(Thanks for the reviews. This chapter has more action and if you don't
understand some terms in the fight scene I got them from kick boxing
classes. So enjoy)
Chapter 4
"So, all of this is yours?" "Yep," Kara sighed. Small talk wasn't getting her anywhere. She sat at a table in Celestial Casino with the owner who needed a date. She hated the whole idea of being paid to go out with someone but at least she got the information. "Look Blake," she shook her head leaning against the table. "I want to know is what happened on the drift?" "Why would you care?" Kara pushed herself back against the chair pressing a button on her recorder she hid in a belt. "Okay I'll tell you," bingo, she thought. He leaned in and began to whisper. "Well miss if you're so anxious to know I'll tell you. But not here." He held his hand and allowed Kara to take it.
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"Welcome aboard Captain Hunt," Cal escorted the Andromeda crew to the command deck where his crew was working. Greta was at the slipstream controls she turned around flashing a smile. "Hi," she muttered. "This is Greta" he paused slightly. "The best slipstream fighter in the known galaxies," "Under line captain, in the known universe" She corrected. She held out her hand and shook Captain Hunt's.
"Captain!" Blain stormed into the command room ignoring every one else. "What exactly were you thinking sending the kid by herself?" "Who?" "Kara," Cal just rolled his eyes. "she's a big girl, Blain she can take care of herself." "That's what I'm afraid of" He held a plastic container marked poison and a sudden realization swept over Cal's face.
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"Eleanor's drift, one of the oldest settlements" "That's where it began?" "Yes I was just turning twenty one. Eric Yorkshir, a scientist on the drift, made this thing, something an animal of some sort," Blake stood behind the bar of his room mixing some drinks.
He pushed his bleach blond hair back pausing for a while. He wasn't old at all and didn't look anything like Kara had pictured. He was pretty young around 26, 29 one of those numbers. His father owned the casino and the young man shortly inherited it after his death. "It was more powerful then we thought. I was only a child but I remember everything," he bought the drinks into the living room. "You were the only one to survive how?" Kara pushed for an answer. He stood up fully after placing the drinks on the coffee table. "There's not much to say about that," he turned away from her lighting his cigarette. "I don't believe you," Kara quickly pulled out a vale from her belt, she opened it and let a few drops of it's context into his drink. She quickly put it back before he noticed. She got up and handed him the drink. "Here," they both took a sip of the beverage. It'll take a while, she thought. "So you're not gonna tell me any more that's it?" she asked. "What else is there?" "Plenty."
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"Cole get Kara online now!" Cal entered his office. It took a while as he stared on the screen hoping to see an innocent face. The line beeped a couple of times until a face came through. "Hey boss!" Kara greeted. "Where's Blake?" he asked. "Well there's a good explanation for that," she smiled. "Please Kara tell me you didn't," "Okay I didn't but I did."
Cole's hologram appeared in the room. "Cal Capt. Hunt is on his way," Cal accepted as the door slid open. "Captain Hunt pleasure to meet you, Names Kara engineer and lethal tech on this beautiful ship I call home," Kara gave him a military salute. "I'll be right with you Captain," Cal muttered. "Kara, sweetie, eyes here connect with me," there was a hint of annoyance that lingered in Cal's voice. "What exactly did you do to Blake?" Kara paused for a moment and looked for something. "This is a vale," she said slowly. "It holds a type of poison." "Poison but-" "Cal, not that type of poison, it's the kind that make the person sleep for hours he won't wake up for awhile," she paused to listen to something. "Uh oh, Cal gotta go duty calls," she smiled. "Duty? Kara what is going on?" Cal grew concerned but it was to late Kara had logged of. "Stubborn isn't she," Dylan joked. "Yep."
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Kara got comfortable at the controls of her ship as she got ready to take off. The ship lifted off of the drift's hanger and zoomed into space in no time. She put the controls on autopilot and set the direction towards Cassiopeia's knight. She unbuckled her seatbelt and went toward the back to change.
There was a loud thund coming form the cockpit. Kara quickly threw on a shirt and climbed towards the front of the ship unarmed. Her footsteps were quiet and her breathing shallow. Something she acquired in the many dangerous years on Earth. She peered through the cockpit opening and spotted two heavily built guys, space pirates.
The term was all to familiar she was the daughter of one herself. The tattoo on her left shoulder was her proof that she was a space pirate's daughter though she hid it from any it was still there to remind her where she came from. The ship she had was her father's, his vessel as he called it, but he left it after a war in a terrible condition and she barely got it working a few days after joining her crew on Cassie's Knight, for a shorter term.
