Chapter 16
Harper and Beka walked down the hallway.
"I wonder why Dylan was so insistent about us finding Hannah so quickly. I'm sure there's nothing she could do to hurt the ship, and she'll probably come out when she's ready," said Beka to Harper. Harper just shrugged. He seemed very out of sorts without his tools. Beka tried to get his mind off it. "Is there anything that you can build so we can find Hannah quicker?"
Harper frowned angrily and said "No, I can't build anything because I don't have any tools!"
'Oops,' Beka thought. She was just about to try something else when there was a noise. She stopped and listened. Silence. It had sounded like a gun charging up. Her intuition told her to be careful, and her hand reached for her gun. Harper didn't seem to notice the sound and kept walking.
"Harper..." said Beka
He turned around "What is it? Did you find her?" she shook her head, but just then some soldier-like people jumped from behind the corner and held a gun to his head.
"Put down your gun and don't try anything," said the man with the gun. She hated to let go of her only defense, but she couldn't let Harper die. There were several other men, and when Beka put her gun down one of them came and grabbed it off the floor, pointing it at her. A Nightsider came out from behind the corner once they were suitably detained.
When Harper saw who it was his look of dismay turned to hatred.
"I knew you wouldn't keep your promise to Trance. We were stupid to let you go. I only hope you're here to finally pay back your debt," he growled. Gerentex had a look of satisfaction on his face and said "I don't think you're in any position to demand money from anyone right now. You will do as I say or suffer the consequences. Now move!" he said. Harper knew that this time he had no way to stop him from killing him, so was forced to oblige. He and Beka were forced down the hallway.
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Harper and Beka walked down the hallway.
"I wonder why Dylan was so insistent about us finding Hannah so quickly. I'm sure there's nothing she could do to hurt the ship, and she'll probably come out when she's ready," said Beka to Harper. Harper just shrugged. He seemed very out of sorts without his tools. Beka tried to get his mind off it. "Is there anything that you can build so we can find Hannah quicker?"
Harper frowned angrily and said "No, I can't build anything because I don't have any tools!"
'Oops,' Beka thought. She was just about to try something else when there was a noise. She stopped and listened. Silence. It had sounded like a gun charging up. Her intuition told her to be careful, and her hand reached for her gun. Harper didn't seem to notice the sound and kept walking.
"Harper..." said Beka
He turned around "What is it? Did you find her?" she shook her head, but just then some soldier-like people jumped from behind the corner and held a gun to his head.
"Put down your gun and don't try anything," said the man with the gun. She hated to let go of her only defense, but she couldn't let Harper die. There were several other men, and when Beka put her gun down one of them came and grabbed it off the floor, pointing it at her. A Nightsider came out from behind the corner once they were suitably detained.
When Harper saw who it was his look of dismay turned to hatred.
"I knew you wouldn't keep your promise to Trance. We were stupid to let you go. I only hope you're here to finally pay back your debt," he growled. Gerentex had a look of satisfaction on his face and said "I don't think you're in any position to demand money from anyone right now. You will do as I say or suffer the consequences. Now move!" he said. Harper knew that this time he had no way to stop him from killing him, so was forced to oblige. He and Beka were forced down the hallway.
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