Lady Aresia's Demands
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 20908
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"I'd better show you the galley and the lounge," I said. "I know they
won't be the accommodations you're used to, but it sure beats the hell out
of floating around in a crippled lifeboat." "I will secure my luggage before we continue," she insisted. "Allow me a moments privacy, Captain." I was about to say that her luggage would be perfectly safe as it was, but thought better of it. I left her quarters and shut the door behind me. A few moments later she was ready to continue. That was fast! I proceeded to give her a tour of the modest galley..."Now, I'm not sure what you're used to eating in the Calana Hegemony, m'Lady, but here on the starship Vellus the food is simple and rationed," I explained. "There's two 'meals' a day. I'm sure you'll have quite an appetite by the time we reach Weston II. " None of this seemed to bother her. "I demand you show me the lounge, Captain," she said authoritatively. "Then you may leave me be until I indicate otherwise."Such manners! Where did this girl think she was!? We were a looooong ways away from the Calana Hegemony, and whatever obscure lump of rock she claimed as her home planet; Dolmen, or whatever it was called. Then again, she did have a Keeper Soulsword and that alone demanded a considerable amount of respect. And it was more than that; she seemed to carry an aura of nobility about her, fancy sword and attire or no. A woman with a Keeper Soulsword...this was insane! This really could be the break I had been looking for! Fate had finally dealt me a winning hand! If I played my cards right, I could likely make a fortune! "As you wish," I replied. "Please follow me."Just as we were about to enter the ship's lounge, the computer alerted me to the presence of an incoming vessel. I hurried to the bridge, followed by Aresia. The vessel had seemingly appeared out of nowhere. It was only a few thousand kilometers away and closing fast. There was only one explanation; the vessel had been cloaked and had chosen to decloak as it neared us. This meant that it must be a military or police vessel, cloaking technology was strictly regulated and controlled by the Space Authority and it's numerous lesser puppet-governments throughout the galaxy.They radioed us:"This is the Indefatigable, of the Westonian Space Navy. We're answering a distress beacon transmission that we picked up a short while ago. The transmission has now ceased, but it came from this general region. Please identify yourself and tell us whether the transmission came from you. Do you need assistance?" Aresia jumped to the controls, forcing me out of the way. "DO NOT RESPOND YET!" she demanded, brandishing her Soulsword. "You must make no mention of me! Understood!? Tell them you found no survivors on the lifeboat! Do it!"I took a few steps back and drew my laser pistol, I wasn't going to be pushed around on my own ship! "Whoa, Lady," I said, regaining my composure from her forceful shove. "I don't care who you are or where you're from, this is my ship! You don't give me orders on the bridge of my ship! This pistol has a hair-trigger so don't try anything, got it!? Just step away from the controls! I won't hesitate to blast that pretty little head of yours right off your shoulders!" With lightning speed, the wickedly sharp blade of her Soulsword was pressed against my neck. I dropped my pistol immediatly and gulped, I hadn't seen anyone or anything swing a sword with such horrible speed in my life! She could have swiped my head clean off before I had got one shot off! And belive me, I was an expert gunslinger!"DO IT," she repeated her demand, pressing the gruesome blade against my neck even harder. "RADIO THEM AND TELL THEM THAT YOU FOUND NO SURVIVORS! NOW!!!"
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Ib (excerpts from 20818(JH))
10/19/2002 12:36:44 PM
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