In fear Kranick turned to his men ordering them to fire. Smirking Aeryn raised her hand sending the pulse blasts to retaliate on their owners. She sent some of the men flying through the buildings windows and smashing through walls. All in while slowly making her way towards the scared scientist standing in the back.

Watching the situation deteriate, Kranick called for more back up as he ran. He knew he had to get out of there. Even if he sent all his men in the building after her. It would only manage to slow her down for awhile.

He ran until he entered a room with a security door that led to his escape-pod. He started to punch in the codes for the door when all of a sudden the power and lights flickered out. It was total darkness.

Taking out a small flashlight in his pocket, he franticaly began puching in the codes over and over again. Giving up he ran over to the door control and shakely sealed himself in the room. The shooting in the background stopped, everything grew deadly quiet. The only thing Kranick heard was the sound of his heart pounding in his chest.

Kranick knew the silence could only mean one thing. He was the only one left. He froze when he heard a new horror. Over the pounding of his heart and his own ragged breathing. He could hear a sound behind him. The sound of someone else breathing. He slowly turned around to look through the window, and what he saw caused him to fall backwards screaming in fear.

Aeryn stood right behind him her glowing red eyes stared at him through the darkened window. Her red streaked hair whipped around her face as she slowly reached for the door handle to open it. Kranick felt a small surge of relief, because he had sealed the door shut.

"You can try to open it all you want Asharan, but you can't open that door it's sealed. You'll never get me in here." But his gloating was not to last. His smile faltered when he saw the cold smile she gave him. She slowly took a few steps away from the door and said.

"Never say Never." She raised her hands in the air. Causing every window and glass door in that tier to explode and shatter. Kranick screamed as glass showered him cutting him all over his body. Aeryn quickly entered the room and lifted him in the air using her telekineisis. Slowly strangling the life out of him.

"Please......I can't...breath....have...mercy." He managed to strangle out.

"What on you. After what you put me through. I will enjoy killing you."

Aeryn drew her pistol to give him a lethal blast when..

"Aeryn! Stop!"

John ran towards Aeryn to intervene, but she sent him smashing into a wall. Knocking the wind out of him.

"Aeryn, No don't do it. He's not worth it," he weased. Struggling to his feet he once again tried to brake her hold on Kranick and once again she sent him flying into the wall.

John began coughing up blood, but determinly he staggered back to his feet.

"Not worth it! Not worth it?!!! After all the hell he put me through. You say he's not worth it?!!!" Aeryn world went dark for a moment making her put Kranick back on his feet, but she still kept her pistol trained on him.

"Aeryn, look at yourself. You already starting to black out. If you don't stop using all this power you're going to put your self in a coma."

"I can't."Aeryn said struggling to stay conscious.

"Aeryn if you don't, I'm going to lose you. Please let him go."

John held his breath as Aeryn struggled with the demons within her. Sweat started to pour down her face as her fingers shakely hovered over the trigger.

She slowly dropped her weapon and her control on Kranick disapated. He staggered past John, then started running full tilt to the nearest exit. Aeryn flashed John a delirious smile as he reached for her in alarm. He caught her just as she collasped in his arms.

to be continued.