Chapter Four.

He could not understand why he was in the cell this time, just remembering how Francis had been when throwing him into the dark room. Something did not feel right, he hoped that he would find out what was going on. But after what seemed like hours with not even any food, he knew that there was a problem. All he could do was sit and wait until someone would tell him, hoping that Kathy would believe that he was innocent of anything that he was supposed to have done.

Guy watched as the Spears' moved around on the other side of the one-way hologlass, something was happening on their side, and he hoped that it was something bad. Spears' were evil humans, if you could call them humans. And the familiar black cloaked figure standing around, directing the others. He was the general of the group, the one in charge, and someone he did not want to fuck with. But everything he saw slowly faded from his thoughts when a banging on the door behind him echoed within the cell, almost deafening.

The voices were muffled by the thick titanium door, but the banging continued. He held his hands against his ears to ease the ringing in his head, he moved to the door and with one heavy foot, banged back. All was silent after that, and he waited for the viewslot to open, but nothing. Now he was starting to get worried, something was definitely wrong and he wished that he would just be told what it was he had supposedly done. Guy took a few steps back from the door and sat on the solid steel fold-out bed.

Hours had seemed to have passed, the Spears' were no longer in view, so they must be out hunting for their gods. In the meantime voices now and again could be heard on the other side of the door, maybe he would soon find out what the hell was going on. And as he thought that, a clanging sound of the doors locks were pulled from the door, and slowly the door slanted open.

In stepped Francis followed by Demetri, they both stood in front of him, not making a sound, just looking at him. Guy remained sat down now looking up at Francis, noticing the hatred in his stare.

"Why did you do it Sanders?" Francis' question drew a blank and Guy could not answer. Demetri smirked at Guy from behind Francis' back, Guy noticed this smiled glare, then he realised that he was being set up, but for what he did not know. "She did not deserve what you had done to her you sick bastard!" And with that, Guy knew what was wrong, and his entire soul began to fall into darkness. Demetri now stood at Francis' side lifting up a small clipboard.

"What are you talking about, I don't have a clue what your talking about, just tell me damn it!" Finding all this rather irritating, all he wanted was answers.

"Corporal Guy Sanders, you have been found guilty of the horrific murder of Kathy Isabel Perry. This crime of first degree murder can give the sentence of death, and in this new world, we can find a punishment even worse than that." Demetri sounded serious when he spoke in front of Francis. "Do you wish to say anything before we collaborate on your punishment?" He was a smug piece of shit, and one day he would get his comeuppance.

"You really believe I would kill Kathy, you bastards..!" He was not thinking about what he was saying, his words meant nothing right now, suddenly everything began to make sense, the attitude of Francis when he was tossing him into the cell, gun raised always, waiting for the slightest of movement.

"Honestly Corporal Sanders, we don't know. Reading your file we can see your emotionally troubled, and all the evidence leads to you, so we can only assume." Francis did not stutter a word which he usually would do in a situation like this, he was being firm, but in charge. "Kathy was welled liked by all, and her fondness to you seemed irrational, and we cannot understand why you did it, but we will be just with this, just think of her brothers." Francis was not being his usual authority self, there was something else.

It was impossible to comprehend, he had been with Kathy a few nights ago, why would someone want to harm her, she was nothing but an angel in the depths of hell. Oh god, her brothers. Guy wondered to himself how they would be feeling, now that they had no one to look after them, and no matter what, Guy would show his innocence to everyone. But his heart now had a hole in it, everything he felt meant nothing right now, nothing .

Guy did not really know how to reply to any of this, Kathy was dead and he was getting the blame for it. He would never harm a hair on her head and now he was being found guilty for her murder, that bastard Demetri was going to get away with this no matter what he would say. He realised that maybe he could work something out, but it would not be by talking with these two pathetic excuses for humans. An idea was crossing his mind, and he would hope that Francis would go along with it, because he was not the smartest of men, but Demetri might be a problem.

"Stephen, please. I will accept any punishment given to me, but let me speak to Stephen." He needed to find out what was going on, and he knew that Stephen would listen to him guilty or not. But it would all depend on Francis, he was a leader first and a person second, and Guy knew that he would get this one thing, even if at that moment he was nothing more than a sick psychotic killer to the man.

"You ask for a big things Sanders', but we will get him, and you will both be guarded. Until then you will remain in the cell until your punishment." Francis may be a fat obnoxious arsehole, but he did everything by the book, and Demetri's angered face showed that he was pissed off by Francis' decision to allow him to talk with Stephen.

Demetri looked at Guy, turned and walked away without any further to say. Francis looked at Guy and his head sunk, he felt pain, for the first time Guy could see the pain in him, it took the loss of someone who barely liked him, but still, some emotion in such a man brought some thoughts to Guys, and it was then that he could see why the man was the way he was, always seeming so power hungry, he had no one. And a man with no one would hide his feelings from anyone who was around him. Maybe he was not that bad after all.

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Chan was finding it hard to think, she pulled a short wire from the control panel and connected it to the small hole that would link up to her new mind-drive. She was unsure to actually use the device, but her body was able to use such hardware. She found it easier to cope with the fact that she was not completely human, and now she was taking advantage of being an android. Why not? If it would help.

