Chapter 23
Hannah crawled out of the conduits via a ladder and quickly made her way through the hallway toward Hydrophonics. She stopped quickly when she heard the heavy thud of many footsteps coming toward her. Obviously it was her false employer. She pressed herself against the wall so she wouldn't be seen and gathered her courage as much as she could. She gulped and touched the laser saw to make sure it was still there. As ready as she would ever be, Hannah walked as confidently as she could into the hallway with the men.
The Nightsider stopped, alarmed at her sudden appearance, but quickly recovered.
"Ah! Look who it is! The kind soul who was so good as to help us in our hour of need. What can I do for you, my dear?"
"I was wondering if we could see about my debt," Much to her surprise Hannah managed to keep her voice relatively level.
"Yes, about that, you see I don't feel comfortable dealing with that right now. You see, I am in the middle of taking over a ship, so if you could possibly wait until later I would be pleased to oblige,"
"I'd rather not wait until later. In fact, I need to know right now so I can get off this ship and be on my way," she was beginning to get more than angry at this Nightsider.
He smiled evilly.
"If you insist," he said, "I will tell you who shot you down, as promised,"
She couldn't breath. A heavy arm grabbed her from behind and a sweet- smelling cloth was forced over her face. Just before she blacked out, the last image she saw was the Nightsider standing over her.
"It was me," he said.
All went black.
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Gerentex sighed. "Put her with the rest of them," he said waving off his cronies.
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Hannah crawled out of the conduits via a ladder and quickly made her way through the hallway toward Hydrophonics. She stopped quickly when she heard the heavy thud of many footsteps coming toward her. Obviously it was her false employer. She pressed herself against the wall so she wouldn't be seen and gathered her courage as much as she could. She gulped and touched the laser saw to make sure it was still there. As ready as she would ever be, Hannah walked as confidently as she could into the hallway with the men.
The Nightsider stopped, alarmed at her sudden appearance, but quickly recovered.
"Ah! Look who it is! The kind soul who was so good as to help us in our hour of need. What can I do for you, my dear?"
"I was wondering if we could see about my debt," Much to her surprise Hannah managed to keep her voice relatively level.
"Yes, about that, you see I don't feel comfortable dealing with that right now. You see, I am in the middle of taking over a ship, so if you could possibly wait until later I would be pleased to oblige,"
"I'd rather not wait until later. In fact, I need to know right now so I can get off this ship and be on my way," she was beginning to get more than angry at this Nightsider.
He smiled evilly.
"If you insist," he said, "I will tell you who shot you down, as promised,"
She couldn't breath. A heavy arm grabbed her from behind and a sweet- smelling cloth was forced over her face. Just before she blacked out, the last image she saw was the Nightsider standing over her.
"It was me," he said.
All went black.
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Gerentex sighed. "Put her with the rest of them," he said waving off his cronies.
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