[scifi] a galactic outlaws story 02 - smuggler for hire by Bradford Bates

Author:Bradford Bates [Bates, Bradford]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Captain Drake

The job had been close, a little too close. Ellison always had the most up-to-date information so it felt a little hinky to me that all of that back up had already been on the way to the station. That was why we used Ellison when we had to stay off the radar. If the N.E.A. was that close to the facility, he knew about it and didn’t tell us. That left us with two options. The N.E.A. had decided to send additional security to the station or Ellison had sold us out. My money was on the later.

Either way, we needed the credits, so we had to go to the meet. This time there wasn’t a chance in hell of me walking into that cesspit without Maze by my side. I’d have Gabe trailing behind us, keeping an eye on the door for any surprises. Gabe had to stay close enough to help us if shit hit the fan, but far enough away that no one would be able to connect him directly with us.

We exited the cargobay and started walking through the spaceport. Maze pulled me to a stop and looked into my eyes before speaking.

“We don’t have to do this, you know. We could find another buyer or just ship the thing back to a random N.E.A. outpost.”

The problem was we did have to do this. The crew might not know it yet, but we were sitting on the edge of not being able to get the Talon back into space. Fuel and repairs cost credits, credits we didn’t have. I’d been using our emergency fund for a while now, but it just wasn’t going to keep us afloat for much longer. I put my arms around Maze and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. “We need the credits to keep the Talon in the black. Not to mention the last thing we need out here is another enemy.”

“Just don’t blame me when this meeting all turns to shit.”

I started walking again, and Maze fell into perfect strides right next to me. “Maze, you’re acting like I don’t have a plan.”

“That’s because I know you. You’re going to sit down until he hands over the credits, and then you’re probably going to shoot him. After that, we are going to have to fight our way out of the bar and back to the ship. Sound about right?”

This time it was me who stopped walking and turned to face her. “You’re saying that like it’s the worst plan I’ve ever come up with.”

“Captain, shouldn’t we at least confirm he set us up first?”

“Well, that’s just an on-the-fly adjustment, but you’re right. We need to find out if he set us up, and who hired him to do it if possible.”

“Not to mention the last time you tried this kind of ingenious plan, you got shot.”

“That was just a graze. It hardly even counts.”

“You were unconscious for three days.”

“Ok so slightly more than a graze, but I’m still here.

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