Okay, okay, y'don't have to yell! lol



Chapter ten, I think, continued



Alpha was just dozing off when a loud crash jerked her awake. The shuttle lurched wildly, and she winced when she was jarred painfully against the shuttle window. What was going on? She struggled upright and glanced out the window to see a green, oval-shaped spaceship zip by, guns blazing. The legend on the side read "The Toranaught Vl", obviously a Shellian name and vessel. The Medivo-bound shuttle bucked again, and Alpha hit her head violently against the window. The last thing she saw was an explosion blossoming at the front of the ship. Then darkness took her. . .



The Assassin shuddered slightly as Coppertop set down, and the hum of the engines died down. The navigational screen blinked green for "successful landing," and the cockpit door hissed open. The boarding ramp lowered slowly, and she got up. "Well, there's Lohar for ya," she said in satisfaction, and calmly left the cabin.

Grath, Ducky, Blacksheep, and the others were waiting for her and Claw. "Nice landing," Shinyso admitted when they came out, and Copper grinned. "Thanks," she laughed. She glanced out at the deep green forests that characterized the planet. Then she froze. What was that flicker of brown she saw?. . .



Kovu heard the soft hum of the ship before he saw it. Realizing that it might be a Shellian vessel, he wisely stayed in the trees. The hum grew louder and he saw a large black ship settling down in the clearing ahead. He slipped through the trees, keeping out of the vision of the passengers who now were leaving the ship. Then he saw the gaze of the grey rabbit who seemed to be the captain flit to him and stay there. He instinctively drew back to the denser brush, but it was too late, she had seen him.



Copper narrowed her eyes as she gazed at the brown flash. It disappeared swiftly into the woods, and she hissed out a warning to the others. Grath looked mildly surprised, but Claw and Shinyso nodded grimly. "Don't get trigger-happy," she cautioned them quietly. "It might not be an enemy." Claw grimaced, but Shinyso nodded. She drew Shale and readied herself.



Alpha awoke to the throbbing pain in her head and a roar in her head. She winced at the sharp lances of pain that shot through her head and slowly opened her eyes.

The Shellian vessel was gone. A blazing wreck lay smashed nearby, and debris -and other- lay scattered everywhere. She was the only survivor. Obviously, the only reason she was still alive, and uncaptured, was because she had been unconsious and looking dead. . .







Dun da dun dun daaaa!!!! More tomorrow!