A simple quest for freedom

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Buying more time 1

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"Mind who do you insult, estúpida vaca.", said the tall tanned man and grabbed Virginia by the neck. She tried to pry away his fingers but to no avail - he was simply too strong. Not only that she could not breathe, she was also blacking out due the lack of blood supply to her brain, not mentioning the pain she felt in her neck as he lifted her off the ground.

Yeah, insulting Outcast personally was not probably the smartest move she did in her career, especially when she is aboard Barrier Station in one of its less secure decks. She was going to die, there was nothing else she could do to turn the situation in her favor, so what about leaving this world in style at least?
Virginia grinned in smile as she was struggling the breathe and was almost blacked out, "This really turns me on.". Outcast sighed in disgust and threw her against the metal wall like he was no longer interested in touching her.
She struck the wall with her back and landed on the floor grating, knocked out of breath. Her whole back was in pain - this was a way more painful than it looked in movies and she felt dizzy due to the pain and lack of oxygen in her system.

Outcast did two quick steps towards her and Virginia could just roll on her side with arms in front of her to defend herself as he kicked her in the chest. Virginia used all her remaining strength to absorb first kick to some degree with her arms feeling numb, but then felt sharp pain as few of her ribs gave away as she could no longer defend herself against the second kick. She would scream in pain if she could. Her body felt like a ragdoll - with no strength remaining and pain numbing all her senses. She could barely feel as the Outcast grabbed her by the hair and pulled her up.

She looked in his widely opened eyes and leaned against the wall as he collapsed on the floor in front her. Behind him was standing her security officer, with his energy pistol still smoking. He was dressed in similar civilian attire like she was as wearing Insurgency uniforms around could raise some eyebrows. Strange, she could not even hear the shots fired.
"Are you being diplomatic again, captain?", he smiled at her as he holstered his gun. She really wanted to reply in some cool way to save her face and dignity, but instead coughed painfully as started breathing and pressed hand against her broken ribs. Virginia had no strength nor will to protest as he grabbed her left hand and supported her on his shoulder and helping her to walk back to the ship.

Her right hand in the pocket and gripping access card for the Outcast's Dromedary - and more importantly - its cargo.