The phone rang. Spike, momentarily distracted, took his hand from Jet's arm.
"Spike?"
Another ring, and he was off running. Jet was not so easily put off, and stood dejectedly for a minute before joining Spike.
On the screen, a sharply dressed man was dictating terms for his information. Jet recognised him as an old friend in security. He leaned over the back of the couch.
"What've you got for me?"
A profile popped up onscreen. "Mariana Von Seussberg. Career criminal. She was just a small fry before, but she made the mistake of stealing from the Marcusses. Now she's worth 10 million."
"You know where?"
"Still somewhere inside."
"You can't be more specific than that? It's 40 miles long!"
"Alright, alright. Someone saw her in the southmost Dillard's yesterday, but he got plugged by the Marcusses before he could call security."
"Great. Thanks." He hit a key, blacking out the screen & ending the call.
Spike dug in his ear with his finger. "So, where we going?"
"A place where there is no law. Where good and evil are no longer separate, but both serve the will of a greater force." A dark look came over Jet's eyes as he stared into the distance. "The Mall of the Asteroid Belt."
"Spike?"
Another ring, and he was off running. Jet was not so easily put off, and stood dejectedly for a minute before joining Spike.
On the screen, a sharply dressed man was dictating terms for his information. Jet recognised him as an old friend in security. He leaned over the back of the couch.
"What've you got for me?"
A profile popped up onscreen. "Mariana Von Seussberg. Career criminal. She was just a small fry before, but she made the mistake of stealing from the Marcusses. Now she's worth 10 million."
"You know where?"
"Still somewhere inside."
"You can't be more specific than that? It's 40 miles long!"
"Alright, alright. Someone saw her in the southmost Dillard's yesterday, but he got plugged by the Marcusses before he could call security."
"Great. Thanks." He hit a key, blacking out the screen & ending the call.
Spike dug in his ear with his finger. "So, where we going?"
"A place where there is no law. Where good and evil are no longer separate, but both serve the will of a greater force." A dark look came over Jet's eyes as he stared into the distance. "The Mall of the Asteroid Belt."