Chapter 15
Date: 12/15/269 IG
Location: Capital of the Astronian-Devlorian; The Bastion, Med-bay
Time: 8:30 pm
Zentreya works on Melody's injuries on an operation table while Astronomus sits in a chair nearby with his arms folded. Melody speaks " I can fe-e-el you staring a-a-at me."
"I find it quite suspicious that you show up on my doorstep half dead, only a few days after MrDevus was kidnapped."
responded Astronomus. "I'm sorry to hear that, apart from now I've had no contact with anyone." said Melody.
"I want to know why, of all places, you came here." asked Astronomus.
"A group of terrorists broke into our palace and tried to kidnap Nux, he died in their attempt so they took IronMouse. I ran here because news of my survival would spread like wildfire and paint a target on my back again."
Astronomus thinks for a second.
"One thing about that makes no sense why would they take her instead of you? You're the next in line for the throne."
"I guess they thought I was dead. I mean I got knocked out from the shock wave of an explosion and was trapped under a bunch of rubble. I was able to get out though."
"...Alright, I'll set up a guest room you can stay in for a while." Zentreya kooks up from the table and stares at Astronomus,
"Can I speak to you outside for a second?"
"Sure" Astronomus replies.
They both exit the room and close the door behind them.
"You can't do that! The last time we saw them we almost had a war on our hands, and now you're just letting her stay here like nothings wrong!?!" exclaims Zentreya.
"I know, something is not right plus her story seems like bullshit and because of that I'm going to have to keep watch of her somehow. I plan to have her under heavy surveillance until we can figure out what's happening. Can you just put up with her being here for just a little while?" Zentreya takes a moment to think of an answer, "Fine, but Make sure that you tell me before anyone if you find something."
"That is a promise I can keep" responded Astro
Date: 12/15/269 IG
Location: Unknown
Time: Unknown
"Alright repeat the plan back to me." MrDevus whispers to IronMouse, "After you take down the laser grid, I knock out the guard and take her gun." she responds. MrDevus nods in agreement. He takes out the parts of the plasma pistol and builds them into a makeshift hacking device and places it near the laser grid. He signals IronMouse to get into position.
After connecting a wire to the laser grid, It sparks and the grid switches off. The guard notices and turns around.
"Hey! What do you think you're-" she is caught-off guard by Iron mouse who pounces on her. Quickly, IronMouse puts the guard into a choke hold. It takes a few seconds but the guard eventually passes out.
IronMouse then picks up the rifle and puts its sash over her shoulder. "Okay, now that we're out, what do we do?" she asked.
"As stupid as this sounds we need the to get into to the armory and steal supplies were gonna need to get out and If the alarm isn't raised by then, steal info from their data base before bailing." said MrDevus.
"What was the stupid about that plan?" she asked.
"Given that we were watched by one guard the other guards might be stationed closer to supplies, which can be found in or near the armory. Not to mention if we raise the alarm before getting there, we'll be outgunned severely." he explains as he pulls the laser pistol shell and a data pad off the unconscious guard.
"I bet we can find it easier if I can get into this data pad and...Got it! I'm in their system, watch the door this might take a minute." IronMouse nods and aims the rifle to the door.
As MrDevus sifts through the pad he finds the armory's location but also finds a folder labeled 'Orders', curious he opens it to find a List of orders that describe the events of his and IronMouses kidnapping. Only something was off. When he came to the part where nux was supposed to be kidnapped it read "Kill Nux and let Melody live, Take IronMouse Prisoner." deciding to understand it later.
He puts the pad in his pocket and quickly reassembles the pistol. "I found where it is, We can get there easily through the vents." he said. After climbing into the nearest vent, IronMouse whispers to MrDevus.
"So where did you learn to turn off a laser grid like that?" she asked. "When I was young I was a slave in the ex-human republic territories, they used these cages with that kind of grid to hold us I watched.
Plenty of slaves use that method to get out. They only failed because there were too many guards. A few of them were my friends." he said.
"I'm sorry to hear that." said IronMouse.
"It's okay, failure is a lesson to be learned from. It taught me well" said MrDevus as he removes a vent cover out of the way.
"We're here by the way." they crawl out of the vent to see an empty armory. "I guess it's their lunch break" said MrDevus. They begin to look through the supplies in the room.
"So what do we need from here?" asked IronMouse. "Look for Helmets with air filters, cloaks and get as many MRE's and full water canisters as you can." said MrDevus. "Are we going into the desert or something?" she asked "if we can't get out using one of their ships then we go on foot." he said.
"Your expectations of my survival skills are a bit high right now." she responded. MrDevus chuckles
"They are higher than the ones I have for myself."