Stowaway
27 Jun 2021Konner_Salutaris
Aisling pulled through for us. Kept up her end of the bargain.Apparently Archon facilitated the hit for someone else.
Wasn't him personally.
He's our destination now.
Although Lyman is beyond pissed. History there.
He's been quiet most of the morning. Letting him pilot here and there does the trick.
Lying in my bunk images of my past and the love that was taken from me tip toe across my consciousness.
I display a brief smile before the reasoning behind her not being here creeps in again as well, his face, her murderer.
The sudden drop out of Supercruise snaps me out of it.
I get up and hit the Comms,
"Lyman, everything good up there?"
No reply.
"Yo Lyman."
Nothing.
I make haste to the bridge.
Upon entering I find Lyman unconscious, alive, but out cold.
Blood is present, blunt force trauma to the head.
"What the fuu.."
BOOM!
An explosion rocks The Elizabeth Dane.
Not an attack, it came from inside.
Red lights begin flashing. Emergency protocols begin.
"WARNING"
"FIRE DETECTED"
"LOWER LEVEL"
"FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ENGAGED"
I run to the monitors.
A dark figure is seen running down the main corridor.
"Who the hell is that!"
Lyman starts to moan.
"What the fuck Mate?"
I return to check on him.
"You gonna make it?" I ask.
"I believe so, maybe after some stiches. What the hell happened?"
"We're not alone on this ship." I tell him.
"Archer!"
"Yes Commander"
"Where is our Guest now?"
"It appears our Guest is headed to the fighter bay Commander."
Lyman slowly gets up.
"What should we do Konner." He ask.
"Check on the fire., get us up and running"
I go and grab my blaster.
"And you?" He asks
"I'm gonna go show our guest some hospitality."
"Archer seal off corridor to the Fighter Bay until I get there."
Lyman stands in my way.
"You got this?"
"Yeah I'll be alright, just get us going."
"Give that wanker a swift kick in the dick for me would ya?"
"You got it."
Lyman heads out.
Moments later.
I reach the entrance to the Corridor.
"Archer, our friend trapped inside?"
"According to my scanners the individuals heat signature is still present Commander."
"Open the door then."
As it opens I prepare to start blasting.
Nothing.
It's empty.
The red emergency lights continue to blink.
I slowly enter.
"Archer I'm not seeing anything."
I scan the Corridor.
"Commander my scanners are still showing a seperate Heat signature other than yours. You're practically on top of them."
"Well I don't see shit."
Intercom clicks on. It's Lyman.
"Fires out Konner, you find anyone?"
Just as Im about to answer something falls to my feet.
I look up just as our masked guest drops from the ceiling on top me.
My gun drops and slides across the floor.
I am barely to my feet before a flurry of kicks and punches are unloaded on me. A professional no doubt.
I fall to one knee, as my masked assailant attempts a kick across the face, I catch the leg and throw them into the wall, followed with a head butt.
A knee to my groin quickly puts me in check.
The invader pulls out his blaster and points it to my face, I'm able to smack the gun away as it goes off. I grab the wrist and push him back into the wall maintaining my grip on his weapon. I slam his hand against the wall several times until the gun drops.
I pull my boot knife and tack the assailants hand to the wall.
I catch a blow from his free hand sending me back.
He pulls my boot knife from his hand and the wall and lunges at me with it. I look around for one of the blasters, both out of reach.
Just as he brings the knife down his chest starts exploding from rounds. He falls revealing Lyman behind him pointing his blaster. Smoke drifting from the barrel.
"He almost had ya Konner, ya slippin'?"
"I had him right where I wanted him." I tell him.
"Sure ya did mate, sure ya did."
Lyman walks over to help me up.
"You alright?"
"Yeah, I'll make it."
I kneel down and start searching the space Ninja that just kicked my ass.
I find a data pad.
On it is information about me. Ship name, location, destination, everything.
Only thing I can think of is he got on board at Jamesons. Just waited for the right time.
"Anything?" Lyman asks.
"Apparently the plan was to sabotage the ship, escape with the fighter and rendezvous with the client for payment."
Lyman kneels down removing our guest mask.
"Fucking wanker. Say anthing about the client?"
"Nothing, but hey save that mask." I tell him.
"Why what are ya thinking?" He ask.
"The Rendezvous is still a go."
I stand up.
"It's just gonna be us that shows up instead."
Lyman stands and smiles.
"Payback time?" He ask
He hands me the mask.
"It's time for answers Lyman, and Payback."
To be continued...
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