Authors Note: I know this story is taking me a while but the end is in sight.
Part Thirteen
Tyr had sneaked out of his ship after landing in an empty hanger. Set on control the slip fighter had now left the hanger and shot into space. The Neitzschen gripped his gun and silently moved through the corridor. Nobody moved around him, the pale corridors oddly silent. Tyr used all his senses to stretch out and search for anyone. He could smell the fear of humans and he could hear heavy footsteps of the other Neitzschen boots. Tyr froze momentarily. If he could hear them could they hear him? Turning he decided to go another way. He had been in a place like this before, and knew which direction to head for the cells.
Passing through he heard movement and turning the corner Tyr saw a small human huddled by a console. Seeing him the human tensed, eyes going down to the floor. Tyr was slightly shocked but the reaction but took the small advantage and continued walking. Before he could get very far weapons fire sounded down the corridor. Lasers from rifles shot of the walls and Tyr heard the human scream as he was cut down. Tyr fired shots of his own, in the general direction, finding it suddenly quite hard to see in the smoke and bright shots of the weapons. The Neitzschen smiled in satisfaction as he heard a cry of a Drago Katzof being cut down.
Finding no other way to go Tyr was forced to retreat the way he had come, running down the corridor, hoping to lose the others. Firing a few more shots the Kodiak continued till he saw a open door. Quietly he slipped in and stayed still, realising he was in a supply cupboard. He held his breath and counted the Neitzschen's as they ran past him. Eight. And the one he had shot made nine. A squad of nine Neitzschen's. So they knew he was here then. He would just have to move quickly. Once the corridor was clear Tyr once again silently moved along the corridor, finger on the trigger of his rifle at all times. Finally he found the corridor he was looking for. Perched in the corner Tyr scanned the area, seeing three Neitzschen's posted outside one of the doors. Tyr smiled as he reached into one of his pockets and took out a small circular disk. He had had the disk for a while, waiting to use it. It had been taken off Gerentx, just before Tyr agreed to stay on the Andromeda. Pressing the small button Tyr placed the disk on the floor and slid it along the corridor like a hockey puck. Once done he quickly pulled his breathing mask into place and waited.
A gas was released from the disk and Tyr couldn't help but grin when he heard three thuds. He still had a few of them left on the Andromeda. Waiting a few more seconds for the gas to clear Tyr turned the corner and took off his mask. The three Neitzschen's now where lying in the middle of the floor, out cold and would be for a few more hours.
Turning his attention to the door and its lock Tyr's victory faded. The lock was a solid bolt that shot across and an alarm would go off if anyone attempted to force it open. The Kodiak searched the fallen guards for anything like a key card. Finding nothing Tyr growled and banged on the cell door.
"Harper! Are you in there?"
The was a pause before a high-pitched muffled voice exclaimed "Tyr! How did you- When did you- What the hell are you doing here?"
Tyr sighed, "I'm here to get you out, is Beka there with you?"
"Yeah I'm here" A second voice said
"What's the plan big guy?" Harper's voice had returned to normal, though they had to almost yell to be heard. Tyr was glad for his advanced hearing. He quickly explained the problem and then what the lock looked like.
"Erm…it should be optical and fingerprints. Any ube…Dragon will do." Harper said after a moment's silence.
Tyr nodded, forgetting they couldn't see him, and moved over to an unconscious guard. Pulling out his knife the Neitzschen let the metal catch the light before moving it downward in a quick motion; cleanly slicing the guards thumb off. Tyr moved out of the way of the trickle of blood before he gently slid the knife into the eye socket, popping out the eye and holding it stuck on the tip of his knife.
Standing again Tyr moved back over to the lock and lifted the front of the control. He pressed the thumb against the pad. Nothing happened. Tyr frowned and held the eye in front of the screen. Again nothing happened. Tyr thought for a second, staring back at the guards. The Drago Katzof pride were more devious then he was thinking. He started down at the thumb and the eye. The thumb seemed too obvious. Most locks and signatures were thumbprints. Dropping the thumb Tyr pulled out his other knife and sliced off the guards little finger.
