A Darker Shade Of Black

[Zapp]

The next ten minutes were full of ragged, pained breaths and shivering. Hard to notice because of the poor lighting, frost started to form on the camera's lens. Then there was a rummaging sound, as if he was searching for something by feel alone.

"If you gotta die, might as well be in comfort."

A faint beeping sound came off to the side.

"What the deuce... proximity alarm?"

A blinding light filled the cockpit, and a grunt was audible from the man. The light passed -- it was a search light from another ship.

"Never been happier for another ship to come by..."

There was a loud clanking noise: the other ship latching onto his. Running lights from the other ship dimly lit the cockpit, and showed a man of medium size quickly looking for something. Finding it, he pulled out a handgun and checked the safety by touch. He moved out of view, deeper into the back of the ship. A loud pop announced that the seal on the airlock had been breached. Distantly...

"Hail to the boarding ship! State affiliation!"

There was silence for a moment, before an inaudible response was heard. A pause. No sound from the Rogue. Then the sound of gunfire.

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