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Authors: Jessica Cole
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I don’t want anyone making trouble. You don’t have to like me, but I expect you all to be respectful. You all know your jobs and I’m not here to babysit you or tell you how to do them. Any questions?”
“Speaking of babysitters...how old are you? You look a little young for a lieutenant.” Lexi raised an eyebrow.
“I’m twenty-two.”
“You’re only twenty-two?” Gordon asked. “And you’re an officer?” He thought for a moment. “Darren? Senator Darren’s daughter?” Am I never going to get away from this?
David interjected before Jana had the chance to answer. “Maybe we should all introduce ourselves?”
“Sure, I’ll go.” Gordon said hurriedly, before Lexi had a chance to retort. “Josh Gordon, SCORPION member. I’ve been at 311 since the academy, and I lived on C-32 before I joined.”
“Colony 32? What housing block?” Jana asked excitedly.
Gordon looked confused. “A-7.”
“You lived in A Block?”
“Uh, yeah?” He raised an eyebrow. “Why do you ask?”
“Enough chit-chat. My turn!” Lexi gushed. “My name is Lexi—with an I—Carroll. I’m twenty-seven and yes, this is my natural hair color.” Jana felt her jaw drop. Is this girl for real? “I like romantic movies...and handcuffs.” She winked.
“Oh—my—god,” Jana groaned, eyes wide.
“What is it you actually do? ” Apparently, David was equally confused.
“I’m the HADES member,” she said matter-of-factly.
“You have god to be kidding me,” Jana said with a whimper. HADES was right. This woman is straight from hell.
“Excuuse you, but you shouldn’t even be talking. We’re the ones that should be worried, not you. We’ve got a kid leading our mission.” She shrugged back into her chair and made a gesture with her hand like she was making a phone call. “Boys, you might as well call the families now and tell them you’re not coming home.”
“Shut up. You’re giving me a damn headache,” Aeronth spoke for the first time. “You’re supposed to be a professional. Try acting like one.”
“Oh, baby. You’re a rough one, aren’t you? Hmm, well you can come over to my place any time. I’ll show you rough!” Lexi winked. Jana was seething. Even if she was at odds with Aeronth, hearing Lexi talk about him like that made her stomach churn. She wondered briefly if this was the kind of girl he went after. The thought repulsed her.
“Okay, I think that’s quite enough.” Jana sighed. “Look, we land in—“ Jana looked at her watch. “Approximately eighteen and a half hours. Do what you will until then.” She pushed off from the table and left the room, smacking the button to close the mechanized door behind her. She laid back down on the floor, knees bent and feet up on the small cot along the wall of the little room.
For whatever reason, Jana’s emotions—both good and bad—seemed to amplify when Aeronth was around. She wanted to know more about him, about his past. What made him so closed off? It seemed Aeronth had so many secrets, more than most people. And I want to know every one of them. Everyone had secrets.
Even her.
Jana’s stomach rumbled, and she realized she forgot to pack food for the trip. The mission itself was in-and-out, and they had emergency rations in their packs. The kitchen should have something in there. She didn’t particularly want to face either Aeronth OR Lexi right now. But...food.
She got up and pressed the door button. It slid open with a metallic whirring sound. Jana nearly jumped out of her skin when she looked down and saw Aeronth sitting against the wall right next to her door, knees pulled close and his hands atop them. He looked up at her as she exited the room. Their eyes locked in the nearly dark hallway.
“What are you doing out here?!” She shrieked. He scrambled up and cleared his throat.
“I—“ He began, but she cut him off.
“Didn’t you already do enough?” His soft expression hardened. “I’m sorry.” He looked
“Speaking of babysitters...how old are you? You look a little young for a lieutenant.” Lexi raised an eyebrow.
“I’m twenty-two.”
“You’re only twenty-two?” Gordon asked. “And you’re an officer?” He thought for a moment. “Darren? Senator Darren’s daughter?” Am I never going to get away from this?
David interjected before Jana had the chance to answer. “Maybe we should all introduce ourselves?”
“Sure, I’ll go.” Gordon said hurriedly, before Lexi had a chance to retort. “Josh Gordon, SCORPION member. I’ve been at 311 since the academy, and I lived on C-32 before I joined.”
“Colony 32? What housing block?” Jana asked excitedly.
Gordon looked confused. “A-7.”
“You lived in A Block?”
“Uh, yeah?” He raised an eyebrow. “Why do you ask?”
“Enough chit-chat. My turn!” Lexi gushed. “My name is Lexi—with an I—Carroll. I’m twenty-seven and yes, this is my natural hair color.” Jana felt her jaw drop. Is this girl for real? “I like romantic movies...and handcuffs.” She winked.
“Oh—my—god,” Jana groaned, eyes wide.
“What is it you actually do? ” Apparently, David was equally confused.
“I’m the HADES member,” she said matter-of-factly.
“You have god to be kidding me,” Jana said with a whimper. HADES was right. This woman is straight from hell.
“Excuuse you, but you shouldn’t even be talking. We’re the ones that should be worried, not you. We’ve got a kid leading our mission.” She shrugged back into her chair and made a gesture with her hand like she was making a phone call. “Boys, you might as well call the families now and tell them you’re not coming home.”
“Shut up. You’re giving me a damn headache,” Aeronth spoke for the first time. “You’re supposed to be a professional. Try acting like one.”
“Oh, baby. You’re a rough one, aren’t you? Hmm, well you can come over to my place any time. I’ll show you rough!” Lexi winked. Jana was seething. Even if she was at odds with Aeronth, hearing Lexi talk about him like that made her stomach churn. She wondered briefly if this was the kind of girl he went after. The thought repulsed her.
“Okay, I think that’s quite enough.” Jana sighed. “Look, we land in—“ Jana looked at her watch. “Approximately eighteen and a half hours. Do what you will until then.” She pushed off from the table and left the room, smacking the button to close the mechanized door behind her. She laid back down on the floor, knees bent and feet up on the small cot along the wall of the little room.
For whatever reason, Jana’s emotions—both good and bad—seemed to amplify when Aeronth was around. She wanted to know more about him, about his past. What made him so closed off? It seemed Aeronth had so many secrets, more than most people. And I want to know every one of them. Everyone had secrets.
Even her.
Jana’s stomach rumbled, and she realized she forgot to pack food for the trip. The mission itself was in-and-out, and they had emergency rations in their packs. The kitchen should have something in there. She didn’t particularly want to face either Aeronth OR Lexi right now. But...food.
She got up and pressed the door button. It slid open with a metallic whirring sound. Jana nearly jumped out of her skin when she looked down and saw Aeronth sitting against the wall right next to her door, knees pulled close and his hands atop them. He looked up at her as she exited the room. Their eyes locked in the nearly dark hallway.
“What are you doing out here?!” She shrieked. He scrambled up and cleared his throat.
“I—“ He began, but she cut him off.
“Didn’t you already do enough?” His soft expression hardened. “I’m sorry.” He looked
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