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. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3j7GCb7bL
“So would you mind telling me what the fuck that was back there?” 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaDJFuz0Zb
“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.”885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4mxzEfo6c
“‘Sorry,’ he says, like I care! And how did you prove anything?” 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxY4DwPNKxD
“I performed a scan after I followed you. I had a scanner with me.”885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqL0YBn31d
“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.”885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlZQwQIMz4
“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. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz07y5n2Mwb
“No, you don't get me to shut up so easily. I want answers.”885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLYlEOg471
“Then ask questions.”885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iTMhZ6XbL
“What happened in there with me?”885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Uwr9sCI9g
“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.”885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hp5Pg6mP5
“What do you mean, fine? Physically?” 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDz9Vic4WL
Ulquonar nodded. “And mentally.”885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rfTB2MuyZ
“Yeah I feel spiffing mentally. Splendid. Want another word?” 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CbrYNrL1m
“No, that suffices. See, I did not mean for that to happen and I apologize. Now I hope that---”885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡya20mrsRUU
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. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCC9wFE2ho
“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. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfh6fxSjLnB
Sarah pulled up the data on the screen in front of her and read from it. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1MzirLVuz
“A Tletan patrol craft. Thank god it's not Imperial. How would I ever explain that to my mother?” 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3ZbTorFZS
“Have they detected us?” 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcFBrhRkjq
“It doesn't seem….yeah they have. They’re hailing us.”885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvV5wwXjBwR
“Don't answer.”885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCyzwTtUMw
“Of course not. I’m not suicidal.”885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0HYHjn2w0
Sarah put on a headset to listen to the Tletan hail. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINrfiLgoU9
“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.”885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiGxYBodbB
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.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSxrLCupq3
“We have to lose them before we cross the border,” Sarah said.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eF4NfxAyD
“Why?” Ulquonar asked. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0jyOCqWrl
“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.”885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjvj7r8NoF
“Alright. Find me a nearby star system with a few planets and preferably lots of asteroids, too.”885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW04w1Kfrc3
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.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylSW6Hx9Aw
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