Shaking off the memories of her past and focusing on the present she creped into the room. The two were still in there. I could take them, she thought as she gathered the courage. "Hey boys!" she shouted getting their attention. "Wanna play," she teased.
The shorter one in a red bandanna was the first to step up. He charged at her but was greeted with a high kick followed by a counter clock for luck. The blow hit him and pushing him back but it wasn't good enough. His partner a bald taller guy stepped up to the plat and Kara got ready for the fight. Without a warning the bald guy gave her an upper punch making her tumble back. She pushed herself from the wall and hit him twice as hard with a knee kick followed by a left punch power. He fell back but maintained his balance. She quickly dug her nails into his chest and released all the electricity from her body into his. His body jerked from the shock as blood began to run down his chin from his mouth.
Kara continued not thinking of anything else. The red bandanna guy came up from behind her with a dagger in his right hand. Her covered the handled with a piece of cloth so not to get electrocuted. The dagger flashed in the dim light as it made contact with the girl's right side. Kara screamed as it went deeper into her. She let go and clenched her side. The red bandanna guy grabbed his friend and threw him over his shoulder and climbed out fast. Fear glittered in his eye and sweat danced on his brow as he swore to finish her off later. Kara listened as the pirate's ship took off. She grabbed hold of the controls and took the next slipstream out of the area. If she killed the guy the rest of his gang would be back and she would want to be there if they came back.
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"Wasn't there six of you?" Greta asked as she and Beka walked down the corridor and into the hanger. " There is Seamus Harper our engineer decided to finish up work on Rommie," "Oh"
"Greta!" A snuffled voice called from behind her. Greta turned to see a battered Kara. "Where have you been?" "I was attacked." "Cal is about to blow." "There were pirates" "Not to mention Cole is going crazy scanning the universe for you." "Did I mention attacked?" "We were worried about you" "Does attack mean anything to you?" "You could have called." "So you don't care that I'm bleeding to death?" for the first time Greta realized the blood soaked shirt. "Damn," she muttered looking back toward Kara's face. "Does it hurt?" "Nah it's warm and cuddly just like a teddy bear of course it hurts!" She was about to say something before Kara cut her off. "I'll go see Blain," "Alright I'll tell Cal." Kara nodded and ran off to med bay the best she could.
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"Ow," "do you want to feel better?" "Of course I want to feel better but I don't want to be a fried chicken," Kara complained as the laser touched her cut. "Just relax you're such a pain in the ass," Blain charged the instrument up again and prepared to do the procedure again. Blain was busy cleaning up her wounds and the tender bruises on her cheek.
"Andromeda's crew arrived today?" "Yep," Blain muttered as he finished. "All done," Kara sat up on the table wearing her Med Bay clothes, a black top with black cargos. "I met this girl today," Blain tried to create small talk. "Really who?" Kara jumped down from the table and watched Blain clean and put up the instruments. "Trance Gemini I think she knows something about where I came from." "Blain?" "I know, I know don't get my hopes up," he paused as her prepared an injection.
"Blain!" Trance entered Med Bay. "OWW!" "Please it was a little needle, tiny" "You call that little?" "Hey you wanted it the old fashion way" "Blain?" A curious Trance went further into the room. "Stop being such a baby," Blain stood next to a girl. He looked up and flashed a sweet smile. "Hey" "I'm only acting like a baby because you treat me like one." Blain glared at the girl and began to laugh.
Kara turned around and someone purple came into vision. She looked at Blain then back at the purple girl. Blain threw the shoot away and turned facing them. "Hi," Kara muttered before another sharp pain dashed into her arm. "Ow," "There done," "Torture I tell ya," Blain just rolled his eyes. "Trance this is Kara," "Hi Kara," Kara just smiled shaking Trance's hand. "Kara?" a hologram of Cole appeared in the room. "Cal wants to see you," with that he disappeared.
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"She hasn't seen him?" Jolee asked as she grabbed another cup of coffee. "He never came on board," Greta answered from the table. "I can't believe this we were so close" "I know but she believes he's dead," Greta sighed taking a sip of her drink The two sat in the Mess Hall after Andromeda had deported from their ship.
"Thank god it's over," Greta muttered. "Well it wasn't to bad" "Sure you and Tyr were all over each other," Jolee just gave Greta the death stare. "The-" Greta screamed surprised by the voice behind her. She turned to see Cole. "Don't do that." "Do what?" "Never mind" "Cole, what were you saying?" Jolee asked. "Oh Cal wants you all on deck," Greta nodded. "Well if Cal needs us on deck it's got to be important," Jolee got up and left with Greta following.
