Ganymede, Part 3

Here is the most recent addition to the Ganymede story line. It is this weekends entry for 100 word story, weekly challenge. It starts the story from the Callista side.

The prompt was, "What would Gandhi do?" I hope that it is clear how my story addresses the prompt.


The president of the United Federation of Callisto watched the invading fleet from Ganymede landing their ships on the fragile surface of his moon. They were here to enslave more of his people; unwary farmers in the upper tunnels were the likely victims. Their common ancestors came from Earth 500 million years ago; libraries deep within Callisto's tunnel system held records of their histories. Ganymede must not know of Earth's ancient social reforms; or not care. Soon, he must make a decision; continued non-violent civil disobedience or military retaliation. He re-read the launch protocol to initiate an inter-moon nuclear assault.