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They are indeed horrid creatures, but infinitely useful. You may all drop your weapons now, we have you surrounded.”
    Mark stopped hitting the foul smelling creature beneath him and looked around. Eddie and Red continued to hold their guns at the ready, damned sure they weren’t going to go down without a fight. Dan held Ariel steady, who was still shaky on her feet. They were indeed surrounded by uniformed men, whether military or security of some kind Mark could not distinguish.
    While all eyes were upon the Stargrazer’s crew, Endorf turned and ran. The man in charge made a quick motion with his hand, his fingers pointing at the fleeing red skinned alien brute, and then quickly slashing across his throat, as several energy blasts rang out, all connecting with the fleeing mechanics back, dropping him to the cement floor, his body smoldering.
    Once more with his hands behind his back the purple skinned humanoid creature turned to face the crew.
    “You will be coming with us, are there any more questions?”

Chapter Six
     
     
     
    Mark stood slowly as all eyes were trained on him. The men surrounding them watched him nervously. The Quel lay upon the ground, unconscious and bloody. Mark made eye contact with Red, and then moved his eyes towards the Stargrazer.
    “Well? Move along, all of you.” The alien officer ordered.
    “Why? What’d we do?” Eddie asked , stalling.
    “You will ask no questions alien. You will simply come with us. Move along now. That is an order.”
    “I don’t think so, now drop your weapons. I really don’t want to kill any of you.” Mark replied with a wicked smile.
    “You seem to have some misconception based on your situation. We outnumber you and all our weapons are trained upon you.”
    “And my ships guns are trained on you. Drop your weapons and stand down now. Or the ship will take you all out.”
    “You lie, Earthling.”
    “Another guy who knows where we’re from?” Eddie asked.
    “Yeah, looks that way, Eddie.” Mark answered while not taking his eyes off their antagonist. “Seems this guy knows who we are, and on that he has us at a disadvantage. But that’s all. Drop your guns now officer, or whatever you are.”
    “Prepare to fire.” The purple alien barked. “Your bluff has been called, Earthman.”
    “It’s no bluff.” Mark replied, smiling as the gun on the wing of the Stargrazer barked a blue bolt of light, smacking the alien officer in the back and dropping him to the pavement.
    The men surrounding the crew all looked towards the ship and prepared to fire when Mark spoke up again.
    “All of you lay down your weapons and surrender. Last chance.”
    Now all the troops looked around between the crew, who still had their guns drawn and aimed at them, and then back at the ship whose wing guns were also aimed at the troopers.
    Suddenly a n energy blast rang out at the teams back, shaking the ground, throwing them from their feet and making them cover their heads and faces as chunks of debris and concrete sprayed about them.
    Mark was on his feet immediately, grabbing Ariel by the arm and running her directly towards the Stargrazer while shouting, “Run! Back to the ship, now!”
    Behind them hovered an open air craft with two big guns mounted on it. Within it behind blast proof twin windscreens, two troopers were ready to fire again. Red and Eddie begin firing their hand guns at the ship, their laser bolts sprayed across the ship’s hull with little damage.
    Dan Sledge suddenly start ed to run towards the small hovering gunship, building speed as he went with each lumbering step, “You heard the Boss, get back to the ship, I got this.”
    “What the hell?” Red shout ed as Dan leaped into the air, sailing forty feet into the sky above the small hovering gunship, then he dropped down onto and through the vessel, feet first with his knees pulled up to his chest. As he landed, he slammed them down into the craft, breaking through it like tissue paper, and