She steps back like this is news to her. “Why? And why do you want Thruster?”
"Because they are my family. We help each other, fight for each other, try to make each others' dreams come true."
She curls a lip and looks away like I disgust her.
“Look, my whole family might be stardust by now. I don’t know. We were separated. But I’m not giving up in case they’re still alive. And if they aren’t, I’m making friends along the way that I hold close to me like my family.
"I help them. They help me. That's how we survive. You can't chain that. You can't blow it up. It's just something in our hearts, minds, and souls. So I guess I saved you because that's just who and what I am. It’s the same with Thruster. Take it or leave it."
KillStar stares at me for several breaths, then turns and walks away. She stops at the door leading into an adjoining room, looks back, then leaves it open as she walks away like I'm not a threat to her.
What in the actual fuck?
Thruster>>StarJumper 2612: I’m coming for you.
Starjumper 2612>>Thruster: Stars, I hope so.
He pauses.
Thruster>>StarJumper 2612: A dirty comment, now?
Starjumper 2612>>Thruster: It gets my mind on a topic I like. I think I’ll focus on getting out of here just so I can be with you again. I’m tired of hate ruling me. I want to fight for something good instead of something bad.
Thruster>>StarJumper 2612: I’ve found a way in. Just hang tight.
Starjumper 2612>>Thruster: I am. Literally.
I struggle inside the bars.
A distant clang sends rippling pulses down the corridor.
I hope that’s Thruster. The golden glow that fills the hallway makes me smile.
He bursts into the room. “It’s not good. Three squads on my ass. But I set a bomb. Just need to send the signal. Wanted to find you first.”
“Did you see KillStar?”
“Is she the one that did this to you?” he asks as he pries the bars from my body and helps me out of the web of metal.
“Yes, but she didn’t hurt me, she just…talked to me.”
“What’d she say?”
"Wanted to know why I saved her and want you."
KillStar appears in the doorway, fury in her eyes. “You set a bomb?”
We look over at her.
She lifts a cannon of a gun, then writhes and holds her temple. “Get out of my head!”
Thruster gives me a wild look, slaps my helmet shut, and shields my suit with his body. The gun goes off and tears a hole in the side of the ship. Thruster and I are sucked out.
My heart races as the air pressure leaves, and cold silence surrounds us. My visor flashes with warnings.
Thruster>>Starjumper 2612: Your boots are down?
Thruster reads my screen as the alerts feed me the devastating news.
