Boken

Bouken

ONE

“Finally we are to discuss what we are going to do about Captain Desmond Silver.”

At these words Desmond Silver sat up in his seat now paying attention. The room dark room, with only a table came back into focus. He looked down the table, and saw a 3D projection of himself in the middle of it. While looking at himself he thought he still looked young and what a very pretty face he had. He looked at his jet black hair that was cut tidily and had a small quiff, and realised that’s how actually looked to other people. He realised what he was wearing a large-collared white shirt with black trousers and large boots, and a red pirate’s jacket, was the same thing he was wearing today. And the noticed how big the belt he worse was. But thought it looked bad ass with his two high-tech flintlock pistol on each.

After a moment or two Silver stopped looking at himself remembering what had been said, he looked around at the other twenty four captains in the room, all belonging to the United League of Pirates. They all looked seriously at the projection.

“Why are we going to discuss me?” asked Silver, looking to the head of the table.

“We are here,” said Head Captain Mondo, “to discuss what an unbelievable embarrassment you are to the League.”

“That’s a bit much isn't it?”

“No. You last task of stealing the Zord jewels was an utter failure. You are nothing like your father was. The previous Captain Silver was a decent pirate; you are just an utter embarrassment and we are not going to stand for it any more. So we are kicking you out.”

Silver was in a state of shock. Yes, he wasn't necessarily the best pirate in the League but he could do a lot more for it if he could be bothered, he thought. He really didn’t enjoy being in the League, but he knew being with them was better than being against them.

“Usually what we do in this situation,” the Head Captain went on, “is turn the pirate in and collect the reward. But as it is you Silver, your bounty does not count against what you have cost the league. You, Silver are only worth one-hundred and sixty four galvets.” As he said this various prices went circling his virtual body. Silver noticed that his local bounty was forty-seven pounds.

 “I really do hate the exchange rate,” Silver mumbled to himself.  “So what are you going to do with me?”

“Effective immediately, you Captain Desmond Silver of the ship known as The Bouken are formally kicked out of the United League of Pirates.”

“Okay so what happens now? Do I just keep my own booty, or do you guys make me walk the plank?” joked, Silver.

“No,” said the Captain, ignoring the joke, “we are going to let you run to your ship, and then we will shoot you out of space, finally being a form of entertainment.”

Silver looked around the room at his fellow captains’ faces. They looked maniacal and hungry. They were going to look forward to Silver being killed.

“Well then if you're going to…” before he finished, Silver ran out of the room as fast as he could. As he got out into the hall he heard the Head Captain say,

“Go!”

Silver ran down the halls of the Grand Armada to the transport room. As he ran down the halls his boots banged against the floor and echoed throughout the halls. He raised his left arm towards his mouth and spoke into the device held there.

“Alpha,” he said. “Ready the ship to leave at once!”

As Silver ran through the hallways and the doors closed on him he took out his pistol and shot each of the locks.  That will slow them down a bit, he thought. He continued to run and shoot the locks until he finally reached the last hall before the transport.

As Silver ran down the last hall, he stopped as he saw Captain Astronomer leaning against the wall. He was tall, wearing his navy body armour that covered his entire body. Across his face was black visor, and silver lines were his mouth should be. As Silver stopped he got off the wall, and stood in the middle of the hall.

            “I knew you would run,” he said. “And I wanted to be one to kill you. I may get in trouble for it, but so long as I get to kill you it won’t matter.”

            “I have no time for you psychotic rant today, so get out of my way!”

            “You’re going to have to go threw me, and we both know your nowhere as good as me.”

            “Well you see,” said Silver, twirling his gun in his right hand. “I’m much better than you think I am.” Silver watched him carefully and he saw he was watching his right hand. “But the thing is…” before he finished silver fired at Astronomer. They caught him off guard and he stumbled backwards. Silver saw an opportunity and ran towards Astronomer. As he ran he kept on shooting, until he was right in front of him. Astronomer had produced his sword, Silver seeing this dived over astronomers head, dodging the sword. When he landed he tripped Astronomer, sending him to the ground, and continued to run down the hall to the transport room.

 When he got into the room he transported himself on his own ship. As soon as he landed in his ship’s transport room he ran through the halls till he reached the ships main bridge.

The ship’s bridge was a small semi-circled room. Various control panels lined the far walls. There was a large screen set in the far wall which was showing empty space. In the middle of the room was the helm, and at the helm stood a very tall humanoid robot.

