pulled a laser. "But like I said. I can't let anyone live."
"No!" Drew tried to grab him through the bars, but it was a useless attempt. Erik hit the wall and fell down it, a small hole burned through his forehead. "Mother fucker!" she screamed.
Jaco smiled.
"I can't afford witnesses, but you can think about that for awhile."
"You bastard, you're going to kill us all."
"Down to every scum-sucking smuggler on this ship. When we land, they'll walk into what they think is a de-tox chamber, and they'll all be killed. Then we'll blow up their ship, and there will be no tracing us." He laughed and left the brig.
"You catch that, Jack?" Drew asked when she was sure that Jaco was out of ear shot.
"Loud and clear, Drew. Time for phase two?" A voice asked over the intercom.
"Time for phase two," Drew said calmly.
Jaco sat on the bridge and gazed out at space. He supposed he should feel guilty about the human. After all, without him, their plan couldn't have worked. But orders were orders. The ship rocked violently again. When the engines kicked back in this time, they really sounded sick. "What's wrong now?" Jaco asked impatiently.
But no one seemed to hear. Everyone seemed to be running around in a panic.
"I said, what's wrong?"
"We've lost all of our power. Something has drained it. Our air is going; everything. We'll all be dead in an hour," the Captain screamed in a panic.
Jaco saw something hanging in space in front of them.
"What's that?"
"It appears to be a ship. Wait, we're getting a signal now. It's a salvage ship, and it's been claimed."
"Is it operational?"
"Yes sir," the Captain smiled broadly."It looks like we've been saved."
"Start docking procedure immediately."
"Yes sir," the Captain said. "Cocky son of a bitch," he mumbled.
"What's that?" Jaco demanded.
"It's an old earth saying. It means good call."
Jaco made a noise and walked out of the cabin. In the hall he got on his comlink.
"Number One and Number Two, go and get the prisoners and go to the airlock. All other units, arm yourselves and go to the airlock. Kill anyone who gets in your way."
Jaco then made his way towards the airlock.
The cell was opened, and two uniformed Lockhedes ran in the cell. One grabbed Zarco, and the other grabbed Drew.
"The rest of you, come on," number one screamed. "We're all going for a little ride."
They led them down to the airlock, where Jaco and the rest of the Lockhedes waited. They were pushed roughly to the front. The smugglers arrived just as they were opening the airlock doors and found themselves facing a line of heavily armed guards.
"What the Hell?" Jack screamed.
"You'll be staying here," Jaco pronounced.
"Like hell you say. Our ship's lost all power. Soon there won't be any air," the Captain told him.
"Who knows? Maybe you can fix it," Jaco said with a smile.
"There's not a chance of that," Jack yelled.
"There's more of a chance of that than you'll have if you choose to fight us."
He pushed the prisoners out the now open airlock into the ramping tube.
"Move it," he ordered.
As they neared the derelict ship, the door opened as if by its own code. Jaco laughed.
"The idiots! I figured they'd forget to stop the door open sequence." They rushed into the ship. When the last of the Lockhedes were on board, the doors closed.
Jaco laughed again. "It's a little late now." He coughed."Too late for them." He coughed again.
Drew smiled.
"What have you done?"
The other men started coughing.
"What have you done!"
Jaco grabbed for Drew, but she moved easily out of his way, and he fell to the floor.
"People who deal in betrayal, shouldn't be too surprised when they get conned."
Drew kicked the dying man in the ribs.
Jaco looked up at Zarco with eyes that were growing dim.
"I've still won, Zarco.
"No!" Drew tried to grab him through the bars, but it was a useless attempt. Erik hit the wall and fell down it, a small hole burned through his forehead. "Mother fucker!" she screamed.
Jaco smiled.
"I can't afford witnesses, but you can think about that for awhile."
"You bastard, you're going to kill us all."
"Down to every scum-sucking smuggler on this ship. When we land, they'll walk into what they think is a de-tox chamber, and they'll all be killed. Then we'll blow up their ship, and there will be no tracing us." He laughed and left the brig.
"You catch that, Jack?" Drew asked when she was sure that Jaco was out of ear shot.
"Loud and clear, Drew. Time for phase two?" A voice asked over the intercom.
"Time for phase two," Drew said calmly.
Jaco sat on the bridge and gazed out at space. He supposed he should feel guilty about the human. After all, without him, their plan couldn't have worked. But orders were orders. The ship rocked violently again. When the engines kicked back in this time, they really sounded sick. "What's wrong now?" Jaco asked impatiently.
But no one seemed to hear. Everyone seemed to be running around in a panic.
"I said, what's wrong?"
"We've lost all of our power. Something has drained it. Our air is going; everything. We'll all be dead in an hour," the Captain screamed in a panic.
Jaco saw something hanging in space in front of them.
"What's that?"
"It appears to be a ship. Wait, we're getting a signal now. It's a salvage ship, and it's been claimed."
"Is it operational?"
"Yes sir," the Captain smiled broadly."It looks like we've been saved."
"Start docking procedure immediately."
"Yes sir," the Captain said. "Cocky son of a bitch," he mumbled.
"What's that?" Jaco demanded.
"It's an old earth saying. It means good call."
Jaco made a noise and walked out of the cabin. In the hall he got on his comlink.
"Number One and Number Two, go and get the prisoners and go to the airlock. All other units, arm yourselves and go to the airlock. Kill anyone who gets in your way."
Jaco then made his way towards the airlock.
The cell was opened, and two uniformed Lockhedes ran in the cell. One grabbed Zarco, and the other grabbed Drew.
"The rest of you, come on," number one screamed. "We're all going for a little ride."
They led them down to the airlock, where Jaco and the rest of the Lockhedes waited. They were pushed roughly to the front. The smugglers arrived just as they were opening the airlock doors and found themselves facing a line of heavily armed guards.
"What the Hell?" Jack screamed.
"You'll be staying here," Jaco pronounced.
"Like hell you say. Our ship's lost all power. Soon there won't be any air," the Captain told him.
"Who knows? Maybe you can fix it," Jaco said with a smile.
"There's not a chance of that," Jack yelled.
"There's more of a chance of that than you'll have if you choose to fight us."
He pushed the prisoners out the now open airlock into the ramping tube.
"Move it," he ordered.
As they neared the derelict ship, the door opened as if by its own code. Jaco laughed.
"The idiots! I figured they'd forget to stop the door open sequence." They rushed into the ship. When the last of the Lockhedes were on board, the doors closed.
Jaco laughed again. "It's a little late now." He coughed."Too late for them." He coughed again.
Drew smiled.
"What have you done?"
The other men started coughing.
"What have you done!"
Jaco grabbed for Drew, but she moved easily out of his way, and he fell to the floor.
"People who deal in betrayal, shouldn't be too surprised when they get conned."
Drew kicked the dying man in the ribs.
Jaco looked up at Zarco with eyes that were growing dim.
"I've still won, Zarco.
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