Blake and the Rise of the Phoenix

The story that is about to be revealed is the continuation of the life and adventures of a band of extraordinary beings, who spent most of their lives away in outer space on distant planets that were within the domain and under the super state known as the Foundation planets, based and ruled from the earth-the Foundation headquarters. The Foundation was originally a charitable trust on earth, but corruption and hunger for power within the trust led to the beginnings of a super state, intent on domination across the galaxies. The Foundation became "too big for its own boots" according to rebel groups on earth, who had to be prepared for war. On earth these bold men and women faced false accusations of rebellion and treacherous activity and were falsely imprisoned by the Foundation authorities, from whom fortunately they were able to escape to outer space and some unchartered galaxies, due to the brilliant leadership of Reg Kumar-Blake. He was determined to fight the gross injustice inflicted upon the innocent population on earth and other planets. He collaborated with earthlings and aliens to form a secret rebel group. The chief amongst their enemies in the Foundation was the supreme commander Saradan and later commissioner Smeer who pursued the rebels and planned their extinction in order to possess their advanced space ships The Alligator and later The Skanda. After many a battle and interactions with these "forces of darkness", scientists called the Lab Masters were able to create a clone of Kumar-Blake, at the request of the then Saradan (who later renamed herself "Smeer") of the Foundation. The Lab Masters, although originally aiding Saradan, discovered that she was manipulating the use of clones for her own ends, thus breaking the scientists "rules of life." The Lab Masters also heard a rumour that Commissioner Smeer was planning to use the Lab Masters again to create a clone of herself for her own political ends. Kumar-Blake’s clone would not kill for Saradan in the past, and spoiled her mission, which confused and annoyed both Saradan and her officer Space Commander Crevas. After many an escapade of the outlaws running from the Foundation pursuit ships and battling with the Supreme Commander Saradan, Kumar-Blake and his crew were still able to prevent a complete takeover of The Alligator and The Skanda by Saradan, who had to leave after all her attempts to kill the rebels had failed. Arden had, by a mirage of a super space vehicle power threat, forced Saradan to leave The Alligator. Arden and his crew, later on The Skanda after Kumar-Blake’s disappearance, despite feeling safer after Saradan's departure, still were fighting between themselves, and had to beware of the enemy being at large in the universe. However when the crew came to Gauranga, a temparate, pale golden planet, they suddenly came, on a Foundation ship, face to face with Reg Blake, who was by this time had dropped the title Kumar (meaning "Prince") in his name, and appeared to be a broken man with nervous exhauston. Arden, after being initially pleased to see Blake, suddenly remembered how Blake had abruptly left them, and, listening to Brent, his ally, and Brent's mistrust of Blake's intentions, became disturbed by the thought that Blake had betrayed them, leaving them to their own destiny. Arden, with mutual feelings of mistrust, raising his space gun, said "have you tricked me? Blake pleaded, "Arden, I was waiting for you, can’t you understand?" Then suddenly they both had their weapons raised at each other...within moments sounds of firing were heard and Blake was seen lying on the deck; further shoot out ensued, and all the crew collapsed except Arden. It thus appeared that they were fired upon by Foundation soldiers who surrounded Arden and eventually shot him....