Kathy. “Is that woman Greecho’s slave?”
Jake looked over at Kathy. “Yeah. Not much we can do to help her. She was supposed to go to the breeding farms, but Greecho liked her, so he made her his personal pet. He does that from time to time. She will go to the farms at some point, though.”
“Can you introduce me to her, and then afterward keep Greecho and his men occupied for half an hour?”
Jake jerked his head back. “I can, but why?” He put down the ice pack and narrowed his eyes. “You’re going to help her escape, aren’t you?”
“I am, but I need her to be calm when I talk to her, and when I free her, Greecho and his men need to be occupied.”
Jake drew his lips flat and shook his head. “It won’t work. She has a tracking device in her left shoulder. The moment she walks a few steps, they’ll be alerted.”
“I will deal with that.”
“Even if you get her to your ship, they’ll just track your ship down.”
Evaran half smiled. “No, they will not. They will not know she is gone, until they come back at least. It is important you are with them when she actually leaves so you are not implicated. Trust me on this.”
Jake paused as he studied Evaran. He was not sure what to make of this gesture. Helping out by fixing robots and ships was one thing; helping out by saving Kathy was another. He sighed and looked around, then focused on Evaran. “Well, worst that can happen is I get beat more. Let’s go.”
Evaran motioned at U4, and together they followed Jake over to Kathy.
Jake knelt down next to her. “Kathy?”
Kathy tightened up and stared intently at the wall.
“Look, I know you might not want to talk right now, but I got a friend here who wants to help you.”
Kathy turned her head a bit and looked at Evaran. She swallowed hard as her eyes darted between Evaran, Jake, and U4.
Evaran knelt beside her. “My name is Evaran, and I will free you. What Greecho has done to you is not right. I will correct that and take you back to Earth.”
Kathy turned her head around fully and fixated a dull-eyed gaze on Evaran.
Evaran gestured at U4, who stood to his side. “My robot friend, U4, will escort you to my ship. Once aboard, you will not be able to be tracked.”
Kathy tilted her head toward her shoulder and in a hushed voice said, “How?”
Jake’s eyes widened. He had never heard Kathy speak and had resorted to motioning to communicate with her in the past. Maybe something about Evaran made her implicitly trust him.
“I have something that will take care of your tracking device. May I use it on your shoulder?”
Kathy grimaced and then nodded.
Evaran placed his UIC on her shoulder.
Kathy jerked a bit when the blue light appeared.
After a few moments, Evaran took his UIC off and placed it on the table. A screen popped up as he interacted with his ARI. “I have transferred the tracking device’s signal to this table console and nullified the one in your shoulder. Once I break the chain from the wall, follow U4 to my ship. Understood?”
Kathy swallowed hard and nodded.
Jake wondered again how the UIC could do that. He was sure at this point that Evaran was much more than he presented himself to be.
Evaran put his UIC back on his belt and then stood up and grabbed two links in the chain, separated by a middle link. With a quick twist, he snapped the middle link.
Kathy shuddered as Evaran laid a hand on her shoulder.
Evaran guided her up and over to U4, who took her hand and escorted her out of the dining room. He drew his lips flat and narrowed his eyes. “Okay, Jake, go occupy them.”
“On it,” said Jake. He exited the room, reflecting on the horrors Kathy must have faced alone with Greecho and his crew for months on end. With a shake of his head, he went to the shipping room. When he got there, Jells was showing off an assortment of items in various open containers. He walked over to a container on the far side of the room and dragged it over to Greecho.
Jake looked over at Kathy. “Yeah. Not much we can do to help her. She was supposed to go to the breeding farms, but Greecho liked her, so he made her his personal pet. He does that from time to time. She will go to the farms at some point, though.”
“Can you introduce me to her, and then afterward keep Greecho and his men occupied for half an hour?”
Jake jerked his head back. “I can, but why?” He put down the ice pack and narrowed his eyes. “You’re going to help her escape, aren’t you?”
“I am, but I need her to be calm when I talk to her, and when I free her, Greecho and his men need to be occupied.”
Jake drew his lips flat and shook his head. “It won’t work. She has a tracking device in her left shoulder. The moment she walks a few steps, they’ll be alerted.”
“I will deal with that.”
“Even if you get her to your ship, they’ll just track your ship down.”
Evaran half smiled. “No, they will not. They will not know she is gone, until they come back at least. It is important you are with them when she actually leaves so you are not implicated. Trust me on this.”
Jake paused as he studied Evaran. He was not sure what to make of this gesture. Helping out by fixing robots and ships was one thing; helping out by saving Kathy was another. He sighed and looked around, then focused on Evaran. “Well, worst that can happen is I get beat more. Let’s go.”
Evaran motioned at U4, and together they followed Jake over to Kathy.
Jake knelt down next to her. “Kathy?”
Kathy tightened up and stared intently at the wall.
“Look, I know you might not want to talk right now, but I got a friend here who wants to help you.”
Kathy turned her head a bit and looked at Evaran. She swallowed hard as her eyes darted between Evaran, Jake, and U4.
Evaran knelt beside her. “My name is Evaran, and I will free you. What Greecho has done to you is not right. I will correct that and take you back to Earth.”
Kathy turned her head around fully and fixated a dull-eyed gaze on Evaran.
Evaran gestured at U4, who stood to his side. “My robot friend, U4, will escort you to my ship. Once aboard, you will not be able to be tracked.”
Kathy tilted her head toward her shoulder and in a hushed voice said, “How?”
Jake’s eyes widened. He had never heard Kathy speak and had resorted to motioning to communicate with her in the past. Maybe something about Evaran made her implicitly trust him.
“I have something that will take care of your tracking device. May I use it on your shoulder?”
Kathy grimaced and then nodded.
Evaran placed his UIC on her shoulder.
Kathy jerked a bit when the blue light appeared.
After a few moments, Evaran took his UIC off and placed it on the table. A screen popped up as he interacted with his ARI. “I have transferred the tracking device’s signal to this table console and nullified the one in your shoulder. Once I break the chain from the wall, follow U4 to my ship. Understood?”
Kathy swallowed hard and nodded.
Jake wondered again how the UIC could do that. He was sure at this point that Evaran was much more than he presented himself to be.
Evaran put his UIC back on his belt and then stood up and grabbed two links in the chain, separated by a middle link. With a quick twist, he snapped the middle link.
Kathy shuddered as Evaran laid a hand on her shoulder.
Evaran guided her up and over to U4, who took her hand and escorted her out of the dining room. He drew his lips flat and narrowed his eyes. “Okay, Jake, go occupy them.”
“On it,” said Jake. He exited the room, reflecting on the horrors Kathy must have faced alone with Greecho and his crew for months on end. With a shake of his head, he went to the shipping room. When he got there, Jells was showing off an assortment of items in various open containers. He walked over to a container on the far side of the room and dragged it over to Greecho.
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