Chapter 5
She couldn't speak; her voice had been wrenched from her. Her body was frozen, even her mind numbed to the person standing before her. 'Her brother' or rather half brother, from the moment he had found out what she was he had vowed to destroy her, to keep the family's lineage pure. It had been a year since the truth was told, the blood test proved it and her mother could no longer hide it; Shara's father was Human. Then Shara had found him. He had lived nearby her whole life on Kendora. Her pride had occupied the planet for a century and since she could remember, she had had this feeling that she wasn't supposed to be there. She was a dreamer and lacked the strength and will of the other children in the pride. She hadn't been able to believe the truth at first but now staring at the hatred in the eyes of someone she used to care for; she believed it all too well.
'Where are they?' he demanded. Shara just stared at him. Grabbing her shoulder and yanking her closer to him, not caring if he hurt her. 'I said where are they?' He raised his hand preparing to strike her as she shut her eyes tight bracing herself for the pain. Instead she felt his grip slacken and a sicken thud assaulted her ears. Not sure what to do she slowly opened her eyes to see her brother unconscious on the deck and a large man with dreadlocks staring down at her.
'Come now.' he ordered and starting walking away. She hesitantly took a step forward before seeing the bone blades. Sensing the girl's apprehension Tyr turned back to her. 'Listen you can either stay here and wait till he wakes up,' he kicked the limp body. 'Or you can come with me, find Dylan and get the hell out of here. Now which is it?'
Shara looked astounded. 'You're part of Captain Hunt's crew?' she asked.
'In a manner of speaking.' he replied.
'Ouch!' Harper exclaimed as Trance, Dylan and Beka stood over him, trying to wake him up. He rubbed his head as his eyes began to focus. 'Boss?'
'Yeah Harper.' Beka said helping her friend up. They had found him outside the command deck, unconscious from the Nietzschean weapon.
'Oh man, why do we always end up on the receiving end of some Nietzschean argument? Is it too much to ask of them to leave us out for once.' Harper complained.
'I agree little man.' Tyr said appearing behind them, with Shara a few paces away.
'Shara.' Trance said half glad and half surprised to see her.
Dylan turned to face her. 'Mind telling us why there are Nietzscheans aboard my ship and why they are trying to kill us?' Nervously Shara started to open her mouth unsure if she should tell them everything. These people were helping her now but what about later? Would they just dump her on some back world planet? 'If you don't tell us, I'll throw you back to Nietzscheans headed this way.' Dylan's voice cut through her thoughts.
'They want you're ship.' she said quickly.
'What?' Dylan did not sound too pleased.
'They said if I helped capture your ship, they would at least let me live.' She saw the feeling of betrayal creep into their eyes and quickly added, 'but I did not want too, that's what we were fighting about when Trance and Harper found me. I am so sorry.' She could feel the tears welling up again.
'Dylan,' Rommie flickered into existence next to him. 'Six Nietzscheans are approaching your position.'
Dylan acted quickly. 'Trance, take Shara somewhere safe.'
Trance grabbed the girl's arm and pulled her towards an access tunnel, while Dylan, Beka, Tyr and Harper drew their weapons.
'Ready?' Dylan asked them and was answered with nodding heads and a determined look in each of their eyes. Tyr moved to join Dylan beside the command deck's door and Beka and Harper ducked down covering themselves further away. The first shot echoed as it hit the outside of the door and the four officers held their breath as they waited, poised to begin the fight.
She couldn't speak; her voice had been wrenched from her. Her body was frozen, even her mind numbed to the person standing before her. 'Her brother' or rather half brother, from the moment he had found out what she was he had vowed to destroy her, to keep the family's lineage pure. It had been a year since the truth was told, the blood test proved it and her mother could no longer hide it; Shara's father was Human. Then Shara had found him. He had lived nearby her whole life on Kendora. Her pride had occupied the planet for a century and since she could remember, she had had this feeling that she wasn't supposed to be there. She was a dreamer and lacked the strength and will of the other children in the pride. She hadn't been able to believe the truth at first but now staring at the hatred in the eyes of someone she used to care for; she believed it all too well.
'Where are they?' he demanded. Shara just stared at him. Grabbing her shoulder and yanking her closer to him, not caring if he hurt her. 'I said where are they?' He raised his hand preparing to strike her as she shut her eyes tight bracing herself for the pain. Instead she felt his grip slacken and a sicken thud assaulted her ears. Not sure what to do she slowly opened her eyes to see her brother unconscious on the deck and a large man with dreadlocks staring down at her.
'Come now.' he ordered and starting walking away. She hesitantly took a step forward before seeing the bone blades. Sensing the girl's apprehension Tyr turned back to her. 'Listen you can either stay here and wait till he wakes up,' he kicked the limp body. 'Or you can come with me, find Dylan and get the hell out of here. Now which is it?'
Shara looked astounded. 'You're part of Captain Hunt's crew?' she asked.
'In a manner of speaking.' he replied.
'Ouch!' Harper exclaimed as Trance, Dylan and Beka stood over him, trying to wake him up. He rubbed his head as his eyes began to focus. 'Boss?'
'Yeah Harper.' Beka said helping her friend up. They had found him outside the command deck, unconscious from the Nietzschean weapon.
'Oh man, why do we always end up on the receiving end of some Nietzschean argument? Is it too much to ask of them to leave us out for once.' Harper complained.
'I agree little man.' Tyr said appearing behind them, with Shara a few paces away.
'Shara.' Trance said half glad and half surprised to see her.
Dylan turned to face her. 'Mind telling us why there are Nietzscheans aboard my ship and why they are trying to kill us?' Nervously Shara started to open her mouth unsure if she should tell them everything. These people were helping her now but what about later? Would they just dump her on some back world planet? 'If you don't tell us, I'll throw you back to Nietzscheans headed this way.' Dylan's voice cut through her thoughts.
'They want you're ship.' she said quickly.
'What?' Dylan did not sound too pleased.
'They said if I helped capture your ship, they would at least let me live.' She saw the feeling of betrayal creep into their eyes and quickly added, 'but I did not want too, that's what we were fighting about when Trance and Harper found me. I am so sorry.' She could feel the tears welling up again.
'Dylan,' Rommie flickered into existence next to him. 'Six Nietzscheans are approaching your position.'
Dylan acted quickly. 'Trance, take Shara somewhere safe.'
Trance grabbed the girl's arm and pulled her towards an access tunnel, while Dylan, Beka, Tyr and Harper drew their weapons.
'Ready?' Dylan asked them and was answered with nodding heads and a determined look in each of their eyes. Tyr moved to join Dylan beside the command deck's door and Beka and Harper ducked down covering themselves further away. The first shot echoed as it hit the outside of the door and the four officers held their breath as they waited, poised to begin the fight.