“Alpha, launch the ship!” Silver yelled at his first mate.

“Yes captain,” said the robot as he moved the helm to bring the ship into open space.

Alpha wore a grey turtle neck jumper covered by a grey fishermen jacket, and was dressed all in black from the waist down. The only parts of his anatomy exposed were his hand and head which were a bronze colour. His head was shaped the same way a humans’ but with black cut-outs for eyes and mouth. When he spoke, red lights formed audio waves to match his voice pattern. “Captain, where are we setting sail to?”

“Set a course to the Milky Way Galaxy, Earth, London England.”

Alpha moved his hands to various different buttons and levers around the helm, and said, “Course Set Captain, hyperspace in five, four, three, two, one.”

The ship lurched forward as it jumped into hyperspace at full course acceleration straight through space.

“DANGER!” came a robotic voice from the ships system and kept repeating.

            “On screen,” said Silver. On the screen, the ship semantics came on screen, and began to flash near the bottom of the ship. “What is it, and where?”

            “Bomb detected in engine room,” said the system.

            “Captain, I am locked in till we come out hyperspace,” said Alpha.

            “I’ll handle it,” said Silver, leaving the room. He ran down the halls to the ships engine room. The room was dark with many different pipes of the engine thought the room. On right in the middle of the pipes there was small squared bomb tied to it.  The bomb was small enough that it would have forced the ship to stop. Silver took the bomb and went to the space shoot, and shot it out of the ship. They were out of the danger.

            Silver then went to his quarters, and took off his belt. He needed to go to his secret home. the pirates didn’t know about it. He suspected that one of the pirates would look for him on earth, but he need to go there one last time. He knew that he would have to do his best not to draw attention to himself. That’s why he knew better to take weapons to earth. As he stood and thought about being kicked out of The League, he felt the ship decelerate and knew they would be at earth soon.

Silver re-entered the bridge and watched the Earth grow bigger, as The Bouken had finally reached it. The ship made its way towards the UK space station. The room shook slightly as Alpha docked the ship.

            “Let’s go,” said Silver, and walked with Alpha down the ship’s halls to the dock’s door. They exited The Bouken and stepped into the space dock’s narrow tunnel to the main part of the station.

The UK space station was just like a big train station; it had different halls that led to different locations within the UK. The halls were busy with people hurrying about. People were going into shops, arcades and restaurants, while others were looking to what transport they needed to get. Silver walked quickly down the main hall heading towards the London port, located at the end of the main hall.

            Silver and Alpha reached a security barrier. Silver took out his passport card and put it into a machine at the barrier. After a second of checking to make sure the passport was real, the barrier opened and let Silver pass through. Silver walked up the hall to see when the next transport was scheduled and saw that the next was in five minutes. When he looked to his side, Alpha was next to him. They walked toward the platform they needed, got onto the packed transport carriage and waited. After a few moments, the door closed and they were transported.

            It took no more than a minute for the doors to open, and every one made their way out onto the platform. Silver walked with the crowd, to a similar barrier to the first, and put his passport card in the machine that allowed him to exit. He continued to walk up the hall to the space control, final check to control who was coming into the UK, and joined the queue for UK nationals. He looked to make sure that Alpha hadn’t been held up, and saw him joining the queue for non-organic beings.

            Silver was glad that the queue was moving quickly, and saw it was a woman. This meant getting in would be easier. When he finally reached the front, he smiled at her who politely smiled back with a blush.

            “Dominic Saito?” she said, still smiling. “Welcome back.”

            “Good to be back,” said Silver, and winked at her as he got back his passport then walked into the, even busier, Waterloo Station.

            The station was still as Silver remembered it as a child. It was still busy, and the shops hadn’t changed much. It was still used as space port, and train station. Silver was glad that trains hadn’t be replaced. He walked up the station to where the train platforms were, and waited for Alpha to join him.

            Silver looked around, catching the eyes of many different men and women. His attention was caught by one woman, who had a double set of boob caught his eye when he heard shouting coming from his left hand side. There was a woman being dragged along by two station officers. The woman was shouting something, but he could hear. He saw a face for a second, and thought it was his mother.

            I should help her, Silver thought, but I don’t want to be arrested, he also thought. But she looks like mum, was the final thought. He didn’t know how he was going to stop them as his weapons were back on the ship. He needed a plan, he needed Alpha.

            “Captain,” said Alpha, making Silver jump.

