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Omega 3 point 0
The ship rocked violently to the side, throwing Macy from his bed. Thrace%u2019s voice came into the room. %u201CMS-%u201C
%u201CWho%u2019s puttin%u2019 holes in our boat?!%u201D
%u201CNo one, we were stuck by some sort of object.%u201D
%u201CHow in the fucking hell do we get struck by an object in the massive void that is space? Can%u2019t we DODGE SHIT?%u201D
%u201CMacy?%u201D Gracin tried to pull himself off the floor where he landed next to his partner. Macy helped his lover to his feet. Saying Gracin was getting old was almost an understatement.
%u201CMacy, would you mind meeting me?%u201D Thrace%u2019s voice interrupted again, he seemed short with Macy, which was normal.
%u201CI%u2019m on my way.%u201D He sat the man who was reaching into his 60%u2019s down. %u201CYou okay babe?%u201D
%u201CYeah, I%u2019m fine, go.%u201D Gracin flopped back as Macy found a shirt and darted from the room. At just over fifty years old he hardly seemed much older than when he first woke up on the Omega three decades ago.
The chain of command hadn%u2019t changed too much. Macy eventually returned to the Omega and served as Stargon%u2019s second in command. And when Stargon couldn%u2019t command anymore Macy took over, and eventually stepped back and gave command to Thrace. No matter what though, it was still the Omega.
%u201CWhat do we have?%u201D Thrace met Macy at a junction. The captain was hardly more than five feet tall- he hadn%u2019t grown in all the years either aside from looking older and rather dashing. His bangs were blue, as they had been. They hung down in his face some, barely at his eyes. The rest of his hair was black and tied into a short ponytail. His slight Asian features were peeking through thought he was quite pale due to not leaving the ship in years.
%u201CShuttle, hardly holding onto life support and there%u2019s someone on board. There%u2019s not much damage, he just happened to bump into us.%u201D
%u201CSome bump.%u201D
%u201CYes, well, I%u2019ve work to do so you can either stop with the chatter and help me, or I can let you do this alone.%u201D
%u201CThrace my friend, you really need to get some.%u201D Macy shut his mouth after that comment and continued on to where they were docking with the shuttle. He didn%u2019t have to wait long for Thrace to get everything set well enough that they could just walk on board. It was nice to have a captain who was practically part of the ship. Though of the two Thrace was in better shape. But, her ragged condition was just part of Omega%u2019s charm. Much like Thrace%u2019s curt and factual attitude was part of his.
The doors between both ships slid open, sort of. One of the Omega%u2019s doors stuck, whined, whirled, and skipped open almost as if it tripped. Macy pulled a gun and headed in. He knew the creature inside had to be damn near dead but even the dead can fight if they have it in them to live. There was silence before he heard some unsteady breathing around the corner of the entry. It was coming from closer to the ground so either this person was sitting with a gun aimed up or he had a kid on his hands. If the person was smart he%u2019d go for a belly shot first and have the gun at mid level then raise it to a head shot when he had a chance to aim. Macy leaned against the wall.
%u201CI can hear you breathing and it sounds to me like you%u2019re awake, so why don%u2019t you roll right into sight here and we%u2019ll talk about what happens next. Other wise I%u2019m just going to have to do this the hard way.%u201D
There was silence for a moment. %u201CWhat ship is this?%u201D
Macy looked over his shoulder at Thrace. It sounded like a young woman. Thrace nodded. %u201C%u2019tis the Omega.%u201D
The breathing quickened. %u201CThen we%u2019ll have to do this the hard way.%u201D
Macy sighed. %u201CSuit yourself, but the hard way is so much easier on us. You see my friend here is good at talking to ships like they were alive. And he%u2019s pretty convincing at turning them against you.%u201D Thrace used some of his abilities to pop a few near buy panels while Macy created a very strong illusion that the wires lashed out and grabbed at the girl. She ducked and dodged into sight. Macy fired a warning shot that had her frozen in place. %u201CBoo.%u201D With what medical background Macy had the girl%u2019s reaction wasn%u2019t too shocking. She fainted mostly because her body was too wasted to have much energy to even produce adrenaline. Either that or she found Macy just so damn sexy she just didn%u2019t know how to react, but that could be wishful thinking.
He holstered his gun and picked the girl up. She was light as a feather. Probably a half-breed like himself. She was pretty with rather short jet black hair and an almost too thin figure. She was probably a good five and a half foot tall. He couldn%u2019t see her eyes but they appeared to have been blue or blue green in and almond shape. Her skin was darker, probably of an Asian decent. He took here to the doc but started treating her himself. Thrace sat impatiently to the side, watching. %u201CFind out who she is and if she can do anything for my ship. If not, you know what to do.%u201D
%u201CAye. We kill %u2018er if she%u2019s a useless halfer.%u201D
%u201CDon%u2019t get sentimental on me Macy.%u201D
%u201CAnd don%u2019t you start assuming I am, Sir.%u201D Thrace studied Macy at the tone. There was something else bothering him. When wasn%u2019t there? He only focused completely on work when they were raiding another ship. %u201CYou%u2019ve got people on scrapping the shuttle?%u201D
%u201CYes.%u201D And with that Thrace left.