Pressing this against the pad it turned green and one of the bolts shot back. Tyr held the eye in front of the screen and the final bolt shot back and the door opened.
Both Beka and Harper stood in the doorway,
"Okay, Ewwww!" Was the first thing Beka said as she looked at Tyr and the eye still on the edge of the knife. Harper pulled a face and Tyr flicked it off towards the guard. With a look that said 'are we ready?' the Neitzschen headed off back towards the Maru. Beka and Harper paused long enough to pick up a weapon from the fallen guards.
"Where are we going?" Harper asked, his voice barely a whisper, part of him worried that the Dragons could hear.
"Back to the Maru" Tyr whispered back and kept walking.
Harper stopped and Beka who was behind him stopped too.
"Harper, what?" she asked
"I can't leave yet," Harper said
"What? Why not?" Beka asked confused
Tyr also turned to see what had stopped the humans. He was greeted with the site of Harper and Beka arguing in the corridor.
"I can't leave her Beka" Harper said, looking round the corridors and then heading in the opposite direction.
Tyr stepped forward and grabbed his arm roughly. "Where do you think you are going boy?"
Harper tried to pull away from the Kodiak's grip but Tyr would let go. "I have to get Cathy." He hissed
Tyr raised an eyebrow. "And Cathy is?" he asked, thinking it was some young woman Harper had fallen for; his tone echoed his thoughts and Harper scowled.
"Cathy is my cousin if you must know"
At the humans words Tyr stopped and let him go. Harper rubbed his sore shoulder and turned back to Beka
"Boss please."
Before Beka could reply Tyr asked quietly "Where is she?"
Harper stared at the Neitzschen is shock before quickly giving directions.
Nodding Tyr headed down the corridor. As they walked he heard Harper whisper to Beka, "I can't believe he let me come to find her"
Again giving Beka no time to reply Tyr turned back to the engineer and stared him in the eye.
"She's family."
Part Thirteen
Tyr had sneaked out of his ship after landing in an empty hanger. Set on control the slip fighter had now left the hanger and shot into space. The Neitzschen gripped his gun and silently moved through the corridor. Nobody moved around him, the pale corridors oddly silent. Tyr used all his senses to stretch out and search for anyone. He could smell the fear of humans and he could hear heavy footsteps of the other Neitzschen boots. Tyr froze momentarily. If he could hear them could they hear him? Turning he decided to go another way. He had been in a place like this before, and knew which direction to head for the cells.
Passing through he heard movement and turning the corner Tyr saw a small human huddled by a console. Seeing him the human tensed, eyes going down to the floor. Tyr was slightly shocked but the reaction but took the small advantage and continued walking. Before he could get very far weapons fire sounded down the corridor. Lasers from rifles shot of the walls and Tyr heard the human scream as he was cut down. Tyr fired shots of his own, in the general direction, finding it suddenly quite hard to see in the smoke and bright shots of the weapons. The Neitzschen smiled in satisfaction as he heard a cry of a Drago Katzof being cut down.
Finding no other way to go Tyr was forced to retreat the way he had come, running down the corridor, hoping to lose the others. Firing a few more shots the Kodiak continued till he saw a open door. Quietly he slipped in and stayed still, realising he was in a supply cupboard. He held his breath and counted the Neitzschen's as they ran past him. Eight. And the one he had shot made nine. A squad of nine Neitzschen's. So they knew he was here then. He would just have to move quickly. Once the corridor was clear Tyr once again silently moved along the corridor, finger on the trigger of his rifle at all times. Finally he found the corridor he was looking for. Perched in the corner Tyr scanned the area, seeing three Neitzschen's posted outside one of the doors. Tyr smiled as he reached into one of his pockets and took out a small circular disk. He had had the disk for a while, waiting to use it. It had been taken off Gerentx, just before Tyr agreed to stay on the Andromeda. Pressing the small button Tyr placed the disk on the floor and slid it along the corridor like a hockey puck. Once done he quickly pulled his breathing mask into place and waited.
