"Rygel how are you?" questioned Pilot back aboard Moya.

"A little better, thanks Pilot. I bet the rest of the crew are having loads of fun, whilst I am stuck here with frelling Hinerian diarrhoea"

Rygel huffed and flew his throne sled over to a pile of ornaments. He began sorting through them, mumbling to himself.

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Moe's Father, who was named Beck, instructed Moe to bring the Nabari to his quarters, where the guards would be waiting to seize her.

"Moe. Mac has guards combing the entire building for the grey girl's friends. Will you be able to get her to my quarters?"

"Yes, Father. As you wish." His Father left the building and Moe headed back to the bar. Chiana was sitting upright. She craned her neck out towards Moe as he reappeared.

"What'd ya have to see your Father about?" asked Chiana cocking her head.

"Nothing you need to know, anyway would you like to come back to my quarters for a drink. Got some hot raslack for a grey girl." Chiana smiled.

"Sure"

Moe smiled like a sly fox. The plan was on schedule.

Moe escorted Chiana back to his Father's quarters, unlocking the door to face four guards in armoured suits, with beater sticks and guns.

"Guards seize her!" ordered Moe.

Before Chiana could escape they had grasped her arms.

"Moe what going on?. What the frells happening? I thought you liked me. Moe?"

"Sorry Chiana", he replied with evil eyes.

Chiana panicked and tried to break free, but the guards tackled her to the ground, one smashing her forehead with a gun. She passed out.

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As Zhaan and D'Argo walked from the hot spas to the bar to meet up with John, Aeryn and Chiana, Zhaan felt as if she was being watched. They carried on walking until they arrived at a corner. Zhaan still felt someone's presence and spun around in alarm. Two guards stood armoured.

"Are you Pa Zotoh Zhaan and is this Ka D'Argo?" asked one of the guards pointing.

"Yes", said Zhaan wondering where the question was leading.

"I need you to come with me" The guards pulled out their guns ready to fire.

"D'Argo!", she called. D'Argo swirled around, quarter blade in his hand. The guards suddenly grabbed Zhaan's neck and squeezed.

"Stop it!" she spluttered.

D'Argo fired, killing one of the guards. The other let Zhaan go and pulling out a beater stick from his belt, he struck D'Argo in the head. He fell to the ground. Zhaan tried to escape, but was met by more guards who tied her up and dragged her away with D'Argo. They were chained alongside Chiana in a dark, dingy, smelly cell. Their weapons were confiscated.

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John and Aeryn sat around a bar table wandering where their friends had got to.

"I said an arn., didn't I?" questioned Critchon.

"You said meet in the bar in an arn but they're not here. Maybe they are having so much fun that they forgot"

"Maybe. But Chi was here when we left."

"She probably got bored. You know what Chiana's like if it's not her type, she'll prowl somewhere else. Let's venture to the upstairs levels. They could be there"

"Good idea Aeryn", replied John

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Critchon and Aeryn walked to the second floor and searched having no luck. They did however see a young girl in a cage having pieces of food lobbed at her. Aeryn was horrified. The girl looked to be ten or eleven cycles old and wore torn clothes. She was suspended in a cage high above the ground. Aeryn and Critchon hid.

"John we've got to do something. We can't leave her." Aeryn stared up at the child as anger hit her eyes.

"There are aliens watching a girl being hurt and they don't care. Why?" asked Aeryn frowning.

"Maybe the kid did something wrong. They should care. I hope she doesn't die before we save her butt. Poor girl."

"There's a pulley system over there that obviously releases the cage. You head for that. Kill any of the aliens in sight, including any guards. I'll shoot as many aliens as I can. We have to rescue her"

Guards surrounded the area and Aeryn was the first in gun blazing killing two aliens. Aeryn was strong. As she carried on firing, John made his way over to the cage shooting as many aliens as he could. The guards kept trying to capture him but he held them off by firing, aiming for their torsos. The guards perished. Reaching the pully system, he killed a female alien protecting it and then unleashed the rope, lowering the cage to the ground. Aeryn carried on firing, holding off the guards who were desperately trying to seize her, but with no luck. John and Aeryn had cleared the area and a mine field of bodies was all they could see. John broke the lock of the cage with his pulse pistol and pulled the child to safety. The girl felt stiff and her body was stippled with bruises. She was unconscious. As he handed the child to Aeryn who slung her over her shoulder, more guards entered the room.

"Get them!" shouted a guard.

"They're criminals. Grab them!" called another.

John and Aeryn fled to a hiding place they had discovered behind the jacuzzi room. The guards continued to hunt them down.

In safety they stopped to get their breath back. Aeryn placed the child on the floor. She had stopped breathing…….

I hope you enjoyed reading this. Chapter 3 is now up