Hard Right by B C Bamber

Author:B C Bamber [Bamber, B C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vagabond Unlimited
Published: 2019-11-25T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nine.

Don ran as fast as he could along the concourse and out some glass doors, into a huge mall on the top floor of a skyscraper. Up there were boutiques and meeting places and it bustled with people of all kinds. He pushed past some of them as he headed for the lifts. There were four lifts in front of him as he frantically searched for one that was closest to his floor. He looked up to see what floor he was on, as he was unsure. Two men appeared behind him as they jostled people out the way. He could hear the commotion and guessed it was for him. He turned his head and as he did so, he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, as he spotted one of his pursuers with a small black weapon. Don got electrocuted by a small round pellet which discharged a shook into him. He began to shake and collapsed on the spot, unconscious. The people around stepped aside saying and doing nothing to help. They knew better than to interfere in the business of the Secret Police.

When Don woke up, he was in a plain room, with a low light and grey walls. He was sat in a chair.

‘Welcome Don,’ one of the two men said, sitting opposite him, while the second stood back towards the door behind him. He was feeling groggy as he turned his head to look at the man behind him.

‘Secret Police I assume? You’ve killed my father so what do you want from me?’ he asked.

‘We want to make a swap,’ the officer in front of him was doing all the talking.

‘What kind of swap?’

‘You have a martial arts and combat augmentation?’

‘Yes.’

‘You want to get a pardon from the Emperor?’

‘What for?’

‘Helping a fugitive, destroying a government droid. And you’ve been fired from your job at Cleaner Corp. This means you’ll forfeit all your privileges and be selected for destruction.’

‘Shit. Is that how you treat Cleaner Corp operatives is it?’

‘You should have killed your father. Refusing to kill designated targets gets you fired. You know that. And if you can’t pay your way you get killed.’

‘Who’s to say I wouldn’t just get another job. Or I might have savings I can fall back on.’

‘And have you? Got savings or a job?’

‘I have some savings. Enough for a few months while I look for another job.’

‘That still doesn’t cover the charges against you, does it?’ Don didn’t answer. He stretched and yawned trying to get his head in gear after being electrocuted, his shoulder still stinging, although as he reached back he could feel a plaster. They’ve removed the shock pellet. ‘This swap. It gets me a pardon. Then I will be allowed to live. That’s what I understand about applying to the Emperor for leniency?’

‘Yes. That’s exactly what happens. But do you know how many people apply? Thousands and he only choses twenty.’

‘So, this swap. What is it? What do I have to do?’ Don asked, his speech still slurred from being unconscious.

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