by G. K. Scott
He could see that the now skeleton hands had been chained to a cupboard and a broken chain lay where the feet where. He narrowed his gaze, noticing the holes in the upper lab coat where the toothed tongue had penetrated over and over again. He moved forward looking at the caress closer it had been a women he could still see long hair. He moved a little closer seeing the tag. He pulled it off wiping the blood off with his finger. He pulled back in shock as the smiling face of Julia Ibos came in to view. He growled throwing the card to one side. Some asshole was killing his important people on purpose! He kicked the door near by hard noticing that it was locked. Emma Wingates doing no less! He growled aloud his gaze turning as he looked at the electronics. It had to be Wingates she’d re routed power from other systems! He leaned over his gaze narrowing; the power had been taken from his office! He slammed his fist down hard How dare she do this! He was going to have her head this!
He turned typing in to the panel watching as the locks on the door flew back as the main door was opened. His gaze drifted to the dock bellow he could see his ship sitting bellow. His gaze turned the altered drop ship wasn’t next to it though, he smiled no doubt the two marines he’d assigned to look after it had taken it out of the dock to keep it safe. He looked at the dock his gaze drifting as black figures slowly started to come out. He narrowed his gaze Knopf annoying hybrids who had been hiding! He typed faster watching as the docking clamps came free he didn’t have time for these bastards right now! He grabbed his pulse rifle moving his shoulder cannon he’d kill them all! He turned kicking the door open harshly watching as Knopf jumped on to the docks platform hissing. There were at least fifty of them all hissing and flaring there mandibled jaws. He turned crying out in anger as the came towards him full speed. He was not going to be stopped! He was the god of this place not them!
He narrowed his gaze as his gun went off filling the air a roaring sound. He laughed as limps where blasted apart followed by the fire as his shoulder cannon which carried on firing. He watched as more fell as he carried on firing. He turned sharply slicing one of them across the head with the blades as it jumped at him. It dead body hit the ground hard as it landed with the other bodies. He turned raising his gun seeing the others remaining Knopf’s hiss before turning and fleeing back in to the lower dock. He smiled moving forward ignoring the dead bodies, his altered marine gun was working far better than the normal pulse rifle. He turned looking at his ship before calmly typing the code. He pulled back as the door slowly opened he walked in slowly watching as it closed behind him. A wide grin spread across his face he’d made it. He narrowed his gaze throwing his rifle down before walking forward and sitting in the front chair. He turned looking at the open dock before turning on the switches.
The low roar of the engine hit his ears he grabbed the controls. He had to get to the Iron Year! They’d no doubt be getting ready to blow this place to hell. He raised an eyebrow so much two years work in a shipyard to build this vessel. What a waste of manpower he’d make sure to build a bigger and stronger ship next time. He grunted aloud feeling the ship move as he moved the controls. He moved them slightly back feeling it lift of the floor. He smiled widely at least something still worked his beautiful ship still had power and no doubt it’s Yautja hyper drive. He felt the force of the engine as he reversed back. His hands gripped the control as he pushed them forward feeling the force as he sped out of the dock.
8
Emma watched as Jeuki pulled up a clawed hand. He quickly typed the code in to the door watching as it slowly started to open. She smiled slightly. “I never thought I’d be so happy to be back here.” Jeuki turned slightly he slowly eased off the breathing collar watching as it sides went inwards. “Me nether.” He slowly passed it to her. Emma quickly put the collar on feeling it clamp back in to place around her throat. She found herself coughing slightly as it readjusted to her air. Jeuki pulled out his lower mandibles as the doors came down fully. “We just had to do the codes inside and then we can get out of this place.” Emma nodded calmly. “Ready when you are.” Erisoki looked at the ship. It was in really good shape, it had even had new work done to make it look better by the looks of things. He lowered his gaze looking at the now opened door. Emma and Jeuki slowly moved in side followed by the others. He looked at the ship; he would have talked to them about this beautiful handy work if there had been more time.
