A/N: So sorry, this bit was missing from the beginning from chapter 10. I just had a chance to go and look at the story page here on . For some reason it was missing, I don't know what happened, I had accidentally deleted it from the file that was uploaded. Sorry. The next chapter will make more sense now.
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They ran as fast as they could to the village, John trying to hold his pants up as they went.
The people in the town's square were huddled in family groups with fearful eyes on the sky.
"We need to get these people outta here." Ronin stated as the dart made a pass overhead.
John thought as he tried to button his pants. "The mines.." "Get everybody to the mines!" he shouted to the crowd.
Samuel approached them. "Is there anything you can do to call upon the Ancestors?"
"Maybe." John was now tucking his shirt back into his pants. "We need to get to the pedestal." "Ronin, get these people to the mines. Sam, you're with me."
"Alright people, gather what provision you can carry and come with me to the mines." Ronin barked. "You'll be safe there."
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John and Sam ran to the pedestal. John placed his hand on the pad. The HUD popped up. He tracked the dart which was making wide passes over the village, fields and orchards. "He's scouting."
"Let's see if we can take him out." Sam said. "Can you fire a drone?"
"We'll find out." He concentrated and the HUD changed to a weapons display. He found his target and locked. "Firing drone."
Nothing.
"Okayyy. Let's try that again."
Nothing.
"Shit. Sam, can you figure out what's wrong with this?"
Sam scooted closer and placed her hand atop the pad.
John was momentarily distracted by her disheveled appearance. The shoulders of her dress fell down her arms and was barely held in place by her bust. Her hair looked like a windblown mess, but it was downright sultry.
He let his eyes wander a moment before forcing his attention to the catastrophe at hand.
"It's not on this end." She said. "Looks like there are plenty of drones, but they're not firing." She looked up at him. "It could be a the firing mechanism or a number of faults in other systems.
"Great." John said grimacing.
Another display popped up.
"What are you doing?" He asked.
"Checking to see if there is a hive in orbit."
"Good idea." "So what's the news?"
"Well, if this is working correctly, then there's nothing that would be here inside 3 or so days at maximum Wraith hyper speed.
"Well, that's good right?"
"Better than nothing." "I'm going to need some equipment and access to any other tech they may have here."
The dart sped over head and back toward the gate.