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about
it,” said Tar’Lock, exhaling deeply. “She was such a sweet soul.”
“That she was
. . .” Ryonna let a tear roll down her face.
*
* *
Chase returned to
the cockpit of the Valken and sat next to Keera.
“How long before we
arrive?”
“Another few
minutes. That’s the third time you’ve asked in the last two hours. Why is it so
time sensitive?”
“Actually, we’re
most certainly arriving too late.”
“Too late for
what exactly?”
“Argos was
there.”
“How do you know
this?”
Chase cursed
himself. He didn’t want to give her too much info at this point. He needed to
see if he could trust her first.
“I just know.”
Keera looked
skeptical.
Chase tried
changing the subject. “What about Argos? I’m curious who ordered the warrant on
him and why.”
“Datalight
Thieves.”
“Who are they?”
“The best and most
dangerous hackers in the universe.”
“Why do they want
him so bad? And do you know why they’re paying more for him dead than alive?”
“He must have
pissed them off. They didn’t say why on the warrant but I called my agent, and
she dug a little more. It’s not every day that such a warrant becomes
available. Apparently he hired some of their men, top hackers in their field,
to do a decrypt job for him. When they were done he killed them all.”
“Sounds like dear
brother alright.”
“Yeah, except DTs
are a powerful bunch of people, and they take this kind of thing very seriously.
Hence my presence here; hence our meeting, in fact.”
“I must admit I
found it weird how we first met.”
“About that
. . .”
Chase raised an
eyebrow. “Yes? I’m listening.”
“Well, I wasn’t
one hundred percent honest at the bar.”
Here we go ,thought Chase.
“How so?”
“Well, when I
approached you I knew you must be related somehow.”
“How did you know
that?”
“You kind of look
exactly like him.”
“There’s a
picture of him on that warrant?”
“Perhaps they
used yours. You need to understand that DTs are masters at entering any
security system in the entire universe. If your picture or his was anywhere,
even in a system he thought was secure, DTs probably found it.”
“Or perhaps he
pissed them off on purpose. That wouldn’t surprise me.”
“Why would he get
himself a death warrant?”
“So I can find
him, for one.”
“Alright, let me
get this straight, ’cause I’m starting to get confused here. You want nothing
more than killing him, right?”
“That’s right.”
“And he knows
it?”
“Yeah.”
“And he wants you
to find him? That makes no sense!”
“He needs me for
something. He made that very clear when he saved my life a few months back.”
She took her head
in her hands.
“Oh boy, first he
makes you kill your . . . wife?”
“Not quite yet,
but most likely would have been. I never really asked myself the question, as
we don’t have the same pairing rituals in the Alliance. But seeing couples get
married on Earth, I figured we’d get there one day.”
“Right, and your
unborn child gets killed in the process; and then he saves you?”
“He actually saved
me a few hours before that happened.”
“Okay, I give up.
You two have some real issues, that’s for sure.”
“I’m not gonna argue
that,” said Chase, attempting a smile.
“Where were we?”
“You not being
completely honest.”
“Yeah, right. So
I had his picture, and I ran a search in the local sector and got lucky. Your fighting
pic from the fight pits on Ponos One showed up. I didn’t really know if you
might be this Argos, you know?”
“Alright, I guess
I can’t blame you for not telling me, but it did raise some suspicions on my
part.”
“I kind of
figured as much, which is why I prefer to be straight with you. No more
secrets. If we’re to partner to bring him down, I don’t want you thinking I
could have an ulterior motive. We need to be able to trust each other.”
“Good.”
“Now,
it,” said Tar’Lock, exhaling deeply. “She was such a sweet soul.”
“That she was
. . .” Ryonna let a tear roll down her face.
*
* *
Chase returned to
the cockpit of the Valken and sat next to Keera.
“How long before we
arrive?”
“Another few
minutes. That’s the third time you’ve asked in the last two hours. Why is it so
time sensitive?”
“Actually, we’re
most certainly arriving too late.”
“Too late for
what exactly?”
“Argos was
there.”
“How do you know
this?”
Chase cursed
himself. He didn’t want to give her too much info at this point. He needed to
see if he could trust her first.
“I just know.”
Keera looked
skeptical.
Chase tried
changing the subject. “What about Argos? I’m curious who ordered the warrant on
him and why.”
“Datalight
Thieves.”
“Who are they?”
“The best and most
dangerous hackers in the universe.”
“Why do they want
him so bad? And do you know why they’re paying more for him dead than alive?”
“He must have
pissed them off. They didn’t say why on the warrant but I called my agent, and
she dug a little more. It’s not every day that such a warrant becomes
available. Apparently he hired some of their men, top hackers in their field,
to do a decrypt job for him. When they were done he killed them all.”
“Sounds like dear
brother alright.”
“Yeah, except DTs
are a powerful bunch of people, and they take this kind of thing very seriously.
Hence my presence here; hence our meeting, in fact.”
“I must admit I
found it weird how we first met.”
“About that
. . .”
Chase raised an
eyebrow. “Yes? I’m listening.”
“Well, I wasn’t
one hundred percent honest at the bar.”
Here we go ,thought Chase.
“How so?”
“Well, when I
approached you I knew you must be related somehow.”
“How did you know
that?”
“You kind of look
exactly like him.”
“There’s a
picture of him on that warrant?”
“Perhaps they
used yours. You need to understand that DTs are masters at entering any
security system in the entire universe. If your picture or his was anywhere,
even in a system he thought was secure, DTs probably found it.”
“Or perhaps he
pissed them off on purpose. That wouldn’t surprise me.”
“Why would he get
himself a death warrant?”
“So I can find
him, for one.”
“Alright, let me
get this straight, ’cause I’m starting to get confused here. You want nothing
more than killing him, right?”
“That’s right.”
“And he knows
it?”
“Yeah.”
“And he wants you
to find him? That makes no sense!”
“He needs me for
something. He made that very clear when he saved my life a few months back.”
She took her head
in her hands.
“Oh boy, first he
makes you kill your . . . wife?”
“Not quite yet,
but most likely would have been. I never really asked myself the question, as
we don’t have the same pairing rituals in the Alliance. But seeing couples get
married on Earth, I figured we’d get there one day.”
“Right, and your
unborn child gets killed in the process; and then he saves you?”
“He actually saved
me a few hours before that happened.”
“Okay, I give up.
You two have some real issues, that’s for sure.”
“I’m not gonna argue
that,” said Chase, attempting a smile.
“Where were we?”
“You not being
completely honest.”
“Yeah, right. So
I had his picture, and I ran a search in the local sector and got lucky. Your fighting
pic from the fight pits on Ponos One showed up. I didn’t really know if you
might be this Argos, you know?”
“Alright, I guess
I can’t blame you for not telling me, but it did raise some suspicions on my
part.”
“I kind of
figured as much, which is why I prefer to be straight with you. No more
secrets. If we’re to partner to bring him down, I don’t want you thinking I
could have an ulterior motive. We need to be able to trust each other.”
“Good.”
“Now,
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