            “Alpha, excellent, shock tactic one,” said Silver, and walked quickly over to the woman being dragged away, with Alpha following behind.

            As they got closer, Silver could hear what the woman was saying.

            “I don’t know where I am!” she shouted. “I don’t even know who I am! Listen to me! Please believe me!”

            “Excuse me, excuse me!” said Silver as had reached them, and made them stop. He looked at her, and it wasn’t his mother, she did look cute for his quick glance. “This girl is with me. I lost her when we came out of transport.”

            “Where is her passport? ID papers?” one of the men asked, aggressively.

            “It’s with my servant here. Alpha if you wouldn’t mind.”

            Everyone turned to look at Alpha, and his hands shot out of his jacket sleeves attached by a cable and got hold of the two men. There was a slight electrical sound and the two men dropped to the floor. Before anyone could realise, Silver grabbed the woman’s hand and ran, across the station floor, down the escalator and out of the station with Alpha bringing up the rear.

            When they got outside the station they headed right, ran across the traffic-packed street and then down one side street and another. They finally stopped outside a small row of flats. Catching his breath, Silver took in the appearance of the woman he had saved.

She was a beautiful young woman. She had a light caramel complexion and black hair with a full fringe. She wore a black, maid’s outfit, black tights and monochrome shoes with a small heel.

“Thank you,” she said. “If you didn’t come along I don’t know what I would have-.”

“Wait till we get inside,” said Silver, taking out a set of keys and opening the door. They walked into the building and up a set of stairs, and then Silver pulled opened a door to a flat on the left hand side.

The flat looked as if it had been ransacked. There was mess everywhere; clothes, books, letters and junk mail. They walked into a small living room that was also a mess, but smelt like vanilla.

“Excuse the mess,” said Silver, clearing the sofa and taking a seat. “Come join me,” and the girl took a seat next to him. “Alpha, look around a bit and get my more important things. Tidy if you must, also a cup of tea when you can.” Alpha then left the room; his hands transformed into vacuum cleaners and began to suck up the mess. “Now you go angel.”

“How did you know my name?” she asked.

“Angel, Seriously?”

“Yes, but don’t mock me, as I was going to thank you for saving me,” said Angel. “But thank you anyway I don’t know what would have happen to me.”

“Maybe prison or worse, but who knows. However, thanks to the wonderful, marvellous and spectacular Captain Desmond Silver you’re safe for the moment.”

“Thanks,” said Angel, in a low voice. “I don’t even know who I am or where I came from. All I can remember is walking out of room into another room then all of sudden I was asked about who I was. All I knew was my name was Angel and that’s it.”

            “That’s the last thing you remember, not a last name or where this room was?”

            “No nothing,” she said even quieter “I don’t know what to do.”

            “All I can think of is that you were a kidnapped to be a slave, and depending on who took you they would wipe your mind clear so you don’t resist.”

            “That makes sense. I guess I’m going to have to go find out who I am, and since I don’t know who I am I’m going to be doing it alone. I don’t even know where to start.”

            Silver looked at her for a moment, and considered what she had said. Then he made a snap judgement.

            “I don’t want you to say I’ve never done anything for you twice,” said Silver, standing up. “Angel you are going to become a member of The Bouken Crew, until you find out who you are. Since you’re dressed for it, maid and cleaner of the ship would be appropriate.” Angel looked up at Silver, surprised but happy. “And if you don’t accept I’m going to kidnap you into slavery.”

            “I accept your position as the ship’s maid,” said Angel smiling. “Since it seems I don’t have a choice and now where to go, as I may have been doing a while.”

            “You do have a choice, but the kidnap means if you I have to keep chasing you.”

            “Yes and that would be r, as I could run into more trouble.”

            “Then I would have to save you again, and gain, and again.”

            “I could be more trouble than I’m worth.”

            “Or you could be the greatest treasure I could ever have.”

            Suddenly an ear piercing war alarm sounded. Both Silver and Angel covered their ears. Silver looked out of the window, and saw nothing in the sky. He knew that the alarm was being heard all over London.

            “WHAT IS IT?” Angel asked, shouting over the noise.

            “PIRATES!”

TWO

Captain Ching Sao was once a respectable explore. She had worked on many ships in her time. She was a captain that demanded the best of her crew at all times, that is why she only had the best on her crew. That is why she was currently sitting in a bar in south London. She was sitting in a well know pirate hang out, which often got raided. However, she knew as well as did the United Galaxies Patrol that no one associated with the United League of Pirates ever came here. This is where little pirates came. No one here would be considered a high pirate threat, but arrests still happened here to crack down on space piracy.

