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planet.
Stumbling, heaving her legs forward with all
her might, Alice ran for the transport.
She didn't get there.
Something grabbed her. Arms lacing around her
middle, grip tighter than anything she could fight, John Doe lifted
her off the ground.
‘ Stop fighting, it's okay. We've got you,’
he said, his voice stiff, obviously being pushed through locked and
clenched teeth.
Alice did not stop fighting. In fact in that
moment she thrashed harder, her eyes growing wide with genuine
fright. She started to shake, her previously frozen body surging
with heat and becoming plastered with sweat.
She couldn't be caught, she couldn't be
caught.
‘ You'll be fine. The cold causes delirium.
Stop fighting,’ John kept speaking from behind her, his grip never
wavering.
No matter how hard she tried to break free,
Alice just didn't have the energy.
Desperation started to kick in, but there was
nothing she could do about it.
She had allowed the unimaginable to occur.
She'd been caught by the Union Forces. And worse than that. The man
who currently had her locked firmly in his arms would know in an
instant what she was. All it would take was a single complete bio
scan.
She was done for.
Chapter 12
John Doe
He hadn't been expecting that blow. He'd been
expecting her to fight, yes; anyone desperate enough to throw
themselves off the side of a building into a frozen salt blizzard
would not come quietly when the authorities arrived.
But that strike had been something else. It
had been so fast and strong that the plating along his armor had
been unable to adapt to it in time, and he'd been thrown clear off
his feet.
John didn't like to make the same mistake
twice though, and he always tried to learn from his surprises.
Redirecting all the armor’s energy into strengthening it, he'd
jumped right back up, finally catching the woman in his grip.
But she fought, boy did she fight. No matter
how hard he tried to assure her, she just thrashed harder. In fact
she'd thrashed all the way onto the transport. It had taken John
and several of the security bots to finally get her on board, and
he'd had to physically restrain her before a proper impediment
field could be produced. Even then the field had only slowed her
movements by half.
‘ Computer,’ John said through a gruff
cough, the effort of getting her on board already taking its toll
on his body, ‘break apart half my armor, use it to reinforce that
field to ensure containment.’
‘ Not recommended. Cannibalizing your armor
will reduce its ability to withstand outside conditions—’ the
computer began, its electronic voice sounding out form one of the
numerous panels in the hanger bay he and the rest of the robots
were in.
‘ Just do it,’ he growled.
The computer did not interrupt again. Instead
John could feel as the armor that kept him strong and alive was
slowly eaten away.
He didn't bother to sit though; he stood
exactly where he was, ignoring whatever cold managed to penetrate
the thick hull. While this transport was sturdy, it was designed
only for planet use, and did not have the sealed atmosphere of a
proper space vessel.
But right now John didn't care that a frozen,
numb feeling started to climb up his feet and into his bones, he
just crossed his arms and stared at her.
As the computer finally finished the process
of ripping apart half of his own armor to strengthen the field
holding the woman in place, she stopped thrashing.
She ground to a complete halt. Her arms
stiffening and locked by her side. Her head was down, the line of
her hood now hiding everything but her lower lip.
But not for long.
John walked right into the field.
While the impediment field would stop the
woman from moving or escaping, it would have no such effect on
John. It was calibrated to his armor and bio signs to ensure he
could pass through and walk around inside unaffected.
She raised her head, but only slightly. It
would give her an unrivalled view of his boots and maybe
Stumbling, heaving her legs forward with all
her might, Alice ran for the transport.
She didn't get there.
Something grabbed her. Arms lacing around her
middle, grip tighter than anything she could fight, John Doe lifted
her off the ground.
‘ Stop fighting, it's okay. We've got you,’
he said, his voice stiff, obviously being pushed through locked and
clenched teeth.
Alice did not stop fighting. In fact in that
moment she thrashed harder, her eyes growing wide with genuine
fright. She started to shake, her previously frozen body surging
with heat and becoming plastered with sweat.
She couldn't be caught, she couldn't be
caught.
‘ You'll be fine. The cold causes delirium.
Stop fighting,’ John kept speaking from behind her, his grip never
wavering.
No matter how hard she tried to break free,
Alice just didn't have the energy.
Desperation started to kick in, but there was
nothing she could do about it.
She had allowed the unimaginable to occur.
She'd been caught by the Union Forces. And worse than that. The man
who currently had her locked firmly in his arms would know in an
instant what she was. All it would take was a single complete bio
scan.
She was done for.
Chapter 12
John Doe
He hadn't been expecting that blow. He'd been
expecting her to fight, yes; anyone desperate enough to throw
themselves off the side of a building into a frozen salt blizzard
would not come quietly when the authorities arrived.
But that strike had been something else. It
had been so fast and strong that the plating along his armor had
been unable to adapt to it in time, and he'd been thrown clear off
his feet.
John didn't like to make the same mistake
twice though, and he always tried to learn from his surprises.
Redirecting all the armor’s energy into strengthening it, he'd
jumped right back up, finally catching the woman in his grip.
But she fought, boy did she fight. No matter
how hard he tried to assure her, she just thrashed harder. In fact
she'd thrashed all the way onto the transport. It had taken John
and several of the security bots to finally get her on board, and
he'd had to physically restrain her before a proper impediment
field could be produced. Even then the field had only slowed her
movements by half.
‘ Computer,’ John said through a gruff
cough, the effort of getting her on board already taking its toll
on his body, ‘break apart half my armor, use it to reinforce that
field to ensure containment.’
‘ Not recommended. Cannibalizing your armor
will reduce its ability to withstand outside conditions—’ the
computer began, its electronic voice sounding out form one of the
numerous panels in the hanger bay he and the rest of the robots
were in.
‘ Just do it,’ he growled.
The computer did not interrupt again. Instead
John could feel as the armor that kept him strong and alive was
slowly eaten away.
He didn't bother to sit though; he stood
exactly where he was, ignoring whatever cold managed to penetrate
the thick hull. While this transport was sturdy, it was designed
only for planet use, and did not have the sealed atmosphere of a
proper space vessel.
But right now John didn't care that a frozen,
numb feeling started to climb up his feet and into his bones, he
just crossed his arms and stared at her.
As the computer finally finished the process
of ripping apart half of his own armor to strengthen the field
holding the woman in place, she stopped thrashing.
She ground to a complete halt. Her arms
stiffening and locked by her side. Her head was down, the line of
her hood now hiding everything but her lower lip.
But not for long.
John walked right into the field.
While the impediment field would stop the
woman from moving or escaping, it would have no such effect on
John. It was calibrated to his armor and bio signs to ensure he
could pass through and walk around inside unaffected.
She raised her head, but only slightly. It
would give her an unrivalled view of his boots and maybe
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