He moved in side looking at the clean inertia, it wasn’t dirty like when he’d had a visit last time but very clean. Every item was stacked neatly and tidily he watched as the little ooman grabbed some strong cord out of one of the long draws. This was normally used to tie up the hard meat queen. She tossed it at Adarmi who caught it. Adarmi looked at the cord before eyeing Oni Jui figuring out what the little ooman wanted. He nodded calmly then grabbed Oni Jui harshly moving him to the back of the ship. He turned slightly watching Erisoki close the huge door, before turned to watch Emma and Jeuki as they both typed codes in to ether side of panels. Jeuki looked up as the huge ship came to life. “Tie Oni Jui to the side wall tightly!” Erisoki turned sharply it wasn’t worth giving Jeuki or his mate orders here this was there ship they knew it better than he or the others did. He looked at Oni Jui who was being tied by his arms to the wall. He eyed Idosoi who was looking around him while holding the huge trophy, which was having problems carrying.
Jeuki turned sharply. “Trophy rooms the huge room on the left pick a wall there’s plenty of space!” He turned watched as Emma ran her fingers down the panel before typing bringing up the hologram of the dock. “Is this going to be difficult?” Emma looked at the hologram. “No there are still ships leaving we just have to avoid hitting them.” Jeuki turned back quickly. “Well we’ve got in here we can get out.” Emma began to type listening the engines come online. “We can do this I mean we got here we can get out.” Jeuki nodded before typing in to the panel. Erisoki felt the sudden jerk as the ship rose upwards from the dock. He eyed Adarmi and Idosoi as they both backed up against a wall. This was going to be a rough ride he felt the ship jerk again as it moved backwards from the dock. Jeuki narrowed his gaze typing in one of the combinations. He watched as Emma typed fast causing the ship to swerve pulling away. She felt the ship move forward picking up speed as they came towards the tunnel leading out. Jeuki moved a clawed finger hitting the combination, which cloaked the huge vessel. He turned ignoring the screeching sound as the collision beeper as it started go off. Emma turned moving the ship so it avoided the cargo vessel, which moved past them. She breathed in typing faster looking the hologram trying her best to move the ship as other sped past as they moved through the huge tunnel leading to the opening.
8
Eddy looked up from his chair as the sergeant Sierra turned sharply. “We are loosing the tunnel sir! We can’t hold it much longer!” Eddy breathed in deeply. “Hold it longer!” The sergeant looked up sharply. “We are starting to loose men sir! We can’t do this any longer! We have to retreat and destroy the Iron Year! Eddy looked around sharply. “How many people are still left on the Iron Year?” The sergeant looked down. “I don’t know sir but we have no choice!” Eddy turned sharply to the female marine at the computer panel. “Has the Ultra Sera had any word on ether ships?” The marine looked up. “None sir.” Eddy turned watching as Bishop looked up. “The ship must be destroyed Sir.” Eddy breathed in deeply, he turned in his chair putting both hands together. “Tell all marines to retreat from the tunnel.” He put his closed hands to his forehead. “Tell them to blow up the tunnel permanently.” He breathed in not liking what he was going to say next. “Point all forward cannons at the Iron Year and destroy her.”
He watched in silence as the sergeant turned backing out orders through the panel. He leaned forward in chair looking down sadly. Of all the order he’d ever had to give in his life this had been the worst. He knew full well that there probably people still alive aboard the science vessel as well as people who were still leaving through the docks huge opening. He looked up slightly as
Bishop android put a hand on his shoulder. “You’re doing the right thing sir.” Eddy breathed in leaning back in his chair. “There’s nothing good about condemning people to their death.” Bishop turned slightly. “No there isn’t but you’ve saved so many who wouldn’t have been saved.” Eddy turned slightly. “If I could I’d save every human being.” He leaned forward in the chair watching as the sergeant barked out the order to blow the tunnel. “So many have suffered this day, to many.” Bishop put both hands behind his back. “Our last general believed that human losses where expectable.” Eddy narrowed his gaze. “Unlike your last general, I believe that human life is precious and losses aren’t expectable.”
