Remember the Starfighter by Michael Kan

Author:Michael Kan [Kan, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-07-06T07:00:00+00:00

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The guard shoved Julian to floor, grabbing his arms behind his back, and snapping the handcuffs at his wrists.

“Been watching you on surveillance for quite some time now,” Righton said, as the guard fastened the cuffs. “Looks like we came at the right moment.”

Behind the colonel, Julian spotted Arendi, her body down and motionless on the floor. At her side were two armored officers, each one holding scanning equipment in their hands.

“But I didn’t think that damn Ouryan would go ballistic,” Righton said, standing above him. “Nearly took out this whole section.”

The colonel reached for Julian, pulling him from the floor and onto his knees.

“As for you, well damn,” he said. “You’re bound to face a court martial. Mind-wipe, exile, or death, none of those choices are particularly good.”

The colonel sighed, folding his arms at his chest. Julian, however, couldn’t care less about his own fate.

“Her body’s damaged,” he muttered. “It’s serious—“

“Yeah, and I’m glad for it. That little android went on a rampage,” Righton said pointing to his face. “Ripped me right out of the observation deck with her powers.”

“What will happen to her?”

“Well, the Ouryan ship is gone, but I’m sure another will come soon. Maybe a whole fleet this time, just to make sure they can secure her.”

“Goddammit, Righton. Don’t let them take her.”

“You know I can’t do that.”

The two armored officers then finished their scan. “Confirmed, her systems are down,” one of them said.

“Good prepare her for stasis on board the S.C. Mercury,” Righton replied. “We’ll have to proceed with an extraction.”

“An extraction?” Julian asked. “You’re not thinking of disassembling her?”

“No choice. She’s too much of a danger. We need to take that power source out of her in the event she reawakens.”

Glancing back at Julian, the colonel signaled the guards.

“Take him away. Keep him on the makeshift brig at section E.”

An officer grabbed Julian by his handcuffs and raised him off the floor. He felt the plated hands shove him in the back.

“Move!” the guard said, pointing a pulse rifle at his spine.

Julian felt the blow of failure. The weapon behind him nudged him forth. He seethed, furious that he could do nothing.

Looking at the floor, he saw Arendi’s broken body. He then imagined her arms and legs, separated, the inside of her chest and abdomen unraveled.

“You fucker,” Julian said. “What the hell happened to you and the rest of the SpaceCore?”

Slowly, Righton turned to face him.

“Seriously?” he asked, half-heartedly.

He pushed past the guards next to him and approached Julian.

“You’re washed up trash. You disobeyed direct orders. Don’t give me that Hegemony crap. We own you, and now we’re discarding you. Expendable. And so is this android.”

Righton unsheathed his arm, the muscles pulling back and flexing. With his fist, the colonel nailed Julian in the gut. Collapsing, he fell on his side, the breath knocked out of him

“Now go fuck yourself. You’ve caused enough damage.”

The colonel walked away, angered but satisfied. Defeated, Julian gritted his teeth.

I’m sorry Arendi, he wanted to say. I’m so sorry.

A guard seized his handcuffs, whipping him back, and away from the scene.

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