Chapter5

"So, as long as we are trapped, tell me. Did you do it?" Harper asked looking through random files.

"Do what?"

"Kill him."

"No! I assassinated him. He was my target, they told me to do it! I was following orders."

"Ok ok. So what about this Beyaro person? Why does he hate you."

Anya looked away. "It's a long story."

"We have a long time."

Anya looked torn. "Fine." Anya walked over and looked into the files and pulled out one labeled 'arrogant bastard' and walked over to Aria who was sitting with wide eyes.

"Aria?"

"Functions…"

"I know its ok. Just telling you we are going into an old file, don't fight us."

"I…under..stand." Aria said.

"How did you make files accessible without the AI?" Harper asked, amazed.

"I know a man very good at working computers, he taught me all I know. It was simple, I'll tell you about it later." Anya said and picking up a file from the collection. "Get ready." Anya pressed a few buttons on a 'wall'. "Wow, the idiot didn't deactivate our systems, just suspended some of them. Dipstick." She said.

Harper smiled as an office materialized. He and Anya were off to one side where a year younger Anya was standing in front of a desk, not at attention and Beyaro sitting behind it.

"Anya Myur."

"No shit." Anya mumbled.

"What was that?" Beyaro asked.

"Nothing General." Anya said smiling.

"So, you know why you are here."

"Got a general idea." Anya said."

"Miss Myur, you are an exemplary agent, one of the best we have ever had but you have real problems with…authority."

Anya smiled. "Ah, they are wusses."

"Commander!"

"What. Its true!"

"Commander, why do you say that?"

"Well, because the man in charge of our op told us to fall back even though we out numbered them 4 to one!"

"Did you ever consider he knew what he was doing?"

"No! Because he didn't!"

"Why do you think that?"

"Because he took a three week course. He is Admiral Paron's boy." She said smiling.

General Beyaro leaned back in his chair, "Paron junior said you didn't follow the rules."

"I did. They were my own personal rules of course."

"Against regulations."

"no one got hurt. My rules are careful that way."

"Really, what are your rules?"

"Well, 1, never date a man who ranks under you. 2, never put a civilian in danger. 3, never put a fellow officer in danger. 4, if it seems too easy it probably is and 5, if I can do it, do it."

Beyaro leaned back, thinking about it "Interesting."

"Thank you."

The office faded.

"That was where we first met. After that, we dated for a few year then, one night a few monthes ago…" Anya selected another file.

The scene changed to a restaurant.

"I have something to tell you." A Beyaro said to a little older Anya.

"Go ahead."

"I have been promoted to Admiral."

"That's great!" Anya smiled.

"Yes, only one thing. I don't think I will have time to juggle a relationship."

"What…"

"You are just too much to handle Anya."

"What? How! What did I do?"

"You are just to wild. Please do not talk to me at work or contact me again." Beyaro stood up, put money on the table and walked away leaving a stunned Anya.

As the restaurant faded, Harper looked at her in pity.

"So, that was that? Never again."

"Never again." Anya said.

"Bastard."

"Yup. So after that, I dedicated myself to my work. Plenty of time to meet men later. Until this one case. Bartoli."

"Bartoli…I think I recognize that."

"He was a Moralian dictator, it was my job to bring him in for questioning. I was authorized to use any force needed. And if I had to kill him. I had to. He almost killed one of my agents. Of course, I got court marshaled because Admiral Beyaro forced it through, still mad at me. For what I don't know. So I told him to go to hell after I got off.

"I cant believe he hated me so much. He made up all kinds of stories about me and my reputation was ruined. Then he made up charges. He said I killed Bartoli in cold blood. Lie. He had a gun pointed at Jezzie Mariola. Had me chased. Then arrested, I broke out but I had no where to go. He ruined my life and I don't even know why."

"Wow. Im sorry." Harper said.

"You don't believe me." Anya said.

"Yeah I do, im just trying to see how i can convince Dylan."

"Dylan?"

"Yeah, my captain. How can we tell them we are trapped…"

"I Don't know. All I know is that Aria's main power is starting to drain and I havce a 'hibernation' on this. If the power gets too low then it just stops with only essentials running…so…"

"So it will cut off our link."

"No, it won't. It will trap us exactly where we are so we don't take to much power."

"Frozen exactly?"

"Yes! No moving, no trying to fix it."

"Shit."