            Knowing this Ching Sao still sat in the bar waiting. A contact had said someone she should see would be stopping by today. Sao sat and waited from the moment the bar had opened, and was still waiting.

            She waited in the bar at the back of the room. The bar was a small square room, which had very low lighting. The furniture in the room was wooden, slightly damaged and had graffiti on it. The bar was small, and with various bottles behind the bar, as well as other various snack foods. The barmen stood behind the bar watching the television screen. The screen in the corner over the door, it was playing the pirate watch network.

            As Sao watched the door, she occasionally glanced at the screen. The network showed mostly news and reports about which pirates have been captured, and who they were on the lookout for. The channel also showed propaganda for the UGP. The main story of the day had been about the capture of a teenage pirate crew from Leminton Spa. When the story was going be told for the third time, the person Sao was looking for came through the door.

            He was as he had been described; a young man, quite short, with black hair, and a scar on his left cheek. He went straight to the bar as he came in, spoke to the barmen, got a drink and something was slipped to him from under the bar. They spoke briefly then he went and sat down in the middle of the room.

            Sao got up, and went to the bar and ordered another drink. While she was doing this she kept the boy in her eye line. Then he made eye contact with her, and then looked away. Sao kept her eye fixed on him, until he turned back. This time when she looked into his eyes she saw there was fear in them. He then got up to run. Sao was too fast for him. She dashed over to the table that he was about to run past, and kicked it hard so it went crashing into his legs sending him to the floor.

            “You part of the UGP?” asked the barmen after commotion had finished.

            “No,” said Sao, simply. “I just got a few questions that need answers.” The boy was trying to get up, but before he could, Sao placed her rapier by his neck. The boy didn’t dare move, as there was an electric current running through it. Sao knelt down next the boy and said. “I heard you know where I can find Captain Astronomer.”

            “I might do,” gasped the boy.

            “Tell me and I’ll let you go.”

            “He’s-,” before he could finish a war alarm went off cutting him off.

            Sao turned towards the screen. She knew it was pirates, but she wanted to know who had come. The screen was showing breaking news, there was a ship coming towards London. They were waiting to get a picture of the approaching ship. A picture final came on the screen. The picture was blurred as the ship was descending fast towards central London. But what could be made out was a large silver circular shape with two rectangular shapes on each side, with a squared front.

            “No need to tell me, he’s here,” said Sao. She then turned off her rapier which retracted back into its handle, then placed it back into her coat. She then ran out of the bar, leaving boy to get up.

“ALPHA!” Shouted Silver, through the noise. Alpha appeared in the room at once. “STOP THE NOISE!” Alpha’s eyes went white and the noise stopped. “That’s better.”

            “What happened?” asked Angel, taking her hands away from her ears.

            “Alpha is blocking the signal of the alarm for a few feet,” said Silver, pacing the room. “Someone has come to London to look for me; I thought I would have more time. Alpha scan for the ship.”

            Alpha stood still and did nothing for a few moments. Then he turned his head slightly to the left then said, “It’s Captain Astronomer.”

            “Of course it is. He would want to kill me personally for shooting him on the Grand Armada.”

            “This Captain Astronomer, he’s a pirate?” asked Angel.

            “We’re all pirates now,” said Silver, looking out the window.

            “You telling me I just got rescued by a pirate, and now I’m a pirate myself? I don’t think so.”

            “Sorry love, but you’re just going to have to be one for the moment.”

            “Why do I have to be?”

            “You accepted your position on the ship, and you have no identity, no papers no nothing. Now those stories about you not know anything will not work out there. They will have you locked up as fast they can. Whereas with me you have a chance at having some kind of freedom. That’s if, Astronomer doesn’t kill us all first.”

            “My choices are, pirate or prison.”

            “Pick quickly,” said Silver, turning to Alpha. “Where is he Alpha?”

            “He is heading towards Westminster,” said Alpha.

            “Of course he would take a central location,” Said Silver.  “There is no way for us to get back to the ship. Alpha you are going to have to go alone.”

            “Yes Captain, I will transport straight to the ship.”

            “Good,” said Silver, turning back to Angel. “So are you coming with us or are you going to be staying here?” 

            “I don’t really have a choice do I?” said Angel.

