The life of Zacarias Poncho

[Zapp]

Three weeks, one day ago

It had been some time since Zacarias had popped into Willow's office; almost two months, to be exact. Ever since that last falling out with Willow, he hadn't really wanted to return. But now he was.

Instead of knocking like most would do, Zac hacked the security of the building, and gave himself complete access. He just waltzed right up to Willow's office and opened the door. Closing it behind him, he walked in.

Willow sat behind a plush desk, going over some paperwork. He looked up with a flick of his eyes, apparently too busy for much else. Seeing who it was, he put the papers down fast and stood up. Annoyance played across his face, as well as curiosity.

"Well, what do we have here? I didn't expect to see you again... or at least so soon. Now, make it fast, before I call the guards, or better yet, beat you to a pulp myself," he said without preamble.

So Zacarias told him about the transmission, how it was fake, and how he hadn't even been near Corsair space in a long time. At the end Willow was looking a bit worried.

"Could they know about Carina? Maybe that's what they're after... with that, they could..." Willow trailed off, afraid to contemplate what the Corsairs could do with such an advanced piece of technology. Or maybe he couldn't imagine something so bad.

"OK, I'm gonna check a few things. Meanwhile, I want you to act natural, and try not to go near any Corsairs."

Zac nodded, and left. He wasn't liking how this was gonna turn out.

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