Chapter 6: Well, That Went By Fast!

"GO!" yelled Misha as the ship came into sub ether drive. The ship made a large humming sound as it soared quickly into space.

"I cannot believe you ripped off one of the arms, Misha," Maaike said in an angered voice. "You could have done something different."

"No, Maaike," replied Misha. "What could I have done? I had no choice."

"Yes, you did."

Asha moaned as she stirred in the seat. "Where am I?" she asked as she touched her wound on the side of her head. "What happened?"

"Don't move!" said Maaike. "You hit your head."

"No DUH!" Asha said irritably. She began to have tears run down her face as she looked confusingly into space, not jut because of what happened but also from the agonizing pain of needles in her head. "Uncle, why did they do it?" Her eyes flashed as she thought of the six ships. "Where are the ships?"

"They went ka-boom!" smiled Misha. "I'm the one who did it!" She pointed to herself, sucked in her breath and stuck out her chest. She tried to look buff.

Maaike growled. "With my help too! Don't give yourself all the credit."

"WARNING," said Nonius. "There is a glitch in the main computer. During the battle, I believe a virus came aboard by an injection from the adversary. If we do not go to the nearest planet or satellite, my engines will automatically dismember itself."

"Misha, what is our whereabouts?" asked Asha.

"We are in pirates territory. The closest location is Sentinel III."

"Ok, we will dock there. Misha . . ." paused Asha. "What happened to you?"

Misha looked at the clothes and frowned. Blood covered her from her neck to her knees. Some of the blood was not hers but she did have a few deep cuts. "Oh," Misha said in despair. "I have blood on my clothes."

The three girls laughed. "You might want to check those cuts," said Asha in a choking laugh.

"You might want to check your brain," replied Misha in a gasp for air.

"At least she has a brain," smiled Maaike.

The girls stopped laughing to see what way Misha would react. Silence ran through the room.

"Why do you girls tease each other?" asked Nonius in a confused manner. "Do all female humans do that?"

"Just about!" Asha smiled, playing with her blood sticky hair.

"We do it because it's fun," said Maaike. "I don't know if all humans do that, but, we're good friends, so, it doesn't count."

"How can you call it 'good'?" Misha asked. "We're great friends!"

"You guys are weird," commented Asha as she eyed the two giving a large bear hug.

"Oh, and Ash," said Misha in a soft squealing voice.

"Misha ripped off a grappler arm," Maaike finished for Misha.

"WHAT!!!!"