            “Good. Alpha do you have my things?”

            “Yes captain, I managed to get everything.” Said Alpha.

            “Let’s move out,” said Silver, leading the way out of the flat.

            The streets were deserted. The alarm had caused London to go into lock down. Anyone on the streets now would be UGP, or vigilantes. They walked towards Waterloo Bridge, and looked around to see if there was anyone around. When they got on the bridge and had a view of Big Ben and The Houses of Parliament, they saw a projection appear in the sky coming from the other side of the buildings. It was a full body projection of Astronomer.

            “Attention Earthlings of London,” said Astronomer’s projection, in a loud voice. “I am not here to cause any harm. I am simply here for Desmond Silver.” Then a projection of Silvers Face appeared replace Astronomer. “If you know where he is let a member of my crew, who are searching the city know, then I will be gone. As I am not here to cause alarm, but if I am opposed I will strike back with force. Silver turn yourself in, I will be waiting.” Then the sky went clear, a tunnel started to slowly to go up towards the sky from being behind the buildings on the right to Big Ben.

            “What’s that?” asked Angel.

            “Trouble,” said Silver. “Alpha go to the ship, we know what he is planning to do. Angel and I will try and escape Astronomers crew. Find us as soon as you can.”

            “Yes captain,” said Alpha. He then stood for a moment then turned into a white light and disappeared.

            “Why can’t we go with him?” asked Angel.

            “The ship is too far away for all of us to go,” said Silver, watching the tunnel. “He will be fine as he’s not human but for us we could end up getting separated with limbs. So we’ll have to wait.”

            “And what about that?” asked Angel, pointing towards the tunnel, which now had a metal tunnel starting to cover it.

            “That means we better run,” said Silver, grabbing Angel’s hand.

            “Why?” asked Angel, not moving.

            “He knows where we are, and their coming.”

            “Who?”

            “Them,” said Silver, pointing towards black balls being shot out of the metal tube. “Run!” but before they could three balls landed in front of them and two behind them. The balls cracked open, and from each stood ten androids. They were five feet tall, all completely black, with just red dots for eyes. “Shit.”

            “What do we do?” asked Angel.

            “Don’t move. They have perfect aim, and will kill you. Me on the other hand they will stun and take me back to Astronomer.”

            There was no way for them to escape, they were surrounded by fifty androids. Silver was thought of ways that he could escape, but none came to mind. He knew he tried to fight they wouldn’t kill him, but that didn’t mean they wouldn’t kill Angel. He was stuck. He wouldn’t be so stuck if he had his weapons, but coming in legally meant he didn’t. They were going to have to be captured.

            “Okay I surrender,” said Silver, putting his hands up.

            “You’re giving up,” said Angel.

            “I have to or they will kill you.”

            The androids closed in towards the two of them. One of the androids grabbed Angel by the back of the neck and threw her to the floor. Then then android grabbed her arm then pulled it towards her back so hard, that Angel let out a cry of pain. The android grabbed her other arm, but this time didn’t seem to pull it. Instead Angel grabbed hold of the arm of the android and threw it off her. At this all the androids changed their hands into small blades on their right, and blasters on the left. Angel stood up, and had an angry look on her face.

            “Are you trying to get yourself killed!” shouted Silver.

            “I want to see you try that again,” said Angel, angrily.

            The android closest to Angel went to stab her, but before it could Angel grabbed hold of its arm and turned it into its body. Then moved the android in front of herself as the others started to    take shots at her. The android she was holding began to smoke after taking the shots, and Angel threw it towards the androids facing her. It crashed into the other androids and caused the four of them to explode. At this explosion Silver dropped to the floor and rolled out of the way, to keep out of the way.

            The androids tried to shoot at her again, but Angel moved too fast. She had managed to reach one of the androids arms that was about to fire, and made it shoot down many of the other androids. While at the same time it was taking the shots mean for Angel. Angel tore off the android’s bladed arm and threw it at an android. She then picked up the android over her head and threw it. The androids shot at the android coming towards them, but caused it explode and took out more of their numbers by causing a slightly bigger explosion.

Silver looked up in amazement. He didn’t know how Angel was doing all of this. He thought about going to help her, but thought against it. She was doing a good job on her own. Then he realised that this is what Angel’s purpose could have been. She could have been a guard to someone. But the way she dressed and her appearance would have taken anyone by surprise. She was a controlled weapon that no one would expect. He continued to watch from the floor, and saw her battle her way through the androids. She stabbed, kicked, and punched her way through the army. Then it was over. She stood still then seemed she to come back to life.