And as her fingertips moved effortless over the ships control board, she found that she was locked out of the system, with no way to override it. Her thoughts stuck on the fact that she had no way of getting to Jacques, he was a few building away and she was helpless, and what was worse, she knew that Jacques would be telling Sam that they would be all right, she felt human once more, her feelings of guilt for the friends she could not help. But it did not mean that she would give up, until the engines ignite she would fight to save her friends, she was more human than anything, nothing could change that.

"Mother, what are my options on overriding the main control board?" Maybe the ship could help her, but most likely, she would be left with nothing. And she knew that asking the stupid computer would not do anything, but just In case, robot to robot, something might go right.

"SYSTEM OVERRIDE INACTIVE TO UNAUTHORISED PERSONAL, LOCK ON CONTROL CANNOT BE OVERRIDDEN BY COMPUTER PANEL."

Then it hit Chan hard, she was in the wrong part of the ship, she suddenly knew what she had to do, but it would mean shutting down the entire system, and that would be crazy, deactivating the 'Inferno Field', it would be suicide, the ship would be almost inviting the aliens in, but if they did not know. They had not seemed to be attacking the shield for quite a few minutes now, maybe, just maybe they had given up, but it would still be the most stupid thing she could do. And a moment later that decision was made as Chan headed down to the Cerebus' main computer control system at the bottom of the ship.

She made it down to sub-level one, she was getting closer to the brain of the ship, her feet echoed as her heavy feet stomped upon the floor grating. If she could shut down main system, somehow crash it, she may be able to restart the Cerebus control system and manually control the ignition of the engines so she would have complete control. Her only thought being on the 'Inferno Field', if the aliens knew that it was down, they would attack the ship, and nothing would stop them from getting in.

"Mother, open ships operation control." And the wall opened up, showing a series of wires and buttons. That is when it struck Chan hard, she had no clue how to deactivate the system, it was all about pulling the right wire, pushing the right button, chance played a great part in this. So she just reached for a series of coloured wires and pulled.

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The door opened and in walked Stephen, his face emotionless as he stood in front of Guy. If he knew he would get away with it, he would make sure Guy would pay for killing Kathy. He had no doubt that Guy had not done it, everything pointed towards him, he was clearly mentally unstable, especially after hearing the story that took place on Jevan. Yet something was not right with all this, even he could feel that maybe all was not quite as it seemed. and all he knew was that he was about to find out what the hell was going on.

Guy looked right back at Stephen as the door shut behind him, Demetri's face the last thing Guy could see as the door closed and locked. And as the two were now alone, Guy stood up and stepped towards Stephen, who jumped back slamming into the door, Guy did not think twice and rushed up holding the boys mouth closed with his hand. Fear was in Stephen's eyes, fearful of his life.

"Do not speak, just listen." He took his hand away from Stephen's mouth, and the boy slowly slid down on the door to the cold floor. Trebling, he thought that he would be able to handle something so small, but even a friend could bring so much fear to him, he was a coward, but he was still young, he had time to grow up and be ready for anything. "I didn't kill Kathy, it was Demetri. You know I would not hurt her, any of you. I was set up." Stephen's was no longer trebling as Guy had said what he had.

"Why?" A simple question, but Guy could not answer, he would have to ask Demetri for the answer to that question. "Her body was torn apart, blood was everywhere, leaking into the hallway from her room." This being something Guy did not want to hear, but he knew that sooner or later he would have to know what happened, what she looked like after that sick bastard had mutilated her.

He knelt down and placed his right hand warmly onto Stephen's shoulder. Trying to calm the kid down who had now begun to cry. The kid was getting stronger, but no one should have to deal with what had happened to Kathy.

"We need to get away from this guy, he's trouble. You have to get everyone away from here, I can handle myself, but I know that the others are too young to be able to deal with any of this. Its up to you to get them into the east tunnels." Guy could trust Stephen with getting all the children out of the tunnels, and maybe get them to the surface, even to the city limit. The armoured core would be able to allow them safe passage, but with the alien infestation in the lower Manhattan areas it might be difficult.

Since the second fall of the city of New York the aliens have been placing hives all over, places unexpected. This world can sustain an infestation in any corner of the planet, and Manhattan was full of those perfect place. And the damn 'New World Leaders' are just watching the city now, its almost a prison. Yet if Stephen could get them to the perimeter, he might be able to get them screened, and allowed past quarantine.

Guy had been giving directions when a almost hysterical laughter echoed through the open viewslot, and as they both looked up to see Demetri smirking at them, it was closed again, and when Stephen jumped up to the door it was not opened by his cries. Guy just sat watching Stephen banging at the door, smashing his hands against the hard cold metal, knowing well that it would only hurt him by hitting the door.

"We're both stuck in here Stephen, just sit down." Stephen did not want to listen and kept hitting his fists against the metal, until the dark silvery colour had now turned red with the blood of the boys hands. Guy jumped up and grabbed him and pulled him away from the door. "Stop it, there's nothing we can do." Yet Stephen fought to be let go. After a few minutes of fighting to be let go his body went limp.

"What now?" Once again a question Guy did not know the answer of, he did not have a clue what to do, he was stuck in a room overlooking a group of humans who did not show any shreds of humanity.

"I really have no clue!" And that was the only answer he could give, fighting against a race of monstrous aliens is one thing, even trying to survive from being killed by an alien bred to hunt. Right now, he was stuck, somewhat ready to die and it was not a species from another world, it was the species that were born of his home planet. Nothing could scare Guy, until he realised how vicious humanity really was, they did not deserve this planet, they had lost it twice. "I can feel something bad, something is going to happen."

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