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room.
    Even if the room looked sterile, never had anyone pampered her so much, even on her world. It was like she was lying on a cloud, not a table. The pain dissipated and her vision once more returned to normal. She closed her eyes. The only thing Shantel would really miss from Earth was her best friend, Zandra. The only one who stood beside her when everything fell apart.
    “Um, got to talk to her,” she whispered and allowed the music to take her away to her dreams. One place where all her hopes and fantasies always came true.
     

Chapter Four
     
    Knight grunted when they took another hit to their shields. He had messed up. There wasn’t just one tribop, but six. Where the tribops had gotten hold of the Samsx 354, one of the most powerful ships in their galaxy, would have to be explored later. Right now he had to destroy this ship before any others went to Earth. Was this the same tribop who had attacked Shantel or was that one still on the planet?
    “Why aren’t you using the skizze ?” Saber asked coming back into the room to take his seat. “Because we need to make sure that the tribop that attacked our woman is on board. The com is now comparing the body imprints. We’ll know soon. Until then we’ll damage their ship and monitor them.” Knight glanced at Saber.
    “What are you thinking? You’ve been quiet,” Knight said.
    “Our woman only has one friend. She, too, is pretty much a loner. What do you think about taking her back with us also? If Shantel agrees, that is. We didn’t court her. She was thrust into our world so quickly.”
    Saber nodded to the screen as the other ship moved once more back into position.
    Moving his chair to the right, Knight opened the panel and set the coordinates needed to disable their weapons and their ship. “Now let them drift and try to figure out what we are doing.” He relaxed a little. “You are right, but it would be cramped. The other sleeping quarters are small.”
    “It will be a great surprise for our little human. Now, I’ve been thinking about this Valentine’s Day. Since this holiday seems to be sexual in nature, let’s make it our joining night. It will give her something special to remember.”
    “I was thinking the same thing. Raven is already setting up things I collected for Valentine’s Day. Some of the special treats he told us to gather are in our quarters. I’ve had a few of her personal things also added so she wouldn’t feel so lost.” Saber leaned back in his chair.
    “Then let’s eliminate this threat, shall we?” Saber turned back to the controls. The scan on the tribop came through, indicating the same one was on the ship facing them.
    “Let’s end this.” Knight was reaching over to start the skizze when the enemy creature opened up communications. What he saw had him shutting the weapon off. The woman being held in front of the tribop was none other than their female’s friend.
    “Can we lock onto her and bring her over?” Saber asked.
    “No, that is one thing I can’t get around. Their hull has something in it that prevents transportation unless they allow it. Even with their ship damaged…I just don’t know. We would risk her life if we tried.” He tapped his fingers on his chair, staring at the creature that held the female. There were clear signs of her being tortured, pieces of her skin missing on her leg.
    “Go get our little human. I won’t make this decision myself,” Knight said.
    Saber didn’t say a word. He left to wake up Shantel.
    Put some of her clothes on her also. There is no sense in making her uncomfortable in front of these monsters. Raven used her word for the creatures, speaking into their heads from somewhere else in the ship at the same time the radio came alive. Nothing happened on this ship without Raven knowing about it, and whenever either of them had ever needed anything, Raven was there.
    “What is the status there?” their commander, Bane asked over the intercom. “You activated