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I took the opportunity to wrap my arm around Maddy’s waist and draw her to me. I planted my lips on hers for another taste.
“I love you, my soul mate,” I said.
She smiled.
“I love you too,” she said.
“Come on!” Stari said. “There’s time for that later!”
“Maybe not,” her Yayora comrade said. “We could die any second.”
He wrapped his arm around Stari and kissed her full on the lips.
Stari blinked rapidly in surprise. Then, belatedly, slapped him across the face.
He pressed a hand to his cheek.
“I thought you liked me…” he said.
“I do,” she said. “It’s just… Oh, to hell with it.”
She kissed him so hard, she almost knocked him off his feet.
“Can we continue with the mission now?” Stari said.
“Yes, sir,” the guy said.
I glanced at Maddy for an explanation.
“It’s… complicated,” she said. “This is V’Sen, by the way.”
“I believe we’ve already met,” I said.
We ran through the door, along the hallway, and then up three flights of stairs. It might not be the fastest route but it was the only one I knew.
We reached the Control Room. We could see the production crew busy at work through the tall glass walls. Probably trying to figure out what was going on.
A bolt of plasma zinged past my ear and over my shoulder.
Stari and V’Sen dropped and opened fire.
I grabbed Maddy by the hand and led her toward the Control Room. Once we reached it, we turned and provided cover fire for the others to join us.
We bolted up the stairs and entered the first production floor. The workers were so busy they didn’t notice us enter.
Stari grabbed a chair and jammed it under the door. An advanced alien civilization and they still performed the old shove-a-chair-under-the-door routine.
“Which machine is responsible for defenses?” Maddy said.
“I don’t know,” I said. “Why don’t we ask?”
I fired a shot across the room. It burnt a hole in the window. The workers screamed at the intrusion and turned to face us.
“Excuse me,” I said. “We’re looking for the defense controls. We want to disable everything you have. Right now.”
A Changeling with a stiff gait marched toward me.
“You can’t be in here!” he said. “You don’t have the proper clearance!”
