Authors Notes: Okay here's the next part. Sorry their so short but I will try to get part ten out as well today. Thank you to the wonderful people that reviewed………That's Paradox and aimless. As well as the Anonymous person.
Anyway I think that's all I have to say so I'll just let you read the next few parts of my story.
Part Nine
Harper forced his eyes open and blinked as they adjusted to the gloom. His chest was a mass of pain and he couldn't move the fingers of his left arm. Gritting his teeth and forcing his body to move through the pain he pushed himself on to his elbows.
Gasping he fell back to the floor and wrapped his good hand round his ribs. His gasp in pain and thud as he hit the floor caused the body beside his to stir and a second later Cathy's face came into view, pale in the gloom and compassion filled his eyes.
"Shany you okay?" she asked softly, not knowing what else to say.
Fighting to keep his breathing normal he croaked out a small "Yeah".
Cathy gently laid her fingertips on his right hand, silently giving her support.
After a small silence she finally asked him
"Seamus what did you do?"
Harper managed to give his younger cousin a grin and whispered, "I just answered a question. I told him a few words he could use instead of fool."
As Cathy laughed lightly Harper continued, "Ya know for a Neitzschen he really has a poor vocabulary."
Cathy tried to look un-amused at seeing the state he was in but it didn't work. She did however tell him "You know your not meant to answer back"
Harper sighed and dropped the smile "Yeah I know. But they have no right to push us around like this"
"We know Seamus, we all know. But it can't stop them. Their Ubers, we could never fight them."
"Yeah Cati, there's too many of them. Maybe I could plant something in a system or something and disable life support around them"
"Killing them will make us no better then them" Cathy stated simply.
Harper allowed himself a small smile. He wished Cathy could have met purple Trance. From when he had first meet his purple pixie she had reminded the engineer of his cousin.
Suddenly light filled the dark room as the door opened and Neitzschen guards filed in followed by Lane. Everyone started moving and screaming trying to get away from the guards to the far wall.
"Silence" Lanes voice echoed round the room over people screams and all the humans froze.
"That's better" Lane said walking forward. "Now I want you to sort into two groups. Young men aged 25-30 towards the guards, everyone else on the far wall.
The commotion stared again as they obeyed orders, some males tried to hide in the other group but were dragged towards the door by the guards.
Cathy glanced down to Harper, who was trying to get to his feet. She was torn between staying with her injured cousin and going to the group. Harper caught her eye as he lent against the wall, trying to get his breath back. He ordered her to go to the group, pleading with his eyes. Telling her that he would be all right.
She didn't look convinced and the fingertips of her right hand touched his briefly and then she was gone, swept up in the crowd. Before he could check that she was safe a guard grabbed his arm, pulling him towards the door. His ribs screamed in pain but he forced himself to stay awake. Along with the other humans, he was led through the station to a large empty hanger. The guards lined the humans up along one wall. Harper let his weight lean against the wall. A hand grabbed his elbow gently and a voice whispered in his ear,
"Careful Harper, your gonna nose dive the floor"
"Thanks Rich" Harper muttered back, recognising one of Cathy's friends. "What's going on?" he asked through gritted teeth.
"Damned if I know" Rich whispered back.
Harper swallowed knowing he'd have to think ahead for this. The room fell silent as the door on the far wall opened. Harper heard Lanes footsteps but there was someone else. He couldn't see who it was however. Leaning back against the wall Harper just hoped he could lie down soon, before he fell down.
Anyway I think that's all I have to say so I'll just let you read the next few parts of my story.
Part Nine
Harper forced his eyes open and blinked as they adjusted to the gloom. His chest was a mass of pain and he couldn't move the fingers of his left arm. Gritting his teeth and forcing his body to move through the pain he pushed himself on to his elbows.
Gasping he fell back to the floor and wrapped his good hand round his ribs. His gasp in pain and thud as he hit the floor caused the body beside his to stir and a second later Cathy's face came into view, pale in the gloom and compassion filled his eyes.
"Shany you okay?" she asked softly, not knowing what else to say.
Fighting to keep his breathing normal he croaked out a small "Yeah".
Cathy gently laid her fingertips on his right hand, silently giving her support.
After a small silence she finally asked him
"Seamus what did you do?"
Harper managed to give his younger cousin a grin and whispered, "I just answered a question. I told him a few words he could use instead of fool."
As Cathy laughed lightly Harper continued, "Ya know for a Neitzschen he really has a poor vocabulary."
Cathy tried to look un-amused at seeing the state he was in but it didn't work. She did however tell him "You know your not meant to answer back"
Harper sighed and dropped the smile "Yeah I know. But they have no right to push us around like this"
"We know Seamus, we all know. But it can't stop them. Their Ubers, we could never fight them."
"Yeah Cati, there's too many of them. Maybe I could plant something in a system or something and disable life support around them"
"Killing them will make us no better then them" Cathy stated simply.
Harper allowed himself a small smile. He wished Cathy could have met purple Trance. From when he had first meet his purple pixie she had reminded the engineer of his cousin.
Suddenly light filled the dark room as the door opened and Neitzschen guards filed in followed by Lane. Everyone started moving and screaming trying to get away from the guards to the far wall.
"Silence" Lanes voice echoed round the room over people screams and all the humans froze.
"That's better" Lane said walking forward. "Now I want you to sort into two groups. Young men aged 25-30 towards the guards, everyone else on the far wall.
The commotion stared again as they obeyed orders, some males tried to hide in the other group but were dragged towards the door by the guards.
Cathy glanced down to Harper, who was trying to get to his feet. She was torn between staying with her injured cousin and going to the group. Harper caught her eye as he lent against the wall, trying to get his breath back. He ordered her to go to the group, pleading with his eyes. Telling her that he would be all right.
She didn't look convinced and the fingertips of her right hand touched his briefly and then she was gone, swept up in the crowd. Before he could check that she was safe a guard grabbed his arm, pulling him towards the door. His ribs screamed in pain but he forced himself to stay awake. Along with the other humans, he was led through the station to a large empty hanger. The guards lined the humans up along one wall. Harper let his weight lean against the wall. A hand grabbed his elbow gently and a voice whispered in his ear,
"Careful Harper, your gonna nose dive the floor"
"Thanks Rich" Harper muttered back, recognising one of Cathy's friends. "What's going on?" he asked through gritted teeth.
"Damned if I know" Rich whispered back.
Harper swallowed knowing he'd have to think ahead for this. The room fell silent as the door on the far wall opened. Harper heard Lanes footsteps but there was someone else. He couldn't see who it was however. Leaning back against the wall Harper just hoped he could lie down soon, before he fell down.