Sarah’s head throbbed when she regained consciousness. Evidently, she was back on the ship, in her bed. The light had been dimmed, but Sarah could still see everything clearly. Rolling back the blanket, she noticed she wasn't wearing her gloves, spiking her anger right through the roof. Ulquonar had subjected her to that treatment, that invasion. She jumped out of bed, getting caught up in the blanket and crashing into the floor. She groaned, picking herself up and muttering muted curses. Then she stormed out of her quarters in search of Ulquonar, who she promptly found munching away at a very ordinary sandwich. Sarah breathed in deeply. 816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRoaDiKxfL
“So would you mind telling me what the fuck that was back there?” 816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGE9CTTWdmR
“Calm down. I saved you, right? I’m sorry you were sucked into that. That was an accident. I meant to confirm my theory here, and I have. I was right.”816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWu8egNcfV
“‘Sorry,’ he says, like I care! And how did you prove anything?” 816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWk29obJAEl
“I performed a scan after I followed you. I had a scanner with me.”816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUygrGO0f3
“Oh so you doodled around for a bit first while that vile presence had its way with me. Fantastic. Makes me trust you so much more.”816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnTpxEIQkZ
“I think you would do well do sit down and take a bite. I’ve made one for you, too,” he said, pointing at another sandwich on a white plate on the opposite side of the table. Sarah looked at it, then stormed out of the room, only to return a second later. 816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBVXEThQUB
“No, you don't get me to shut up so easily. I want answers.”816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0GZ81gLH1
“Then ask questions.”816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuspJXznH26
“What happened in there with me?”816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNOrPyisqc
“I'm not sure. There are many different kinds of forces at play in that dimension. I suppose you were examined by a less aggressive and more curious one. I’ve checked you out and I'm reasonably sure you will be fine.”816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvu6Rmmu4Tw
“What do you mean, fine? Physically?” 816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRoNOBqy4N
Ulquonar nodded. “And mentally.”816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hnCaIwEjE
“Yeah I feel spiffing mentally. Splendid. Want another word?” 816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ67ac65DEx
“No, that suffices. See, I did not mean for that to happen and I apologize. Now I hope that---”816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxBYHCUXjj
A frantic beeping sounded from the ship’s intercom and Sarah gasped. “Proximity alert!” she said and dashed to the cockpit, Ulquonar behind her. Sarah threw herself into the pilot’s seat and turned the ship around, increasing power to the engines. 816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlJ1AU0G6J
“Don't worry, I’ve got this,”said Ulquonar, taking control of the ship from the Co-pilot’s seat. “Who’s visiting us?” he asked. 816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUH6wFguD9
Sarah pulled up the data on the screen in front of her and read from it. 816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPoWyVH8fb
“A Tletan patrol craft. Thank god it's not Imperial. How would I ever explain that to my mother?” 816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrgCVX4KK3
“Have they detected us?” 816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTPvrNmN9X
“It doesn't seem….yeah they have. They’re hailing us.”816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BizDCuKpN
“Don't answer.”816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PPzXvtgRx
“Of course not. I’m not suicidal.”816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSkUvmwaOd
Sarah put on a headset to listen to the Tletan hail. 816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhT0XNppRI4
“Unidentified vessel, this is Tletan Kingdom Patrol Craft OX-7. You have entered a restricted zone. Shut down your engines and await to be boarded. You will be interrogated and escorted to a nearby Tletan Kingdom outpost. Failure to comply might result in your destruction.”816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tEQLup7Fw
Sarah rolled her eyes. If they got caught, they would find out they had landed on the planet and that would mean prison for life. Her status as governor wouldn't help her one bit. She glanced at Ulquonar numerous times as he steered the ship away from the planet. Sarah breathed in and out calmly, but she couldn't help but shift around in her seat. ‘Get us out of here already,’ she thought just as Ulquonar activated the FTL-Drive and they disappeared from the Tletan’s sensors - for a while. The Tletans would call for reinforcements and would pursue them, notifying the empire and turning back only when Ulquonar and Sarah crossed the Imperial border.816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBEekcxpLX
“We have to lose them before we cross the border,” Sarah said.816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTq9uW6X3Nh
“Why?” Ulquonar asked. 816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1kzSjlUb8
“If they’re still pursuing us when we cross into Imperial space, they will abort their pursuit but inform Border Patrol, who then will do anything in their power to locate us.”816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4J9fDEqfI1
“Alright. Find me a nearby star system with a few planets and preferably lots of asteroids, too.”816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOs3qFVqJf
Sarah nodded and called up a list of nearby star systems, sorting them by the required criteria. Near the bottom of the list was the star system GC 138 which had everything they needed but was farther away than GC 142, which lacked an asteroid belt. Looking at the information himself, Ulquonar chose GC 138. If they could get there, the asteroid belt would save them. If they could not, they were in big trouble. Sarah stared at the FTL vortex for a long time before she buried her face in her hands and noticed she hadn’t worn her gloves this whole time. She twitched when she realized it but didn’t say a word. Instead, she left her seat and went to get the gloves. When Ulquonar asked where she was going, she replied she was just going to get something. Sitting on the edge of her bed, she cried in silence for a while. The thought of someone having intruded into her mind, possibly seeing her most deeply held secrets, horrified her and made her feel used. She had always been a very secluded and private person despite her outgoing personality. Outgoing, yes. Careless with private information, no. The journey to GC 138 would take more than two hours. More than enough time to rest and be alone. Sarah was not angry with Ulquonar, not really, but she didn’t know why. She could blame him. It was his fault. But for some reason, it did not feel right.816Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBy96AcW6C5
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