Calling Junior

It's hard to think back to a time when MINIMCOM, Jr. was just a little space pup but he started out very small. When he was "born" he didn't have the power or abilities of his father. He had to develop them. In fact he was called into service, as a starship, long before he was ready. He didn't even know how to navigate a PPT tunnel. Here is Rome recognizing this and guiding her new nephew through the discovery process:

     “How are we going to find Aason and my mother?” Rome asked Rei mentally.
     “Keller doesn’t know MINIMCOM is dead. So he has to keep us alive to serve as protection against him. We just have to keep our mouths shut till he relents. As long as he thinks that containment vessel is real, he thinks he has all the power. At some point, we’ll reach a stalemate.”
     “How long until we get to Deucado?” Rome asked.
     “MINIMCOM said that Junior had his same capabilities. Plus he’s a little smaller. So he might even be able to go a little faster. So I’m guessing just another hour or two.”
     “Same capabilities?” Rome wondered. She sat bolt upright. “Junior, Junior, can you hear me?” Rome called out mentally.
     “Auntie Rome,” Junior replied. “Dad told me we would be able to communicate this way. I didn’t know what frequencies to use until you called out to me.”
     “What happened?” Rome asked. “Why did you come to Earth? Why did you agree to bring these monsters?”
     “Aason told me I had to do it,” Junior replied. “He was afraid you might be in danger and said sending me was the only way to make sure you came back safely.”
     Rome could not help but register her surprise. “Aason told you to come after us? Do you know where they are keeping him?”
     “No,” Junior replied. “I only know that after we took off, they were going to move him to a secure location. I heard them speak about it but they did not say exactly where. Where is my father?”
     “Oh,” Rome said, sadness washing over her. “Junior, I’m so sorry but your father is dead.”

Junior was none too happy to hear this. We are long past the point where we challenge whether the livetars truly have feelings or not. Junior will get his revenge. Trust me.