Unexpected Encounter 22
04 Aug 2016Rebecca Hail
"You signed our kill orders?", the man paused for a moment, then he looked around.00:00:56
Still looking around he yelled some orders and his men and women put their rifles at the ready. It was the first time Rebecca had a clear view on all of them. Before she knew it her artificial eye had counted 8 men and 6 women. Five of them had old rusty rifles, one had her pistol and another one her rifle.
00:00:43
"Get up." The two men on the left and the right of the old man dragged Rebecca on her feet.
The old mans face came closer and closer to hers and she could smell his bad breath. His eyes wandered over her face, then he looked her straight into the eyes.
"You're not the type of person who would sacrifice herself to take us out. Now tell me, what you've done."
00:00:35
His bad breath became unbearable and Rebecca turned her head away. Immediately his hand shot forwards, grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him again.
He asked again, louder this time: "What have you done?"
00:00:29
His grip tightened. Behind him Rebecca could see how the remaining men and women split up into smaller groups covering all arks with their limited number of rusty rifles.
00:00:18
"WHAT. HAVE. YOU. DONE?", he lost his patience and started screaming. His voice slipped into a higher tone than before.
00:00:14
His face calmed fast and the outburst of rage disappeared as fast as it had come. Slowly he lifted up Rebeccas own knife.
"Tell me what you've done or you're not leaving this planet alive."
00:00:12
"You're bluffing. I'm your only chance to get into the ship.", Rebecca said, then she spat in his face.
00:00:09
He sighed, then he took a step forward and Rebecca feet her own knife on her throat.
"You're not our only way to get into the ship. You're our only way to get into the ship fast. And WE have time."
Both stared at each other for a moment.
00:00:04
Another message popped up in her artificial eye.
"CMDR dangerously close to potential threats. Proceed with attack? Yes/No."
"Yes." Rebecca spoke out loud.
"Yes is not a valid answer to what I said." The man in front of her answered.
Another message popped up in her eye.
"You've chosen "Yes". Please confirm your choice."
"Yes. Confirm."
00:00:00
The man stared at her, slowly realizing that she wasn't talking to him. He turned around and his look wandered over the edge of the forest and his crew standing there, still covering every ark with their old rusty rifles and improvised weapons.
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The first drone appeared over the treetops and began its attack flight.