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<blockquote data-quote="Capellan" data-source="post: 2456502" data-attributes="member: 6294">&quot;Total Escape&quot; - Part 13There's a Targish shout of alarm, and then green disruptor fire bursts out of the darkness, stitching its way across the ground toward the Princess.&nbsp; She's caught, pinned in the light with nowhere to run -- and then someone slams into her, knocking her sideways into the darkness just as the disruptor blasts cut into the area where she stood.S'Ondra rolls, heaving the heavy body of her - saviour?&nbsp; assailant? - aside.&nbsp; Her hands come away sticky, and even in the darkness she can see they are covered in blood.She hears Fury yell, and disruptor blasts flash up from the ground to take out the Targ searchlight.&nbsp; Darkness falls, but it is only for a second.&nbsp; Light blink on the from the other parts of the camp, tracking across the ground in an attempt to find the prisoners, and alarms begin to howl.Whoever struck her can't have been Fury … S'Ondra's chest grows tight.&quot;Father?&quot; she calls softly, her voice catching as she crawls to the body sprawled a few feet from her own.&nbsp; Moonlight gleams on bare skin as she rolls the man over.&quot;H'Ro.&quot;Relief it is not Gustav wars with guilt over what has happened to her Venusian friend.H'Ro stirs, his eyes cracking open at her voice.&nbsp; He gives a faint smile, then coughs.&nbsp; The sound is wet and harsh.&quot;Lie still.&quot; S'Ondra urges, &quot;My father might be able to help -&quot;&quot;It is too late.&quot; H'Ro shakes his head, &quot;I go to my fathers.&nbsp; The weapons of the Sky People are mighty … yet I believe you can defeat them.&nbsp; Save my people, S'Ondra.&nbsp; You are our only hope.&quot;The young Venusian gives one last cough, then lies still.&quot;Damn it!&quot; S'Ondra slams her fists on the ground, then scrambles to her feet. &quot;Fury, you fool!&nbsp; Don't fire!&quot;&quot;What?&quot; the Captain sounds startled.&quot;If the Targ know there are people in the camp who can use their weapons, they'll be on alert!&quot; the Princess reminds him.&nbsp; Tracking Fury from the sound of his voice, she grabs the weapon out of his hands and hurls it toward H'Ro's body. &quot;Maybe this way they'll think he was the only one.&quot;&quot;So what do we do?&quot; the Captain demands as the two of them dash for the cover of one of the buildings, &quot;Hide?&quot;&quot;Yes.&quot; S'Ondra whispers vehemently, &quot;Get back in your cell and have Archie seal up the cut he made in the wall.&nbsp; If you're still in there they'll never suspect you had anything to do with this.&quot;&quot;What about you and I, leibchen?&quot; Gustav scurries out of the darkness, &quot;Ze lock on my cage at ze laboratory is broken.&nbsp; I do not zink zey will believe I did not leave it.&quot;&quot;Go with Fury.&quot; S'Ondra directs, &quot;Take the drugs as well.&nbsp; You can hide under his bed.&nbsp; They won't look for you in their own cells … and if you've disappeared, they might think all this disturbance was just you escaping, and send some of their forces out to look for you.&quot;&quot;Zat might just work!&quot; Gustav agrees.&nbsp; He grabs one of the boxes of space sedative and staggers off toward the barracks building.Fury goes to pick up the other boxes, then stops and lays a hand on S'Ondra's shoulder,&quot;He knew what he was doing, Princess.&quot;&quot;That doesn't make it any better.&quot; S'Ondra grates, then waves him away, &quot;Get moving, Captain.&nbsp; You need to be back in your cell before they check it.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Capellan, post: 2456502, member: 6294"] [b]"Total Escape" - Part 13[/b] There's a Targish shout of alarm, and then green disruptor fire bursts out of the darkness, stitching its way across the ground toward the Princess. She's caught, pinned in the light with nowhere to run - - and then someone slams into her, knocking her sideways into the darkness just as the disruptor blasts cut into the area where she stood. S'Ondra rolls, heaving the heavy body of her - saviour? assailant? - aside. Her hands come away sticky, and even in the darkness she can see they are covered in blood. She hears Fury yell, and disruptor blasts flash up from the ground to take out the Targ searchlight. Darkness falls, but it is only for a second. Light blink on the from the other parts of the camp, tracking across the ground in an attempt to find the prisoners, and alarms begin to howl. Whoever struck her can't have been Fury … S'Ondra's chest grows tight. "Father?" she calls softly, her voice catching as she crawls to the body sprawled a few feet from her own. Moonlight gleams on bare skin as she rolls the man over. "H'Ro." Relief it is not Gustav wars with guilt over what has happened to her Venusian friend. H'Ro stirs, his eyes cracking open at her voice. He gives a faint smile, then coughs. The sound is wet and harsh. "Lie still." S'Ondra urges, "My father might be able to help -" "It is too late." H'Ro shakes his head, "I go to my fathers. The weapons of the Sky People are mighty … yet I believe [i]you[/i] can defeat them. Save my people, S'Ondra. You are our only hope." The young Venusian gives one last cough, then lies still. "Damn it!" S'Ondra slams her fists on the ground, then scrambles to her feet. "Fury, you fool! Don't fire!" "What?" the Captain sounds startled. "If the Targ know there are people in the camp who can use their weapons, they'll be on alert!" the Princess reminds him. Tracking Fury from the sound of his voice, she grabs the weapon out of his hands and hurls it toward H'Ro's body. "Maybe this way they'll think he was the only one." "So what do [i]we[/i] do?" the Captain demands as the two of them dash for the cover of one of the buildings, "Hide?" "Yes." S'Ondra whispers vehemently, "Get back in your cell and have Archie seal up the cut he made in the wall. If you're still in there they'll never suspect you had anything to do with this." "What about you and I, [i]leibchen[/i]?" Gustav scurries out of the darkness, "Ze lock on my cage at ze laboratory is broken. I do not zink zey will believe I did not leave it." "Go with Fury." S'Ondra directs, "Take the drugs as well. You can hide under his bed. They won't look for you in their own cells … and if you've disappeared, they might think all this disturbance was just you escaping, and send some of their forces out to look for you." "Zat might just work!" Gustav agrees. He grabs one of the boxes of space sedative and staggers off toward the barracks building. Fury goes to pick up the other boxes, then stops and lays a hand on S'Ondra's shoulder, "He knew what he was doing, Princess." "That doesn't make it any better." S'Ondra grates, then waves him away, "Get moving, Captain. You need to be back in your cell before they check it." [/QUOTE]

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