Wella paced back
and forth in her quarters while carrying Ryle on one hip. She had
the green orb that had started this whole mess sitting on the bed.
Her thoughts were racing and she didn't know what to do. Surely all
of the kindness Captain Wembly had shown her would vanish the moment
he discovered why the Empire was seeking her. Above her, she heard
the quite hum of the engines as they came online and the quick
whistle of the force fields as they snapped into place. This was
followed by a quick jolt that signaled that they were no longer
planet bound. All Wella could do was hold Ryle and cry, “I'm so
sorry,” she whispered to him, “I love you so much and I'm so
sorry.”
Behind her the
orb started to pulse slowly.
Wembly sat at the
helm and navigated as quickly as possible out of Dijo space. If the
Empire was hunting for Wella, then he had to find some place safe for
his ship and crew until he could figure out what to do with her. For
that he needed a place that the Empire wouldn't go. There was only
one place like that on this side of the universe...
Bogart sat on the
deck and watched the stars blink out as the Wingnut went into
hyperdrive. Whatever had happened at port today had scared the
captain. In all the years that Bogart had worked with the man he had
only seen him scared a handful of times, and each time it had to do
with the Empire. He felt a slight jerk as the dirigible reentered
true space. The stars didn’t come back into view however.
Whatever had happened, had driven them to this place. The Canis
Major system was the only place in the universe that you couldn't
see stars. If safety resided on Styx he wasn't sure he wanted to
know what was going on. Then he chuckled, who was he kidding, he
loved adventure.
Wuffy knocked on
Wella's door. As she entered she saw Wella crying and holding Ryle.
“The captain
wants you up on deck,” Wuffy said gently.
“On deck,”
Wella said, eyes wide, “why up there?”
“He feels the
whole crew deserves an explanation, he won't cast judgement on you
until everyone has a say.”
Wella sighed and
handed Ryle to Wuffy, “Please take care of him, whatever happens
now.”
She walked out
and it looked as if she walked towards her death.
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