Heart of Courage

[Vagrant Raiders]

Several hours later, the Voices touched down in the Metropolis' hangar bay. Adder opened the cargo doors of his Arrow then left the cockpit, grimacing with pain clutching his side. Four men entered the hold of the Arrow. Weebee whimpered with fear at the sight of them. They were all approximately 6'5" in height, donned in dark cloaks with holoprojectors masking their faces. One of the men took some kind of a filtration mask from the folds of his cloak. Weebee tried to struggle but the man forced the mask onto his face and secured it. He and another one of the men picked up Weebee and carried him outside, where the fifth man was waiting. He spoke in a deepened, distorted voice.

"Take the man to the interrogation room."

The first two men moved the whimpering Weebee through the orange-tinted air through a door out of the hangar. The two men still inside the Voices exited, carrying the limp Gallic agent, who was now also wearing a filtration mask.

"Take her to one of the comfortable quarters. Take off her restraints. Seal her room and ensure that the cardamine is filtered out. Make sure the cardamine persists in the corridor, however."

As the two other men walked off with Ange, the fifth man walked over to Adder.

"Well done Adder. I'll see to it that you're paid as per usual."

"Many thanksss... S-sssir."

Adder knew that that was a studder - not his usual hiss. He was honestly terrified of Alcor Wing. The cloaks, the holoprojectors, and worst of all the distorted voices. He tried to hide his fear as best he could, but he knew Scene One could smell fear like an animal.

"I'd bessst be getting to medical. Good day, ssss-

Scene One cut him off. "There is something more important to do before you do that, snake. Send a message to Fierceshot. Tell him to return to the Metropolis immediately. Tell him it's urgent."

"Of.. of courssse sssire.. *COUGH* It will be done immediately..."

Adder slunk off towards a different door. Scene One strode off towards the command deck.

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