this?”
“It’s my orders to bring you back safely. That’s all you need to know.”
She didn’t like being kept in the dark. There was definitely more going on, but he was being secretive. Melody didn’t really care, as long as he got her out of there. She pulled her hair up in the tie, making a knot, then shoved the hat on her head.
“Are you ready?”
“Yes.”
He looked at a digital tablet left on the counter for the time. He nodded at her and opened the door. She followed him out, keeping her head down. It was hard to know where she was going when she couldn't see where she was going. She followed his boots.
*****
He waited until he caught sight of StrykER leaving the medic room. MarIK turned the digital camera system off. Also, he slowly dimmed the lights in the corridors. That should give StrykER time to get away. He couldn’t turn off all power, because it would shut down the carts in the tunnels leading to the exits.
He took the young warrior’s digital tablet that StrykER had given him. He uploaded the video of her singing and set a program that would go off at the right time. He left the control room and went down to the meal room. He was supposed to share an early meal with OrIN to go over their plans for exploiting the Earth female.
He saw OrIN sitting in the center of the room and grabbed his plate of food and went to sit down across from OrIN.
“What’s happening with the Earth female?”
“Nothing right now. StrykER said he was letting her get some sleep before he starts in on her again.”
“Why? We should be starving her and keeping her awake until she cooperates.”
“I don’t have experience in these things so I didn't’ question him too much.”
“What do you think of StrykER?”
MarIK had to be careful about what he said. “I’m having a hard time trusting him.”
OrIN nodded his head. “I am as well. He’s one of the mutated. They cannot be completely trusted.”
“Should I pull him from the interrogations?”
“No, we’ll use him and let him get information from the female. Then we’ll make an example out of both of them.”
MarIK raised his fork of food to his mouth and acted surprised when the alert flashes went off.
“What in Kitana is going on?” OrIN demanded.
Both their comm links went off. They answered simultaneously. “Report!”
“Sir, the female is missing.”
“Where is StrykER?”
“No one has seen him.”
“Send everyone after them!” OrIN stood up and pounded his fist against the table.
MarIK didn’t stand up. He reached under the table and pressed the device in his hand, which automatically turned off all the lights except the viewing screen.
On the viewing screens, the recording of the female singing began to play. People stopped eating and moving and were transfixed as they watched the screen.
“Turn that off!” OrIN shouted. He pulled out his phaser and shot one of the viewing screens.
That was MarIK’s signal. He stood up and began giving out orders. “Secure the entrances and exits, no carts are to move until further notice. I want to know where that feed is coming from!” He looked at OrIN who waved him to go on.
*****
StrykER felt the weight of the world on his shoulders, or just the life of one small female. If he failed to get her out of there safely, he had no doubt OrIN would kill her.
As they quickly made their way down the tunnel, he noticed two males entering a secure room. They were carrying boxes he knew contained weapons from the stockpile he sent them to. He motioned for her to stop. He pulled her to the side in the shadows.
“What are we doing?” she whispered.
He turned, facing her. She was so close he could pick up her scent. So good.
“I need to check something out before we leave.”
He heard the males come back out and waited for them to move out of sight. He headed to the door. It was locked, but he wasn’t going to let that stop him.
He had found an access card slid under his door
“It’s my orders to bring you back safely. That’s all you need to know.”
She didn’t like being kept in the dark. There was definitely more going on, but he was being secretive. Melody didn’t really care, as long as he got her out of there. She pulled her hair up in the tie, making a knot, then shoved the hat on her head.
“Are you ready?”
“Yes.”
He looked at a digital tablet left on the counter for the time. He nodded at her and opened the door. She followed him out, keeping her head down. It was hard to know where she was going when she couldn't see where she was going. She followed his boots.
*****
He waited until he caught sight of StrykER leaving the medic room. MarIK turned the digital camera system off. Also, he slowly dimmed the lights in the corridors. That should give StrykER time to get away. He couldn’t turn off all power, because it would shut down the carts in the tunnels leading to the exits.
He took the young warrior’s digital tablet that StrykER had given him. He uploaded the video of her singing and set a program that would go off at the right time. He left the control room and went down to the meal room. He was supposed to share an early meal with OrIN to go over their plans for exploiting the Earth female.
He saw OrIN sitting in the center of the room and grabbed his plate of food and went to sit down across from OrIN.
“What’s happening with the Earth female?”
“Nothing right now. StrykER said he was letting her get some sleep before he starts in on her again.”
“Why? We should be starving her and keeping her awake until she cooperates.”
“I don’t have experience in these things so I didn't’ question him too much.”
“What do you think of StrykER?”
MarIK had to be careful about what he said. “I’m having a hard time trusting him.”
OrIN nodded his head. “I am as well. He’s one of the mutated. They cannot be completely trusted.”
“Should I pull him from the interrogations?”
“No, we’ll use him and let him get information from the female. Then we’ll make an example out of both of them.”
MarIK raised his fork of food to his mouth and acted surprised when the alert flashes went off.
“What in Kitana is going on?” OrIN demanded.
Both their comm links went off. They answered simultaneously. “Report!”
“Sir, the female is missing.”
“Where is StrykER?”
“No one has seen him.”
“Send everyone after them!” OrIN stood up and pounded his fist against the table.
MarIK didn’t stand up. He reached under the table and pressed the device in his hand, which automatically turned off all the lights except the viewing screen.
On the viewing screens, the recording of the female singing began to play. People stopped eating and moving and were transfixed as they watched the screen.
“Turn that off!” OrIN shouted. He pulled out his phaser and shot one of the viewing screens.
That was MarIK’s signal. He stood up and began giving out orders. “Secure the entrances and exits, no carts are to move until further notice. I want to know where that feed is coming from!” He looked at OrIN who waved him to go on.
*****
StrykER felt the weight of the world on his shoulders, or just the life of one small female. If he failed to get her out of there safely, he had no doubt OrIN would kill her.
As they quickly made their way down the tunnel, he noticed two males entering a secure room. They were carrying boxes he knew contained weapons from the stockpile he sent them to. He motioned for her to stop. He pulled her to the side in the shadows.
“What are we doing?” she whispered.
He turned, facing her. She was so close he could pick up her scent. So good.
“I need to check something out before we leave.”
He heard the males come back out and waited for them to move out of sight. He headed to the door. It was locked, but he wasn’t going to let that stop him.
He had found an access card slid under his door
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