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Harper tried unconsciously to scratch the cut on his head through his E.V.A helmet. He swore and laughed at him self. "Damn, these nanobots you injected are itchy."
"Big Baby." She joked then looked at him seriously. "Are you sure you're up to this?"
"Well I'm not about to let you go out there with out a bodyguard." Beka arched her eyebrow and crossed her arms. "Okay fine, if I start to feel really crappy I'll let you know and we'll head back okay?"
She studied him for a moment more but finally gave a nod just before she hit the airlock release. "Stay close I have the only flashlight."
Harper followed her out onto the drift he craned his neck in all directions trying to see everything at once. The darkness was deep and he could barley see more then three feet in front of him. He quickly gave up and started to wave his scanner around. "I think it's safe boss. The oxygen level is a bit low but we should be okay."
They popped open the lids to their helmets. Harper immediately started coughing and Beka made a face. "Yuck, so apparently scanners don't cover smells." She resisted the urge to gag.
Harper slowly recovered. "Ah man what died? Wait stop I don't want to know." He started to glance around again his eyes following Beka's sweeping flashlight. "Hmm."
"What?"
"This place is deserted."
"Really I hadn't noticed." Replied Beka sarcastically.
"Ha ha ha, no really. I mean if no one is here how come a tractor beam sucked us in? That kind of tech is too expensive just to leave lying around, never mind activated."
"Good point, so what do say? Find the energy source?"
Harper nodded.
Beka turned and started to lead the way down a long narrow corridor. She swore slightly as her foot slipped through a rusted out hole in the floor. "What a dump."
"You do have to admit it's a bit creepy."
"Not again Harper you earthers are so superstitious."
"Am not!"
"Then what's up with the lucky rabbit's foot?"
Harper smiled sheepishly. "What rabbits' foot?"
"The one on your tool belt."
"Oh, that rabbit's foot. well it wasn't all that lucky for the rabbit."
Beka snorted letting the conversation drop. Harper was one of the most superstitious people she had ever met.
The traveled slowly, the flashlight was unable to penetrate the darkness completely and it made the hallway seem never ending. Beka led the way the best she could as Harper took scans of the area. Beka took another cautious step forward but as she placed her boot down again there was unmistakable and sickening crunch beneath her foot. She stopped mid step and flashed the light towards her boot. She gave a sharp yell and jumped back running into Harper.
"Oomph." Was all Harper could manage at first as her elbow had connected with his solar plexus.
"Sorry." She flashed the light down again revealing to Harper a now partially crushed skull.
"Aww man, this can't be good," He groaned, "We need light and fast."
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Harper tried unconsciously to scratch the cut on his head through his E.V.A helmet. He swore and laughed at him self. "Damn, these nanobots you injected are itchy."
"Big Baby." She joked then looked at him seriously. "Are you sure you're up to this?"
"Well I'm not about to let you go out there with out a bodyguard." Beka arched her eyebrow and crossed her arms. "Okay fine, if I start to feel really crappy I'll let you know and we'll head back okay?"
She studied him for a moment more but finally gave a nod just before she hit the airlock release. "Stay close I have the only flashlight."
Harper followed her out onto the drift he craned his neck in all directions trying to see everything at once. The darkness was deep and he could barley see more then three feet in front of him. He quickly gave up and started to wave his scanner around. "I think it's safe boss. The oxygen level is a bit low but we should be okay."
They popped open the lids to their helmets. Harper immediately started coughing and Beka made a face. "Yuck, so apparently scanners don't cover smells." She resisted the urge to gag.
Harper slowly recovered. "Ah man what died? Wait stop I don't want to know." He started to glance around again his eyes following Beka's sweeping flashlight. "Hmm."
"What?"
"This place is deserted."
"Really I hadn't noticed." Replied Beka sarcastically.
"Ha ha ha, no really. I mean if no one is here how come a tractor beam sucked us in? That kind of tech is too expensive just to leave lying around, never mind activated."
"Good point, so what do say? Find the energy source?"
Harper nodded.
Beka turned and started to lead the way down a long narrow corridor. She swore slightly as her foot slipped through a rusted out hole in the floor. "What a dump."
"You do have to admit it's a bit creepy."
"Not again Harper you earthers are so superstitious."
"Am not!"
"Then what's up with the lucky rabbit's foot?"
Harper smiled sheepishly. "What rabbits' foot?"
"The one on your tool belt."
"Oh, that rabbit's foot. well it wasn't all that lucky for the rabbit."
Beka snorted letting the conversation drop. Harper was one of the most superstitious people she had ever met.
The traveled slowly, the flashlight was unable to penetrate the darkness completely and it made the hallway seem never ending. Beka led the way the best she could as Harper took scans of the area. Beka took another cautious step forward but as she placed her boot down again there was unmistakable and sickening crunch beneath her foot. She stopped mid step and flashed the light towards her boot. She gave a sharp yell and jumped back running into Harper.
"Oomph." Was all Harper could manage at first as her elbow had connected with his solar plexus.
"Sorry." She flashed the light down again revealing to Harper a now partially crushed skull.
"Aww man, this can't be good," He groaned, "We need light and fast."
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TBC