Bishop raised an eyebrow. “My I ask where you came to think in such a way Sir?” Eddy tapped his fingers on the arms of the chair. “I met someone very special, safe to say she taught me lot.” Bishop turned slightly. “Sounds like you to were a couple.” Eddy laughed slightly. “No we weren’t, she’s in love with someone else, I envy him.” He leaned back further in to the chair. “I only hope she makes it out.” Bishop eased up a hand. “I’m sure she’ll be okay sir.” Eddy watched as the Sierra turned sharply. “Ready to blow the tunnel on your order sir!” Eddy sighed aloud he looked out of the space glass to the right which showed the Iron Year’s back half. He lowered his gaze. “Blow up the tunnel.”
8
Lucy moved forward, watching as fire blasted out in to space as the tunnel between the Iron Year and the Sirius was blown apart. The huge battleship began to pull away slowly from the burning tunnel, which came apart harshly. Marcus turned the ship seeing Knopf’s fly out in to space as the yanked itself free full force. The remaining tunnel was severed free from their doors it slowly came free floating in space. The massive battle ship began to turn slowly it’s huge guns coming out of the ports as it slowly lined its self up to fire at the science ship. He pulled back as another blast of fire shot out from science vessel it’s force smashing the huge plain of glass of level forty. The ship was coming apart fires were alive all over it. Somewhere blasting in to space while others burned inside glass windows his gaze moved as he saw more ship trying to get free through the huge dock opening. Lucy breathed in. “There getting ready to blow it aren’t they?” Marcus looked at her. “Yes, I believe so.”
Lucy leaned forward. “I hope Emma and Jeuki make it out.” Marcus slowly leaned over putting a hand on hers. “They’ll make it.” He turned looking at the dock as more ship flooded out desperately. He turned sharply seeing what looked like a black ship fly out of the dock. He narrowed his gaze. “That bastard he’s gotten out!” Lucy leaned over seeing Oran’s ship fly past them full speed, it came to a stop next to Sirun. “Son of bitch!” She leaned over slightly. “I’ll just send Eddy the message.” She looked at the black ship feeling her rage boil in the pit of her stomach. That asshole didn’t deserve to live! He deserved to die with his ship and its crooked experiments. Marcus turned back watching a huge cargo ship pull out the dock. His gaze turned as it slowly made it’s way out, moving away from the huge dock, which was starting to close. “Come on Emma!” His gaze turned to the Sirun as the huge cannons turned fully to the huge science vessel. He breathed in sharply watching as the first gun fired.
The others followed it, which pounded the huge ship blasting through it. The massive vessel bent and broke as the suction of space began to take hold. Fire blasted outwards in massive steams lighting the darkness of space it’s huge body turned in space as it broke he watched as the cannons carried on firing repeatedly. He pulled the ship back as one of cannons fired its missile slamming through the great vessel full force. All his words left him as the huge ship blasted to pieces followed by a huge fire wave, which flew through space. Its broken body parts burned in the darkness while crooked chunks moved through the air each showing destruction and death as they floated by, drifting in to spaces dark abyss.
CHAPTER 25
THE DARKNESS ASCENDS UPON THOSE WHO BELIEVED THEY WERE UNTOUCHABLE
Location somewhere in the galaxy, watching the fires of destruction burn in the darkness.
All the words I have wouldn’t really bring forth the feeling I have at this moment. I felt almost thrilled to get out of the Iron Year I mean we where travelling along side a huge cargo vessel that couldn’t see us. Since our cloak is up no one can see as, no doubt they probably think we blew up with the Iron Year. I was so trilled for our accomplishment of getting free unseen and unscratched. Now I just feel very empty and hurt…just watching the tattered and scared remains of the Iron Year float through space has brought me to silence. I knew they had to blow it up. I knew they would but still watching them do it brings me only hurt to watch the cannons fire over and over again with out stopping, each lighting the darkness of space. They fired hundreds of missiles in to the abyss of space and every one hit its target. Until the final shot went off which must have hit the already damaged power core. Causing a chain reaction, which meant every thing blew up from the inside out. I’ve seen destruction in old earth movies of earthquakes and buildings tumbling to the ground in a wave of dust.
