Part 12: Say What?
Aeryn was the first to catch the scent of danger. She gave the signal to stop. As the rebels lined up behind her, not a word was spoken. An eerie silence descended upon the area. Sky'leen was on Aeryn's right. Sky'leen's officers waited for her next order. Aeryn had fought by the lieutenant's side in the past. She recognized Sky'leen's superior ability. When Orin raised his hand, several soldiers fanned out to scan the area.
"It's quiet, too quiet," Aeryn said to Orin.
Orin nodded. "It's not the place I would have chosen as a trap," Aeryn admitted.
"Exactly." Orin looked around. "Do you feel it? They're there, below us, waiting."
A faint whistle sounded from the shell of an old building to the left. Orin motioned to her rebels to split into sections.
The rebel who'd given the sound moved to her side. "How many?" Orin asked.
"I couldn't tell, but I spotted several to the left of us. They hide by the bent crossing."
Orin nodded. She waited until a third of her contingent had spread in a semi-circle on the western slope. The second third followed the same order, though they fanned in a half circle on the eastern bridge. The last of her troops waited behind Orin and Sun.
The sound of pulse fire echoed throughout the valley. The rebels who had circled the enemy now began their downward descent.
The net was closed. The battle belonged to the fittest: Orin's rebels showed their superiority now.
Those cunning peacekeepers that hid behind trees, broken buildings, and rocks, waited to pounce upon their unknowing victims, soon found themselves trapped. The rebels took command from the outset, and quickly claimed victory.
They took no prisoners.
It wasn't until the battle was finished that Aeryn desires to get back to John intensify. She had an uneasy feeling for the past quarter of an arn. She heard one of the other officers saying. "Lieutenant, the command carrier has left."
Josef looked up surprised. "What the frell mean they have left?"
A cold smile came on Orin's face. "As they are suppose to. Let's move."
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The disruptor hurried through the halls of the Citadel. The doors opened before he had even gotten to them. A black clad figure stood before him. "Where are they holding John Crichton?"
"In the Star-Crossed Way Hostel." The disruptor handed over a vid. "This has all the information you require."
"And the Carrier has left orbit.are the government officials ready to carry out their part?"
"Yes, they had acquired the creatures you asked for. I also received a report that the Scarrans are on the move in the sector the Command Carrier is headed to."
The figure moved back into the room looking at the vid. Snarling he flung it across the room. "We need to move now. Have you heard if the Scarrans have destroyed the General's ship yet?"
"No, sir. Nothing since the order came over to the Commandant."
"Alert the rebels of Crichton's situation, if the Lieutenant or Sun are not aware of it."
Nodding his head the disruptor left. He looked over at the tall man walking out of the shadows. "I am not waiting any longer."
"You wont have to. As soon as the rebels have freed John, you can join Aeryn to bring him back."
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Aeryn couldn't shake her uneasy feelings. Sky'leen had noticed that a look would come over Aeryn's face from time to time. "Aeryn, what is it?"
Looking up at her, Aeryn hesitated. "I don't know.its just.John."
Sky'leen hit her comm badge. "Yenal?"
She waited for a moment. "Yenal, answer me!"
Aeryn turned away and started back to the bunker. She knew she shouldn't have left him alone. If Braca has him she was going to take great pleasure in killing the drenit.
Sky'leen calling out orders, rushed to help Aeryn. She should have put the human in another safe place. There just were to many spies around to know who knew what. Sky'leen hoped nothing had happened to the human, she was just getting to like him.
To continue.
Aeryn was the first to catch the scent of danger. She gave the signal to stop. As the rebels lined up behind her, not a word was spoken. An eerie silence descended upon the area. Sky'leen was on Aeryn's right. Sky'leen's officers waited for her next order. Aeryn had fought by the lieutenant's side in the past. She recognized Sky'leen's superior ability. When Orin raised his hand, several soldiers fanned out to scan the area.
"It's quiet, too quiet," Aeryn said to Orin.
Orin nodded. "It's not the place I would have chosen as a trap," Aeryn admitted.
"Exactly." Orin looked around. "Do you feel it? They're there, below us, waiting."
A faint whistle sounded from the shell of an old building to the left. Orin motioned to her rebels to split into sections.
The rebel who'd given the sound moved to her side. "How many?" Orin asked.
"I couldn't tell, but I spotted several to the left of us. They hide by the bent crossing."
Orin nodded. She waited until a third of her contingent had spread in a semi-circle on the western slope. The second third followed the same order, though they fanned in a half circle on the eastern bridge. The last of her troops waited behind Orin and Sun.
The sound of pulse fire echoed throughout the valley. The rebels who had circled the enemy now began their downward descent.
The net was closed. The battle belonged to the fittest: Orin's rebels showed their superiority now.
Those cunning peacekeepers that hid behind trees, broken buildings, and rocks, waited to pounce upon their unknowing victims, soon found themselves trapped. The rebels took command from the outset, and quickly claimed victory.
They took no prisoners.
It wasn't until the battle was finished that Aeryn desires to get back to John intensify. She had an uneasy feeling for the past quarter of an arn. She heard one of the other officers saying. "Lieutenant, the command carrier has left."
Josef looked up surprised. "What the frell mean they have left?"
A cold smile came on Orin's face. "As they are suppose to. Let's move."
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The disruptor hurried through the halls of the Citadel. The doors opened before he had even gotten to them. A black clad figure stood before him. "Where are they holding John Crichton?"
"In the Star-Crossed Way Hostel." The disruptor handed over a vid. "This has all the information you require."
"And the Carrier has left orbit.are the government officials ready to carry out their part?"
"Yes, they had acquired the creatures you asked for. I also received a report that the Scarrans are on the move in the sector the Command Carrier is headed to."
The figure moved back into the room looking at the vid. Snarling he flung it across the room. "We need to move now. Have you heard if the Scarrans have destroyed the General's ship yet?"
"No, sir. Nothing since the order came over to the Commandant."
"Alert the rebels of Crichton's situation, if the Lieutenant or Sun are not aware of it."
Nodding his head the disruptor left. He looked over at the tall man walking out of the shadows. "I am not waiting any longer."
"You wont have to. As soon as the rebels have freed John, you can join Aeryn to bring him back."
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Aeryn couldn't shake her uneasy feelings. Sky'leen had noticed that a look would come over Aeryn's face from time to time. "Aeryn, what is it?"
Looking up at her, Aeryn hesitated. "I don't know.its just.John."
Sky'leen hit her comm badge. "Yenal?"
She waited for a moment. "Yenal, answer me!"
Aeryn turned away and started back to the bunker. She knew she shouldn't have left him alone. If Braca has him she was going to take great pleasure in killing the drenit.
Sky'leen calling out orders, rushed to help Aeryn. She should have put the human in another safe place. There just were to many spies around to know who knew what. Sky'leen hoped nothing had happened to the human, she was just getting to like him.
To continue.