Ahhh! I havn't been on in like, three days! Heerya go.



Chapter Fifteen -cont'd



Copper had just reached the Assassin with Alpha when Wild Angel looked up with a slightly startled look on her face. She turned slowly to face the mercenary, a distant expression on her face. Then understanding dawned in her eyes, and her lips moved silently.

"Huh? Oh yeah, I'll do that, how's Blackie? Good- yeah, I said I'd tell her, good luck!" Then the distant look faded from her eyes, and she focussed on Copper and Alpha.

"Copper, Shinyso says that Claw found them. He needs to talk to you, something about controls. He's in Sector 14B, and it's urgent." Copper wasn't that surprised to hear that Claw was halfway across the Conquerer. She nodded once and picked Shale up, testing the balance and then sheathing it.

"Tell him I'm on my way."



Omega had just reached the Jendara, and was feeling distinctly uneasy. It felt like he was being watched. . .

Knock it off, he sternly told himself. But the feeling of unseen eyes, watching. . . it made a chill go up his spine. Still, he headed for the streamlined Darkspray fighter that was docked alongside her sister ships. As he passed them, he shed his disguise once more, and felt relieved that he wouldn't have to don it again.

Island Princess, Sun Princess, Ocean Princess, Dawn Princess, Sky Princess, Day Princess, Starstruck, Loharian Skies, Warlord, Rain Mantis. . . Where's Jendara? As he passed each ship, he searched the nameplate, and was beginning to wonder just where his desired vessel was.

And the watched feeling didn't leave. He tried his best to ignore it, and succeeded admirably as his gaze flicked around the huge docking bay, trying to pick out the Darkspray. I bet the Assassin is a Darkspray fighter, he thought as he finally found it and was struck by its resemblance to Copper's ship. Sure it had less armor and weapons, but the shields were just as good, and it was highly manueverable. I hope I can get out of here. . .



Devan watched the tall black rabbit stalk towards the small ship that he had his eye on, and muttered a few words under his breath that cannot be typed here.

"Dang rabbit!" he finished, and turned his attention to Rain Mantis. It looked a lot like the Jendara, except that it was green and not that burnished chestnut. I guess it'll have t' do.



Claw inched his way along the wall, trying to keep in the shadows. There was only a thin ribbon of shadow, and he was finding it increasingly difficult to remain unseen. Sometime soon he'd have to leave the darkness and go out in the open, and he wasn't looking forward to it, but for now he was as content as he could be in an enemy ship to stay shrouded in shadow.

I hope Copper gets here soon, he thought and leaned back against the wall to wait.

It was a short wait. He had barely been there five minutes, when he caught a glimpse of movement in the corner of his eye. He turned, to see Copper leaning casually on her bared sword, watching him intently. When she saw she'd been noticed, she straightened and moved towards him, also keeping in the shadow.

"You wanted me?" As always, she was straight forward and blunt. He nodded cautiously, and explained about the false controls.

"And Alpha would never have known, she never having seen Star Destroyer controls before," she finished for him. He nodded again. Her dark eyes watched him, and he got the feeling she knew more than she was telling him. Her eyes narrowed as she figured out what he knew, and then she put Shale away.

"So where Kroys is, there also are the controls," she summarized, and once more he nodded. She sighed.

"We'd best get back to the Assassin. We'll need the gang again, if we're going to finish Kroys off once and for all."