Seeing things that way really takes away some of the horror of being there. It softens the blow somewhat because it’s just a recorded movie. Seeing this today has made me feel terrible I know people were probably still alive on that ship. People fighting to get out oh it just brings Callisto back in the worst possible way. No one got out…apart from Jeuki, and me, which is depressing. So many lives lost, so many families who would get a sad letter telling them their son or daughter had died. Even more painful is that Oran Corp probably covered up the truth with filthy lies to hide these people from truth a truth, which they deserved to be told. I really hope that someone out there’s got the truth, I really do. I hope this isn’t covered like the last time…I hope that bastard Oran isn’t alive to cover it up again! I mean if all this was for nothing that would just disgust me. I don’t give a damn about the part I played in it, whether they see me a hero or a traitor it doesn’t matter.
What matters is that those who saw this should tell the earth governments the truth. Oran Corp should be brought to its knees! It should take punishment for it disgusting actions, which are worse, the criminal. I mean Oran is willing to genocide whole colonies just in the name of research as well as start wars with other space races. If all this is never told if he gets away with it then there is no hope left in the human race. I mean what kind of race are we if we can’t face the evils that we do? If we run away all the time in cowardice and try to hide truths from those innocent and ignorant or who aren’t strong enough to fight back if this is all we’ll ever do then we aren’t a proud race. Funny I say that yet I’m not really part of my race anymore, I doubt I’ll ever be again. One day maybe if things changed I’d visit but I doubt they ever will. I mean even if I was to return I’d just be a social outcast to them or someone else would just want Jeuki’s races technology it just a never-ending circle which I wouldn’t win.
Emma watching as another chunk of the Iron Year moved past them. She turned slightly watching as the two young bloods started to strip Oni Jui’s armour from his body. The black armour hit the floor with a clatter, the young bloods where already eyeing up the items they wanted. She turned feeling Jeuki’s hand move across hers. She breathed in deeply. “All those people.” Jeuki leaned over slightly. “They died good deaths I’m sure they all fought to there end.” Emma watched as the huge military vessels cannons pulled back. She typed bring up the hologram screen the huge cargo vessel they been along side was starting to move inside the Sirun’s dock opening which was being guarded by marine drop ships. Her gaze wandered as she moved the holograms sights there were two other vessels still in space a rather odd looking drop ship, which looked to be scouting through the floating ship parts. Another vessel was moving slowly towards the Sirun’s opening. She turned looking at the ship bringing up a bigger image it wasn’t military or civilian it didn’t even look like a cargo vessel ether. She turned looking at J
euki who put a clawed finger close to the hologram. “Tell me because I’m curious do ooman vessels have wide angle engines for hyper speed?” Emma eyed the image she suddenly looked up sharply. “No they don’t that’s a Yautja conversion!” Jeuki flared his mandibles in anger. “I want to get a closer look!”
8
Oran looked around him ignoring the burnt ship parts that had been the Iron Year. He moved slowly his gaze turned watching as what looked like a drop ship turned slowly following him. His gaze turned back to the window it was his special drop ship no doubt there to assort him to the Sirun his beautiful battle ship. He looked up sharply as the huge docking doors where suddenly closed followed by three drop ship which moved in front of the doors. He snarled aloud eyeing them, what the hell was going on! How dare they close their doors to him! The Sirun was his ship! Which stupid ass moron was giving the commands here! He slammed his hand down typing in the panel. He watched as the screen slowly came up in front of him. “This is Oran! Would you open your docks doors now! I need to get back in command of this battle ship!” He looked up seeing no movement from the drop ships, which carried on guarding the docks door. “Let me in now! Did you hear me this Oran owner of the Sirun!”
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Eddy looked up sharply watching the female marine turn. “Sir we have an incoming message from the black ship! It’s Oran sir, he’s demanding entrance to the Sirun.” Eddy grunted aloud putting a hand on his chin. Of all the nerve, he’d got the message through from Lucy and Marcus just before he’d had to destroy the Iron Year. This mans science ship, which he didn’t even care for and had escaped from to save himself. Emma and hunters where dead and it was all because of his greed! He slammed his fist down full force. So many people where dead and all because of this asshole who acted like a god! He was a disgusting excuse for a human being! He watched as crippled pieces of Iron Year moved past his window. All this horrible destruction for one man’s selfish lust for power! Because of this man he’d had destroy a ship, which still had survivors in it and send them to an untimely death. Emma Wingates had died and for what? So he could live and try it all over again.