
    “Gentlemen,” Carlos acknowledged and they all continued with their jobs. Q couldn’t help but feel jealous.
    Carlos is a cool bro but over here he’s on a completely different level, he thought.
    A figure in a long black cape ran up to Carlos.
    “Sir, we’ve got trouble. We need you at the bridge,” the figure said. Q couldn’t figureout if it was a he or she.
    “I have to leave you two here for a while,” Carlos told them. “Take care of Q, Taylor. And Q...Um... try not to destroy anything, will you?”
    “Don’t you mean ‘touch’?” Taylor asked him.
    “Destroy,” Carlos asserted. “Not touching would be good too,” he smiled and left.
    “How could I destroy anything?” Q asked but Carlos was already out of earshot.
    “Cool Place,” Q said turning towards Taylor. “So how come you didn’t tell me about it?”
    “Well there were a few complications.”
    “Like what?”
    “I’ll let Carlos fill you in on that.”
    What followed was an awkward period of silence which was broken by Carlos when he came back.
    “Sorry. I hate being commander. I have so many things to do,” he smiled. He was one of the most laidback people Q knew. So seeing him actually work was kind of weird.
    “So let’s get on with the tour,” Carlos said. “Now this is the…”
    Q wasn’t really listening. He was still processing what had happened today. He was irritated that Carlos still hadn’t explained to him what these other ‘creatures’ were. The tearing goal that Q scored today seemed like the least exciting event that happened. But he knew one thing for sure. It was going to be a long, longday.
     

Hidden powers
    Q followed Carlos to the front desk. There was a lady sitting there. She had coffee brown hair, cut really short. Her eyes flaunted rimless glasses which went well with her black outfit. Q figured she was the receptionist here and she seemed to be quite human.
    Carlos spoke to her for a few seconds and came back with a card in his hand.
    “Here’s your badge,” he said and handed it to Q.
    “Keep it close,” he added. “Without that badge you’ll be considered an enemy.”
    Q felt his hands grip