Twenty years was a long time for Macy to stay anywhere and he was getting pretty damn restless. But he couldn%u2019t leave the ship or Thrace. And he couldn%u2019t uproot Gracin. He sat at the girl%u2019s side and hoped that she%u2019d be something to get him to stay for a few more years. Assuming he didn%u2019t have to kill her. He could tell she was a drifter as he once was, looking for the promise land.
Twenty minutes passed before she stirred. Macy stood up and pulled a dagger, holding it too her neck when she was keenly aware of her surroundings. She closed her eyes again. %u201CPlease don%u2019t kill me.%u201D
%u201CWhy shouldn%u2019t I? You%u2019re a fucking Rip. Be glad I let you fucking live this long.%u201D
%u201CCause I%u2019m not one of them!%u201D
Macy%u2019s heart turned cold. %u201CHalf is still too much.%u201D
%u201CThat%u2019s not fair! You don%u2019t understand. I didn%u2019t ask to be this way.%u201D She almost started crying. %u201CMy stupid parents made the mistake, why I am I being punished?!%u201D
%u201CMaybe they shoulda killed you a while ago.%u201D
She grabbed hold of Macy%u2019s arm. %u201CEvery creature has the right to live.%u201D
%u201CNot every one. What%u2019s your name?%u201D
%u201CSo%u2026 Sophia.%u201D
%u201CS%u2019at all?%u201D
%u201CSophia Nyree Braxton.%u201D
Macy felt Thrace lean in the door way to watch. There wasn%u2019t much on the ship that he didn%u2019t know about, if anything at all. Macy had gotten used to the idea back on his first tour with the ship. Back when Stargon had been more than his captain. Macy glared down at the girl. %u201CWhat can ya do?%u2019
%u201CI can%u2019t do anything.%u201D
%u201CBull shit. Even a half Rip can do somethin%u2019.%u201D
She swallowed hard. As she did Macy felt the skin on his arm under her grip dry out. %u201CWater. Liquids, but water is the easiest. Man is made of seventy percent water.%u201D
%u201CYou can just dry a man out?%u201D
%u201CI%u2019ve pulled water from the air before, but I%u2019m not so good at it.%u201D
Macy pulled the knife back and glanced at Thrace. Could she be an asset? If trained, probably. Macy knew the pain of drowning in your own fluids and what it felt like to be so dried up you could hardly move. She could be a silent killer for now, and in time she%u2019d be a fear factor. Thrace gave a light nod. %u201CShe%u2019s your responsibility MS.%u201D
%u201CThank ya kindly Cap.%u201D Macy gave a chipper smile and half salute.
%u201CShe starts training in the morning.%u201D With that Thrace slipped away.
Macy let out a deep sigh and looked back at the girl. %u201CWelcome to the Omega Sophia.%u201D
She sat up weakly. %u201CWho are you?%u201D
%u201CMS. Second in command around here. I%u2019ll find you a change of clothes and we%u2019ll get you something to eat. You%u2019ll bunk in room 13. S%u2019not much but it%u2019s the best yer going to get for now.%u201D
%u201CAnd if I don%u2019t want to be part of this ship?%u201D
Macy%u2019s turned dead serious. %u201CThen I%u2019ll have to kill you. And I%u2019d rather not do that.%u201D
%u201CWhy not?%u201D
%u201CRip and human a like haven%u2019t done much but harm to me but I expect more from a halfer. This crew has taken me in and if you do right by them they%u2019ll take you too.%u201D
%u201CYou%u2019re a%u2026?%u201D She looked shocked, puzzled, and disgusted all at once.
%u201CAnd you%u2019re just lucky to be here, Missy so don%u2019t push you luck. I%u2019d rather not kill you but don%u2019t think that means I%u2019m your best damn friend. People like you come dime a dozen so get some rest and think about it before you start judging me as foe or kin.%u201D
She blinked slowly and laid back down as Macy began to leave. He paused and looked over at Lila who was smiling lightly at him. The main doctor of the ship had long rich auburn hair that hid one eye and cascaded around her. She wore a skin tight body suit that left little to the imagination. %u201CKeep an eye on her, I%u2019ll be back.%u201D His tone became so soft when he spoke to her, almost like a child to his mother. She nodded, expecting nothing less from him. Sometimes she wondered if he%u2019d ever grow out of trying to impress Stargon, because that%u2019s all that little show was. Macy half smiled before heading out to check on Gracin and let him know what was going on.
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