            “How did I do that?” asked Angel, looking mortified.

            “I don’t know,” said Silver, getting back up. “But I think you been programmed to do it. But for now let’s go back to or original plan of running.”

            They ran back towards Waterloo station. As they did, Silver saw someone running in their direction. Silver stopped running, holding on to Angel’s hand.

            “Who is it?” asked Angel, squinting to see who it was.

            “I don’t know,” said Silver. “It could be someone running from droids, it might be UGP looking for me, or could be a vigilante looking to give me to Astronomer”

            “Shouldn’t be we running just in case?”

            “No. If it someone running from droids I don’t want them to be hurt because of me.”

            “But I don’t see anything or anyone behind it,” said Angel, looking around.

            “Neither do I,” said Silver. “Do you think you can do what you did back there again?”

            “I don’t even know how that happened. But I would like to think if I needed to do it again I would.”

            “I can see them now,” said Silver, finally being able to see the person who was coming towards them. They weren’t running they were walking now, but Silver could make out the details of who was coming. She was a tall Asian woman with short, light brown hair. She wore a long-tailed pirate’s jacket buttoned up to her chest with her cleavage on display. On her lower half she wore a black mini skirt and thigh-high boots. She came to a stop few feet away, and looked at them both.

            “Captain Silver you are coming with me,” said the woman.

            “Who are you?” asked Silver, looking at her.

            “I am ex-captain Ching Sao and I need you to come with me.”

            “Ex-captain?” said Silver, “I didn’t know you were in the League.”

            “I wasn’t,” she said, seriously. “Unlike you I am not a pirate. I have captained many of the earth ships. That was until you pirates completely destroyed my last ship, killing almost all my crew. Now I want avenge my crew, and I’m going to that with you coming with me.”

            “I have never destroyed any ships,” said Silver in defiance. “I definitely don’t attack ships from earth.”

            “I know you didn’t, but astronomer does. You’re what he wants and you’re going to get me on that ship.”

            “You’re going to take my life in exchange for your crew? I don’t really see that as fair.”

            “I don’t care!” shouted Sao. “Now are you coming with me? Or do I have to make you?”

            “I’m not going nowhere with you,” said Silver. “Let’s go Angel.”

            “You’re coming with me,” said Sao. She dashed towards Silver and Angel, and grabbed Silver, by his coat. “Let’s go,”

            “Back off,” said Angel, going to punch Sao, but missed as Sao dodge the punch. Letting go, of Silver, Sao struck Angel at the back of her elbow knocking her out, leaving her sprawled out on the floor.

            “I’ll go with you,” said Silver, quickly before Sao hit him too. “Let me take her with me, and I’ll come with you.”

            “Fine,” said Sao. Silver knelt down, and picked up Angel. As soon as stood up, Sao was holding her rapier towards Silver. “In front.” And Silver walked in front of Sao watching him carefully.

            Silver walked towards the South Bank with Sao, right behind him. He just hoped Angel would wake up soon, and Alpha would hurry up so they could leave.

            “You know he may kill you know,” said Silver, breaking the silence.

            “I know,” said Sao.

            “But you’re going to kill him first right?”

            “That’s right.”

            “So long as you have a plan.”

            “Why does he want you anyway? You don’t seem quite hard to capture.”

            “I’m wanted by the League I’m no longer a member,” said Sliver, dully. “Astronomer has always hated me, now he can kill me.”

            “Why are you no longer a member?”

            “I’m a crap pirate apparently.”

            Sao laughed, and then said, “You must be to get kicked out.”

            “Yeah well…” but Silver didn’t finish. There had reached a little away from the London Eye, and he could see Androids walking towards them. That wasn’t the thing that bothered him. It was that they walking over the dead bodies of UGP. Silver stood still as the androids made their way towards him.

            “I am Ching Sao, I have captured Silver, take me to you captain,” said Sao, as android was close enough.

            “Very well we will take you to our captain,” said the android.

            “Thank you,” said Sao. She walked over to Silver, and put her hand on his shoulder.

            Silver watched as the android grabbed his arm, and then looked and the bodies on the floor, then where were gone. He now stood in astronomers transport room, with a knocked out Angel, an army of Androids and captain holding him for ransom. All he could think was, what was keeping Alpha.