Outlaw Star is not mine

Hostage Situation: chapter two

By Hanmyo

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Hanmyo sat quietly on the couch watching the red head pace back and forth in front of her.

"Where is he? He should have been back by now!!" Gene Starwind said as he crashed onto the couch beating his fist on the coffee table.

"Calm down, Gene." Melfina's soft voice broke into the room.

"Ya! He's probably talkin' to some girls!" Aisha said. Hanmyo turned sharply and glared at the Ctarl Ctarl. "Ok! Maybe not! But you shouldn't worry Gene, he can take care of himself."

The outlaw sighed and looked around the room. The inside of the building had been decorated for the party. Streamers hung from the staircase and the ceiling. The cake was ready, as well as the sandwiches. Now all they needed was the birthday boy.

"Hey, Gene, you want me to go find him for ya?" Hanmyo asked, standing up from the couch.

Gene turned his bright blue eyes towards her young face, "Would you?"

"Yeah!" She smiled.

"Thanks!...Man he's lucky..." He whispered.

"huh?" The purple haired girl asked, leaning forward a bit.

"huh?...." She blinked again, but soon stood and headed towards the door.

"Be careful and hurry back with him!" Aisha called after her as she opened the door.

"I will don't wor...." Her sentence stopped as she noticed a small brown package on the ground in front of her. "What's this?" She bend down and lifted the bundle. On the top, written in somewhat sloppy handwriting was a note. Silently, she read it and her eyes grew in shock.

"Hanmyo?" Melfina asked curiously.

Aisha's ears perked up quickly as she heard a familiar mechanical noise. "What the..." she spoke under her breath, then she realized what it was. "Oh my.... HANMYO GET RID OF IT! ITS A BOMB!!!"

Hanmyo, hearing this, quickly tossed the package and turned to run, but it was too late. The explosion shook the building as its shock waves ripped through the air. A cry of surprise and pain echoed through the room as Hanmyo was pushed of her feet and hurled into Aisha with tremendous force.

As soon as the blast diminished, Gene sprang over the couch and over to the two fallen forms. He watched as Aisha sat up, wincing a bit. Hanmyo lay across her lap, motionless.

Gene knelt by their side, "What the hell?!? Hanmyo?" They carefully turned her limp body over, noticing the burns and broken ribs she had suffered in the blast. As they turned her, they saw the thin streams of blood running from the corner of her mouth. "Hanmyo?!?" The red haired outlaw pleaded again, and sighed in relief as her dark brown eyes fluttered open.

The purple haired girl hissed as pain shot through her chest.

"Take it easy!" Aisha said, concern filling her voice.

Hanmyo didn't listen, but she did keep in mind her broken ribs as she spoke. "...the package.."

Gene could see the pain the girl was going through to get the words out. "Hanmyo, don't talk. We need to get you to a hospital."

As Gene began lifting her into his arms, she let out another string of words, this time a bit faster. "...the Macdougall's have Jim.... give them Melfina and the ship or he dies...." She gasped for air as her strength left her.

Gene stood, holding the weak girl in his arms. He had heard every word, but didn't want to believe it.

She could feel darkness slipping into her mind as Gene stood with her in his arms. She couldn't pass out. She needed to tell him the rest. She gathered up the rest of her strength and spoke.

"....You must meet them... at docking bay 12.... tomorrow... at 12 pm..." Hanmyo smiled inwardly as the darkness broke its bonds and flooded her vision. She had gotten the entire message out in time. Now Jim could be saved.

To be continued…

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