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Chapter 5

Lili's pacing back and forth was beginning to make Augur dizzy. "Lili." He soothed, "he'll be alright, he knows how to take care of himself, he has a global, he'll call if he needs any help. He hasn't been gone that long, he might not even have found the place yet." Augur reasoned. But he too wanted to go and find him, or even to call, but it might not be good timing, you could never tell.

            "This is driving me crazy." She stated. "He should have waited for me, you shouldn't have let him go off on his own." She accused Augur.

            "Hey have you ever tried stopping him from doing something he feels he has to do? I tried locking the door but he threatened to blow it open again!" Augur said defensively.

            "I'm sorry Augur." Lili sighed and dropped into a chair defeated. "I just wish we knew what he was doing right now."

            "Look, we know where he is. If we don't hear anything in the next half hour, we'll go after him, agreed?" Augur suggested.

            Lili nodded, "thanks Augur."

Barely five minutes later they were back, the four men he had first encountered in the hallway. They didn't say anything, just grabbed him by the collar of his leather jacket, and hauled him onto of his feet, shoving him through the door and out into the hall where the woman was standing.

            "Lets go." She said, "don't want them sending reinforcements after you now do we." She smiled waving a gun in front of him, then they were moving.

            Outside was a parked van, the engine still running. They bundled him in, and drove off. Wonderful, now Augur and Lili would never find him. He would be turned over to Zo'or, and that would be the last any one ever heard of him.

            The windows in the van were covered, Liam had no idea where they were going. It would be pointless asking them, they weren't likely to tell him.

            The woman looked at the man they had captured, Liam Kincaid, he was fairly cute really she supposed, a pity he was on the wrong side, why couldn't he see that? They already knew he wasn't an implant, so why was he working for them? They knew almost nothing about him, despite their best hackers, no one had been able to find anything predating a couple of months ago. It's almost as if he hadn't existed prior to that. Who ever had masked his trail had done a wonderful job, if only she had people half as good.

            Not that she was complaining of course, her people did their best, and they were loyal, she couldn't wish for anything more.

Aboard the Mother Ship, there was a bustle of activity as always, but Zo'or was anxious, he wanted Kincaid back quickly, before the resistance heard about this and got to him first. He was sure Doors and his people would love to get their hands on what he knew.

            He paced back and forward, and was annoyed to find himself imitating this human act of apprehension, he was better than that. Better than them.

            He was so caught up in his thoughts that he failed to notice Da'an approach him.

            Da'an stood quietly, waiting for Zo'or to speak. When Zo'or did finally notice him, he did not speak immediately.

            Zo'or enjoyed power, and having Da'an wait felt good. "You wished to speak with me?" He questioned.

            "I have heard that you have been in communication with those who claim to have our Major Kincaid." Da'an got strait the point.

            "Yes, I have. He will be returned to us soon." Zo'or said with triumph. "You still believe that he is innocent?" Zo'or was disgusted at this idea.

            "I do." Da'an affirmed. "I do not believe that the Major would commit such an act against a Taelon. He had not to my knowledge met Se'el. What possible reason would he have for killing him?"

            "We will learn that when he arrives." Zo'or said loftily. "You feel too much for the humans. You are becoming more like them every day!"

            "You are mistaken Zo'or, I am Taelon, as I have always been."

            "Then why are you so keen to defend this human who has killed a member of your own race?" He reasoned.

            "Because I do not believe that he did." Da'an repeated. It was becoming a familiar disagreement between them. He did not want to see Liam hidden away in a laboratory in some closed off part of the Mother Ship. How could he tell Zo'or about what he had felt the night Se'el had been killed. He knew it had been Liam's presence, not inside the commonality, but somewhere else.

            He would have to hope that Liam's friends could get to him before Zo'or did, or even Da'an would not be able to help him.

He wasn't here. His global and the gun Augur had given him were on the table in one of the rooms, but there was no other sign he had ever been here.

            Lili cursed herself, she should have been here, now how would they find him, they weren't even sure who had him!

            "We'll find him." Augur assured her. He sounded more confident than he really was, or at least he hopped so.

            Lili kicked a chair across the room. But would they find him in time?