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“Do I what?” I said.
“Do you wish to lose your contract with the Changelings?” Rogers barked.
A grin spread across my face. “Yes. I think I do.”
Rogers’ expression morphed first into incredulity and then horror as I brought my giant fist up, veins protruding with adrenaline, as I smashed him in the face, sending him sprawling to the feet of his soldiers.
They reacted fast, extending their impulse rods and jabbing me in the side. They stung—badly—but they were not the knockout blows they should have been.
I hammered one Changeling in the face after another. Their weak bodies slammed into the hull, bones snapping beneath the force.
“We are under attack!” a Changeling soldier said into his radio. “I repeat, we are under attack!”
I kicked him in the stomach, sending him sprawling, unconscious, across the floor.
I ran to Alice’s pod and tore the lid off, shortcircuiting the system. I picked her up and placed her gently on the floor.
“What’s… What’s happening?” Alice said, peering around at the ship. “How long have I been asleep?”
“Just a few minutes,” I said.
Her eyes caught on the black circles on my flesh where the soldiers had jabbed their rods. They were already healing.
“You’re healing so fast…” she said.
“I’m a Titan,” I said, and pressed my lips to hers. “And I have found my one true love.”
I kissed her, and I swear to God, she tasted even better than I remembered. I knew deep in my heart there was no way I could ever part from her again.
A siren wailed as a squadron of soldiers raced in cars toward us.
“They’re chasing us?” Alice said.
“I attacked their commander,” I said. “And I couldn’t free you from your pod after we took off, so I had to take action now.”
“What about your dreams?” Alice said. “What about the farm on Arcturon Prime?”
I smiled at her. “I have a better dream now.” I picked her up. “Come on. We’re going to take this colony down. And I’m going to need your help to do it.”
“We won’t have long,” I said, hustling onto the flight deck. “These colonies are built like miniature fortresses. If they figure out what we’re about to do, they’ll shoot us down.”
Alice nodded but didn’t appear concerned. “What can I do?”
I set her on her feet. “Get to that terminal over there. Those are the weapons systems. I need you to target the holographic bubble generator. It’s what makes the colony look like a regular town.”
Alice stared at the console. “I don’t understand. It’s so complicated.”
“Give your translator strip a moment to translate everything,” I said.
“My translator strip…” Alice said.
She reached into her pocket, unfolded the strip, and placed it on her neck. “Okay. I see it.”
“Open fire,” I said, taking my position behind the pilot station.
I took off as the Changeling soldiers fired at us with their plasma pistols. I drifted between the other smuggler ships to avoid the worst of the gunfire.
More human females were being loaded on the other ships. I shook my head in disgust. “This has gone on for far too long.”