(Hey thanks for reading more to come please review)
Chapter 4
"So, all of this is yours?" "Yep," Kara sighed. Small talk wasn't getting her anywhere. She sat at a table in Celestial Casino with the owner who needed a date. She hated the whole idea of being paid to go out with someone but at least she got the information. "Look Blake," she shook her head leaning against the table. "I want to know is what happened on the drift?" "Why would you care?" Kara pushed herself back against the chair pressing a button on her recorder she hid in a belt. "Okay I'll tell you," bingo, she thought. He leaned in and began to whisper. "Well miss if you're so anxious to know I'll tell you. But not here." He held his hand and allowed Kara to take it.
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"Welcome aboard Captain Hunt," Cal escorted the Andromeda crew to the command deck where his crew was working. Greta was at the slipstream controls she turned around flashing a smile. "Hi," she muttered. "This is Greta" he paused slightly. "The best slipstream fighter in the known galaxies," "Under line captain, in the known universe" She corrected. She held out her hand and shook Captain Hunt's.
"Captain!" Blain stormed into the command room ignoring every one else. "What exactly were you thinking sending the kid by herself?" "Who?" "Kara," Cal just rolled his eyes. "she's a big girl, Blain she can take care of herself." "That's what I'm afraid of" He held a plastic container marked poison and a sudden realization swept over Cal's face.
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"Eleanor's drift, one of the oldest settlements" "That's where it began?" "Yes I was just turning twenty one. Eric Yorkshir, a scientist on the drift, made this thing, something an animal of some sort," Blake stood behind the bar of his room mixing some drinks.
He pushed his bleach blond hair back pausing for a while. He wasn't old at all and didn't look anything like Kara had pictured. He was pretty young around 26, 29 one of those numbers. His father owned the casino and the young man shortly inherited it after his death. "It was more powerful then we thought. I was only a child but I remember everything," he bought the drinks into the living room. "You were the only one to survive how?" Kara pushed for an answer. He stood up fully after placing the drinks on the coffee table. "There's not much to say about that," he turned away from her lighting his cigarette. "I don't believe you," Kara quickly pulled out a vale from her belt, she opened it and let a few drops of it's context into his drink. She quickly put it back before he noticed. She got up and handed him the drink. "Here," they both took a sip of the beverage. It'll take a while, she thought. "So you're not gonna tell me any more that's it?" she asked. "What else is there?" "Plenty."
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"Cole get Kara online now!" Cal entered his office. It took a while as he stared on the screen hoping to see an innocent face. The line beeped a couple of times until a face came through. "Hey boss!" Kara greeted. "Where's Blake?" he asked. "Well there's a good explanation for that," she smiled. "Please Kara tell me you didn't," "Okay I didn't but I did."
Cole's hologram appeared in the room. "Cal Capt. Hunt is on his way," Cal accepted as the door slid open. "Captain Hunt pleasure to meet you, Names Kara engineer and lethal tech on this beautiful ship I call home," Kara gave him a military salute. "I'll be right with you Captain," Cal muttered. "Kara, sweetie, eyes here connect with me," there was a hint of annoyance that lingered in Cal's voice. "What exactly did you do to Blake?" Kara paused for a moment and looked for something. "This is a vale," she said slowly. "It holds a type of poison." "Poison but-" "Cal, not that type of poison, it's the kind that make the person sleep for hours he won't wake up for awhile," she paused to listen to something. "Uh oh, Cal gotta go duty calls," she smiled. "Duty? Kara what is going on?" Cal grew concerned but it was to late Kara had logged of. "Stubborn isn't she," Dylan joked. "Yep."
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Kara got comfortable at the controls of her ship as she got ready to take off. The ship lifted off of the drift's hanger and zoomed into space in no time. She put the controls on autopilot and set the direction towards Cassiopeia's knight. She unbuckled her seatbelt and went toward the back to change.
There was a loud thund coming form the cockpit. Kara quickly threw on a shirt and climbed towards the front of the ship unarmed. Her footsteps were quiet and her breathing shallow. Something she acquired in the many dangerous years on Earth. She peered through the cockpit opening and spotted two heavily built guys, space pirates.
The term was all to familiar she was the daughter of one herself. The tattoo on her left shoulder was her proof that she was a space pirate's daughter though she hid it from any it was still there to remind her where she came from. The ship she had was her father's, his vessel as he called it, but he left it after a war in a terrible condition and she barely got it working a few days after joining her crew on Cassie's Knight, for a shorter term.
