Chapter 21
Jun and Joe hid in the shadows as a bizarrely dressed Galactor Captain opened the door and ran by, followed by a dozen goons.
"Gatchaman is in the base!" the Captain shouted. "Lord Katse has him trapped in the Gas Chamber!"
Jun turned to look at Joe, noting his grim expression. He nodded to her, then moved to slip inside the closing door behind the Galactors.
Unfortunately, the loafers Joe wore weren't quite as quiet as his Birdstyle boots.
"What's that?" shouted the Captain, turning to see Joe and Jun creeping away behind them.
Immediately, the goons aimed their rifles at the pair.
"What have we here?" chuckled the Captain. "The Swan, and Gatchaman, if I'm not mistaken. I recognize those costumes. I picked them out myself for your little party..."
"But, Sir..." one of the goons said in a trembling voice, "this can't be Gatchaman! You just said he's in the Gas Chamber..."
A look of anger broke out over the Captain's face.
"You're right..." he muttered. "If Gatchaman is in the Gas Chamber, then this can't be Gatchaman. All of that surveillance, wasted!"
The Captain stamped on the floor like a spoiled child.
"Well, if you're not Gatchaman, then you're just nobodies!" he screamed in a fit of petulance. "Kill them!"
Jun didn't even have to look at Joe. She knew what he was thinking...