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Chapter 5 - Return

A shadow passes inside their cockpit, as the systems blinking red inside.

"All right, let's do this again," he said.

Johnny takes his watch from his bag and sets a time. He takes the M4 and a few grenades with him and walks to the hatch. He opens the hatch, then the second airlock, and floats outside to the corridors he grabs hold to the poles as he drifts in zero G. He already sees the enemy soldiers inside, so he looks at his watch as he hides beside a big tube.

"Shit, they're too quick," in his thoughts. "One minute and twenty, think Johnny, think."

"They're here!," a soldier shouts.

Johnny hears him, it's coming from the hatch.

"That's a minute thirty," in his thoughts.

He keeps quiet.

"All right, find their captain," Yuri commanded as Johnny hears them coming.

He sees them pass the corridor; he sees seven of them including Yuri, George, and Val getting carried. They drift out of vision and Johnny kicks the wall to drift towards them. But as he was taking a peek, he bumps with Luke from behind. He pulls Luke away with him, being afraid of being discovered.

"God, I'm glad its you," Johnny said.

"Johnny its you," Luke said.

"Shush! they might hear us," Johnny said.

"Oh right, let's go to the engine room," Luke said.

Luke is getting coffee for Johnny as he passes it to Johnny.

"Careful, it's hot," he said.

Johnny looks at Luke as he sits down across from him.

"Look man, I don't know if you believe me or not but try ok?" Johnny said.

"Ok," Luke said.

"I have been respawning," Johnny said.

Luke looks at Johnny's eyes.

"Respawning like a game where you come back alive?" Luke asked.

"Yes," Johnny answered. "That's why I hid because I knew Genesis is coming."

"Right, so you're the only one who knows what happened, right?" Luke asked.

"Yes," Johnny replied.

Luke smiles and laughs.

"Are you high?" he asked.

"No, I'll tell you what will happen," John said.

John stands and looks to the window.

"Come look," - Johnny signals Luke.

They see Genesis' ship outside.

"See that hatch right there labeled ex zero one?" - Johnny pointed and asked.

"Yeah," Luke replied.

"Val and George's body will get dumped there," Johnny said.

Johnny looks at his watch.

"In three, two, one," Johnny counted.

Val and George's body gets dumped into space. Luke is in shock...

"Holy shit, it's true," Luke said. "So how many times have you respawned now?"

Luke looks to Johnny as he sits back down.

"Three at least," Johnny said.

"Right, so is this our first time having this conversation?" Luke asked.

"Yes," Johnny replied.

"So what do you want me to do Cap?" Luke asked.

"Well I need you to help me blow up their ship," Johnny replied.

Luke laughs at this idea.

"è impossible, Quello heavily guarded," Luke said.

"It's ok, I have a plan," Johnny said.

"Sorry my Italian just spun out," Luke said. "What's the plan?"

Johnny smiled at him.