Shaking off the memories of her past and focusing on the present she creped into the room. The two were still in there. I could take them, she thought as she gathered the courage. "Hey boys!" she shouted getting their attention. "Wanna play," she teased.
The shorter one in a red bandanna was the first to step up. He charged at her but was greeted with a high kick followed by a counter clock for luck. The blow hit him and pushing him back but it wasn't good enough. His partner a bald taller guy stepped up to the plat and Kara got ready for the fight. Without a warning the bald guy gave her an upper punch making her tumble back. She pushed herself from the wall and hit him twice as hard with a knee kick followed by a left punch power. He fell back but maintained his balance. She quickly dug her nails into his chest and released all the electricity from her body into his. His body jerked from the shock as blood began to run down his chin from his mouth.
Kara continued not thinking of anything else. The red bandanna guy came up from behind her with a dagger in his right hand. Her covered the handled with a piece of cloth so not to get electrocuted. The dagger flashed in the dim light as it made contact with the girl's right side. Kara screamed as it went deeper into her. She let go and clenched her side. The red bandanna guy grabbed his friend and threw him over his shoulder and climbed out fast. Fear glittered in his eye and sweat danced on his brow as he swore to finish her off later. Kara listened as the pirate's ship took off. She grabbed hold of the controls and took the next slipstream out of the area. If she killed the guy the rest of his gang would be back and she would want to be there if they came back.
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"Wasn't there six of you?" Greta asked as she and Beka walked down the corridor and into the hanger. " There is Seamus Harper our engineer decided to finish up work on Rommie," "Oh"
"Greta!" A snuffled voice called from behind her. Greta turned to see a battered Kara. "Where have you been?" "I was attacked." "Cal is about to blow." "There were pirates" "Not to mention Cole is going crazy scanning the universe for you." "Did I mention attacked?" "We were worried about you" "Does attack mean anything to you?" "You could have called." "So you don't care that I'm bleeding to death?" for the first time Greta realized the blood soaked shirt. "Damn," she muttered looking back toward Kara's face. "Does it hurt?" "Nah it's warm and cuddly just like a teddy bear of course it hurts!" She was about to say something before Kara cut her off. "I'll go see Blain," "Alright I'll tell Cal." Kara nodded and ran off to med bay the best she could.
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"Ow," "do you want to feel better?" "Of course I want to feel better but I don't want to be a fried chicken," Kara complained as the laser touched her cut. "Just relax you're such a pain in the ass," Blain charged the instrument up again and prepared to do the procedure again. Blain was busy cleaning up her wounds and the tender bruises on her cheek.
"Andromeda's crew arrived today?" "Yep," Blain muttered as he finished. "All done," Kara sat up on the table wearing her Med Bay clothes, a black top with black cargos. "I met this girl today," Blain tried to create small talk. "Really who?" Kara jumped down from the table and watched Blain clean and put up the instruments. "Trance Gemini I think she knows something about where I came from." "Blain?" "I know, I know don't get my hopes up," he paused as her prepared an injection.
"Blain!" Trance entered Med Bay. "OWW!" "Please it was a little needle, tiny" "You call that little?" "Hey you wanted it the old fashion way" "Blain?" A curious Trance went further into the room. "Stop being such a baby," Blain stood next to a girl. He looked up and flashed a sweet smile. "Hey" "I'm only acting like a baby because you treat me like one." Blain glared at the girl and began to laugh.
Kara turned around and someone purple came into vision. She looked at Blain then back at the purple girl. Blain threw the shoot away and turned facing them. "Hi," Kara muttered before another sharp pain dashed into her arm. "Ow," "There done," "Torture I tell ya," Blain just rolled his eyes. "Trance this is Kara," "Hi Kara," Kara just smiled shaking Trance's hand. "Kara?" a hologram of Cole appeared in the room. "Cal wants to see you," with that he disappeared.
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"She hasn't seen him?" Jolee asked as she grabbed another cup of coffee. "He never came on board," Greta answered from the table. "I can't believe this we were so close" "I know but she believes he's dead," Greta sighed taking a sip of her drink The two sat in the Mess Hall after Andromeda had deported from their ship.
"Thank god it's over," Greta muttered. "Well it wasn't to bad" "Sure you and Tyr were all over each other," Jolee just gave Greta the death stare. "The-" Greta screamed surprised by the voice behind her. She turned to see Cole. "Don't do that." "Do what?" "Never mind" "Cole, what were you saying?" Jolee asked. "Oh Cal wants you all on deck," Greta nodded. "Well if Cal needs us on deck it's got to be important," Jolee got up and left with Greta following.
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