A gas was released from the disk and Tyr couldn't help but grin when he heard three thuds. He still had a few of them left on the Andromeda. Waiting a few more seconds for the gas to clear Tyr turned the corner and took off his mask. The three Neitzschen's now where lying in the middle of the floor, out cold and would be for a few more hours.
Turning his attention to the door and its lock Tyr's victory faded. The lock was a solid bolt that shot across and an alarm would go off if anyone attempted to force it open. The Kodiak searched the fallen guards for anything like a key card. Finding nothing Tyr growled and banged on the cell door.
"Harper! Are you in there?"
The was a pause before a high-pitched muffled voice exclaimed "Tyr! How did you- When did you- What the hell are you doing here?"
Tyr sighed, "I'm here to get you out, is Beka there with you?"
"Yeah I'm here" A second voice said
"What's the plan big guy?" Harper's voice had returned to normal, though they had to almost yell to be heard. Tyr was glad for his advanced hearing. He quickly explained the problem and then what the lock looked like.
"Erm…it should be optical and fingerprints. Any ube…Dragon will do." Harper said after a moment's silence.
Tyr nodded, forgetting they couldn't see him, and moved over to an unconscious guard. Pulling out his knife the Neitzschen let the metal catch the light before moving it downward in a quick motion; cleanly slicing the guards thumb off. Tyr moved out of the way of the trickle of blood before he gently slid the knife into the eye socket, popping out the eye and holding it stuck on the tip of his knife.
Standing again Tyr moved back over to the lock and lifted the front of the control. He pressed the thumb against the pad. Nothing happened. Tyr frowned and held the eye in front of the screen. Again nothing happened. Tyr thought for a second, staring back at the guards. The Drago Katzof pride were more devious then he was thinking. He started down at the thumb and the eye. The thumb seemed too obvious. Most locks and signatures were thumbprints. Dropping the thumb Tyr pulled out his other knife and sliced off the guards little finger.
Pressing this against the pad it turned green and one of the bolts shot back. Tyr held the eye in front of the screen and the final bolt shot back and the door opened.
Both Beka and Harper stood in the doorway,
"Okay, Ewwww!" Was the first thing Beka said as she looked at Tyr and the eye still on the edge of the knife. Harper pulled a face and Tyr flicked it off towards the guard. With a look that said 'are we ready?' the Neitzschen headed off back towards the Maru. Beka and Harper paused long enough to pick up a weapon from the fallen guards.
"Where are we going?" Harper asked, his voice barely a whisper, part of him worried that the Dragons could hear.
"Back to the Maru" Tyr whispered back and kept walking.
Harper stopped and Beka who was behind him stopped too.
"Harper, what?" she asked
"I can't leave yet," Harper said
"What? Why not?" Beka asked confused
Tyr also turned to see what had stopped the humans. He was greeted with the site of Harper and Beka arguing in the corridor.
"I can't leave her Beka" Harper said, looking round the corridors and then heading in the opposite direction.
Tyr stepped forward and grabbed his arm roughly. "Where do you think you are going boy?"
Harper tried to pull away from the Kodiak's grip but Tyr would let go. "I have to get Cathy." He hissed
Tyr raised an eyebrow. "And Cathy is?" he asked, thinking it was some young woman Harper had fallen for; his tone echoed his thoughts and Harper scowled.
"Cathy is my cousin if you must know"
At the humans words Tyr stopped and let him go. Harper rubbed his sore shoulder and turned back to Beka
"Boss please."
Before Beka could reply Tyr asked quietly "Where is she?"
Harper stared at the Neitzschen is shock before quickly giving directions.
Nodding Tyr headed down the corridor. As they walked he heard Harper whisper to Beka, "I can't believe he let me come to find her"
Again giving Beka no time to reply Tyr turned back to the engineer and stared him in the eye.
"She's family."