Free Star Raiders and the Lost Expidition by M. Shaunessy

Justin said. He took a quick glance at Tygla and saw her sleeping. She looked so cute just lying here, Mike thought. Maybe one day, could it be possible and Mike did not care about Julia anymore, but then again Justin was right. When he first met Julia, she was so nice and he liked her. That was until she backstabbed him and broke his heart, but what if Tygla was not like Julia, Mike thought. He just wanted to fall in love again and he wanted someone to adore.
     
     
     
    Meanwhile on Hades , in the detention center, “Get in there,” ordered the armored guard, as he shoved Xman in his cell. Xman just looked at him with a grim expression. He did not like empire’s lackeys treating him this way. Even though, he was a warrior, he was also a prince.
     
    “ I will kill you,” Xman warned.
     
    The guard laughed and replied, “Yeah right.”
     
    The guard closed and locked the door, before Xman could react. He needed to escape and look for help, but then that was only a pipe dream. The walls were made of the strongest metal the Empire could find. There a few air vents, but they were excessively small for him to crawl though. Xman hated the Xatu Empire, ever since they killed his mother. That is why he joined the colonial army. He knew that escape was impossible and decided to sit and mentally prepare for his battle against Drax if he gets out.
     
    He remembered the last time he fought him. He had thought that Drax was dead. After he was thrown in to the vat the entire place was about to explode from the battle and he had to get out of there quickly as possible leaving Drax’s dead body. That was until he had seen him today. It was not possible, he thought. Drax was dead. He saw him die, but what now, what has he become, some kind of mutant freak? He did not care, all that Xman new that he had to finish off what they had started.
     
    “ It’s not promising, is it?” A voice said in the cell next to him through a small air vent atop near the ceiling.
     
    Xman questioned looking around, “What? Who’s there?”
     
    “ The name’s CRAIG,” he replied in the next cell over, “I’m a Cybernetic Robotics Advanced Intelligence Generator.”
     
    “ That’s a mouthful,” said Xman looking towards the vent, “So, what are you in for?”
     
    “ I was once lord Drax’s assistant, until he got disappointed with my programming, so he’d gotten Hiss, then Drax decided to put me into this cell,” he replied.
     
    “ If you’re an android, why didn’t they disassemble you or something?” Xman asked.
     
    “ Drax thought it would be amusing if I was locked up like a human animal,” CRAIG replied. “I just don’t understand humans sometimes. You are Prince Xman are you not?”
     
    “ Yeah,” He replied unsurely to his cellmate, “How’d you know?”
     
    “ My wireless news network informed me that you were here.”
     
    “ Well, if you’re really an android why don’t you escape or something?” Xman thought.
     
    “ I was ordered to stay in this cell until I rusted,” CRAIG replied, “So as Drax says and I must obey. It is part of my programming.”
     
    “ Well, what if I asked you to forcefully open the door?”
     
    “ Well, it is my program to obey any living person,” The android replied. “But these walls and door are made out of a Xatu metal called Xrylium, an unbreakable metal. Even I cannot break them. So it seems that we will be in here for a very long time.”
     
    Xman then said, “Well, don’t worry. We won’t be here that long.”
     
    “ How do you mean?” The android wondered.
     
    Xman replied, “I got friends in the Colonials who I think right now they are planning to get me out of this hell hole.”
     
     
     
    Meantime the Golden Condor finally arrived at its destination, Felinoron. It became a dismal planet after the Empire’s latest hit. Smoke bellowed from the remains of the buildings. They saw some Felinis scurrying around trying to put out the fires and